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Adriaan Koerbagh : a light shining in dark places, to illuminate the main questions of theology and religion / edited and translated by Michiel Wielema ; with an introduction by Wiep van Bunge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koerbagh, Adriaan, approximately 1632-1669.
- Series:
- Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 207.
- Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 12.
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 207
- Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 12
- Standardized Title:
- Ligt schijnende in duystere plaatsen. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theology, Doctrinal--Netherlands--History--17th century.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Religious thought--Netherlands--History--17th century.
- Religious thought.
- Philosophy--Netherlands--History--17th century.
- Philosophy.
- Socinianism--Netherlands--History of doctrines--17th century.
- Socinianism.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677--Influence.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (520 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Light shining in dark places
- Place of Publication:
- Boston ; Leiden : Brill, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ever since it was first written, Adriaan Koerbagh's anti-Christian work, A Light Shining in 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.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Michiel Wielema
- Introduction / Wiep van Bunge
- Note on the Texts / Michiel Wielema
- Een Ligt Schijnende in Duystere Plaatsen: Om te Verligten de Voornaamste Saaken der Gods Geleertheyd en Gods Dienst Voorwoord / Adriaan Koerbagh
- Van Wesen, Jehova, en de Waereld / Michiel Wielema
- Van de Drie-eenheyd, de Trinitate / Michiel Wielema
- Van den Behouder gesegt Jesus / Michiel Wielema
- Van den Heyligen Geest, de spiritu sancto / Michiel Wielema
- Van Goed ende Kwaad, de bono et malo / Michiel Wielema
- Van de Godsdienst, de religione / Michiel Wielema
- Van de h. schrift of het h. boek, de bibliis, of s. scriptura / Michiel Wielema
- Van de ketters en ketterijen, de haereticis et haeresia / Michiel Wielema
- Van den hemel, de coelo / Michiel Wielema
- Van de hel, gehenna / Michiel Wielema
- Van de Godspraaken, de oraculis, en van de ligten en volmaaktheden, urim en thummim / Michiel Wielema
- Van de booden, die men segt te sijn goede geesten, de angelis / Michiel Wielema
- Van de lasteraars of tegenstanders, die men segt te sijn kwaade geesten, de diabolis, satanis / Michiel Wielema
- Van de spokerijen, en verschijningen, de spectris / Michiel Wielema
- 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 / Michiel Wielema
- Van de wonderwerken, de miraculis / Michiel Wielema
- Index / Michiel Wielema.
- Notes:
- Originally published in Amsterdam, 1668.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-33469-0
- 9786613334695
- 90-04-21458-5
- OCLC:
- 769190414
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004214583 DOI
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