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Erasmus did a lot of writing about both church subjects and non church subjects.
He wrote against formalism - "the chief evil of the day" - ie going through the motions of tradition without understanding their basis in the teachings of Christ.
In his writing about the dangers of formalism, Erasmus discusses monasticism, saint worship, war, the spirit of class and the weaknesses of "society."
Erasmus said the clergy should be educators who should share the treasury of their knowledge with the laity.
He emphasized personal spiritual disciplines rather than institutional sacraments, and called for a reformation which he characterized as a collective return to the Fathers and Scripture.
Most importantly, he exhorted people to read the scripture because of its power to transform and motivate toward love. He wrote that the New Testament is the law of Christ people are called to obey and Christ is the example they are called to imitate.
His best known beook was The Praise of Folly which was a satirical attack on the traditions of the European society, of the Catholic Church and popular superstitions, written in 1509, published in 1511.
He wrote about the need for church reform.
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Who was erasmus and how were his ideas about Christianity affected by humanism?
He went to school and got all A's !
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To teach people about Christianity.
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Christianity.
What kind of books did Erasmus write?
Desiderius Eurasmus was a theologian, he wrote books on religion, specificly that of Christianity.
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The same type of crap ALL religions teach
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They teach Christianity.
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Christianity
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the author of "in praise of folly" is Desiderius Erasmus
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nothing!
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teach the Irish people and others about Christianity
