The Essential ErasmusFirst single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great writer can achieve. |
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Page 207
... Church on divorce might be liberalized , he explains that Christ's teaching might be better understood if the condemnation of divorce be interpreted as a condemnation of Jewish divorces obtained on frivolous grounds . Though he defers ...
... Church on divorce might be liberalized , he explains that Christ's teaching might be better understood if the condemnation of divorce be interpreted as a condemnation of Jewish divorces obtained on frivolous grounds . Though he defers ...
Page 218
... Church ? Barbatius . No ! Aulus . What ? Don't you believe in it ? Barbatius . I believe the Holy Church , which is the body of Christ , that is to say , a certain congregation of all men throughout the whole world who agree in the ...
... Church ? Barbatius . No ! Aulus . What ? Don't you believe in it ? Barbatius . I believe the Holy Church , which is the body of Christ , that is to say , a certain congregation of all men throughout the whole world who agree in the ...
Page 329
... Church is his perception of the unsuitability of temporal or physi- cal means to spiritual ends , especially when these means involve dishonesty or deceit . In advocating tolerance he ... Church ON MENDING THE PEACE OF THE CHURCH 329.
... Church is his perception of the unsuitability of temporal or physi- cal means to spiritual ends , especially when these means involve dishonesty or deceit . In advocating tolerance he ... Church ON MENDING THE PEACE OF THE CHURCH 329.
Contents
Introduction 71 | 7 |
The Life of Erasmus | 17 |
THE HANDBOOK OF | 24 |
Copyright | |
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