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This volume comprises four previously published Erasmian studies
and two new works. All are attempts at understanding Erasmus' aims,
his influence, and his historical image. Professor Olin's earlier
essays have generated enthusiastic responses form the community of
Erasmian scholars, and this convenient gathering is bound to be a
welcome collection. It also provides the first translation into
English of the preface to Erasmus' edition of Hilary. A major
statement of his position as a humanist and reformer, it is one of
Erasmus' most important contributions. This translation in
particular makes this volume a useful complement to Professor
Olin's other Erasmian collection listed below.
The sixteenth century in Europe is characterized historically by
the religious upheaval known as the Reformation, with attention
generally focusing on Luther and the other Protestant reformers who
broke from the established church. This development however, major
as it was, is not the whole story of reform in the sixteenth
century. Underlying and encompassing the Protestant Reformation was
a broader search for religious renewal and reform that remained
within the Catholic Church and is sometimes referred to was the
Catholic Reformation. This volume focuses on this surprisingly
neglected aspect of sixteenth-century religious reform, filling an
important need in Reformation studies. John C. Olin, well known for
his writings on Erasmus and the Reformation, shows how Catholic
reform did not begin in opposition to Protestantism but as a
parallel movement, springing out of the same context and responding
to very similar needs for religious change and revival. The book
opens with an introductory essay that views the course of Catholic
reform from the initiatives of Cardinal Ximenes, who became
archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain in 1495, to the work of
the Council of Trent in 1563 a years of crucial importance for the
survival and revival of the Catholic faith. Following the essay are
several key documents, including the preface to the Complutensian
polyglot bible and decrees of the Council of Trent, that illustrate
from contemporary sources the character of the movement of Catholic
reform. There is also a brief study of St. Ignatius Loyola, as well
as numerous illustrations and an extensive bibliography.
Third and expanded edition with a new biography of Erasmus.
In 1539, Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto, Bishop of Carpentras, addressed
a letter to the magistrates and citizens of Geneva, asking them to
return to the Roman Catholic faith. John Calvin replied to
Sadoleto, defending the adoption of the Protestant reforms.
Sadoleto's letter and Calvin's reply constitute one of the most
interesting exchanges of Roman Catholic/Protestant views during the
Reformationand an excellent introduction to the great religious
controversy of the sixteenth century. These statements are not in
vacuo of a Roman Catholic and Protestant position. They were
drafted in the midst of the religious conflict that was then
dividing Europe. And they reflect too the temperaments and personal
histories of the men who wrote them. Sadoleto's letter has an
irenic approach, an emphasis on the unity and peace of the Church,
highly characteristic of the Christian Humanism he represented.
Calvin's reply is in part a personal defense, an apologia pro vita
sua, that records his own religious experience. And its taut,
comprehensive argument is characteristic of the disciplined and
logical mind of the author of The Institutes of the Christian
Religion.
Olin's focus in this collection of essays is the historical period
of the early sixteenth century, the juncture of the Renaissance and
the Reformation. Providing an in-depth alternative to the standard
treatment - so often limited to the classical revival - this work
concerns itself with the unique link between humanism and the great
literary works of the period, and, in particular, the patristic
scholarship inherent in Erasmus' ideals of reform. Olin
specifically take into account the movements of New Learning and
Humanism defining the cultural break between Medieval scholasticism
and the renaissance of interest in the literature of antiquity.
Olin's focus in this collection of essays is the historical period
of the early sixteenth century, the juncture of the Renaissance and
the Reformation. Providing an in-depth alternative to the standard
treatment - so often limited to the classical revival - this work
concerns itself with the unique link between humanism and the great
literary works of the period, and, in particular, the patristic
scholarship inherent in Erasmus' ideals of reform. Olin
specifically take into account the movements of New Learning and
Humanism defining the cultural break between Medieval scholasticism
and the renaissance of interest in the literature of antiquity.
From the Introduction: "The autobiography...does not cover the
complete life of Ignatius. It begins abruptly in 1521 at the great
turning point in the saint's life - his injury in the battle of
Pamplona when the French occupied that town and attacked its
citadel. It then spans the next seventeen years up to the arrival
of Ignatius and his early companions in Rome...These years are the
central years of Ignatius's life. They are the years...that open
with his religious conversion and that witness his spiritual
growth. They are the years of pilgrimage, to use his own
designation, of active travel and searching, and of interior
progress in the Christian life. They are the years of preparation
for the establishment of the great religious order he will found
and for its dynamic thrust in the turbulent Europe and the
expanding world of his day."
This work contains fifteen key documents illustrative of reform in
the Church in the period from 1495 to 1540, an age of great
religious ferment and upheaval, which is marked historically by the
crisis known as the Protestant Reformation. The documents collected
in this work focus on the simultaneous struggle for renewal and
reform within the Catholic Church. There was much amiss within the
Church at the close of the Middle Ages. The Protestant Reformation
threw into high relief the urgent need for religious reform.
Involving basic questions of doctrine, practice, and authority,
this severe trial put in jeopardy the very life of the existing
Catholic Church. The balanced selection of notable and
representative source materials tells their story in a lively and
dramatic way. This important work on a little-known aspect of a
turbulent era is a valuable contribution to Reformation studies.
The sixteenth century in Europe is characterized historically by
the religious upheaval known as the Reformation, with attention
generally focusing on Luther and the other Protestant reformers who
broke from the established church. This development however, major
as it was, is not the whole story of reform in the sixteenth
century. Underlying and encompassing the Protestant Reformation was
a broader search for religious renewal and reform that remained
within the Catholic Church and is sometimes referred to was the
Catholic Reformation. This volume focuses on this surprisingly
neglected aspect of sixteenth-century religious reform, filling an
important need in Reformation studies. John C. Olin, well known for
his writings on Erasmus and the Reformation, shows how Catholic
reform did not begin in opposition to Protestantism but as a
parallel movement, springing out of the same context and responding
to very similar needs for religious change and revival. The book
opens with an introductory essay that views the course of Catholic
reform from the initiatives of Cardinal Ximenes, who became
archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain in 1495, to the work of
the Council of Trent in 1563 a years of crucial importance for the
survival and revival of the Catholic faith. Following the essay are
several key documents, including the preface to the Complutensian
polyglot bible and decrees of the Council of Trent, that illustrate
from contemporary sources the character of the movement of Catholic
reform. There is also a brief study of St. Ignatius Loyola, as well
as numerous illustrations and an extensive bibliography.
The proceedings of a symposium commemorating the 450th anniversary
of Thomas More’s death and the 50th anniversary of his
canonization, Interpreting Thomas More’s Utopia presents four
leading Morean scholars on various aspects central to understanding
More’s masterpiece. An introduction by Governor Mario M. Cuomo in
which he assesses More’s influence on his career in public life
precedes this stimulating discussion. The contributions, in order
of appearance, are "A Personal Appreciation" by Mario M. Cuomo,
"The Argument of Utopia" by George M. Logan, "The Key to Nowhere:
Pride and Utopia" by Thomas I. White, "Utopia and Martyrdom" by
Germain Marc’hadour, and "The Idea of Utopia from Hesiod to John
Paul II" by John C. Olin.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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