Erasmus of rotterdam: religious reformer, revolutionary or reactionary?

• Authors: Łazarski Łazarski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Erasmus’s great erudition in classical and Christian writing, his civility, and his stress on reform of the Catholic Church as well as a network of contacts made him a respected and admired figure in progressive circles of his age. Erasmus’s fame was great as long as Church reform was a dream rather than reality. However, his moderate, “liberal” attitude did not serve him well when the time had come to take side in a mortal struggle between the reformers and the defenders of the Church. He then be-came a hated figure for the Protestants and the Catholics.

Keywords

EN

ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM; CATHOLIC CHURCH; PROTO-LIBERALISM

• Journal: Optimum. Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 2(62)
• Pages: 3-10

Contributors

author

Łazarski Łazarski

• Krzysztof Łazarski, Ph.D. – Faculty of Economics and Management, University in Warsaw

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