The first banned book in history was the Bible. It was banned in the Middle Ages because it wasn’t considered a good read by those who did not believe in God. The book was often burned as well as thrown into rivers and lakes because of this belief by other people who believed in God but also did not like it being read aloud or written down because they believed that these words would bring bad luck upon them if overheard by others.-
The First Banned Book in History was banned for having an inappropriate message about the Catholic Church.
The first book to be banned for having an inappropriate message about the Catholic Church was written by Erasmus. This classic work of literature, “In Praise of Folly,” has been burned at least once and had its author’s name removed from many editions due to its religious content.
This story has been retold several times in history books, but it is one of those tales that seems too incredible to believe—that there was a time when people thought it necessary to burn books because they contained messages that were not approved by their government or religion leaders!
The book was written by Erasmus.
Erasmus was a scholar and theologian who lived during the Renaissance period, when men were breaking away from their medieval culture and becoming more liberal. He believed that there should be no limits on intellectual freedom, which led him to write things like “The Praise of Folly” (which was later banned). He also disagreed with Catholics about whether or not you can know God through your mind alone instead of through faith (a topic we’ll discuss later).
Erasmus’ writings were so popular among humanists that they even helped shape modern Christianity by inspiring Martin Luther’s protest against what he saw as corruption within the Church at that time!
In this book, he criticizes the Catholic Church.
In this book, he criticizes the Catholic Church. He was a Dutch humanist who lived from 1466 to 1536 and wrote many works, including De Civilitate morum puerile (On the Civility of Youth), which is considered one of his most important publications. His literary style was very formal and even pedantic in some respects. In other words, he was not just a teacher; rather he has been said to have been “the first modern university professor.”
Erasmus also published several books on theology and philosophy but these were not as popular as his theological ones were in their day so we will only focus on Erasmus’ critiques against Catholicism here because they are less known today than some other ones like Against Mundanus which was written later while working on an updated version of The Praise Of Folly (which became hugely successful despite being banned).
This resulted in the book being banned in many countries.
This resulted in the book being banned in many countries. In the Netherlands, it was banned by order of the government because of its “obscene” content and the fact that it did not have any pictures or illustrations. It was also banned under pressure from France and Spain, who objected to its promotion of communism and social revolution.
Germany also banned this book from being published there as well; however, they allowed some copies to be sold on their own territory so long as they were left unmarked (because German censors would not allow them). England didn’t follow suit with many other countries because they felt that educational materials should be left up to teachers instead of parents making decisions based on their own beliefs about how schools should teach children.[1]
There were quite a few books that were banned in history!
These days, we hear about censorship on a daily basis. From the internet to TV shows and movies, there are so many ways for people to get their information from all over the world. This means that there are more opportunities for people to express themselves freely than ever before. However, this freedom comes with certain restrictions as well—for example: some of us may not be allowed access to certain forms of media because they’re deemed inappropriate or offensive by someone else (or by society). Other times it’s just plain old censorship: if you want your work published somewhere else but don’t like what’s being done with it then maybe you should consider taking it somewhere else instead?
Conclusion
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading and learning about the first banned book. The history of books is one of great importance to us all and we are proud to be part of it. We believe that knowledge should be shared and that people should always have access to information, no matter where they live or what language they speak.
