DOCSLIB.ORG

Causality and Morality in Politics

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Causality and Morality in Politics Causality and Morality in Politics The Rise of Naturalism in Dutch Seventeenth-Century Political Thought HansW.Blom Causality and morality in politics Causality and morality in politics The rise of naturalism in Dutch seventeenth-century political thought Hans Willem Blom Rotterdam 1995 cip-gegevens koninklijke bibliotheek, den haag Blom, Hans Willem Causality and morality in politics : the rise of naturalism in Dutch seventeenth-century political thought / Hans Willem Blom. -[S.l. : s.n.] Proefschrift Universiteit Utrecht. -Met index, lit. opg. - Met samenvatting in het Nederlands. isbn 90-9007917-3 Trefw.: naturalisme in de politiek / politieke filosofie / Nederland ; politieke geschiedenis ; 17e eeuw. Typeset in Trinité (roman wide 2), typeface designed by Bram de Does. Printed by Offsetdrukkerij Ridderprint bv, Ridderkerk. Cover illustration: Atlas supporting the heavens, cast plaster model, presumably by Artus Quellien. ‘Burgerzaal’ of the Royal Palace (built 1648 till late 1660’s as town hall), Amsterdam. parentibus uxorique Reproduction by courtesy of the Stichting Koninklijk Paleis te Amsterdam Contents Preface 7 chapter i Morality and causality in politics 9 A naturalist conception of politics /10/ Passions and politics /13/ Naturalism /16/ Is–ought: some caveats /19/ History of political philosophy: distance and similarity /21/ The historical theses /25/ The core of the argument /29/ chapter ii Dutch political thought and institutions 33 Causes and intentions explaining Dutch political thought /34/ Between political strength and institutional incompetence /36/ Aspects of a strong state /37/ Difficulties in conceptualizing a strong state /43/ ‘Our prince is king!’: a new confrontation with absolutism /52/ Absolutism and freedom /55/ Conclusion /64/ chapter iii Burgersdijk on natural morality and political expediency 67 The books: Idea philosophiae moralis and Idea politica /69/ Central tenets in moral philosophy /75/ A moral theory of politics /89/ Conclusion /100/ chapter iv Velthuysen on natural morality in politics 101 Introduction /103/ The birth of a ‘Hobbesian’ /107/ The Epistolica Dissertatio de principiis justi et decori (1651) /108/ Sociability and conservatio sui /111/ Natural morality and sociability /117/ Conveniens schesis atque relatio /120/ A Calvinist argument about sociability /123/ chapter v Two types of teleology 129 Some English reactions to Velthuysen /129/ The Hobbesian challenge / 131/ The purpose of the world /135/ Knowledge of the purpose and the means /140/ Benevolence and property /147/ A last echo /150/ Emotions and rationality /151/ chapter vi De la Court and ‘interest of state’ 157 Prudentia mixta /161/ Reason of state or Interest of state? /162/ Clapmarius in the Republic /167/ ‘Nadien de nood geen wet heeft’ /169/ Necessity and virtue /173/ Private and public interest /178/ The spirit of conquest versus the politics of peace /180/ APreface chapter vii The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza 183 Introduction /184/ Aspects of moral and political concern in the Dutch Republic /187/ Spinoza’s position /192/ Moral philosophy and politics /198/ Getting this book finished was the easiest part of it. The way to its concep- tion, however, was the well-known thorny path. Originally conceived as a chapter viii Spinoza, the ideal state and the reality of republicanism 217 study of the methodological origins of the social sciences, working to and fro Republicanism /219/ Historiographical perspectives on Dutch between philosophy of science, social philosophy and history of ideas made republicanism /223/ Republicanism: some examples /224/ Freedom / me feel the dangers of anachronism and argumentative incoherence. The 228/ Contracts, liberty, and virtue /230/ Best states /234/ Absolutism and decision to take into account the role of Spinoza triggered a fundamental republics /235/ Conclusion /238/ reworking of the original plan. A lecture on Spinoza and De la Court, invited by the ‘Vereniging het Spinozahuis’, gave me the opportunity to formulate chapter ix Nature, morality, and politics: problems and prospects 241 its basic outlines: to uncover the Dutch character of an intriguing contribu- Nature, morality, and politics /242/ A problem of Spinozism /246/ tion to early-modern political thought. Spinozism and anti-Spinozism /247/ Van der Muelen on natural law, civil society & sovereignty /251/ Simon van Slingelandt /261/ François In the gradual articulation of this programme I have greatly profited from Hemsterhuis and the state as body: Mes animaux politiques /267/ generous support from tutors, colleagues and friends. Johan de Vree has, ever Conclusion /278/ since my time at the ‘Europa Instituut’, University of Amsterdam, shared his uncompromising conception of political science as well as his friendship. Bibliography 281 Johan gave me free rein in pursuing my interests. His critical comments on Primary sources /281/ Studies /288/ various versions of the manuscript have been a great help. I thoroughly enjoyed and profited from the collaboration on various pub- Index 302 lication projects with Eco Haitsma Mulier, Wijnand Mijnhardt, Wim Block- mans, Hugo de Schepper, Theo Verbeek, and Henri Krop, all of whom never disappointed in their scholarly advice. Working together on seventeenth- century political thought with successive research-assistants – Gert-Onne van de Klashorst, Ivo Wildenberg, Jaap Kerkhoven, Ronald Janse and Mal- colm de Mowbray – has been an enduring stimulus, as are the discussions in the Amsterdam ‘conceptual-history’ workgroup on liberty. 7 Preface Particularly encouraging has been E.H. Kossmann’s benevolent appreciation of some of my publications. A stay at King’s College, Cambridge contributed to put my research ideas into an (international) context, and invaluable dis- cussions with Istvan Hont and John Dunn prompted me to further articulate the argument. The Department of Philosophy of the erasmus universiteit rotterdam, and in particular the head of the section ‘Praktische Filosofie’, Koo van der Wal, deserve credit for a permissive indulgence of my research. The depart- ment is involved in highly divergent research and teaching tasks, as it still – and rightly so – aspires to sustain the many and various scholarly contacts in order to live up to the ideal of a ‘centrale inter-faculteit’. Fruitful co-opera- tion is hence more difficult than Ministers of Education seem to realise. Working with Jack Vromen in teaching in and publishing on the philosophy of economics is gratefully acknowledged. With the members of the section ‘Geschiedenis van de Wijsbegeerte in Nederland’ I share a belief in the rele- vance of the history of philosophy in the Netherlands for the history of ideas more generally. I heartily thank Malcolm de Mowbray for his meticulous advice on my trans- lations from Latin. Iain Hampsher-Monk commented on the final manu- script and cheerfully went beyond the call of duty in saving me from many an obscure or unidiomatic English sentence. All remaining flaws are necessarily my own. My parents raised me in a dedicated belief in the importance of ‘onderricht- ing, ervarentheyd and redenkaveling’, as De la Court has it. Alida, uxor mea, steered me through a long illness in the early eighties. This book is as much hers as it is mine, not least since we both thoroughly value the historical period this book deals with, and much else besides. Alida and my parents, each in their own way, have made my research an enjoyable task. I therefore dedicate this book to them. An earlier version of Chapter 6 was published in G.H.R. Parkinson (ed), The Renaissance and seventeenth century rationalism (History of Philosophy IV; London: Routledge 1993) pp 313-348, and was subsequently reworked. Chapter 4 is a revised version of a contribution to E.P. Bos & H.A. Krop (ed), Franco Burgersdijk 1590-1635 (Studies in the History of Ideas in the Low Countries I; Amsterdam/Atlanta: Editions Rodopi 1993) pp. 119-150. 8 AMorality and causality in politics 6 chapter i 5 FNatura incipit .... THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, WITHOUT DOUBT, has been one of the great and influential historical laboratories of politics. Institutions as well as theo- ries having been the object of daring and innovative interventions, some of our present-day political arrangements and conceptualisations still bear wit- ness to that period of experiment and change. In particular, the Republic of the Seven United Provinces stands out as a testing place of modern theory and practice for the res publica. This study comments on the significance of Dutch political thought and try to provide a perspective on its particular nature. In several respects, the political practice and political thought of the Dutch seventeenth century have been highly exceptional. Against the tide of growing centralisation and absolutism elsewhere in Europe, a basically fed- eral political system was maintained and the discussion of its opportunities and its shortcomings produced some very intriguing contributions to politi- cal theory. The exceptional nature of a federal system in which power was widely distributed throughout the economic and political structure was closely matched by the extraordinary nature of concomitant political theo- ries. Notwithstanding the Republic’s well-known tendency towards oligar- chy, many different political actors, groups and social strata were involved in 9 Morality and causality in politics A naturalistic conception of politics politics, and the ensuing rhetorical necessity to address broad strata of soci- sophical
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Infinite Ethics
    INFINITE ETHICS Nick Bostrom Faculty of Philosophy Oxford University [Published in Analysis and Metaphysics, Vol. 10 (2011): pp. 9-59] [This is the final version. Earlier versions: 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009] www.nickbostrom.com ABSTRACT Aggregative consequentialism and several other popular moral theories are threatened with paralysis: when coupled with some plausible assumptions, they seem to imply that it is always ethically indifferent what you do. Modern cosmology teaches that the world might well contain an infinite number of happy and sad people and other candidate value-bearing locations. Aggregative ethics implies that such a world contains an infinite amount of positive value and an infinite amount of negative value. You can affect only a finite amount of good or bad. In standard cardinal arithmetic, an infinite quantity is unchanged by the addition or subtraction of any finite quantity. So it appears you cannot change the value of the world. Modifications of aggregationism aimed at resolving the paralysis are only partially effective and cause severe side effects, including problems of “fanaticism”, “distortion”, and erosion of the intuitions that originally motivated the theory. Is the infinitarian challenge fatal? 1. The challenge 1.1. The threat of infinitarian paralysis When we gaze at the starry sky at night and try to think of humanity from a “cosmic point of view”, we feel small. Human history, with all its earnest strivings, triumphs, and tragedies can remind us of a colony of ants, laboring frantically to rearrange the needles of their little ephemeral stack. We brush such late-night rumination aside in our daily life and analytic 1 philosophy.
    [Show full text]
  • Spinoza's Political Theory: Naturalism, Determinism And
    Open Journal of Philosophy, 2017, 7, 105-115 http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojpp ISSN Online: 2163-9442 ISSN Print: 2163-9434 Spinoza’s Political Theory: Naturalism, Determinism and Institutionalism Jan-Erik Lane Public Policy Institute, Belgrade, Serbia How to cite this paper: Lane, J.-E. (2017). Abstract Spinoza’s Political Theory: Naturalism, De- terminism and Institutionalism. Open Jour- Spinoza has a formidable reputation as an abstract philosopher in the ratio- nal of Philosophy, 7, 105-115. nalist school of the 17th century. This standard image of him stems from his https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpp.2017.72007 elegant Ethics, examining men and women with the Euclidean method of Received: March 25, 2017 axioms, corollaries and implications. He launched a fascinating theory about Accepted: May 24, 2017 moral naturalism and ethical determinism, much debated by other great phi- Published: May 27, 2017 losophers. However, he also has two political texts, one on religion and Copyright © 2017 by author and another on political regime. They are much more reader friendly and the ar- Scientific Research Publishing Inc. guments are simple, following from the foundations in Ethics. At least, Spi- This work is licensed under the Creative noza so believed. This paper presents systematically the political theory in Commons Attribution International Tractatus Politicus, which has received too little attention. License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access Keywords Naturalism, Determinism, Hobbes, Kierkegaard, Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy, Institutionalism and Choice 1. Introduction Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) dealt with general philosophy, the philosophy of re- ligion and political philosophy.
    [Show full text]
  • Uva-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)
    UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Masters of war: state, capital, and military enterprise in the Dutch cycle of accumulation (1600-1795) Brandon, P. Publication date 2013 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Brandon, P. (2013). Masters of war: state, capital, and military enterprise in the Dutch cycle of accumulation (1600-1795). General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) Download date:01 Oct 2021 Sources and bibliography Archival collections Nationaal Archief, The Hague (NA) Admiraliteiten, 1.01.46 Admiraliteitscolleges XXXI, J. Bisdom 1525-1793, 1.01.47.21 Admiraliteitscollecties XXXII, Pieter van Bleiswijk 1690-1787, 1.01.47.22 Admiraliteitscolleges
    [Show full text]
  • The Dutch in the Early Modern World David Onnekink , Gijs Rommelse Frontmatter More Information
    Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-12581-0 — The Dutch in the Early Modern World David Onnekink , Gijs Rommelse Frontmatter More Information The Dutch in the Early Modern World Emerging at the turn of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic rose to become a powerhouse of economic growth, artistic creativity, military innovation, religious tolerance and intellectual development. This is the first textbook to present this period of early modern Dutch history in a global context. It makes an active use of illustrations, objects, personal stories and anecdotes to present a lively overview of Dutch global history that is solidly grounded in sources and literature. Focusing on themes that resonate with contemporary concerns, such as overseas exploration, war, slavery, migration, identity and racism, this volume charts the multiple ways in which the Dutch were connected with the outside world. It serves as an engaging and accessible intro- duction to Dutch history, as well as a case study in early modern global expansion. david onnekink is Assistant Professor in Early Modern International Relations at Utrecht University. He has previously held a position at Leiden University, and was a visiting professor at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities at Edinburgh (2004), Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam (2016–2017) and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (2016). He is the author of Reinterpreting the Dutch Forty Years War (2016), and edited volumes on War and Religion after Westphalia, 1648–1713 (2009) and Ideology and Foreign Policy in Early Modern Europe (1650–1750) (2011), also with Gijs Rommelse.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Download
    Early Modern Low Countries 4 (2020) 2, pp. 181-204 - eISSN: 2543-1587 181 Discrediting the Dutch: A French Account of the Year of Disaster for Arab Audiences Rosanne Baars and Josephine van den Bent Rosanne Baars is lecturer in History at the University of Amsterdam. Her most recent book, Rumours of Revolt. Civil War and the Emergence of a Transnational News Culture in France and the Netherlands, 1561-1598, will be published by Brill in May 2021. She has also published on maritime history and Dutch-Ottoman diplomacy. Her research interests include the reception of news and media, diplo- matic history, early modern France, and the Ottoman Empire. Josephine van den Bent is postdoctoral researcher at the history department of Radboud Univer- sity Nijmegen, investigating water management in Middle Eastern cities (c. 700-1500) as part of the nwo-funded project ‘Source of Life’. Her PhD thesis (University of Amsterdam, 2020) analysed the representation of the Mongols in the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt and Syria, c. 1250-1350. Her research interests include ethnic stereotyping, urban organisation, and the medieval and early mod- ern Middle East. She is also editor-in-chief of the semi-academic journal ZemZem. Tijdschrift over het Midden-Oosten, Noord-Afrika en islam. Abstract Recent historiography has demonstrated how Istanbul became part of a European media landscape in the seventeenth century. This article argues that European coun- tries not only targeted the Ottoman Porte but also tried to reach Arabic-speaking audiences in other major Ottoman cities, such as Aleppo. It does so through an anal- ysis of a remarkable source, an Arabic manuscript pamphlet written by a Frenchman in Aleppo in January 1673, which tells the story of the exploits of Louis xiv in the Dutch Republic during the Year of Disaster.
    [Show full text]
  • 4 Reformed Orthodoxy
    Autopistia : the self-convincing authority of scripture in reformed theology Belt, H. van der Citation Belt, H. van der. (2006, October 4). Autopistia : the self-convincing authority of scripture in reformed theology. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/4582 Version: Corrected Publisher’s Version Licence agreement concerning inclusion of doctoral thesis in the License: Institutional Repository of the University of Leiden Downloaded from: https://hdl.handle.net/1887/4582 Note: To cite this publication please use the final published version (if applicable). id7775687 pdfMachine by Broadgun Software - a great PDF writer! - a great PDF creator! - http://www.pdfmachine.com http://www.broadgun.com 4 Reformed Orthodoxy The period of Reformed orthodoxy extends from the Reformation to the time that liberal theology became predominant in the European churches and universities. During the period the Lutheran, Reformed, and Anglican churches were the official churches in Protestant countries and religious polemics between Catholicism and Protestantism formed an integral part of the intense political strife that gave birth to modern Europe. Reformed orthodoxy is usually divided into three periods that represent three different stages; there is no watershed between these periods and it is difficult to “ ” determine exact dates. During the period of early orthodoxy the confessional and doctrinal codifications of Reformed theology took place. This period is characterized by polemics against the Counter-Reformation; it starts with the death of the second- generation Reformers (around 1565) and ends in the first decades of the seventeenth century.1 The international Reformed Synod of Dort (1618-1619) is a useful milestone, 2 “ because this synod codified Reformed soteriology.
    [Show full text]
  • 'Philopater, De Radicale Verlichting En Het Einde Van De Eindtijd'
    ‘Philopater, de radicale Verlichting en het einde van de Eindtijd’ Wiep van Bunge bron Wiep van Bunge, ‘Philopater, de radicale Verlichting en het einde van de Eindtijd.’ In: Mededelingen van de Stichting Jacob Campo Weyerman 26 (2003), p. 10-19. Zie voor verantwoording: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bung001phil01_01/colofon.htm © 2004 dbnl / Wiep van Bunge 10 Philopater, de radicale Verlichting en het einde van de Eindtijd The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory Wiep van Bunge Dat de Nederlandse Republiek rond 1700 reeds geruime tijd een broeinest was van filosofisch radicalisme, mag na de publicatie van Jonathan Israels Radical Enlightenment als bekend worden verondersteld.1 Je kunt met Israel van mening verschillen over de kwaliteit van dit radicalisme, over de invloed die het had gedurende de achttiende eeuw in Nederland en elders, en over de moderniteit van deze radicale Verlichting, maar dat vanaf het midden van de zeventiende eeuw in het voetspoor van Descartes en Spinoza met name binnen het gewest Holland plots ideeën circuleerden die grotendeels haaks stonden op de dominante, christelijke traditie, dat staat nu wel vast. Ook over de precieze omvang van deze vroege Verlichting, en dus over de representativiteit van deze radicalen zullen de specialisten nog lang van mening verschillen. Maar dat die radicalen er waren, dat valt niet langer te ontkennen. Israels boek komt dan ook niet uit de lucht vallen. Ruim twintig jaar gelden was het de Amerikaanse historica Margaret C.
    [Show full text]
  • Other Moral Theories : Subjectivism, Relativism, Emotivism, Intuitionism, Etc
    INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 30 Other Moral Theories: Subjectivism, Relativism, Emotivism, Intuitionism, etc. 1 Jan Franciszek Jacko Metaethics includes moral theories that contain assumptions which answer some metaphysical and epistemological questions about moral goods and values. The metaphysical questions (such as What are, and how do moral goods and values exist?) are about the nature and existence of moral goods and values. Epistemological questions (such as Can we know moral goods and values? If so, what are the sources of knowledge about them?) regard sources of knowledge about moral goods, values and criteria of moral evaluations.2 Assumptions of ethical subjectivism, relativism, decisionism, emotivism and intuitionism are exemplary answers to these questions. We call their answers “normative assumptions.” There are at least three good reasons to ask and answer such questions. First, without answering them, moral judgments remain ambiguous. For example, if I say, “Action X is wrong,” the judgement has several meanings. To specify its sense, I should clarify my normative assumptions. For example, I can assume metaphysical subjectivism (anti-realism) or realism in metaethics. According to the former assumption, my above judgment about X is not about reality; it is about my or someone’s opinion. In this case, the exact meaning of this judgement is: someone evaluates X as morally wrong. If I assume the counter-assumption of metaphysical realism (anti-subjectivism), I mean that it is true that X has the property of moral wrongness. Second, these assumptions are conductive to peculiar practices. To specify the practice, which follows from moral judgments, one has to determine some normative assumptions.
    [Show full text]
  • HNA April 11 Cover-Final.Indd
    historians of netherlandish art NEWSLETTER AND REVIEW OF BOOKS Dedicated to the Study of Netherlandish, German and Franco-Flemish Art and Architecture, 1350-1750 Vol. 28, No. 1 April 2011 Jacob Cats (1741-1799), Summer Landscape, pen and brown ink and wash, 270-359 mm. Hamburger Kunsthalle. Photo: Christoph Irrgang Exhibited in “Bruegel, Rembrandt & Co. Niederländische Zeichnungen 1450-1850”, June 17 – September 11, 2011, on the occasion of the publication of Annemarie Stefes, Niederländische Zeichnungen 1450-1850, Kupferstichkabinett der Hamburger Kunsthalle (see under New Titles) HNA Newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 2, November 2006 1 historians of netherlandish art 23 S. Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904 Telephone/Fax: (732) 937-8394 E-Mail: [email protected] www.hnanews.org Historians of Netherlandish Art Offi cers President - Stephanie Dickey (2009–2013) Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art Queen’s University Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada Vice-President - Amy Golahny (2009–2013) Lycoming College Williamsport, PA 17701 Treasurer - Rebecca Brienen University of Miami Art & Art History Department PO Box 248106 Coral Gables FL 33124-2618 European Treasurer and Liaison - Fiona Healy Seminarstrasse 7 D-55127 Mainz Germany Board Members Contents Dagmar Eichberger (2008–2012) HNA News ............................................................................1 Wayne Franits (2009–2013) Matt Kavaler (2008–2012) Personalia ............................................................................... 2 Henry Luttikhuizen (2009 and 2010–2014) Exhibitions
    [Show full text]
  • Nadere Reformatie Lecture 1
    CHRIST COVENANT Reformed PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2013-14 WINTER CONFERENCE THE NADERE REFORMATIE A Brief Study of the Dutch Further Reformation, its doctrinal integrity, its piety, its men, and its Literature Nadere Reformatie Lectures-Pastor Ruddell’s Notes 1) The Name: Nadere Reformatie a) The name itself is a difficult term. It has been translated as: i) Second Reformation: As a name, the second reformation has something to be said for it, but it may give the impression that it is something separate from the first reformation, it denies the continuity that would have been confessed by its adherents. ii) Further Reformation: This is the term that is popular with Dutch historians who specialize in this movement. This term is preferred because it does set forth a continuity with the past, and with the Protestant Reformation as it came to the Netherlands. Its weakness is that it may seem to imply that the original Reformation did not go far enough—that there ought to be some noted deficiency. iii) The movement under study has also been called “Dutch Precisianism” as in, a more precise and exacting practice of godliness or piety. The difficulty here is that there are times when that term “precisionist” has been used pejoratively, and historians are unwilling to place a pejorative name upon a movement so popular with godly Dutch Christians. iv) There are times when the movement has been referred to as “Dutch Puritanism”. And, while there is much to commend this name as well, Puritanism also carries with it a particular stigma, which might be perceived as unpopular.
    [Show full text]
  • Literaturverzeichnis in Auswahl1
    Literaturverzeichnis in Auswahl1 A ADAMS, THOMAS: An Exposition upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter. Herausgegeben von James Sherman. 1839. Nachdruck Ligonier, Pennsylvania: Soli Deo Gloria, 1990. DERS.: The Works of Thomas Adams. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1862. DERS.: The Works of Thomas Adams. 1862. Nachdruck Eureka, California: Tanski, 1998. AFFLECK, BERT JR.: „The Theology of Richard Sibbes, 1577–1635“. Doctor of Philosophy-Dissertation: Drew University, 1969. AHENAKAA, ANJOV: „Justification and the Christian Life in John Bunyan: A Vindication of Bunyan from the Charge of Antinomianism“. Doctor of Philosophy-Dissertation: Westminster Theological Seminary, 1997. AINSWORTH, HENRY: A Censure upon a Dialogue of the Anabaptists, Intituled, A Description of What God Hath Predestinated Concerning Man. & c. in 7 Poynts. Of Predestination. pag. 1. Of Election. pag. 18. Of Reprobation. pag. 26. Of Falling Away. pag. 27. Of Freewill. pag. 41. Of Originall Sinne. pag. 43. Of Baptizing Infants. pag. 69. London: W. Jones, 1643. DERS.: Two Treatises by Henry Ainsworth. The First, Of the Communion of Saints. The Second, Entitled, An Arrow against Idolatry, Etc. Edinburgh: D. Paterson, 1789. ALEXANDER, James W.: Thoughts on Family Worship. 1847. Nachdruck Morgan, Pennsylvania: Soli Deo Gloria, 1998. ALLEINE, JOSEPH: An Alarm to the Unconverted. Evansville, Indiana: Sovereign Grace Publishers, 1959. DERS.: A Sure Guide to Heaven. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1995. ALLEINE, RICHARD: Heaven Opened … The Riches of God’s Covenant of Grace. New York: American Tract Society, ohne Jahr. ALLEN, WILLIAM: Some Baptismal Abuses Briefly Discovered. London: J. M., 1653. ALSTED, JOHANN HEINRICH: Diatribe de Mille Annis Apocalypticis ... Frankfurt: Sumptibus C. Eifridi, 1627.
    [Show full text]
  • Aspects of Arminian Soteriology in Methodist-Lutheran Ecumenical Dialogues in 20Th and 21St Century
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto ASPECTS OF ARMINIAN SOTERIOLOGY IN METHODIST-LUTHERAN ECUMENICAL DIALOGUES IN 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY Mikko Satama Master’s Thesis University of Helsinki Faculty of Theology Department of Systematic Theology Ecumenical Studies 18th January 2009 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO − HELSINGFORS UNIVERSITET Tiedekunta/Osasto − Fakultet/Sektion Laitos − Institution Teologinen tiedekunta Systemaattisen teologian laitos Tekijä − Författare Mikko Satama Työn nimi − Arbetets title Aspects of Arminian Soteriology in Methodist-Lutheran Ecumenical Dialogues in 20th and 21st Century Oppiaine − Läroämne Ekumeniikka Työn laji − Arbetets art Aika − Datum Sivumäärä − Sidoantal Pro Gradu -tutkielma 18.1.2009 94 Tiivistelmä − Referat The aim of this thesis is to analyse the key ecumenical dialogues between Methodists and Lutherans from the perspective of Arminian soteriology and Methodist theology in general. The primary research question is defined as: “To what extent do the dialogues under analysis relate to Arminian soteriology?” By seeking an answer to this question, new knowledge is sought on the current soteriological position of the Methodist-Lutheran dialogues, the contemporary Methodist theology and the commonalities between the Lutheran and Arminian understanding of soteriology. This way the soteriological picture of the Methodist-Lutheran discussions is clarified. The dialogues under analysis were selected on the basis of versatility. Firstly, the sole world organisation level dialogue was chosen: The Church – Community of Grace. Additionally, the document World Methodist Council and the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is analysed as a supporting document. Secondly, a document concerning the discussions between two main-line churches in the United States of America was selected: Confessing Our Faith Together.
    [Show full text]