Enduring Erasmus: Reception and Emotion in Christian Humanism.

This paper considers the future of Erasmus studies and scholarship on Christian humanism. It argues that two approaches will be especially useful going forward: reception history (of Erasmus’s works in particular) and the history of emotions. Both will aid in answering enduring questions about the r...

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Publicado en:Church History & Religious Culture Vol. 97; no. 3/4; pp. 322 - 334
Autor principal: Essary, Kirk
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2017
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Sumario:This paper considers the future of Erasmus studies and scholarship on Christian humanism. It argues that two approaches will be especially useful going forward: reception history (of Erasmus’s works in particular) and the history of emotions. Both will aid in answering enduring questions about the relationship between the Renaissance and Reformation and the nature of Christian humanism, as well as opening up new avenues of inquiry in an area of study especially conducive to interdisciplinary research.