Humanism
- Created by: Rosie Young
- Created on: 13-02-13 16:33
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- Humanism
- Humanism
- classical texts
- latin
- Greek
- ad fontes
- back to the source
- stressed that humankind had freewill
- mankind centred
- classical texts
- Christian humanism
- wanted to return to the simplicity of the 1st christians
- The Word of God was the only guide on how to behave
- looked critically at the texts in the Bible
- education was the way to cause change.
- attacked the values of monastic life
- Erasmus
- Adages, 1500
- explanation of 800+ Greek and Latin sayings
- Handbook of a Christian Soldier. 1503
- aimed to restore the Catholic Church to a simple imitation the the life of Christ.
- Praise of Folly, 1511
- Points out the foolishness of: youth, old ages, men's attitudes to women, teachers, courtiers, members of the Church
- New testament in Greek, 1516
- Vulgate = the Bible in Latin
- Undermined the authority of the Church and the text on which it was based.
- Freedom of the will, 1524
- written to counter the view of Luther
- Humankind could choose it's own destiny
- Adages, 1500
- Wanted a faith based on the scriptures
- influenced protestant reformers
- Zwingli
- Didn't attack the Church's key teachings
- Didn't want to lead a popular movement
- Humanism
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