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Erasmus, Desiderius
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Erasmus, Desiderius (
c.1466–1536). Christian humanist. Taught by the Brethren of the Common Life (see
GROOTE, G.) at Deventer, Erasmus became an Augustinian monk in 1486 and was ordained priest in 1492. Erasmus was Europe's most outstanding scholar in the early 16th cent. His merciless satire exposed ecclesiastical abuses, but he was not remotely tempted to join the
Reformers, fearing radicalism and the cost of change. His influential writings include
Adagia (1500), a popular edn. of Gk. and Lat. proverbs,
The Christian Soldier's Dagger or Handbook (1504), and
The Praise of Folly (1509).
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Erasmus in the Twentieth Century: Interpretations c 1920-2000.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; By Bruce Mansfield. Erasmus Studies 15. Toronto: University of...beginning a major research project in Erasmus studies and every scholar with expertise...that examines the diverse reception of Erasmus from the middle of the sixteenth century...
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Erasmus of the Low Countries.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Erasmus of the Low Countries, by James D. Tracy...ago James Tracy published a fine study on Erasmus's perception of politics while residing in the Low Countries (The Politics of Erasmus: A Pacifist Intellectual and His Political...
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Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission.(Review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 12/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; Abraham Friesen. Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission...polygenesis argument which underestimates Erasmus's role and which even suggests that...Anabaptism, the believer's baptism, in Erasmus's New Testament paraphrases and annotations...
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Erasmus' Vision of the Church.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 12/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Occasioned by the five-hundredth anniversary of Erasmus's ordination to the priesthood and fittingly...collection merits the attention of those studying Erasmus's ecclesiology. Indirectly treating Erasmus's vision of what the church should be...
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Erasmus, Utopia and the Jesuits: Essays on the Outreach of Humanism.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 3/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Reformation: Selected Writings of Desiderius Erasmus (edited and translated by Olin). The current volume is also centered around Erasmus and the Christian humanism he personified...volume 61 of the Collected Works of Erasmus: Patristic Scholarship: The Edition...
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Erasmus, Utopia, and the Jesuits: Essays on the Outreach of Humanism.(Review)
Magazine article from: Utopian Studies; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; John C. Olin. Erasmus, Utopia, and the Jesuits: Essays on...the "model" humanist is Desiderius Erasmus, almost certainly the most important...than half the book are concerned with Erasmus, and Olin himself notes "the consistency...
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ERASMUS'S CONTROVERSIES
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ERASMUS'S CONTROVERSIES Controversies: Responsio...Pii. Brevissima scholia. By Desiderius Erasmus. Edited by Nelson H. Minnich; translated...Daniel J. Sheerin. [Collected Works of Erasmus, Vol. 84.] (Toronto: University of...
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Erasmus in the Twentieth Century: Interpretations c. 1920-2000
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Erasmus in the Twentieth Century: Interpretations...misleading because it is a survey of works about Erasmus of Rotterdam from 1936 to 2000 rather than...two earlier volumes on interpretations of Erasmus which cover the periods 1550 to 1750...
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Erasmus in the Twentieth Century: Interpretations c 1920-2000
Magazine article from: Anglican Theological Review; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Erasmus in the Twentieth Century: Interpretations c 1920-2000. By Bruce Mansfield. Erasmus Studies. Toronto: University of Toronto...his preface Mansfield is more precise: Erasmus in the Twentieth Century both is and is...
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Erasmus MC to use Affymetrix technology in comprehensive translational medicine initiative large-scale RNA and DNA profiling studies set to improve patient care for wide range of diseases.(Erasmus Medical Center)
Newspaper article from: BIOTECH Patent News; 7/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...Santa Clara, CA) announced that Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam...disease and cancer. The decision by the Erasmus MC board is a strong and comprehensive...RNA and DNA microarray profiles, the Erasmus MC projects are planned as the first to...
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Desiderius Erasmus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Desiderius Erasmus The Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was the dominant figure of the early-16th...giants. The evidence about the youth and adolescence of Erasmus is hard to evaluate. A major source of knowledge is autobiographical...
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Erasmus, Desiderius
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Desiderius Erasmus Born: October 27, 1466Rotterdam, NetherlandsDied...Dutch scholar and priest The Dutch scholar Erasmus was the dominant figure of the early sixteenth...controversial figures. Early years Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands...
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Erasmus, Desiderius (ca. 1466–1536)
Book article from: The Renaissance
Erasmus, Desiderius (ca. 1466 – 1536) A scholar...appointment as a secretary to the bishop of Cambrai, who sent Erasmus to study at the College de Montague in Paris. Erasmus was ordained as a priest in 1492 but spent the rest of...
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Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1469–1536)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1469 – 1536) Erasmus is often described as one of the first "modern" persons...do children learn best, by the stick or the carrot? Erasmus's answer was: spare the rod and stimulate the child...
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Georges Henry Erasmus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Georges Henry Erasmus Canadian Native American leader Georges Erasmus (born 1948) was an outspoken proponent of self-determination...representing Canada's status Indians. Georges Henry Erasmus was born August 8, 1948, at Fort Rae, Northwest Territories...
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