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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), one of the most prominent figures in both the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics, but also one of the greatest advocates of Christian unity of the early modern period, may just have the solution to divisions within the Church with his unique understanding of the nature of the Church.

Leibniz's unique theological metaphysics and pioneering thought on the centrality of the concept of person, makes his ideas on the nature of the Church particularly promising. The book presents how Leibniz's ideas are formed by history and meetings with extraordinary figures, and how these ideas mature and develop through time into a theological-metaphysics, and much later as a philosophy of personalism that secures Leibniz's place as an early pioneer of the philosophical movement of personalism. Leibniz on the Nature of the Church presents a historical, systematic, and provocative reading of these (until now) overlooked ideas.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Historical Background of Leibniz's Formation
2. Development of Leibniz's Ecclesiology (Early and Middle Years: 1646–1689)
3. Towards a Final Theory on the Church (Later Period: 1690–1716)
4. Recurring Themes of Leibnizian Ecclesiology
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 04 Sep 2025
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 368
ISBN 9798765154618
Imprint T&T Clark
Illustrations 4 tables
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Avelino González-Ferrer

Avelino González-Ferrer is Associate Professor of…

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