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

Subjects (All):

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

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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:

Frontmatter

Contents

Note on the English Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I. Early Writings (1663-1671)

PART II. Fragments of a System (1672-1692)

PART III. English Trinitarian Polemics (1693-1705)

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Translated from the Italian.

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

ISBN:

9786612352133

9781282352131

128235213X

9780300144987

0300144989

OCLC:

1024014266