History 2 - Final Flashcards
Jean-Alphonse Turretin
Born in Geneva to Francis Turretin (1671–1737)
Professor of church history in 1697, then became prof. of theology in 1705 at the Geneva Academy.
Questioned Calvin’s interpretation of Scripture, introduced Enlightenment thought to the Swiss
The Enlightenment
Shift from the Reformation to Rationalist thought
Marginalization of Scripture
Elevation of Reason
Francis Turretin
Took part in the Helvetic Consensus Formula, which was an attempt to codify the Swiss Reformation
Father to Jean-Alphonse Turretin
Icon of Reformed orthodoxy
Creedal Helvetic Consensus
1675 written by Francis Turretin
1725 did away with the confessional statement. Abolished subscription by ministers to it
Led to a relax in confessional standard and lead to the rise in unorthodox teaching
Empiricism
Definition: sense perception is the way in which we obtain knowledge
Everything comes through experience
It is a self-defeating philosophy
John Locke; David Hume
Rationalism
Not a monolithic movement
Pursuit of knowledge through reason
Reason = the ground of our knowledge
René Descartes
Christian rationalist
Father of modern philosophy
Born in france in 1596 and died in 1650
Known for “cogito ergo sum” or “I think therefore I am.”
Adopted radical skepticism through a set of premises (list the four main ones)
Wrote Discourse on Method
Served in the army
Discourse on Method
Written by Rene Descartes in 1637
Striving for certainty - key
Presents four main arguments
-never accept truth where doubt remains
-break everything down into all its parts
-simple explanation is the best explanation
-simple and work to the complex
Tabula Rasa
Means “blank slate”
Refers to the empiricist concept of the human mind
Baruch Spinoza
Rejected the belief that God was a personal being
His slogan was “Deus sive natura”, meaning “God and or nature”
Wrote Theologico-Political Treatise
Pantheist rationalist
Expelled from synagogue for radical beliefs
Died from consumption
John Locke
Student of John Owen at Oxford University Nonconformist Divorced faith and reason Empiricist Wrote Two Treatises on Government Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Written by Locke
Mind = blank slate
Faith and reason categories
Reason = discovery of truth through sensation or reflection/experience
David Hume
Scottish enlightenment philosopher
Born in Edinburgh
Criticised empiricist philosophy
Secular empiricist
We are relegated to the realm of reason
Treaty on Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Plymouth
The destination of the Mayflower
Founded by the Pilgrims (a mix of Puritans and Anglicans)
Governed by the rules of the Mayflower Compact signed in 1620
Mayflower Compact
Recognized the divine right of the king
Religious freedom was desired
Civil body politic established
Covenanted community
Massachusetts Bay Colony
More Puritans left England looking for religious freedom in 1630, settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Their governor was John Winthrop, who got the position before he arrived in America
William Bradford
(1590–1657)
Governor of Plymouth Colony, New England
Brought long term stability
New Moses - out of England’s bondage
Wrote Of Plymouth Plantation
Came to the New World on the Mayflower in 1620
George Fox
(1624-16910)
Started the Society of Friends, or Quakers
Eventually settled in PA with his successor William Penn
Believed God puts and inner light in people, and that God speaks to people individually and not through Scripture