"Erasmus: Greatness and decadence of an idea": long before Trump, the internationalist's conflict with Luther

In his biography of Erasmus, Stefan Zweig highlights the civilizational divide between the humanistic, peaceful and cosmopolitan ideal of Erasmus and Luther's fervent and nationalist intransigence. A confrontation yesterday that finds a striking echo in contemporary divisions, between a Europe carried by a universalist vision and the sovereignist retreat embodied by Donald Trump's solitary nationalism.