Renaissance Humanism: Corruption Of The Roman Catholic Church

Humanism was a movement inspired by classic subjects known as humanities: rhetoric, grammar, poetry, history, and Latin and Greek. Humanists rediscovered ancient scientific texts and advancements and believed that the human mind’s capabilities were nearly infinite (Ramírez et al.). Humanism contrasted many Church teachings, including those regarding individuality and achievement (Ramírez et al.)(“Renaissance Humanism."). Renowned humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, influenced humanism from a religious standpoint by combining it with Christian ideas.
Erasmus contested the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church and analyzed the meaning of a truly Christian life. As a leading Christian humanist, he was fond of rhetorician and satirist, Lucian, for