Leibniz on unbaptized infant damnation

Leibniz consistently denies that unbaptized infants are condemned to hell in virtue of original sin. He is less than forthcoming, however, about where they go when they die. Scholars are divided on this issue. Some think that, according to Leibniz, they go to limbo, while others think that he is com...

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Published in:International journal for philosophy of religion
Main Author: Bobier, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2016]
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Further subjects:B Augustinianism
B Leibniz
B Divine Justice
B Virtue
B Original Sin
B Infant baptism
B Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716
B Damnation
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Summary:Leibniz consistently denies that unbaptized infants are condemned to hell in virtue of original sin. He is less than forthcoming, however, about where they go when they die. Scholars are divided on this issue. Some think that, according to Leibniz, they go to limbo, while others think that he is committed to the view that they go to heaven. The aim of this paper is to show that this scholarly attention is misguided and that Leibniz does not defend a position regarding the fate of unbaptized infants.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-015-9546-x