HUM 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Gutenberg Bible, Johannes Gutenberg, Transubstantiation
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Chapter 17: the reformation- a new church and the arts. Desiderius erasmus: dutch humanist thinker; wrote a series of satire: chief influence on martin luther (e. x. Julius exclusion from heaven and the praise of folly: satire: literary genre that is meant to convey the contradiction between real and ideal situations. Often times done through the uptake of other genres: irony: major literary technique utilized by erasmus. Writing one thing explicitly, but actually meaning it implicitly. Theologian, taught in the university, expertise are about the bible, becomes excommunicated from the church. Critiques of the catholic church: exploitation and materialism. Inspired the protestant reformation: indulgences: the selling of remissions of penalties in the afterlife for, church patronage: money gathered from the rich and the poor just to money glorify the church. Major ideas: faith over good works: salvation based on faith alone, not good actions (e. x.
