Humanism
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What was Humanism founded on?
Rediscovery of Latin/Greek texts
Where did humanism originate?
Renaissance Florence
What did humanists believe in?
Catholic faith and notion of free will
Who were the earlierest humanist scholars of significance in England?
William Grocyn and Thomas Linacre
Who was John Colet?
Humanist scholar who wanted to reform Church from within
What was Colet highly critical of?
standards of the clergy
Who was Desiderius Erasmus?
Scholar who epitomised the spirit of new learning and wanted to regenerate Christianity through education and rejecting church traditional ceremonies
What was Erasmus critical of?
Abuses of the church
What book did Erasmus write in 1504?
The Handbook of a Christian Soldier
What did Thomas More boost?
Huge boost to humanist ideas in H8 reign
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