Boekbespreking van deel 2 van de Leidse Synopsis met aandacht voor pietisme en nadere reformatie. Review of part 2 of the Synopsis Purioris Theologiae/Synopsis of a Purer Theology, published by Brill Leiden in 2016 with a special focus on... more
Boekbespreking van deel 2 van de Leidse Synopsis met aandacht voor pietisme en nadere reformatie. Review of part 2 of the Synopsis Purioris Theologiae/Synopsis of a Purer Theology, published by Brill Leiden in 2016 with a special focus on reformed piety and further reformation issues.
Recensie van het In 2020 verschenen derde en laatste deel van de Leidse synopsis (1625) met de disputatie 43-52. Review of part 3 of the Synopsis Purioris Theologiae/Synopsis of a Purer Theology, published by Brill Leiden in 2020 with a... more
Recensie van het In 2020 verschenen derde en laatste deel van de Leidse synopsis (1625) met de disputatie 43-52. Review of part 3 of the Synopsis Purioris Theologiae/Synopsis of a Purer Theology, published by Brill Leiden in 2020 with a special focus on further reformation issues.
The Synopsis Purioris Theologiae, a textbook in systematic theology, originated as a series of disputations held in Leiden University between 1620-1624. In presiding over the cycle of disputations, the Leiden professors Johannes... more
The Synopsis Purioris Theologiae, a textbook in systematic theology, originated as a series of disputations held in Leiden University between 1620-1624. In presiding over the cycle of disputations, the Leiden professors Johannes Polyander, Andreas Rivetus, Antonius Walaeus and Antonius Thysius continued a tradition from before the Synod of Dort. This article discusses the original academic setting of the disputations, shows that the cycle and its four repetitions replaced a similar cycle with repetitions that started in 1596 under Franciscus Junius Sr., and that the order of subjects was agreed on beforehand. The professors composed the theses and were responsible for the final text of the Synopsis.
Presentation given at the book launch of volume 1 of "Synopsis of a Purer Theology". The publication of this Latin-English, annotated edition is a matter of teamwork: it requires several domains of knowledge and skills. In its own time,... more
Presentation given at the book launch of volume 1 of "Synopsis of a Purer Theology". The publication of this Latin-English, annotated edition is a matter of teamwork: it requires several domains of knowledge and skills. In its own time, the Synopsis purioris theologiae (1625) was the fruit of co-operation of four professors, together with their senior students. In a deeper sense, the Synopsis displays theological teamwork by its constant incorporation of patristic, medieval, and comtemporary references. The ecumenical attitude of the Synopsis is exemplified on the question of the "filioque": important insights from Eastern Orthodox trinitarian theology are endorsed and combined with the Western emphasis on the distinct Persons of Father, Son, and Spirit.
