Marsiglio of Padua (d.1343): Defensor
Pacis: Conclusions, 1324; Same Text with
Introduction also available, complete, and in a different version from Tierney. [Geary
has copyrighted selections from body of the text, chaps. 3 and 13.]
Desiderius Erasmus (ca. 1469-1536): The Praise of Folly (Moriae
Encomium), 1509 [At this Site][Full text]
Desiderius Erasmus (ca. 1469-1536): In
Praise of Folly, trans. John Wilson, 1688 [Full text] [At CCEL]
More Erasmus texts are at the
Erasmus Text
Project [At Sewanee]
Jan Hus (1372/73-1415): Final
Declaration, July 1, 1415 [At this Site]
Sir (St.) Thomas More (1478-1535): Utopia, 1516 [At this
Site][Full text]
Martin Luther (1483-1546): Luther Before 1517: Letters to Spalatin
These letters are interesting in showing Luther's atitude towards Rome and towards
theology. They also reveal that Luther's hatred of Jews, best seen in his 1543 letter, was
not some affectation of old age, but was present very early on.
"On The Jews and Their Lies", a treatise by Martin Luther (translated by Martin H. Bertram, Luther's Works, Vol. 47: The Christian In Society IV, ed. by Franklin Sherman (c) 1971
Fortress Press, pages 121-306) has been removed because of copyright objections. We will attempt
to provide a new translation of the German text at some point, but meanwhile welcome a translation
any scholar wishes to supply.
Leo X: Exsurge
Domine, June 15 1520. [At Papal Encyclicals]
The papal Bull which condemned Martin Luther.
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