The Most EPIC Call Out Post of All Time -- by Breanna Poole
The Most EPIC Call Out Post of All Time
by Breanna Poole
This reading by Erasmus (...did I spell that right?...) has been unlike any reading so far, simply because Erasmus's tone is just so unique. I don't want to say it's conversational, but something about it makes it seem more like Erasmus is reaching to wider audiences, his words and phrases are much simpler, making me believe Erasmus intended for this to be something not just his academic and theological contemporaries read.
And the content of the reading...just wow. Erasmus is pulling no punches when it comes to critiquing the church and people inside of it. The way he so openly does it too is amazing, because the level of annoyance and contempt he has for some of these people is way beyond what I would expect. It reminded me of the so-called 'call-out' posts on social media, where someone will say that so-so did this and why it's bad. Erasmus does that to pretty much everyone -- he calls out priests for not being academic enough, he calls out monks for having too much pride, he talks about how church followers are more inclined to talk about how they believe in God without really doing anything to prove it.
One thing that I really liked that Erasmus always clearly within the pages had a deep respect for the actual gospel, a kind of reverent respect while he called out his then-contemporary leaders of the church. He straddled a very hard line of calling out the church while still being respectful of it, which from a technical writing standpoint made me really like Erasmus's writing. As for the some of things he said, I'm not sure I could agree with everything, but the way he wrote it is something I really enjoyed reading.
P.S. I commented on Joshua and Sophia's posts.
by Breanna Poole
This reading by Erasmus (...did I spell that right?...) has been unlike any reading so far, simply because Erasmus's tone is just so unique. I don't want to say it's conversational, but something about it makes it seem more like Erasmus is reaching to wider audiences, his words and phrases are much simpler, making me believe Erasmus intended for this to be something not just his academic and theological contemporaries read.
And the content of the reading...just wow. Erasmus is pulling no punches when it comes to critiquing the church and people inside of it. The way he so openly does it too is amazing, because the level of annoyance and contempt he has for some of these people is way beyond what I would expect. It reminded me of the so-called 'call-out' posts on social media, where someone will say that so-so did this and why it's bad. Erasmus does that to pretty much everyone -- he calls out priests for not being academic enough, he calls out monks for having too much pride, he talks about how church followers are more inclined to talk about how they believe in God without really doing anything to prove it.
One thing that I really liked that Erasmus always clearly within the pages had a deep respect for the actual gospel, a kind of reverent respect while he called out his then-contemporary leaders of the church. He straddled a very hard line of calling out the church while still being respectful of it, which from a technical writing standpoint made me really like Erasmus's writing. As for the some of things he said, I'm not sure I could agree with everything, but the way he wrote it is something I really enjoyed reading.
P.S. I commented on Joshua and Sophia's posts.
I really do think that at the heart of Erasmus's message he had a desire for the true Gospel to be preached. His writing honestly made me think of Paul when he would sometimes reprimand people in the early church (sometimes by name!) in hopes that they would repent and then be reinstated in the Church. I'm with you on not agreeing with Erasmus's whole perspective but he does provoke some important thoughts.
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