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Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Spinoza.jpg Wikipedia Commons]'']] Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza, the noted philosopher, was born at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 24 November 1632, of Spanish-Jewish descent. His pantheistic-rationalistic ideas, with an overtone of mysticism, profoundly influenced German and Dutch philosophy. He was expelled from the Jewish community as a heretic and lived in modest retirement, on a friendly footing with the Mennonites and the [[Collegiants|Collegiants]] in Rijnsburg and The Hague. The Mennonites were instrumental in publishing his writings, when the Dutch Reformed publishers were afraid to do it. One of his greatest benefactors was Joosten de Vries, a Mennonite merchant of Amsterdam. Spinoza died at The Hague on 21 February 1677. | Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Spinoza.jpg Wikipedia Commons]'']] Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza, the noted philosopher, was born at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 24 November 1632, of Spanish-Jewish descent. His pantheistic-rationalistic ideas, with an overtone of mysticism, profoundly influenced German and Dutch philosophy. He was expelled from the Jewish community as a heretic and lived in modest retirement, on a friendly footing with the Mennonites and the [[Collegiants|Collegiants]] in Rijnsburg and The Hague. The Mennonites were instrumental in publishing his writings, when the Dutch Reformed publishers were afraid to do it. One of his greatest benefactors was Joosten de Vries, a Mennonite merchant of Amsterdam. Spinoza died at The Hague on 21 February 1677. | ||
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− | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV, 223. |
Kolbenheyer, Guido. <em>Amor Dei,</em> a novel on Spinoza 1905. | Kolbenheyer, Guido. <em>Amor Dei,</em> a novel on Spinoza 1905. |
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Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza, the noted philosopher, was born at Amsterdam on 24 November 1632, of Spanish-Jewish descent. His pantheistic-rationalistic ideas, with an overtone of mysticism, profoundly influenced German and Dutch philosophy. He was expelled from the Jewish community as a heretic and lived in modest retirement, on a friendly footing with the Mennonites and the Collegiants in Rijnsburg and The Hague. The Mennonites were instrumental in publishing his writings, when the Dutch Reformed publishers were afraid to do it. One of his greatest benefactors was Joosten de Vries, a Mennonite merchant of Amsterdam. Spinoza died at The Hague on 21 February 1677.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV, 223.
Kolbenheyer, Guido. Amor Dei, a novel on Spinoza 1905.
Meinsma, K. O. Spinoza en zijn Kring, The Hague; 1896.
Meyer, W. and A. Menzel on Spinoza’s relations to the Collegiants and to Christendom, Archiv für Geschichte und Philosophie XV and XVI 1902.
Troeltsch, Ernst. The Social Teachings of the Christian Churches, New York: 1912.
Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Spinoza, Baruch de (1632-1677)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spinoza,_Baruch_de_(1632-1677)&oldid=146257.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Spinoza, Baruch de (1632-1677). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spinoza,_Baruch_de_(1632-1677)&oldid=146257.
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