One way in which the northern humanist Desiderius Erasmus gained fame as a religious reformer was by ________
A. keeping ancient Christian sources hidden from public view
B. promoting that study of the Bible alone would best reform people
C. helping to establish dogmatic religious practice
D. pleasing church authorities
E. editing the works of the Church Fathers
Answer: E
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