{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fc15bfaf4-0e47-4562-8a70-d03f49e3c4ec","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"The Man Who Stayed Catholic: Erasmus","description":"What should Anabaptists (and Protestants) learn from this scholar who stayed with the Catholic church? Why did Erasmus refuse to leave his church? Stephen Russell tells about the life, writings, and convictions of Desiderius Erasmus.\n\n\u201cLooking at one man like this, Erasmus, who did not become a protestant and did not become an Anabaptist and yet greatly shaped both: I think it should help us realize we need to try to understand history, understand people where they were, and see how that can help us understand our own roots and understand where we are today.\u201d\n\nRead Erasmus\u2019 and Luther\u2019s discourse on the will: https://amzn.to/2VokF7x \n\n\nThis is the 142nd episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.\n\nRead our blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/blog/ \n\nVisit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/ \n\nConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/ \n\nSupport us: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate/ \n\nMusic: \"The Basket\" by Blue Dot Sessions\n\nThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3e3522e3-bfcd-4769-838b-d73d695498eb/artworks-vsrlrbxhyiqj6cea-y2jdkw-t3000x3000.jpg"}