Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrines

Maria Rosa Antognazza

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199744725.013.45

Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrines

Maria Rosa Antognazza

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This contribution discusses Leibniz’s views on key Christian doctrines which were surrounded, in the early modern period, by particularly lively debates. The first section delves into his defence of the Trinity and the Incarnation against the charge of contradiction, and his exploration of metaphysical models capacious enough to accommodate these mysteries. The second section focuses on the resurrection and the Eucharist with special regard to their connections with Leibniz’s metaphysics of bodies. The third section investigates Leibniz’s position on predestination, grace, salvation, and damnation. It comes to the conclusion that salvation, for Leibniz, does not ultimately depend on believing a set of true doctrines, but on a practical attitude: the love of God above all things. Leibniz’s theology is thus fundamentally a theology of love which is ultimately practical, and tries to be both universalist and Christian.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Leibniz
Place of Publication	Oxford - New York
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199744725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199744725.013.45
Publication status	Published - 2018

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