TY - BOOK AU - Olin,John C. TI - Six Essays on Erasmus: And a Translation of Erasmus’ Letter to Carondelet, 1523. SN - 9780823210244 PY - 2021///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Fordham University Press, KW - PHILOSOPHY / Religious KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Abbreviations --; CONTENTS --; Preface --; 1 Erasmus and Reform --; 2 The Pacifism of Erasmus --; 3 Erasmus and the Church Fathers --; 4 The Praise of Folly --; 5 Interpreting Erasmus --; 6 Erasmus and St. Ignatius Loyola --; Appendix. Erasmus' Letter to Carondelet --; Bibliographical Note --; Index nominum; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823296620 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780823296620 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780823296620/original ER -