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
(Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 207 . Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 12)
Brill, 2011
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Ligt schijnende in duystere plaatsen
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Note
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
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