One of the Last Great Lights: Petrus van Mastricht
Petrus van Mastricht (1630-1706) lived during a key transition from a world with medieval sensibilities to a world of enlightenment. He studied liberal arts and theology, the latter of which he underwent at the Academy of Utrecht. Here, he learned the standard theological textbooks of the Reformed such as Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae alongside exegetical studies of Scripture (1:xxvi). Mastricht thus ministered within the mainstream of Reformed scholasticism, namely, a method of discerning truth by asking questions, listing objections, responding to objections, and stating positively the truth of the topic. In 1677, Mastricht himself took a position at the Academy...
Why Women Should Be Theologians
A woman who is a theologian first can in turn do the good works, teach with wisdom, discern truth, smile at the future, and fear God. Each of these aspects that make up her godly beauty begin with a firm knowledge of the truth.