Christopher Wittich

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Christopher Wittich or Christophorus Wittichius (1625, Brzeg - 1687, Leiden) was a Silesian-born Dutch theologian, known for attempting to reconciliate Descartes' philosophy with the Scriptures. He studied theology in Bremen, Groningen (city)|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 believes and tried to reconcile philosophy and theology.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

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