Collected Works of Erasmus: Spiritualia and Pastoralia, Volumes 67 and 68 - Collected Works of Erasmus

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Publisher Marketing: Among Erasmus of Rotterdam s many influential treatises on theology during the early Reformation, Exomologesis (1524; revised 1530) and Ecclesiastes (1535) stand out as two of his most significant. Exomologesis, or The Manner of Confessing, in which Erasmus articulated his views on the true manner of Christian confession, was sufficiently controversial that he published an expanded version with concessions and clarifications six years later. Ecclesiastes, or The Method of Preaching, was an extensive exposition on how to employ scripture, the writings of Church Fathers, and classic rhetoric to reinvigorate the practice of preaching. This innovative work ushered in a new genre of homiletic treatises that supplanted medieval preaching manuals and paved the way for what has been called the age of eloquence. The Collected Works of Erasmus presents these two important works, complete with extensive introductions and annotations, in an elegant and precise two-volume modern translation for the first time."

Contributor Bio:  Erasmus, Desiderius 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. Contributor Bio:  McGinness, Frederick Frederick J. McGinness is a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. Contributor Bio:  Heath, Michael Michael Heath was born is Scotland in 1972 with a fairly unremarkable childhood floating through local high school. He went to Sterling University where he mixed with people from all over the world, which gave him the passion and vision to work and live overseas engaging in a cocktail of sales jobs, good and bad. He now lives in Mallorca with his wife and two children having started visiting the island at the age of three. Contributor Bio:  Butrica, James L P James L. P. Butrica was a professor of classics at Memorial University. Contributor Bio:  Dalzell, Alexander Alexander Dalzell is professor emeritus of classics at the University of Toronto (Trinity College).