Met het oog van de ziel. Een godsdienstpsychologische en mentaliteitshistorische studie naar mensvisie, zelfonderzoek en geloofsbeleving in het werk van Willem Teellinck (1579-1629).

This thesis on the psychology of religion and the history of mentalities consists of research of the works of Willem Teellinck (1579-1629), minister of Middelburg and one of the main representatives of what is generally known as 'Nadere Reformatie' (Further Reformation). In his works Teellinck emphasizes self-examination as means of self-understanding and change. The objective is a specific belief. In connection with medical theories and philosophical insights, and deeply rooted in orthodox Calvinist doctrine, Teellinck provides a framework for certainty of belief, wherein a believer understands and judges himself in a specific manner. This aiming at certainty - historically related to Descartes' alternative search for certainty in the inner life of the subject - and the findings of self examination, have affected modern psychoanalysis deeply.... Zie: Summary