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Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) was a Dutch scholar, writer, and priest who is known for his works that laid the foundation for the Protestant Reformation. Born in Rotterdam and orphaned young, he reluctantly became an Augustinian monk before obtaining permission to study abroad. As a wandering scholar, he lived across Europe, supporting himself through teaching, patronage, and his extraordinarily popular writings. Hi
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Desiderius Erasmus advances liberty by insisting that reform begins with education, conscience, and gentle persuasion rather than coercion. By exposing how power hardens when learning fades, he offers a humane principle for free societies: authority is best restrained by reasoned criticism and moral formation, not force.
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John Calvin (born Jean Cauvin, July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French theologian, pastor, and principal figure of the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. Born in Noyon, Picardy, France, to a notary father and a devout mother, Calvin originally trained as a humanist lawyer. After breaking from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530 during a period of intense anti-Protestant violence in France, he sough
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Geert Groote, also known as Gerhard Groet, was a religious Dutch Catholic deacon who founded the Brethren of Common Life. He was born in the Hanseatic city of Deventer, where his father held a good civic position. Being born into a rich family, he received an excellent education. He studied at the University of Paris, where he earned a Master of Arts degree. He later taught at Cologne and Paris, but at the age of 34,
PeopleJob
Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible and a prophet in Islam known as Ayyūb. Introduced as a prosperous and righteous man in the land of Uz, Job is continually tested in a bet between God and Satan. Known for his integrity and devotion to God, Job is described as ‘blameless,’ making his suffering a well-known literary tragedy. Structured between a prose prologue and epilogue, the Book of Jo
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Martin Luther (1483–1546 CE) was a German monk, theologian, professor, and reformer whose 95 Theses (1517) ignited the Protestant Reformation, fracturing Western Christendom. Born in Eisleben (Saxony), he studied law at Erfurt before a 1505 thunderstorm vow led him to join the Augustinian friars. Ordained in 1507, he earned a doctorate in theology (1512) and taught at Wittenberg University. Tormented by guilt and Anf
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Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) was a Swiss pastor and theologian who led the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland—separately from Martin Luther, though around the same time. Born in the village of Wildhaus in the Swiss Alps, Zwingli studied in Vienna and Basel, where he developed a strong interest in both classical learning and Christian theology.
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Books & Works
Erasmus and Our Struggle for Peace
José Chapiro · 1950 · Boston: Beacon Press, 1950.
Books & WorksThe Colloquies of Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus · 1878 (Johnson ed.) · Edited with notes by Rev. E. Johnson. London: Reeves & Turner, 1878.
Books & WorksThe Whole Familiar Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
Desiderius Erasmus · 1877 (Bailey trans.) · Translated by Nathan Bailey. London: Hamilton, Adams, 1877.
Books & WorksEnchiridion Militis Christiani (The Manual of the Christian Knight)
Desiderius Erasmus · 1905 · London: Methuen & Co., 1905.
Books & WorksTen Colloquies
Desiderius Erasmus · 1957 (Thompson trans.) · Translated with introduction and notes by Craig R. Thompson. New York: Liberal Arts Press, 1957.
Books & WorksThe Complaint of Peace
Desiderius Erasmus · 1946 (Hirten intro.) · Introduction by William James Hirten. New York: Scholar's Facsimiles & Reprints, 1946.
Books & WorksThe Education of a Christian Prince
Desiderius Erasmus · 1936 (Born trans.) · Translated with introduction by Lester K. Born. New York: Columbia University Press, 1936.
Books & WorksThe Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus · 1943 (Hudson trans.) · Translated from the Latin with essay and commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1943.
Resources
The Colloquies of Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus · 1878 (Johnson ed.) · Edited with notes by Rev. E. Johnson. London: Reeves & Turner, 1878.
ResourcesThe Whole Familiar Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
Desiderius Erasmus · 1877 (Bailey trans.) · Translated by Nathan Bailey. London: Hamilton, Adams, 1877.
ResourcesEnchiridion Militis Christiani (The Manual of the Christian Knight)
Desiderius Erasmus · 1905 · London: Methuen & Co., 1905.
ResourcesTen Colloquies
Desiderius Erasmus · 1957 (Thompson trans.) · Translated with introduction and notes by Craig R. Thompson. New York: Liberal Arts Press, 1957.
ResourcesThe Complaint of Peace
Desiderius Erasmus · 1946 (Hirten intro.) · Introduction by William James Hirten. New York: Scholar's Facsimiles & Reprints, 1946.
ResourcesThe Education of a Christian Prince
Desiderius Erasmus · 1936 (Born trans.) · Translated with introduction by Lester K. Born. New York: Columbia University Press, 1936.
ResourcesThe Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus · 1943 (Hudson trans.) · Translated from the Latin with essay and commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1943.