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THE ONLINE LIBRARY OF LIBERTY Liberty Fund, Inc.

2006
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DESIDERIUS ERASMUS, THE MANUAL OF A CHRISTIAN KNIGHT (1501)


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Desiderius Erasmus was a Christian, humanist scholar; the first editor of the New Testament; a classicist; and a leading voice in the theological debates of the early Reformation in northern Europe. He contended with the reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546), emphasizing the importance of free will in human actions against Luthers belief in the absolute bondage of the will to sin. ABOUT THE BOOK Erasmus very popular 16th century guide book on how to live a moral, Christian life while avoiding formal ritual and observances. THE EDITION USED A Book Called in Latin Enchiridion Militis Christiani and in English The Manual of the Christian Knight, replenished with the most wholesome precepts made by the famous clerk Erasmus of Rotterdam, to which is added a new and marvellous profitable Preface (London: Methuen and Co., 1905). COPYRIGHT INFORMATION The text of this edition is in the public domain. FAIR USE STATEMENT This material is put online to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc. Unless otherwise stated in the Copyright Information section above, this material may be used freely for educational and academic purposes. It may not be used in any way for profit.

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