{"product_id":"collected-works-of-erasmus-8","title":"Collected Works of Erasmus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong Erasmus of Rotterdam’s many influential treatises on theology during the early Reformation, \u003cem\u003eExomologesis\u003c\/em\u003e (1524; revised 1530) and \u003cem\u003eEcclesiastes\u003c\/em\u003e (1535) stand out as two of his most significant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExomologesis\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Manner of Confessing\u003c\/em\u003e, in which Erasmus articulated his views on the true manner of Christian confession, was sufficiently controversial that he published an expanded version with concessions and clarifications six years later. \u003cem\u003eEcclesiastes\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Method of Preaching\u003c\/em\u003e, was an extensive exposition on how to employ scripture, the writings of Church Fathers, and classic rhetoric to reinvigorate the practice of preaching. This innovative work ushered in a new genre of homiletic treatises that supplanted medieval preaching manuals and paved the way for what has been called \"the age of eloquence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Collected Works of Erasmus presents these two important works, complete with extensive introductions and annotations, in an elegant and precise two-volume modern translation for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolumes 67 and 68 of the \u003ci\u003eCollected Works of Erasmus\u003c\/i\u003e series – Two-volume set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224320627032,"sku":"9780802099488","price":282.72,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802099488_c49da20a-036d-496f-9c7d-6a2dad991c28.jpg?v=1778728539","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/collected-works-of-erasmus-8","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}