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Hugo Grotius as Apologist for the Christian Religion: A Study of His Work De veritate religionis christianae (1640)

J.P. Heering
This study deals with Hugo Grotius' famous apologetic work De veritate religionis christianae , the Latin version of a Dutch poem which he wrote in 1620 while imprisoned in Loevestein, entitled Bewijs van den waren godsdienst. The first part of this book examines the genesis of the work and the development of the text. The middle sections give an analysis of the motives that led Grotius to write this work and of the sources he most probably used. The final chapters examine the notes that Grotius added to his work in 1640 and the reception of the work in the author's lifetime. The book is illustrated with several historical drawings and prints of Grotius and his time
eBook, English, 2004
BRILL, Leiden, 2004
Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 111
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9789047404880, 9789004137035, 9781429414555, 9047404882, 9004137033, 1429414553
10.1163/9789047404880
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Forewordxiii
List of Abbreviationsxv
Introductionxix
Chapter One. Bewijs van den Waren godsdienst1(25)
a. Background
1(7)
The political fall of Hugo Grotius
1(2)
In prison
3(2)
Dutch poems
5(3)
b. The writing of the apologetic work (Bewijs)
8(7)
Geloofs Voorberecht
11(4)
c. Editions
15(5)
First edition (BG n�� 143)
17(2)
Second edition (BG n�� 144)
19(1)
d. Dedication
20(5)
Fatherland
21(4)
Summary
25(1)
Chapter Two. De veritate religionis christianae26(21)
a. Latin editions
26(14)
Translation
26(4)
First edition (BG n�� 944)
30(2)
Second edition (BG n�� 946)
32(1)
Third edition (BG n�� 947)
33(2)
The making of the Notes
35(1)
New edition (BG n�� 950)
36(2)
Unauthorised editions (BG n��s 951-3)
38(2)
b. Development of the text
40(6)
Bewijs (1622)-Sensus (1627)
40(2)
Sensus (1627)-De veritate (Leiden 1629)
42(2)
De veritate (Leiden 1629)-De veritate (Leiden 1633)
44(1)
De veritate (Leiden 1633)-De veritate (Paris 1640)
45(1)
Conclusion
46(1)
Chapter Three. The contents47(17)
Book 1. On God and religion
47(3)
Book 2. The truth and excellence of the Christian religion
50(4)
Book 3. The credibility of the Bible
54(2)
Book 4. Against paganism
56(2)
Book 5. Against Judaism
58(3)
Book 6. Against Islam
61(3)
Chapter Four. Intention and method64(29)
a. Intention
64(11)
Background
64(1)
Apologetics
65(1)
The sickness of Christianity
66(1)
Eirenism
67(2)
Necessary and unnecessary doctrines
69(3)
The vanished truth
72(1)
Apologetic strategy
73(2)
b. Method
75(16)
Humanist dialectic
75(6)
Laurentius Valla
75(1)
Rudolph Agricola
76(1)
Petrus Ramus
77(2)
Petrus Molinaeus and Rudolph Snellius
79(2)
Legal dialectic
81(2)
Grotius' apologetic work
83(135)
Order
83(1)
Reason and testimony
84(2)
Certainty and probability
86(3)
Miracles
89(2)
Summary
91(2)
Chapter Five. Sources93(70)
Introduction
93(2)
Book 1-Mornay
95(21)
Book 2-Socinus
116(11)
Book 3-Socinus
127(10)
Book 4-Mornay
137(7)
Book 5-Mornay
144(11)
Book 6-Vives
155(8)
Chapter Six. The Notes163(36)
Book 1
166(11)
Book 2
177(3)
Book 3
180(2)
Book 4
182(3)
Book 5
185(9)
Book 6
194(5)
Chapter Seven. Reception199(46)
a. Criticism
199(19)
b. Translations
218(12)
German Translations
218(5)
French translations
223(4)
The English translation
227(1)
Greek, Swedish and Persian translations
228(2)
Summary
230(1)
c. Editions and translations after 1645
231(11)
Bewijs
232(1)
De veritate
232(10)
Conclusion
242(3)
Sources and literature245(14)
a. Sources
245(6)
I. The Bible
245(1)
II. Classical and Patristic Works
245(1)
III. Medieval and Humanist Works
246(1)
IV. Works of Grotius
247(1)
V. Contemporary Works
248(3)
b. Literature
251
Indexes
Index of Names259(5)
Index of Subjects264
Includes bibliographical references and index
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