Arminius, Arminianism, and Europe : : Jacobus Arminius (1559/60-1609) / / edited by Th. Marius van Leeuwen, Keith D. Stanglin, Marijke Tolsma.

• Superior document: Brill's series in church history, v. 39
• TeilnehmendeR: Leeuwen, Theodoor Marius van.; Stanglin, Keith D.; Tolsma, Marijke.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's series in church history ; d. 39.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Notes: Proceedings of a conference held at Leiden University on Oct. 9-10, 2009.

19 October 2009 marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Jacobus Arminius in Leiden. He was esteemed for the way in which he sought a via media between strict Calvinism and a more humanistic variant of Christian belief. However, because of his deviation from mainstream Calvinism, he has also been violently attacked. Was he a pioneer, who enriched the Reformed tradition by opening it towards new horizons, or a heretic, who founded a new tradition, as an alternative to Reformed theology? The day of the death of this remarkable theologian was commemorated with a conference at Leiden University on Arminius, Aminianism, and Europe (9 and 10 October 2009). The main contributions to that conference are collected in this book. The first part contains some essays on the thinking of Arminius himself: the structure of his theology, his relation to Augustine, and to Rome. The second part deals with Arminianism. Was it influenced by Socinianism, as its opponents often claimed? How was it received in Europe: in Germany, Switzerland (Geneva), England, and Ireland? How far did Arminianism prepare the way for the ideals of the Enlightenment, which made its entry later on in the seventeenth century? An extensive iconography of Jacobus Arminius and an annotated bibliography of all his known writings complete, in the third part, this volume.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / Th. M. Leeuwen , K. Stanglin and M. Tolsma -- Arminius And Arminianism: An Overview Of Current Research / Keith D. Stanglin -- Jacobus Arminius:Theologian Of God’s Twofold Love / William Den Boer -- \'Augustine Asleep\' Or \'Augustine Awake\'? Jacobus Arminius’s Reception Of Augustine / Aza Goudriaan -- Arminius And Rome / Eric H. Cossee -- The Biblical Hermeneutics Of Socinians And Remonstrants In The Seventeenth Century / Kęstutis Daugirdas -- Arminius Und Die Herbornertheologen: Am Beispiel Von Johannes Piscator / Andreas Mühling -- Arminius Redivivus? The Arminian Influence In French Switzerland And At The Beginning Of The Eighteenth Century / Maria-Cristina Pitassi -- Arminianism Amongst Protestant Dissenters In England And Ireland In The Eighteenth Century / David Steers -- Facing Arminius: Jacobus Arminius In Portrait / Marijke Tolsma -- Iconographia Arminiana: Portraits From 1609 Until Ca. 1850 / Marijke Tolsma -- Bibliographia Arminiana: A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography Of The Works Of Arminius / Keith D. Stanglin and Richard A. Muller -- List Of Contributors / Th. M. Leeuwen , K. Stanglin and M. Tolsma -- Index Of Names / Th. M. Leeuwen , K. Stanglin and M. Tolsma -- Index Of Places / Th. M. Leeuwen , K. Stanglin and M. Tolsma -- Index Of Subjects / Th. M. Leeuwen , K. Stanglin and M. Tolsma.