From Reformation to Reformation
Ministries
De Moor's Didactico-Elenctic Theology
On Religion
General Description
Bernardinus de Moor (1709-1780) studied at the great Dutch University of Leiden, under some of the great Reformed theologians of the age. He was especially attached to Johannes à Marck, and à Marck, shortly before his death, asked De Moor to continue his work, and perpetuate the tradition of orthodox Reformed Scholasticism.
“[Bernardinus de Moor] wrote a commentary on à Marck’s dogmatic compendium…which represents the most comprehensive dogmatic text that was ever produced in the Netherlands. In this work of seven volumes (1761-1778), de Moor classified and combined material from the Reformed dogmatics produced by his predecessors at Utrecht and Leiden into a whole.” --van Asselt, Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism
This first chapter is devoted to issues of theological prolegomena, a point of significant scholarly interest currently.
Prefatory Material
I. Reading and Discussion: "Who is De Moor?"
II. Reading and Discussion: "Preface to the Reader"
III. Reading and Discussion: "Outline of the Entire System of Theology"
IV. Reading and Discussion: "Reading Difficult Books"
V. Reading and Discussion: "Outline of the Doctrine of Religion"
On Religion
I. Reading and Discussion: "The Etymology of 'Religion'"
II. Reading and Discussion: "Synonymy of 'Religion'"
III. Reading and Discussion: "Homonymy of 'Religion'"
IV. Reading and Discussion: "The Definition of 'Religion'"
V. Reading and Discussion: "The Acts of Religion"
VI. Reading and Discussion: "Knowledge as a Necessary Act of Religion"
VII. Reading and Discussion: "Is Universal Doubt Necessary for the Knowledge of God?"
VIII. Reading and Discussion: "Is Clear and Distinct Perception Necessary for the Knowledge of God?"
IX. Reading and Discussion: "Definition of 'Fundamental Articles'"
X. Reading and Discussion: "Controversy with Rome over Fundamental Articles, Part 1"
XI. Reading and Discussion: "Controversy with Rome over Fundamental Articles, Part 2"
XII. Reading and Discussion: "The Criteria for Fundamental Articles"
XIII. Reading and Discussion: "Reduction of Fundamental Articles to Heads"
XIV. Reading and Discussion: "Controversy concerning the Number of Fundamental Articles, Part 1"
XV. Reading and Discussion: "Controversy concerning the Number of Fundamental Articles, Part 2"
XVI. Reading and Discussion: "The Necessary, Genuine Sense of the Articles"
XVII. Reading and Discussion: "Things Opposed to True Religion in General: Impiety and Superstition"
XVIII. Reading and Discussion: "Denial of the Principia--Infidelity"
XIX: Reading and Discussion: "Denial of Fundamentals--Heresy, Part 1"
XX. Reading and Discussion: "Denial of Fundamentals--Heresy, Part 2"
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