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Gisbertus Voetius (1589–1676) on God, Freedom, and Contingency: An Early Modern Reformed Voice is the first study in English entirely devoted to the theology of Voetius, a leading figure of Reformed scholasticism. Andreas J. Beck examines Voetius’s life and his concept of theology. Moreover, he provides a fresh and detailed analysis of Voetius’s views on God, freedom, and contingency in the context of related early modern debates. Special attention is given to transconfessional relations and relevant backgrounds in patristic theology, medieval scholasticism, and the European Reformations. This study also advances our knowledge of scholarly practices in theological education at early modern Reformed universities in the Low Countries.
Price: $238.00
Pages: 616
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Brill's Series in Church History
Publication Date:
06 January 2022
ISBN: 9789004504387
Format: Hardcover
"Beck masterfully explains the myriad of scholastic distinctions employed by Voetius in service of explaining the divine nature and its relation to the contingent world order. [The] monograph is filled with careful discussion of knotty early modern theological topics. Any student of early modern Reformed orthodoxy will find a vast array of material related to the doctrine of God, both among Voetius and his various interlocutors.” – Michael J. Lynch, The Davenant Institute, in: The London Lyceum (January 17, 2023).
“Beck’s work is a necessary addition to library and scholarly collections demonstrating how Voetius stood close to the heart of theNadere Reformatie as one of its most influential, vocal, and long-lived proponents. ... As a welcome and masterful contribution of expansive clarity and diligent nuance, this volume is an important contribution to the scholarship and invites further conversations on Voetius’s doctrine of God and, one hopes, many of his other doctrines and loci of theology.” - Todd M. Rester, Westminster Theological Seminary, in: Church History and Religious Culture (June 2023).
“This work offers a very rich introduction to Reformed orthodox theology. To mention just one more topic, Beck explains how the strong belief in God’s overarching will and providence does imply pre-determination of all that happens, including the choices of free agents, but that this still does not lead to a deterministic view of reality.” - Henk van den Belt, in: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (July 2023).
“Beck’s work is a necessary addition to library and scholarly collections demonstrating how Voetius stood close to the heart of theNadere Reformatie as one of its most influential, vocal, and long-lived proponents. ... As a welcome and masterful contribution of expansive clarity and diligent nuance, this volume is an important contribution to the scholarship and invites further conversations on Voetius’s doctrine of God and, one hopes, many of his other doctrines and loci of theology.” - Todd M. Rester, Westminster Theological Seminary, in: Church History and Religious Culture (June 2023).
“This work offers a very rich introduction to Reformed orthodox theology. To mention just one more topic, Beck explains how the strong belief in God’s overarching will and providence does imply pre-determination of all that happens, including the choices of free agents, but that this still does not lead to a deterministic view of reality.” - Henk van den Belt, in: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (July 2023).
Andreas J. Beck, Ph.D. (2007), Utrecht University, is Professor of Historical Theology and Academic Dean at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, and the Director of the Institute of Post-Reformation Studies. He has published extensively on medieval and early modern theology and philosophy, including Melanchthon und die reformierte Tradition (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2016; editor) and Synopsis Purioris Theologiae, vols. 2–3 (Brill, 2016–2020; general co-editor).