Among the most important of Erasmus' contributions to Christian humanism were his Greek text, new Latin translation, and annotations of the New Testament, an implicit challenge to the authority of the Vulgate and one that provoked numerous responses. This volume of the Collected Works contains translations of four of Erasmus' responses to his critics, written between 1520 and 1532 and directed primarily to his Franciscan and Dominican contemporaries at the university in Louvain. Three are connected to his Annotations on the New Testament. The fourth, a letter to Christopher von Utenheim, bishop of Basel, deals with pastoral questions such as fasting, abstinence, and the celibacy of priests.

Though they mostly deal with philological rather than doctrinal matters, these debates were no less important to Erasmus' work. Carefully and extensively annotated by the translator, Denis L. Drysdall, volume 73 of the Collected Works invites the reader to examine Erasmus' own explanations of his philological method and its theological significance.

Volume 73 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

About the Author

Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466-1536), a Dutch humanist, Catholic priest, and scholar, was one of the most influential Renaissance figures. A professor of divinity and Greek, Erasmus wrote, taught, and travelled, meeting with Europe's foremost scholars. A prolific author, Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects.

Denis L. Drysdall retired as chairperson and associate professor of Romance Languages from the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, where he remains a research associate.

Reviews
'The Toronto Erasmus project is a magnificent achievement, one of the scholarly triumphs of our time. The succession of fine volumes - both in quality of content and of design and production - has continued to fulfil the original promise of the distinguished team of editors and the equally distinguished advisory committee.' - Lisa Jardine (Common Knowledge) 'Academic publishing does not get any better than this: durably bound, expertly annotated, beautifully translated editions of the works of one of the finest scholars in the illustrious history of the Christian Church.' - Michael Bauman (Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society) 'The Collected Works of Erasmus project has long since established a new standard for scholarly translation series to emulate. Not only have the English versions represented Erasmus' writings in crisp and accessible language, but meticulous editorial scholarship has placed the author's thought and work in their proper intellectual contexts.' - Jerry H. Bentley (Renaissance Quarterly) 'One of the most ambitious, meticulous, and essential scholarly projects now underway.' - Willis G. Regier (Modern Language Notes)

'This new volume of the CWE puts the polemical grammarian on full display... For the student of Erasmus and Renaissance biblical scholarship, this volume's selection adds dimension and texture to the Novum Instrumentum and the annotations. The translations are superb. The editor's notes help the reader navigate sources and arguments.'

- Christopher Ocker (Erasmus Studies vol 37:2017)

'Yet another splendid volume in the Toronto series of the works of Erasmus, this collection of controversies offers up a rich assortment of disputes (1520-29) carried on by Erasmus with theologians of Louvain and beyond.'

- Terence J. Martin (Renaissance Quarterly vol 70:04:2017)



Book Information
ISBN 9781442648944
Author Desiderius Erasmus
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 800g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 180mm * 28mm