Handbook of the Christian Knight
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Handbook of the Christian Knight is a moral and devotional treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that instructs lay Christians on living a pious and virtuous life in the world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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devotional treatise ⓘ didactic work ⓘ moral treatise ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Enchiridion of the Christian Soldier
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Manual of the Christian Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Desiderius Erasmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in early 16th-century Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
imitation of Christ
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inner piety ⓘ moral discipline ⓘ practical Christian living ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian humanist treatise
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religious instruction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Christian humanist spirituality
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later Protestant and Catholic devotional literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated laity
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lay Christians ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
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inner spiritual life ⓘ lay piety ⓘ moral reform ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
cultivation of Christian virtues
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reform of the heart and will ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combination of classical moral philosophy with Christian teaching
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focus on the inner battle against sin as spiritual warfare ⓘ use of the metaphor of the Christian as a knight ⓘ |
| opposes | mere external observance of religious rituals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Enchiridion militis Christiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Stoicism
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classical ethics ⓘ |
| purpose |
to instruct Christians on living a pious life in the world
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to promote inner devotion over external ritualism ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
charity
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faith ⓘ repentance ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| supports |
conscience-guided moral decision-making
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personal engagement with Scripture ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| title | Handbook of the Christian Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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