Desiderius Erasmus (1466 – 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist and a main figure of northern Renaissance. He was very critical with some practices and abuses perpetrated by the Catholic Church, but he never supported the principles of Luther's Reformation. He highlighted the need for a reform but he continued recognizing the Pope and other religious authorities, in opposition to protestantism with rejects the legitimacy of church leaders and focuses principally on faith. Therefore his reformist approach was denominated Via Media.
Erasmus opposed the abussive practice generalized in the Catholic Church of selling indulgences. Basically people were spending money in paying for the removal of their sins and to guarantee that they would go to heaven after death. Like many other Christian scholars Erasmus critized this practice and stated that the power of grating pardon is only in the hands of God.
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The curtain wall was usually built to a considerable height and was fronted by a ditch or moat to make assault more difficult. Walls were topped with battlements crenellated with merlons to protect the defenders and embrasures which allowed them to shoot from behind cover.
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Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa. It's very common to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. He turned it into a non-violent tool for mass action. He used it to fight not only colonial rule but social evils such as racial discrimination and untouchability as well.
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