Martin Luther, a German theologian, is often credited with starting the Protestant Reformation. When he nailed his 95 Theses onto the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany on Oct. 31, 1517, ...

Five centuries ago, in 1524-1525, Erasmus of Rotterdam and Martin Luther, in the turmoil of the Reformation, engaged in a heated debate on Christian freedom. Their works, On Free Will and The Bondage ...

On this day in 1536, Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam died at Basel. He was 69 years old. This year is the 500th anniversary of the printing of The Praise of Folly, the famous essay addressed to Thomas ...

“I do not deny that I seek peace wherever possible,” Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) wrote at the start of the Protestant Reformation. “I believe in listening to both sides with open ears. I love ...