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Maccovius, Johannes
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(Makowski; 1588, Lobzenic, Poland – Jun 24, 1644, Franeker, the Netherlands) attended secondary school in Danzig and studied in various places including Heidelberg. In 1614 in Franeker he became a doctor of theology, and already in 1615 was appointed there to the post of professor of theology and physics. By his Aristotelian teaching he made a significant contribution to the development of Reformed orthodoxy (II, 2.b). His supralapsarian teaching on predestination (Predestination: II; Infralapsarian/Supralapsarian) led to the accusation of teaching tha…

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Strohm, Christoph, “Maccovius, Johannes”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_13322>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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