Abstract
This chapter examines three interconnected threads: the difficulties studying the reception and influence of Erasmus; the juxtaposition of Erasmian toleration with the push for sectarian toleration in Restoration England; and, as evidence for both of these issues, an examination of Roger L'Estrange and Edward Stillingfleet's use of Erasmus to further their religious visions for English society. One of the most important strands of Erasmus's extended historical reception took place in England. The prevalence of his writings in England, both in Latin and in English translation, and the routine references to those texts in English publications leaves little doubt that he remained a respected voice. The issue of religious toleration and how much diversity a Christian society could accept had always been a negotiated dichotomy between heavenly purity and hellish social chaos. Keywords: Christian society; Edward Stillingfleet; Erasmus; religious toleration; Restoration England; Roger L'Estrange
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