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The Correspondence of Erasmus - Letters 2803 to 2939, Volume 20 (Hardcover)
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The Correspondence of Erasmus - Letters 2803 to 2939, Volume 20 (Hardcover)
Series: Collected Works of Erasmus, 20
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In the months covered by this volume, Erasmus experienced sharply
deteriorating health and thoughts of approaching death, although he
remained active in the promotion of good causes and the defence of
his good name. The seemingly imminent threat of religious civil war
in Germany affected Erasmus in two ways. First, he made up his mind
to leave Germany and return to his native Brabant. However, the
arrival in 1533 of a formal invitation from Queen Mary, regent of
the Netherlands, coincided with the onset of chronic ill health
that would last until the end of his life. Repeated postponements
eventually led to an abandonment of the journey altogether. Second,
Erasmus did what he could to promote the cause of religious unity.
In On Mending the Peace of the Church he urged rulers to enact
moderate reforms that would satisfy all parties and avoid
confessional division. When Martin Luther responded to this attempt
at a "middle path" between "truth and error" in his Letter
Concerning Erasmus of Rotterdam (1534), denouncing Erasmus as a
skeptic and not a Christian, Erasmus responded indignantly with his
Purgation against the Slanderous Letter of Luther. Erasmus' only
other work published in this period turned out to be one of his
most popular, On Preparing for Death.
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