Colet and Erasmus: The Disputatiuncula and the Controversy of Letter and Spirit
In the Disputatiuncula, John Colet and Desiderius Erasmus debate the causes of Christ's agony at Gethsemane. Through contrasting exegetical emphases, they arrive at very different explanations of Christ's suffering. Colet's spiritualizing humanism focuses on Christ's divine eleva...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1989
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1989, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-88 |
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| Summary: | In the Disputatiuncula, John Colet and Desiderius Erasmus debate the causes of Christ's agony at Gethsemane. Through contrasting exegetical emphases, they arrive at very different explanations of Christ's suffering. Colet's spiritualizing humanism focuses on Christ's divine elevation at Gethsemane while Erasmus's historicism emphasizes Christ's struggle with natural passion at a moment of crisis. Though both qualify their arguments to avoid flat contradiction, the two friends differ significantly in their method and conclusions. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540525 |