Johannes Hoornbeek

Johannes Hoornbeek [Hoornbeck, Hoornbeeck, Hornbeek] (4 November 1617, Haarlem - 23 August 1666, Leiden), was a Dutch Reformed theologian. He was a follower of Gisbertus Voetius, writing with him on spiritual desertion. He was a professor of theology at the University of Leiden and University of Utrecht.

Works

Hoornbeck was a controversial writer. His many works include

*"De Conversione Indorum et Gentilum", libri duo (on the conversion of native populations of Asia and America)
*"Pro Convincendis, et Convertendis Judaeis", libri octo (on the conversion of the Jews)

He attacked the Socinians, Mennonites, the Remonstrants and Cartesians. A collection of his polemical writing was the "Summa Controversiarum Religionis; Cum Infidelibus, Hæreticis, Schismaticis: Id Est, Gentilibus, Judæis, Muhammedanis; Papistis, Anabaptistis, Enthusiastis et Libertinis, Socinianis; Remonstrantibus, Lutheranis, Brouvnistis, Græcis" of 1653.

He was painted by Frans Hals. [ [http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=c&a=p&ID=6749 "Johannes Hoornbeek" by Frans Hals [Selected Works ] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc05/Page_362.html "Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia" page]
* [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/hsrc/holland.htm Hoornbeek/Hornbeck genealogy site]