Erasmus Desiderius
The supreme humanist scholar of the Northern Renaissance, Erasmus edited the Greek New Testament, produced scholarly editions of Church Fathers, and wrote The Praise of Folly, the greatest satirical essay of the period. His quarrel with Luther over free will is one of the defining debates of Reformation thought.
Works
- The Praise of FollySatirical dialogue personifying Folly as narrator criticizing human vanity and vice
- AdagesAnnotated collection of classical and contemporary proverbs with scholarly commentary
- ColloquiesDialogues exploring diverse topics through witty conversations and humanist learning
- The Education of a Christian PrinceTreatise on principles for raising a virtuous and wise Christian sovereign
- On Free WillDebate on human free will and divine predestination in Christian theology
- Education of a Christian PrinceTreatise on principles for raising a virtuous and wise Christian sovereign
- EnchiridionManual of practical Christian piety and spiritual wisdom for laypeople