Faith, Reason, and Revelation in Theodore Beza (1519-1605) [Hardcover]

Faith, Reason, and Revelation in the Thought of Theodore Bezainvestigates the direction of religious epistemology under a chief architect of the Calvinistic tradition (1519-1605). Mallinson contends that Beza defended and consolidated his tradition by balancing the subjective and objective aspects of faith and knowledge. He makes use of newly published primary sources and long-neglected biblical annotations in order to clarify the thought of an often misunderstood individual from intellectual history.

1. Introduction
2. Beza's Academic Challenge
3. Beza's Polemic Challenge
4. The Uses and Abuses of Natural Revelation
5. The Nature and Mode of Special Reveltation
6. The Authentication of Scripture
7. Beza's Doctrine of Faith
8. Conclusion

Jeffrey Mallinson is Assistant Professor of History and Religion at Union College, Kentucky