Adriaan Koerbagh, a Light Shining in Dark Places, to Illuminate the Main Questions of Theology and Religion

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-21236-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Multiple languages, Band 207/12, 508 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 974 g

Reihe: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History / Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History

Ever since it was first written, Adriaan Koerbagh's anti-Christian work, A Light Shining into Dark Places, has been nearly inaccessible. Had it been known during the Enlightenment, it would have been a great inspiration to radical thinkers. However, it was suppressed and the author died in jail. The full text is now available in English. Koerbagh demolishes such Christian notions as the Creator, the Trinity, the divinity of Jesus, heaven and hell, angels, devils and miracles. Instead, he presents a monistic world view in which Nature and God are identical. Theology is a part of natural science. God can only be worshipped by acting rationally. Koerbagh's rational religion is intended to contribute to a free, peaceful and liberal society.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in intellectual history, the history of early-modern philosophy and theology, Spinozism and the Enlightenment, secularization and the critique of Christianity and religion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wielema, Michiel R

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bunge, Wiep van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Apologetik, Kritik am Christentum
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionskritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction by Wiep van Bunge
Note on the Texts

ADRIAAN KOERBAGH, EEN LIGT SCHIJNENDE IN DUYSTERE PLAATSEN: OM TE VERLIGTEN DE VOORNAAMSTE SAAKEN DER GODS-GELEERTHEYD EN GODS-DIENST

ADRIAAN KOERBAGH, A LIGHT SHINING IN DARK PLACES, TO ILLUMINATE THE MAIN QUESTIONS OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGION

[Voorwoord]
[Preface]

Hoofdstuk 1. Van Wesen, Jehova, en de Waereld
Chapter 1. On Being, Jehova, and the World

Hoofdstuk 2. Van de Drie-eenheyd, de Trinitate
Chapter 2. On the Trinity, de Trinitate

Hoofdstuk 3. Van den Behouder gesegt Jesus
Chapter 3. On the Saviour named Jesus

Hoofdstuk 4. Van den Heyligen Geest, de spiritu sancto
Chapter 4. On the Holy Ghost, de spiritu sancto

Hoofdstuk 5. Van Goed ende Kwaad, de bono et malo
Chapter 5. On good and evil, de bono et malo

Hoofdstuk 6. Van de Godsdienst, de religione
Chapter 6. On religion, de religione

Hoofdstuk 7. Van de h. schrift of het h. boek, de bibliis, of s. scriptura
Chapter 7. On holy scripture or the holy book, de bibliis or s. scriptura

Hoofdstuk 8. Van de ketters en ketterijen, de haereticis et haeresia
Chapter 8. On heretics and heresies, de haereticis et haeresia

Hoofdstuk 9. Van den hemel, de coelo
Chapter 9. On heaven, de coelo

Hoofdstuk 10. Van de hel, gehenna
Chapter 10. On hell, gehenna

Hoofdstuk 11. Van de Godspraaken, de oraculis, en van de ligten en volmaaktheden, urim en thummim
Chapter 11. On oracles, de oraculis, and on the lights and perfections, urim and thummim

Hoofdstuk 12. Van de booden, die men segt te sijn goede geesten, de angelis
Chapter 12. On the messengers who are said to be good spirits, de angelis

Hoofdstuk 13. Van de lasteraars of tegenstanders, die men segt te sijn kwaade geesten, de diabolis, satanis
Chapter 13. On slanderers or adversaries, said to be evil spirits, de diabolis, satanis

Hoofdstuk 14. Van de spokerijen, en verschijningen, de spectris
Chapter 14. On ghosts and apparitions, de spectris

Hoofdstuk 15. Van de wijsen en wijsheijd, welke van de geestelijken gesegt worden te sijn tovenaars of boosgeestige konstenaars, en toverij of boosgeestige konst, magoi et magia
Chapter 15. On the wise and wisdom, which the clergy claim to be magicians or evil-spirited artists, and magic or evil-spirited art, magoi et magia

Hoofdstuk 16. Van de wonderwerken, de miraculis
Chapter 16. On miracles, de miraculis

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Wielema, Michiel R
Michiel Wielema, Ph.D. (1999) in Philosophy, Free University Amsterdam, is a professional Dutch-English translator and copy-editor. He has also published widely on the history of Spinozism and is the author, most recently, of The March of the Libertines (Verloren, 2004).

Michiel Wielema, Ph.D. (1999) in Philosophy, Free University Amsterdam, is a professional Dutch-English translator and copy-editor. He has also published widely on the history of Spinozism and is the author, most recently, of The March of the Libertines (Verloren, 2004).