A Not Exclusive Truth: An Early Nineteenth-Century Pastoral Theology and Erasmus
A Not Exclusive Truth: An Early Nineteenth-Century Pastoral Theology and Erasmus
Joseph Widmer appears to belong to the Catholic reaction of the post-Napoleonic era. His views have been called ‘ultramontane’. In the political and religious struggles of his native land, Lucerne, his associations were with the traditionalists, the opponents of the Enlightenment, the defenders of the Church, its independence, and even its dominance. At least at first glance he seems to have stood with those who, since the 16th century, had been severe critics of Erasmus, for the very openness of works like the Paraclesis and his corrosive effect generally on the structures and standing of the Church. There is a puzzle in the conjuncture of Erasmus and Widmer; its solution requires a closer look at Widmer and his world and a study of his text, its intellectual debts and associations and its place in the history of Erasmus interpretations.
Keywords: Joseph Widmer, Erasmus, post-Napoleonic era, ultramontane, Enlightenment, Catholic reaction
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