Abstract:Erasmus was the most important humanist of the sixteenth century. His work in theology and education deeply influenced the European culture of his times and of subsequent centuries. In theology and ecclesiology, he was a reformer, criticizing the doctrine of sacraments and condemning the existence of the religious orders and the role of their exponents as theologians, preachers, and inquisitors. He radically refused Scholastic theology as well. His view of Christianity and the Church as a community was an evan… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.