“Because I hope for such answers as yours,” I reply when in the Erasmus House at KU Leuven, a psychology professor interrupts his praise of Erasmus by asking why I am actually asking him and his colleague about Erasmus. “Erasmus deserves great admiration, he was critical but open and constructive, humane and peaceful, solution-oriented and…
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The Erasmus House
An Erasmus pilgrim like me must, of course, visit the Erasmus House in Brussels, where Erasmus himself stayed in 1521. Besides being a museum, it is also the starting point of all kinds of educational programs around Erasmus and his time. But what does the Erasmus House say about Erasmus in the 21st century? At…
Campus Erasme in Brussels
“Why else would man want to live longer than to be of service to as many others as possible?” is the motto of Erasmus Hospital and Campus Érasme in Brussels. This campus houses the health training programs of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Someone told me that there is also a statue of Erasmus in…