Christopher Wittich

Christopher Wittich or Christophorus Wittichius (1625, Brieg - 1687, Leiden) was a Silesian-born Dutch theologian. He is known for attempting to reconcile Descartes' philosophy with the Scriptures.

Christopher Wittich.

Life

He studied theology in Bremen, Groningen and Leiden, and taught theology, mathematics, and Hebrew at Herborn (1651-3), Duisburg (1653-5), Nijmegen (1655–1671) and Leiden (1671–1687). Starting from his 1653 publication Dissertationes Duæ he defended a non-literal interpretation of the Bible texts that were quoted by Voetius to prove the unscriptural nature of Descartes' Copernican beliefs, and tried to reconcile philosophy and theology.

Works

• Dissertationes Duæ, Amsterdam, 1653.
• De Stylo Scripturae, Amsterdam (?), 1656
• Consensus veritatis in Scriptura divina et infallibili revelatae cum veritate philosophica a Renato detecta, Nijmegen, 1660
• Theologia pacifica, Leiden, 1671.

External links

• Willem Frijhoff, Marijke Spies Dutch Culture in a European Perspective 1: 1650: Hard-Won Unity, Uitgeverij Van Gorcum 2004, pp 310–11.

See also: Wittich

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Name	Wittich, Christopher
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Date of birth	1625
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Date of death	1687
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