Cambridge Platonist SpiritualityCharles Taliaferro, Alison J. Teply This volume in the distinguished Classics of Western Spirituality series presents a collection of essays, poetry, and treatises by Cambridge Platonists, a movement in philosophical theology that flourished around Cambridge University in the 17th century and left a profound impact on the shape of subsequent religious life in the English speaking world. This school of thought emphasized the great goodness of God, the accord between reason and faith, an integrated life of virtue, and the deep joy of living in concord with God. In an important introduction, the editors situate the Cambridge Platonist movement in its historical and religious setting: the decades of turbulence and political crises surrounding the English Civil War. They then offer brief biographical portraits of the principal members of the movement: Benjamin Whichcote; Henry More; Ralph Cudworth; John Smith; Peter Sterry; Nathaniel Culverwell; and Anne Conway. Following the introduction is a representative sample of Cambridge Platonist writings. Scholars and students of 17th-century England, Christian spirituality of the early modern era, intellectual history, and faith and reason will appreciate this treatment of the spiritual life and work of an often overlooked, but significant, movement. + |
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... Sermon Preached before the Honorable House xi 1 5 of Commons at Westminster , March 31 , 1647 Ralph Cudworth 55 II : The Joy Which the Righteous Have in God Benjamin Whichcote ( 1650 ) 95 III : The Moral Part of Religion Reinforced by ...
... Sermon Preached before the Honorable House xi 1 5 of Commons at Westminster , March 31 , 1647 Ralph Cudworth 55 II : The Joy Which the Righteous Have in God Benjamin Whichcote ( 1650 ) 95 III : The Moral Part of Religion Reinforced by ...
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... sermons . Benjamin Whichcote's tenure at St. Lawrence Jewry was terminated by his death . He died in 1683 on a visit to the Cambridge house of his great friend Ralph Cudworth ; being widowed and childless , he left bequests in his will ...
... sermons . Benjamin Whichcote's tenure at St. Lawrence Jewry was terminated by his death . He died in 1683 on a visit to the Cambridge house of his great friend Ralph Cudworth ; being widowed and childless , he left bequests in his will ...
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... sermons — which have been described as " amongst the most thoughtful in the English lan- guage " —can fail to be impressed by their great power and undoubted relevance for us in the twenty - first century . " 28 Of all the Cambridge ...
... sermons — which have been described as " amongst the most thoughtful in the English lan- guage " —can fail to be impressed by their great power and undoubted relevance for us in the twenty - first century . " 28 Of all the Cambridge ...
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Contents
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A Sermon Preached before the Honorable House | 55 |
The Joy Which the Righteous Have in | 95 |
The Moral Part of Religion Reinforced | 105 |
That Those Who Are Truly Religious | 115 |
Our Conversation Is in Heaven | 126 |
Aphorisms | 135 |
The Excellency and Nobleness of True Religion | 150 |
The True Way or Method of Attaining to Divine | 157 |
Charitie and Humilitie | 165 |
An Explanation of the Divine Mystery of Godliness | 174 |
The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern | 187 |
Notes | 193 |
Bibliography | 220 |
Index | 229 |
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