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The Northern Renaissance The Renaissance outside Italy
The Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg
Christian Humanism Erasmus Mysticism and Lay Religion
Van Eyck Brothers
The Northern Renaissance
Invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid 15th century
Significance Free expression and exchange
of ideas Increased speed at which
knowledge could be transmitted
Don’t have to memorize everything
No longer dependent on personal patronage or church sponsorship
The Printing Press
United classical learning with the Christian faith; and emphasis on piety Balance otherworldly and secular concerns
Classics are a guide for living Knowledge of classical languages allows
for deeper understanding of the Christian faith
Christian Humanism
In Praise of Folly Satirized
contemporaries pompousness, power, and wealth ignorance, greed
Directed against corrupt Churchmen, greedy merchants, etc…
Erasmus
Example: Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life
Concepts of religious reform falling outside the realm of The Church
Lay Religion