Advocates of reform : from Wyclif to Erasmus

Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works—each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century—contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries. The Library of Christian Classics ensures that this great literature of the Christian heritage is easily available and invites the ongoing development of theology. Info for First-time Users......Page 0 Advocates of Reform......Page 1 Half Title Page......Page 2 General Editors Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 General Editors' Preface......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 General Introduction......Page 10 John Wyclif......Page 16 John Wyclif, Advocate of Radical Reform (By the Editor)......Page 18 On the Pastoral Office (Edited and Translated by Ford Lewis Battles)......Page 29 On the Eucharist (Edited and Translated by Ford Lewis Battles)......Page 58 Conciliarists......Page 86 Conciliarism as Ecclesiastical Reform (By the Editor)......Page 88 Henry of Langenstein: A Letter on Behalf of a Council of Peace (Edited and Translated by James Kerr Cameron)......Page 103 John Gerson: A Tractate on the Unity of the Church (Edited and Translated by James Kerr Cameron)......Page 137 Dietrich of Niem: Ways of Uniting and Reforming the Church (Edited and Translated by James Kerr Cameron)......Page 146 John Major: A Disputation on the Authority of a Council (Edited and Translated by James Kerr Cameron)......Page 172 John Hus......Page 182 John Hus, Advocate of Spiritual Reform (By the Editor)......Page 184 On Simony (Edited and Translated by the Editor)......Page 193 Desiderius Erasmus......Page 276 Desiderius Erasmus, A Humanistic Reformer (By the Editor)......Page 278 The Enchiridion (Edited and Translated by Ford Lewis Battles)......Page 292 Bibliographies......Page 377 Names and Subjects......Page 380 Biblical References......Page 393 This volume in the Library of Christian Classics series offers fresh translations of works by several early reformers. Inlcuded among the authors is John Wyclif, whose work is often characterized as a precursor to the Protestant Reformation. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.