Topic > Renaissance: Catalyst for the Protestant Reformation

Humanism revolves around the central idea of ​​learning more about the world and not so much about religion. Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466–1536, was the most important Christian humanist. 4 Despite disagreeing with some of Luther's theories, Erasmus was a supporter of the Reformation. One of his major works was In Praise of Folly, where he used language satirical to criticize the church and society in general5. General intelligence flourished with the movement of Humanism due to its teachings of mathematics, literature and science to the people they began to speak more politely the desire for more information about the world led more people to take academic paths in life instead of just being happy and settling for religious stories The jargon of the common man turned into a more language intelligent and advanced