In contrast, Desiderius Erasmus uses his character Folly, to voice his many criticisms of the current state of the Christian Church. Both More and Erasmus successfully used religion to create an audience for their respective works, More used Hythloday's voice to take a conservative approach by praising Christianity while Erasmus" uses Folly to voice his radical criticisms for the baseless traditions held dear by church leaders. Thomas More's praise of Christianity helped to create a wide audience for his work Utopia. ... Erasmus was not alone in his dissatisfaction as The Prai...

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Desiderius Erasmus's book, The Praise Of Folly, was written around 1509 and was a look at life in Europe through the eyes of "folly". ... In Praise of Folly, Erasmus says in a very sarcastic tone that there are two madness's that are desirable; one of which is "the desire of war, or an insatiate thirst after gold, or some dishonest love, or parricide, or incest, or sacrilege" (Radice, electronic version). ... People that engage in their desires are in essence "praising folly" (Radice, electronic version). ... Erasmus, in Praise Of Folly, cites many examples of men who are consumed i...

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Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus was born in 1466 in Holland, where attended school at the Brothers of the Common Life. Over the span of 1466-1536 Desiderius Erasmus became the most influential Christian humanists of his time. He had a profound preoccupation with religion. Erasmus was most...

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Through his works, such as "Adages "(1500), "Handbook of a Christian Soldier "(2003), "Praise of Folly "(1511), "New Testament in Greek "(1516), "Freedom of the Will "(1524), he expressed his learning and interests, and reflect every aspect of Christian Humanism But there is a controversy whether Erasmus was a friend or an enemy of the Church. ... Thus, in his work "Praise of Folly ", Erasmus showed his contempt for the monks, he also hate the cardinals who were obsessed in making money and concerns of the world. ...

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