Description
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Platonists is written with students and novice theologians in mind. It provides context as well as description, while outlining the most representative ideas of the school with clarity and brevity. This introduction will meet the needs of many readers, but for those beginning a study of the works of the Cambridge Platonists, the Eight Letters of Dr. Antony Tuckney and Dr. Benjamin Whichcote not only provide a logical starting point, in that they present the most characteristic ideas of Whichcotearguably, the Cambridge Platonists'' founding memberbut also help to clarify what sets this school of religious thought apart from contemporary Puritan theology, as represented by Tuckney. This is the first complete edition of the Eight Letters since their original publication in 1753, now rendered accessible to readers without knowledge of classical languages.
Trade ReviewThe Cambridge Platonists provides an excellent introduction to an influential school of seventeenth-century thought. And the letters themselves are powerful examples of how two colleagues who disagreed over core issues of doctrine could still engage one another with civility and mutual respect. -- W. M. Spellman, W.M. Spellman, University of North Carolina * Anglican and Episcopal History *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 The Cambridge Platonists: A Brief Introduction: From Pre-Reformation to Pre-Restoration: The Social-Historical and Theological Context; Principle Persons and Representative Ideas; Reception; Notes Chapter 4 Eight Letters of Dr. Antony Tuckney and Dr. Benjamin Whichcote: Editorial Notes and Abbreviations; Translator's Note; Title Page of the 1753 Edition; Preface by Samuel Salter; Letter I; Letter II; Letter III; Letter IV; Letter V; Letter VI; Letter VII; Le Chapter 5 Bibliography Chapter 6 Index Chapter 7 About the Author
