Hugo Grotius As Apologist for the Christian Religion: A Study of His Work De Veritate Religionis Christianae, 1640

Heering, Jan-Paul/ Grayson, J. C. (Translator)

ISBN 10: 9004137033 / ISBN 13: 9789004137035

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2004

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304 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hugo Grotius As Apologist for the Christian Religion: A Study of His Work De Veritate Religionis Christianae, 1640
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004137033
• ISBN 13: 9789004137035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.73 kilograms

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Synopsis

This study deals with Hugo Grotius' famous apologetic work De veritate religionis christianae, the Latin version of a Dutch poem which he wrote in 1620 while imprisoned in Loevestein, entitled Bewijs van den waren godsdienst. The first part of this book examines the genesis of the work and the development of the text. The middle sections give an analysis of the motives that led Grotius to write this work and of the sources he most probably used. The final chapters examine the notes that Grotius added to his work in 1640 and the reception of the work in the author’s lifetime. The book is illustrated with several historical drawings and prints of Grotius and his time.

About the Author

Jan Paul Heering, Ph.D. (1992), University of Leiden, is now solicitor at the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden) and partner of the law firm Barents & Krans in The Hague.