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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... teaching at Valparaiso University ( 1946-49 ) and Concordia Seminary ( 1949-53 ) , he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago , where he worked from 1953 until 1962. He was appointed Titus Street Professor at Yale University in ...
... teaching at Valparaiso University ( 1946-49 ) and Concordia Seminary ( 1949-53 ) , he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago , where he worked from 1953 until 1962. He was appointed Titus Street Professor at Yale University in ...
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... teaching , the brand of spirituality set forth here enabled the Cambridge Platonists to make their case on the basis of profound conviction instead . Invoking what must be one of the most colorful and force- ful phrases in this or any ...
... teaching , the brand of spirituality set forth here enabled the Cambridge Platonists to make their case on the basis of profound conviction instead . Invoking what must be one of the most colorful and force- ful phrases in this or any ...
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... teaching concerning the transmigration of souls . While some Christian Platonists have held that the soul pre ... teachings within Christianity , which are as relevant today as they were to the Cambridge Platonists 350 years ago . We ...
... teaching concerning the transmigration of souls . While some Christian Platonists have held that the soul pre ... teachings within Christianity , which are as relevant today as they were to the Cambridge Platonists 350 years ago . We ...
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... teaching of the Cambridge Platonists . Whichcote's discourses on the moral life , for example , which follow in this collection , exhort us to have joy , delight , pleasure , and love for the abundant goodness of God . Evil is weighty ...
... teaching of the Cambridge Platonists . Whichcote's discourses on the moral life , for example , which follow in this collection , exhort us to have joy , delight , pleasure , and love for the abundant goodness of God . Evil is weighty ...
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... teaching " stimulated him by reaction rather than assent , " and who largely inspired his focus on the natural goodness of all — contrary to the prevailing Calvinist assertion of human depravity — through their God - given 12 CAMBRIDGE ...
... teaching " stimulated him by reaction rather than assent , " and who largely inspired his focus on the natural goodness of all — contrary to the prevailing Calvinist assertion of human depravity — through their God - given 12 CAMBRIDGE ...
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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