Protestant scholasticism

Protestant scholasticism

 

• Dominated Lutheran thought throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries

 

• Emphasized on systematic thought

 

• Wrote vest systematic works

 

• Of theologians were Johann Gerhardt and Abraham Calovius those who wrote huge series of systematic works

 

• Has similarity which was adapting the Aristotle's philosophy

 

• Lutheran theologians were seeking to build their systems on the basis of Aristotelian logic and metaphysics

 

• Was very similar to Catholic theology of the time in its tone and methodology

 

• Left two important legacies that were doctrine of scriptural inspiration and spirit of rigid confessionalism

 

• The Lutheran scholastics questioned was the inspiration of Scripture was to what degree the individuality of the authors determined what they wrote