Erasmus

by James McConica

Translator of the Bible, the Fathers, and the classics, and corrosive critic of official belief and popular devotion, Erasmus of Rotterdam (1467-1536) was the leading humanist of the Reformation and the first bestselling author in printing history. Eclipsed by the aggressive tenets of Lutheranism, Erasmus's witty and original ideas on religion were subsequently dismissed for lacking gravity and depth, although they continued to have a vast influence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019287599X
• ISBN13: 9780192875990
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"