Leibniz on the Trinity and the Incarnation : reason and revelation in the seventeenth century / Maria Rosa Antognazza ; translated by Gerald Parks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antognazza, Maria Rosa, 1964-

Standardized Title:

Trinità e incarnazione. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

xxv, 322 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Throughout his long intellectual life, Leibniz penned his reflections on Christian theology, yet this wealth of material has never been systematically gathered or studied. This book addresses an important and central aspect of these neglected materials- Leibniz' s writings on two mysteries central to Christian thought, the Trinity and the Incarnation. From Antognazza' s study emerges a portrait of a thinker surprisingly receptive to traditional Christian theology and profoundly committed to defending the legitimacy of truths beyond the full grasp of human reason. This view of Leibniz differs strikingly from traditional perceptions of the philosopher as a " hard" rationalist and quasi-deist. Antognazza also sets Leibniz' s writings in the context of the important theological controversies of his day.

Contents:

Part I Early Writings (1663-1671)

1 Leibniz's Program: The Plan of Catholic Demonstrations 3

2 The Early Polemic against the Socinians 16

3 The Inquiry into the Mind 34

4 The Relation between Revelation and Knowledge 48

Part II Fragments of a System (1672-1692)

5 The Conformity of Faith with Reason 67

6 Sola Scriptura? The Interpretation of the Scriptures and the Authority of Tradition 74

7 On the Triune God and On the Person of Christ 77

Part III English Trinitarian Polemics (1693-1705)

8 Between Tritheism and Modalism 91

9 The Case of Freke: On the Mathematical Method in Theology 111

10 Stillingfleet versus Locke and Toland: On Clear and Distinct Ideas 120

Part IV The Last Years (1706-1716)

11 Islam, Kabbalah, and the Trinity: The Polemic Regarding the Historical Dissertations by M. V. de La Croze 137

12 The Socinians Again 150

13 The Curtain Call 161.

Notes:

Translated from the Italian.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-308) and index.

ISBN:

9780300100747

0300100744

OCLC:

86172930