Adriaan Koerbagh, A light shining in dark places, to illuminate the main questions of theology and religion

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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

(Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 207 . Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 12)

Brill, 2011

  • : hardcover

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Original in Dutch with English translation and commentary

Originally published in Amsterdam, 1668

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction by Wiep van Bunge Note on the Texts ADRIAAN KOERBAGH, EEN LIGT SCHIJNENDE IN DUYSTERE PLAATSEN: OM TE VERLIGTEN DE VOORNAAMSTE SAAKEN DER GODS-GELEERTHEYD EN GODS-DIENST ADRIAAN KOERBAGH, A LIGHT SHINING IN DARK PLACES, TO ILLUMINATE THE MAIN QUESTIONS OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGION [Voorwoord] [Preface] Hoofdstuk 1. Van Wesen, Jehova, en de Waereld Chapter 1. On Being, Jehova, and the World Hoofdstuk 2. Van de Drie-eenheyd, de Trinitate Chapter 2. On the Trinity, de Trinitate Hoofdstuk 3. Van den Behouder gesegt Jesus Chapter 3. On the Saviour named Jesus Hoofdstuk 4. Van den Heyligen Geest, de spiritu sancto Chapter 4. On the Holy Ghost, de spiritu sancto Hoofdstuk 5. Van Goed ende Kwaad, de bono et malo Chapter 5. On good and evil, de bono et malo Hoofdstuk 6. Van de Godsdienst, de religione Chapter 6. On religion, de religione Hoofdstuk 7. Van de h. schrift of het h. boek, de bibliis, of s. scriptura Chapter 7. On holy scripture or the holy book, de bibliis or s. scriptura Hoofdstuk 8. Van de ketters en ketterijen, de haereticis et haeresia Chapter 8. On heretics and heresies, de haereticis et haeresia Hoofdstuk 9. Van den hemel, de coelo Chapter 9. On heaven, de coelo Hoofdstuk 10. Van de hel, gehenna Chapter 10. On hell, gehenna Hoofdstuk 11. Van de Godspraaken, de oraculis, en van de ligten en volmaaktheden, urim en thummim Chapter 11. On oracles, de oraculis, and on the lights and perfections, urim and thummim Hoofdstuk 12. Van de booden, die men segt te sijn goede geesten, de angelis Chapter 12. On the messengers who are said to be good spirits, de angelis Hoofdstuk 13. Van de lasteraars of tegenstanders, die men segt te sijn kwaade geesten, de diabolis, satanis Chapter 13. On slanderers or adversaries, said to be evil spirits, de diabolis, satanis Hoofdstuk 14. Van de spokerijen, en verschijningen, de spectris Chapter 14. On ghosts and apparitions, de spectris Hoofdstuk 15. 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 Chapter 15. On the wise and wisdom, which the clergy claim to be magicians or evil-spirited artists, and magic or evil-spirited art, magoi et magia Hoofdstuk 16. Van de wonderwerken, de miraculis Chapter 16. On miracles, de miraculis Index

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