Controversies / / Desiderius Erasmus; James D. Tracy, Manfred Hoffman.

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• VerfasserIn: Erasmus, Desiderius,
• TeilnehmendeR: Hoffman, Manfred ,; Tracy, James D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Collected Works of Erasmus ; 78
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Spanning the period of 1523 to 1534, the compositions in Volume 78 of the Collected Works of Erasmus detail Erasmus' theological disagreements with the Swiss and Upper German 'evangelicals' and the German Lutherans, including Luther himself. While volumes 76 and 77 of the series focus on the controversy with Luther over the "freedom of the will," the wider lens of this volume also captures the conflicts between Erasmus and contemporaries such as Hutten, Eppendorf, Oecolampadius, Capito, and Bucer.These writings reveal the dialogue between Erasmus and those evangelicals who had appropriated and adapted his views on the Eucharist and set forth his defense of the toleration of heretics and a point-by-point rebuttal of Luther's ultimate accusations, which had rejected Erasmus as a Christian. Throughout, the original words of Erasmus are presented in contemporary English translation by eminent scholars of sixteenth-century studies, who also discuss the historical and theological contexts of the controversies.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- General Introduction -- The Sponge of Erasmus against the Aspersions of Hutten/ Spongia adversus aspergines Hutteni -- The Uncovering of Deceptions/ Detectio praestigiarum -- Epistle against the False Evangelicals/ Epistola contra pseudevangelicos -- Letter to the Brethren of Lower Germany/ Epistola ad fratres Inferioris Germaniae -- An Admonition against Lying and Slander/ Admonitio adversus mendacium et obtrectationem -- Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam against a Most Slanderous Letter of Martin Luther/ Purgatio adversus epistolam non sobriam Martini Lutheri -- Works Frequently Cited -- Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works -- Index of Biblical and Apocryphal References -- General Index