Hugo Grotius was an Arminian leader whose thought had a substantial impact on the Reformation. Imprisoned and exiled for his beliefs, he wrote extensively on the nature of Christianity and natural law, and his writings on apologetics were the first Protestant work of their kind. His groundbreaking governmental theory of atonement became a foundational point for the Arminian movement. The Works of Hugo Grotius collection introduces readers to Grotius, one of the seventeenth century’s greatest philosophers and writers. His theological, political and legal work is heralded as the cornerstone of international law, setting precedents for maritime trade and establishing standards for human rights and just warfare. An influential writer in politics and theology as well as prose, Grotius’ prefigured Milton’s Paradise Lost with his own dramatic work on the fall of man.

This early biography of Hugo Grotius provides a criticism of his written works and and an account of his life, political encounters, escape from prison, and various positions of counsel and import held.