In his own day a center of controversy, in the four hundred years since his death known too often solely as
an apostle of mockery and irreverence, Erasmus can be seen today in a new light--as a humanist whose concen is at
once contemporary and Christian.
The Essential Erasmus is the first single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's
thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with the grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great
writer can achieve.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Life of Erasmus
The Handbook of the Militant Christian
The Praise of Folly
The Complaint of Peace
An Inquiry Concerning Faith
Concerning the Immense Mercy of God
Concerning the Eating of Fish
On Mending the Peace of the Church
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
