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This book provides the first analysis of the development of Erasmus’ historical methodology and its impact on Roman Catholic and Protestant theologians. Combining a biography of Erasmus with the larger theological debates and the intellectual history of his time, Christine Christ-von Wedel reveals many of previously unexplored influences on Erasmus, as well as his influences on his contemporaries.Erasmus of Rotterdam is a revised and considerably enlarged translation of Christ-von Wedel’s well-received 2003 study, originally published in German. Observing the influence of classical, biblical, patristic, scholastic, and late medieval vernacular and popular sources on Erasmus’ writing, the author provides comparisons with theologians Agrippa, LefÈvre d’Étaples, Eck, Luther, and Zwingli to demonstrate not only the singularity of Erasmus’ intellect, but also the enormous impact he had on the Reformation. The result is a lively picture of the man and his time, in which Erasmus emerges as both a devout Christian and a critical seeker of truth who conceded the ambiguities that he could not resolve.

This book provides the first analysis of the development of Erasmus’ historical methodology and its impact on Roman Catholic and Protestant theologians. Combining a biography of Erasmus with the larger theological debates and the intellectual history of his time, Christine Christ-von Wedel reveals many of previously unexplored influences on Erasmus, as well as his influences on his contemporaries.Erasmus of Rotterdam is a revised and considerably enlarged translation of Christ-von Wedel’s well-received 2003 study, originally published in German. Observing the influence of classical, biblical, patristic, scholastic, and late medieval vernacular and popular sources on Erasmus’ writing, the author provides comparisons with theologians Agrippa, LefÈvre d’Étaples, Eck, Luther, and Zwingli to demonstrate not only the singularity of Erasmus’ intellect, but also the enormous impact he had on the Reformation. The result is a lively picture of the man and his time, in which Erasmus emerges as both a devout Christian and a critical seeker of truth who conceded the ambiguities that he could not resolve.

This book provides the first analysis of the development of Erasmus’ historical methodology and its impact on Roman Catholic and Protestant theologians. Combining a biography of Erasmus with the larger theological debates and the intellectual history of his time, Christine Christ-von Wedel reveals many of previously unexplored influences on Erasmus, as well as his influences on his contemporaries.Erasmus of Rotterdam is a revised and considerably enlarged translation of Christ-von Wedel’s well-received 2003 study, originally published in German. Observing the influence of classical, biblical, patristic, scholastic, and late medieval vernacular and popular sources on Erasmus’ writing, the author provides comparisons with theologians Agrippa, LefÈvre d’Étaples, Eck, Luther, and Zwingli to demonstrate not only the singularity of Erasmus’ intellect, but also the enormous impact he had on the Reformation. The result is a lively picture of the man and his time, in which Erasmus emerges as both a devout Christian and a critical seeker of truth who conceded the ambiguities that he could not resolve.

The new series 'Historia Hermeneutica' is dedicated to the study of hermeneutics and its theory in the Early Modern Era (1500-1850). It includes monographs and anthologies (Series Studia) and editions of important early modern texts (Series Documenta). Wissenschaftlicher Beirat:Andrea AlbrechtChristoph BultmannFernando Domínguez ReboirasAnthony GraftonWilhelm KühlmannIan MacleanReimund SdzujJan SchröderCarlos SpoerhaseJohann Anselm SteigerTheo Verbeek

Eintauchen in biblische Welten und die Geschichten der Bibel neu kennenlernen: Christine Christ-von Wedel erzählt mehr als 180 biblische Geschichten anschaulich und in überraschenden Perspektiven. Es geht um den Weg Gottes mit den Menschen und um den Weg der Menschen miteinander und mit Gott.In den Geschichten zu Mose, Ester, Jeremia, Jesus, Maria Magdalene, Paulus und unzähligen anderen biblischen Figuren entfaltet sie die ganze Bibel und flicht gekonnt eine zeitgemässe Bibelauslegung und umfangreiches historisches Hintergrundwissen ein. Dabei bewahren die einzelnen Bücher des Alten und Neuen Testaments je ihre Eigenart. Die einzelnen Geschichten können auch für sich allein gelesen werden. Zahlreiche Fotos und Abbildungen von Schauplätzen und Realien veranschaulichen zusätzlich die biblische Umwelt. Der Reichtum der biblischen Geschichten wird so für Kinder und Erwachsene wieder lebendig, lesens- und erzählenswert.

Erasmus von Rotterdam (1466/67–1536) zählt zu den noch heute weitum bekannten Humanisten. Das hat gute Gründe, war er doch einer der bedeutendsten Publizisten seiner Zeit. Mit seiner griechisch-lateinischen Ausgabe des Neuen Testaments und seinen Bibelkommentaren und -auslegungen übte er eine kaum zu überschätzende Wirkung auf das damalige wie auch auf das spätere christliche Denken aus. Er beeinflusste Philosophen, Politiker, Literaten, Juristen, Pädagogen, Künstler und Musiker unterschiedlichster Richtung. Das Spektrum der Themen, mit denen er sich auseinandersetzte, ist breit: Krieg und Frieden, Politik und Menschenwürde, Rechtsprechung und Rechtsphilosophie, Kirchenmusik und Predigtlehre, Frömmigkeit und Lebensweisheit, Stilkunde und zivilisiertes Benehmen, Ehe-, Frauen- und Erziehungsfragen. Erasmus prägte mit seinen Gedanken die Geistesgeschichte bis in unsere Tage.Die Erasmusspezialistin Christine Christ-von Wedel führt mit leichter Feder in die Persönlichkeit ein, in das reiche und vielschichtige Denken des großen Humanisten und in die Kämpfe und Sehnsüchte des Zeitalters der Reformation. In seinen Karikaturen lässt Albert de Pury die unterschiedlichen Ideen von Erasmus und Luther aufeinanderprallen. So ist ein leicht lesbares, informatives, amüsantes und inspirierendes Buch entstanden.

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466/67–1536) remains, for good reason, the best-known humanist of his time. He influenced reformers, philosophers, politicians, literati, legal scholars, educators, artists and musicians in his own as well as in later centuries and covered an astonishingly broad range of topics: war and peace, politics and human dignity, jurisdiction and philosophy of law, church music and homiletics, piety and common wisdom, style and manners, as well as questions of matrimony, gender and education. Indeed, Erasmine thought continues to influence European intellectual history to this day. Christine Christ-von Wedel introduces Erasmus as a personality but also expands on his rich and multi-layered thinking and the struggles and longings in the age of Reformation characterised by his clashes with both Martin Luther and the Catholic establishment.