Description of The Coloring Page: Theologian writing, wallpaper, quill pen, Erasmus lived against the backdrop of the growing European religious Reformation, but while he was critical of the abuses within the Catholic Church and called for reform, he kept his distance from Luther and Melanchthon
and continued to recognise the authority of the pope, emphasizing a
middle way with a deep respect for traditional faith, piety and grace,
rejecting Luther's emphasis on faith alone. Erasmus remained a member of
the Roman Catholic Church all his life, remaining committed to reforming the Church and its clerics' abuses from within. He also held to the Catholic doctrine of free will, which some Reformers rejected in favor of the doctrine of predestination. His middle road ("Via Media") approach disappointed and even angered scholars in both camps. Read more...
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