Humanismus in Magdeburg

The Municipal Latin School in Magdeburg was one of the largest and most renowned academies in the Protestant world. The sources analyzed for the first time in this volume testify to the unbroken continuity of humanistic teaching through the post-Reformation period. Ancient texts and the works of Erasmus taught students humanistic principles such as the ideal of virtue, a non-aggressive approach to conflict, and the quest for a peaceful world.