Zhao, G. (Jason) (2023) Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711) : reformed covenantal eudaimonism higest good, virtue, and law. Doctoral thesis.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral thesis) |
|---|---|
| Titel: | Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711) : reformed covenantal eudaimonism higest good, virtue, and law |
| Samenvatting (EN): | Early modern Reformed theologians were dedicated to both the reformation of doctrine and the reformation of life. However, despite renewed interest in post-Reformation Reformed theology over the last three decades, only a few monographs have been devoted to Reformed ethics. While these studies challenge the traditional view and call for reorientation, they fail to accurately portray early modern Reformed ethics. This historical study, therefore, seeks to accurately depict the classical formulation of Reformed ethics in the post-Reformation era. Rather than examining detailed practical ethical issues, this study limits itself to the “shape” of Reformed ethics from the theoretical ethical perspective. With the Dutch and Reformed pastor and theologian Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711) as a window, this study proposes an integrated model of reorientation. Recognizing that the pursuit of happiness or eudaimonia was the dominant theme of pre-modern Christian ethics, this study demonstrates that early modern Reformed theologians appropriated and developed the catholic Christian eudaimonism tradition, which is structured with the three concepts of highest good, virtue, and law. It argues that Brakel not only continues the catholic Christian eudaimonism tradition by constructing his ethics in terms of the three concepts, but also codifies the Reformed contributions by incorporating Reformed covenant theology and soteriology into his interpretive framework, resulting in Reformed covenantal eudaimonism. By providing the first systematic presentation of Reformed eudaimonism, this study sheds new light on the development of early modern Reformed ethics and offers valuable insights for contemporary ethical discourse. |
| Number of Pages: | 362 |
| Theologische Universiteit: | Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn |
| Trefwoorden (NL): | Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711) ; Nadere refomatie |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2023 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jun 2023 12:16 |
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