Erasmus of ChristendomA portrait of the 16th century philosopher-humanist who spent his life affirming religion as something deeper than dogmas. |
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... monastic life affords liberty , for Cicero said that liberty is the ability to live as you wish . If , then , you wish to be a monk , you have liberty . But above all , monastic life offers the highest felicity . For some this consists ...
... monastic life affords liberty , for Cicero said that liberty is the ability to live as you wish . If , then , you wish to be a monk , you have liberty . But above all , monastic life offers the highest felicity . For some this consists ...
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... monasticism had declined from the primitive pe- riod of the early centuries . " Many now , " Erasmus continues , “ enter the monastery and the monastic life for improper reasons . One has been jilted , another frightened by sickness ...
... monasticism had declined from the primitive pe- riod of the early centuries . " Many now , " Erasmus continues , “ enter the monastery and the monastic life for improper reasons . One has been jilted , another frightened by sickness ...
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... monasticism Erasmus again slurs contem- porary usage in the name of the founders of the monastic orders , for they did not institute official habits . Dominic took the simple garb of Spanish farmers , Benedict of Italian peasants , and ...
... monasticism Erasmus again slurs contem- porary usage in the name of the founders of the monastic orders , for they did not institute official habits . Dominic took the simple garb of Spanish farmers , Benedict of Italian peasants , and ...
Contents
HOLLAND | 3 |
THE PRAISE OF FOLLY | 78 |
THE SCOURGE OF PRINCES AND PRELATES ΙΟΙ | 101 |
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