Heterodoxy and Rational Theology PDF Ebook
Jean Le Clerc and Origen
Andrea Bianchi
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Andrea Bianchi, Heterodoxy and Rational Theology PDF Ebook (2020), Aschendorff Verlag, Münster, ISBN: 9783402137345
Beschreibung / Abstract
Despite his controversial reputation, Origen of Alexandria (185–253) was very much present in 17th- century religious debates. His official condemnation by the Church was a stain on his theological and exegetical reputation, yet his work remained a source of inspiration for some. For others, he was a heretic to be refuted. In Jean Le Clerc (1657–1736), a Swiss born Dutch Biblical scholar and literary journalist, we find elements from both camps although their opinions are not given equal weight, and he made a clear-cut assessment of Origen’s condemnation. As a member of the Arminian Church, Le Clerc had to defend his religious affiliation throughout his life, especially rejecting the predominating Reformed views on such hotly debated topics such as human freedom, divine agency and predestination. He also had to protect his theological reputation from other accusations of heterodoxy, especially Socinianism. Surprisingly, Origen became a key ally in Le Clerc’s struggle, despite the fact that he had to utilise the Alexandrian’s thought in nuanced ways and to communicate it with great care in order to discourage frontal attacks on himself based on Origen’s reputation and work
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Titlepage
- Preface
- Content
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- Part 1: SKETCHES OF LE CLERC’S INTELLECTUAL PROFILE
- 1. Epistemological Foundations and Modica theologia
- 2. Authority and Tradition: the Pagan and the Christian Past
- Part 2: LE CLERC’S RECEPTION OF ORIGEN
- 3. Origen the Thinker
- 4. Origen’s Biblical and Non-Biblical Scholarship
- 5. Origen as Historical Testimony
- Part 3: ORIGEN, FREEDOM AND THEOLOGY
- 6. Doctrinal Debates: Original Sin
- 7. Doctrinal Debates: Predestination and Grace
- 8. Doctrinal Debates: Theodicy
- GENERAL CONCLUSION
- List of Abbreviations
- Bibliography