Die Maskierte Theologie Von Pierre Bayle

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) was considered an unbeliever and a skeptic during his own lifetime. However, the work of this Rotterdam philosopher reveals a theologian who saw the retreat of theology from philosophy that had failed at the metaphysical realm as a strength of theology, not a defeat. This basic idea occupies a hitherto unrecognized position in Bayle's work, and it provides the background for this study's exploration of Bayle's theological and ethical thinking.