{"product_id":"encounters-with-a-radical-erasmus-9781487525101","title":"Encounters with a Radical Erasmus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Erasmus is now accepted as a harbinger of liberal trends in mainstream Christian theology, the radical - even subversive - aspects of his work have received less attention. Beginning with a redefinition of the term radicalism, Peter G. Bietenholz examines the ways in which the radical aspects of Erasmus' writings inspired radical reactions among sixteenth- and seventeenth-century readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBietenholz examines the challenges to orthodoxy in Erasmus' scholarly work on the New Testament and the ways in which they influenced generations of thinkers, including John Milton and Sir Isaac Newton. Turning to other aspects of Erasmus' writings, the author shows the ways in which his opposition to war encouraged radical manifestations of pacifism; how his reflections on freedom of thought and religious toleration elicited both warm approval and fierce rejection; and the ways his critical attitude helped foster the early modern culture of Scepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engaging look at Eras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e`With  this work, University of Toronto Press continues its series of excellent  studies on the fortuna of Erasmus in  the early modern period.’ -- Jonathan Woolfson, \u003cem\u003eThe Historian: vol73:01:2011\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409156022615,"sku":"9781487525101","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487525101.jpg?v=1730505674","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/encounters-with-a-radical-erasmus-9781487525101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}