| Hugo Grotius - Theologian: Essays in Honour of G.H.M. Posthumus Meyjes Contributor(s): Nellen (Editor), Rabbie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004100008 ISBN-13: 9789004100008 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $147.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: This volume contains the proceedings of a conference "Hugo Grotius as a Theologian" (1992), held at the occasion of the retirement of professor Guillaume H.M. Posthumus Meyjes, the editor of Grotius' "Meletius. Containing thirteen lectures, it is divided into three sections. In the first all Grotius' main theological works are discussed. The second section presents studies of Grotius' relationship to Erasmus, his polemics with Andri Rivet, his views on scholarly and religious developments in contemporary France, and his opinions on Jews and Judaism. Four lectures on the reception of Grotius' theological thought in the 17th and 18th centuries in Great Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands, constitute the third section. In the appendix, a bibliography on the theme 'Grotius as a theologian' is provided. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History |
| Dewey: 230.092 |
| LCCN: 93046252 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.48" W x 9.66" (1.47 lbs) 274 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume contains the proceedings of a conference "Hugo Grotius as a Theologian" (1992), held at the occasion of the retirement of professor Guillaume H.M. Posthumus Meyjes, the editor of Grotius' Meletius. Containing thirteen lectures, it is divided into three sections. In the first all Grotius' main theological works are discussed. The second section presents studies of Grotius' relationship to Erasmus, his polemics with Andr Rivet, his views on scholarly and religious developments in contemporary France, and his opinions on Jews and Judaism. Four lectures on the reception of Grotius' theological thought in the 17th and 18th centuries in Great Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands, constitute the third section. In the appendix, a bibliography on the theme 'Grotius as a theologian' is provided. Publications by G.H.M. Posthumus Meyjes: - Geschiedenis van het Waalse College te Leiden, 1606-1699, ISBN: 978 90 04 06669 4 (Out of print) - Jean Gerson et l'Assembl e de Vincennes (1329): Ses conceptions de la juridiction temporelle de l' glise, ISBN: 978 90 04 05740 1 - Hugo Grotius - Meletius, sive de iis quae inter Christianos conveniunt epistola. Critical Edition with Translation, Commentary and Introduction, ISBN: 978 90 04 08356 1 - Edited by C. Berkvens-Stevelinck, J. Israel and G.H.M. Posthumus Meyjes, Emergence of Tolerance in the Dutch Republic, ISBN: 978 90 04 10768 7 - G.H.M. Posthumus Meyjes. Translated by J.C. Grayson, Jean Gerson - Apostle of Unity: His Church Politics and Ecclesiology, ISBN: 978 90 04 11296 4 |