The Cambridge Platonists A Brief Introduction by Tod E. Jones; with Eight Letters of Dr. Antony Tuckney and Dr. Benjamin Whichcote

by Jones, Tod E.; Phang, Sara Elise

• ISBN13: 9780761828730
• ISBN10: 0761828737
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-28
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

The 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 Whichcote--arguably, the Cambridge Platonists' founding member--but also helps to clarify what sets this school of religious thought apart from contemporary Puritan theology, as represented by Tuckney.

Author Biography

Tod E. Jones is Lecturer in the English Department and UM Libraries' User Education Services.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	ix
The Cambridge Platonists: A Brief Introduction	1	(50)
From Pre-Reformation to Pre-Restoration: The Social-Historical and Theological Context	3	(12)
Principle Persons and Representative Ideas	15	(22)
Reception	37	(6)
Notes	43	(8)
Eight Letters of Dr. Antony Tuckney and Dr. Benjamin Whichcote	51	(106)
Editorial Notes and Abbreviations	52	(1)
Translator's Note	53	(1)
Title Page of the 1753 Edition	54	(1)
Preface	55	(16)
Samuel Salter
Letter I	71	(4)
Letter II	75	(8)
Letter III	83	(14)
Letter IV	97	(18)
Letter V	115	(18)
Letter VI	133	(20)
Letter VII	153	(2)
Letter VIII	155	(2)
Bibliography	157	(4)
Index	161	(4)
About the Author	165