Luther and Erasmus
The nature of individual’s role in salvation from the point of view of Luther and Erasmus Erasmus was one of the most intelligent people of his century. In his time, he was the leader of all scholars in Europe from Germany to Italy and Spain and from England to Hungary as well. He stands above the other humanists and forerunners of the reformation. His great mission was to bring back the spirit of classical and Christian. The first part of his life, specifically until 1524, as being "progressive and reformatory;" the second, until his death in 1536 was, "conservative and reactionary". While visiting fellow humanist Thomas More in 1509, Erasmus composed In Praise of Folly, his most famous and controversial work. Included are attacks on superstitious religious practices, uncritical theories held by traditional scientists, and the vanity of Church leaders. Erasmus attacks superstitious folk beliefs in ghosts and goblins as well as Christian rituals involving prayers to the saints. One such superstition involved the sale of indulgence certificates by the Catholic Church. An indulgence is a remission punishment for a sin, which reduces the time, which a person spends in purgatory. Erasmus conti
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