| Exploiting Erasmus: The Erasmian Legacy and Religious Change in Early Modern England Subjects: Erasmus Desiderius d. 1536 -- Influence; Erasmus Desiderius d. 1536 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 16th century; Erasmus Desiderius d. 1536 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 17th century; Religious thought -- England -- 16; Exploiting Erasmus examines the legacy of Erasmus in England from the mid-sixteenth century to the overthrow of James II in 1688 and studies the various ways in which his works were received, manipulated, and used in religious controversies that threatened both church and state. Dodds Gregory D. : Gregory D. Dodds is an associate professor in the Department of History at Walla Walla University. |