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8 mins read|09/18/21For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
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9 mins read|08/21/21When explaining that sinners were saved by grace alone Erasmus would not go so far as to say that the reception of God’s grace erased human responsibility.
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8 mins read|08/13/21Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.
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10 mins read|08/03/21Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
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1 min|05/24/21As a continuation of the last episode, Dr. Paulson explains that the goal of Erasmus's skepticism is a calculated submission.
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1 min|05/17/21Paulson confronts Erasmus's propositions about remaining in unknowing.
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14 mins read|11/08/19Where Erasmus saw fear and collapse, Luther saw the never-ending comfort of Christ and his gospel.
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10 mins read|08/31/17Desiderius Erasmus and many humanists had for a while held out hope for Luther’s call for reform and many of the reformers were themselves, to some degree, humanists.
