Post-Reformation Reformed Theology: Sources, Methods and Development
This research is situated within the Institute of Post-Reformation Studies (IPRS) at ETF Leuven which seeks to stimulate academic studies of the Early Modern Period following the Reformation (±1550 up to ±1800). Other senior researchers of IPRS include the professors A.J. van Beck and A. Vos who will cooperate in some aspects of this research.
Religious history and intellectual history are two of the most dynamic fields of contemporary historical inquiry. This project explores the religious dimensions of intellectual history by focusing on early modern Reformed thought as it was developed in the period between ca. 1550 – ca 1800. By setting Post-Reformation Reformed theology against the background of patristic, medieval, Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment intellectual culture, this project attempts to present a fresh interpretation of Post-Reformation theology that corrects the old clichés of previous research in this field. By locating the project in relation to contemporary historiography, it attempts to redefine the field of research through careful analysis of scholastic discourse, its concepts, semantics, and its socio-political context.
prof.dr. W.J. van Asselt, Evangelical Theological Faculty (ETF)
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