Reformed orthodoxy and philosophy, 1625-1750: Gisbertus Voetius, Petrus van Mastricht, and Anthonius Driessen
Cover -- Contents -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Reformed Orthodoxy and Philosophy -- 2. Dutch Reformed Theology and its Broader Significance -- 3. Gisbertus Voetius (15898211;1676) -- 4. Petrus van Mastricht (16308211;1706) -- 5. Anthonius Driessen (16848211;1748) -- 6. Selected...
| Summary: | Cover -- Contents -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Reformed Orthodoxy and Philosophy -- 2. Dutch Reformed Theology and its Broader Significance -- 3. Gisbertus Voetius (15898211;1676) -- 4. Petrus van Mastricht (16308211;1706) -- 5. Anthonius Driessen (16848211;1748) -- 6. Selected Theological Issues -- CHAPTER ONE SCRIPTURE, HUMAN REASON, NATURAL THEOLOGY -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Voetius8217;s Appreciation of Philosophy -- 2.1. Christian Aristotelianism in Support of Theology -- 2.2. Faith, Reason, and the Authority of Scripture -- 3. Van Mastricht8217;s anti-Cartesian Eclecticism -- 4. Driessen8217;s Reason: Proving Scripture8217;s Divinity and Illuminated by Scripture -- 5. Natural Theology and Proofs for God8217;s Existence -- CHAPTER TWO CREATION, MOSAIC PHYSICS, COPERNICANISM, AND DIVINE ACCOMMODATION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophy and Creation from Nothing -- 3. Issues in Mosaic Physics: Creation in Six Days, Substantial Forms, and Copernicanism -- 3.1. Creation in Six Days -- 3.2. Substantial Forms -- 3.3. Copernicanism -- 4. Theories of Accommodation -- CHAPTER THREE THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD, SECONDARY CAUSALITY, AND RELATED TOPICS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Relation Between the First Cause and Secondary Causes -- 2.1. Voetius on Divine Predetermination, Secondary Causality, and Contingency -- 2.2. Van Mastricht: Defending the Priority of the First Cause -- 2.3. Driessen8217;s Insistence on Real Secondary Causality -- 3. Freedom of the Human Will: Reservations and Defence -- 3.1. Voetius -- 3.2. Van Mastricht -- 3.3. Driessen -- 4. Divine Providence and Human Sinful Acts -- 5. Miracles: Reservations and Defence -- 6. Divine Providence and the View of History -- 6.1. Providence in History -- 6.2. History and Progress -- 6.3. The Future of the Church -- CHAPTER FOUR THE HUMAN BEING: HIS SOUL AND BODY, SPECIAL STATUS, AND CONSCIENCE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Relationship between Soul and Body, and the Immortality of the Soul -- 2.1. Voetius8217;s Hylemorphist View of the Relationship between Soul and Body -- 2.2. Van Mastricht8217;s Hylemorphist Opposition to Cartesian Dualism -- 2.3. Driessen8217;s Dualistic Defense of Soul-Body Interaction and of the Soul8217;s Immortality -- 3. The Image of God -- 4. The Special Status of Man -- 5. The Definition of Human Conscience and the Issue of Synderesis -- 5.1. Voetius -- 5.2. Van Mastricht -- 5.3. Driessen -- 6. Liberty of Conscience -- CHAPTER FIVE DIVINE AND NATURAL LAW: THEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS -- 1. Introduction: Two Questions -- 2. Theological Conceptions of Divine and Natural Law -- 3. Law, Politics and the Issue of Toleration -- CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS -- Differences in Philosophical Alignments and in Theology -- Development and Identity -- The Priority of Christian Doctrine -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Primary Sources -- 1. Manuscripts -- 2. Driessen, Van Mastricht, and Voetius: Original Texts -- 3. Van Mastricht and Voetius: Modern Translations or Editions -- 4. Other Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- 1. Reference Works -- 2. Other Secondary Works -- GENERAL INDEX. This book examines the thinking of several Reformed theologians on theological issues that are, historically or by content, related to philosophy. Three Dutch authors from successive generations are considered in particular: Gisbertus Voetius (1589-1676), Petrus van Mastricht (1630-1706), and Anthonius Driessen (1684-1748). A diversity of issues in Christian doctrine is discussed. These include the relationship between theology and philosophy, creation, Divine providence, the human being, and Divine and natural law. By reconstructing the views of these three theologians, this book highlights similarities and differences within Reformed orthodoxy, both in doctrine and in relation to philosophy. The changes that thus become visible also suggest that biblical Christianity outlives the philosophical apparatus by whose assistence it is explained |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-382) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 9047411544 |