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Ohne Reformation kein Humanismus

Posted in Education, History, Johann Sturm, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Philosophy, Reformation, tagged , , , , , on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Ohne Humanismus keine Reformation (without Humanism no Reformation)  is the conclusion of one German scholar. On this Reformation Day, a day that bids us stop and reflect, the question, “Would the Reformation have occurred without humanism?,” seems pertinent. Many scholars have focused on the influence of humanism upon Luther, Zwingli, and Clavin, concluding that these [...]

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John Calvin’s Aristotelean Cosmology

Posted in Ancient Philosophers, Aristotle, Calvinism, Cosmology, Doctrine of God, Girolamo Zanchi, John Calvin, Nature/Supernatural, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Philosophy/Theology, Reformation, Reformed Scholastics, Theology, tagged , , , on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Many of John Calvin’s references to Aristotelean cosmology occur during his later years, representing his mature theology. Christopher Kaiser has shown that Calvin viewed the universe through the lens of Aristotelean natural philosophy. (Kaiser, “Calvin and Natural Philosophy,” in Calviniana, vol. X) He accepted such ideas as the concept of natural place (the earth is [...]

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Lambert Daneau and ‘Natural Philosophy,’ A Pagan Phrase?

Posted in Education, Lambert Daneau, Nature/Supernatural, Philosophy, Philosophy/Theology, Reformed Scholastics, tagged , on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Lambert Daneau (1530-1595)  is not a well-known man, yet he was very influential in the Genevan Academy in the decades following the death of John Calvin. He was the first person to become a full-time professor at the new academy. The others, including Daneau’s mentor Theodore Beza, served the dual function of parish minister and [...]

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