{"product_id":"9780802099488","title":"Spiritualia and Pastoralia: Exomologesis and Ecclesiastes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong Erasmus of Rotterdam's many influential treatises on theology during the early Reformation, \u003ci\u003eExomologesis\u003c\/i\u003e (1524; revised 1530) and \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastes\u003c\/i\u003e (1535) stand out as two of his most significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExomologesis\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe Manner of Confessing\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Erasmus articulated his views on the true manner of Christian confession, was sufficiently controversial that he published an expanded version with concessions and clarifications six years later. \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastes\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe Method of Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e, was an extensive exposition on how to employ scripture, the writings of Church Fathers, and classic rhetoric to reinvigorate the practice of preaching. This innovative work ushered in a new genre of homiletic treatises that supplanted medieval preaching manuals and paved the way for what has been called “the age of eloquence.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Collected Works of Erasmus presents these two important works, complete with extensive introductions and annotations, in an elegant and precise two-volume modern translation for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolumes 67 and 68 of the \u003ci\u003eCollected Works of Erasmus\u003c\/i\u003e series — Two-volume set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007708741872,"sku":"9780802099488","price":304.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802099488_p0.jpg?v=1763724848","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802099488","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}