Abstract
Arminius was a Reformed minister and professor of theology at Leiden. Unlike his predecessors at this new University, he compiled a system of theology. Adopting (neo)scholastic terminology, he attempted to solve the “political-theological” problem of predestination.
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Works by Arminius
De libero arbitrio disputatio theologica de qua praeside Iohanne Iacobo Grynaeo, respondebit, Iacobus Arminius, (Basle, 1583).
De vero & genuino sensu cap. 7. Epistolae ad Romanos dissertatio, (Leiden, 1612).
Disputationes XXIV. de diversis christianæ religionis capitibus, (Leiden, 1609).
Disputationes, magnam partem s. theologiae complectentes, publicae et privatae. Praemittuntur oratio de vita et obitu auctoris, recitata à Petro Bertio, (Leiden, 1610).
Examen modestum libelli quem Gui. Perkinsius edidit de praedestinationis modo et ordine, itemque de amplitudine gratiae divinae; addita est analysis cap. IX ad Romanos (Leiden, 1612). Dutch: Zedich ondersoeck op het boecxken, welck D. Guilhelmus Perkinsius uytgegheven heeft Vande maniere ende ordre der predestinatie. Mitsgaders oock Vande grootte der goddelijcker ghenade, (Leiden, 1617).
Examen thesium D. Francisci Gomari de prædestinatione, (Amsterdam, 1645).
Opera theologica (Leiden, 1629, Frankfurt, 1631, 1635). English: The Works of James Arminius, 3 vol., (London 1825–1878. Reprint 1986) and The Writings of James Arminius, 3 vol., (Buffslo, 1853, reprint 1956. 1977).
Orationes, intemque tractactus insigniores aliquot. de quamplurimis in S. theologia hoc tempore controversis quaestionibus, (Leiden, 1611, 1613).
Syntagma disputationum theologicarum. In academia Lugduno-Batavo quarto repetitatum Francisco Gomaro, Jacobo Arminio et Luca Trelcatio praesidibus, (Rotterdam, 1615).
The Missing Public Disputations of Jacobus Arminius. Introduction, text, and notes by Keith D. Stanglin, (Leiden, 2011).
Theses theologicae de natura Dei pro publico docturae testimonio, (Leiden, 1603).
Twee disputatien vande goddeliicke predestinatie: d’eene by Franciscus Gomarus, d’ander by Iacobus Arminius openbaerlijck voorghestelt int’ iaer 1604, (Leiden, 1609).
Verclaringhe aengaende zijn ghevoelen, so van de predestinatie, als van eenige andere poincten der christelicker religie. Wtghegheven, by de weduwe van den overleden ende haere broeders, (Leiden, 1610). Reprint by G.J. Hoenderdaal, (Lochem, 1960). English: The just mans defence, or, The royal conques, being the declaration of the judgement of James Arminius, concerning the principall points of religion, before the States of Holland and VVestfriezland, (London, 1657).
Secondary Literature
Anon. 1610. Catalogus librorum Jacobi Arminii. Leiden.: Reprint by C.O. Bangs, Utrecht, 1985.
Bangs, C. 1971. Arminius. A study in the Dutch reformation. Nashville York: Abingdon Press. Definitive biography.
Bertius, P. 1609. Liick-Oratie over de doot vanden Eervveerdighen Jacobvs Arminivs ghedaen inde Latijnsche tale op den xxij. Octobris Anno 1609. Leiden: Jan Paedts Jacobszoon.
Bertius, P. (trans). 1616. Scripta adversaria collationis Hagiensis habitæ anno MDCXI. inter quosdam ecclesiarum pastores, de divina prædestinatione & capitibus ei adnexis. Quæ ex Belgicis autoritate Ill. Hollandiæ et VVest-Frisiæ ordinum jampridem editis, Latina fecit. Leiden: Ioannes Patius.
Brandt, H. (trans). 1615. Collatio scripto habita Hagae-comitis, anno 1611, inter quodam ecclesiastas de divina praedestinatione. Huic est etiam subjecta: collatio inter sex ecclesiastas Dephis habita 1613. Zierikzee/Middelburg/Amsterdam: Johannes Hellenius/Hadrianus Vivarius/H. Laurentius.
Corvinus, J.A. 1612. Schriftelicke conferentie, gehovden in s’Gravenhaghe inden iare 1611. tusschen sommighe kercken-dienaren aengaende de godlicke prædestinatie metten aencleven van dien. Ter ordonnatie vande Ed.Mog. Heeren Staten van Hollandt ende West-Vrieslandt ghedruckt. The Hague: Hillebrandt Jacobsz.
Dekker, E. 1993. Rijker dan Midas. Vrijheid, genade en predestinatie in de theologie van Jacobus Arminius (1559–1609). Zoetermeer: Boekencentrum.
Dekker, E. 1996. Was Arminius a molinist? The Sixteenth Century Journal 27: 337–352.
den Boer, W. 2010. God’s twofold love. The theology of Jacob Arminius (1559–1609). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Dutch version 2008.
Muller, R.A. 1991. God, creation and providence in the thought of Jacob Arminius. Grand Rapids: Baker.
Stanglin, K.D. 2007. Arminius on the assurance of salvation. The context and shape of the Leiden debate, 1603–1609. Leiden: Brill.
Stanglin, K.D., and Th.H. McCall. 2012. Jacob Arminius. Theologian of grace. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
van Leeuwen, Theodoor Marius, K.D. Stanglin, and M. Tolsma. 2009. Arminius, Arminianism and Europe. Jacobus Arminius (1559/60–1609). Leiden: Brill. The most complete bibliography.
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Krop, H. (2017). Arminius, Jacobus. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_549-1
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