French theologian and mystically inclined thinker who wrote and edited works aimed at inner renewal and spiritual understanding. He helped transmit and organize earlier mystical texts for new readerships, emphasizing divine economy and restoration themes.
3 titles in the Cabinet
Full title: The divine oeconomy; or, An universal system of the works and purposes of God towards men, demonstrated
The Dial's edition: London, 1713
A multi-volume 'universal system' that lays out God's purposes toward humanity as a coherent history of salvation ('oeconomy' in the sense of divine administration), moving from sin and restoration to providence and the inner life.
The oeconomy of the restoration of man after the incarnation of Jesus Christ : wherein, after some account of our Saviour's first coming in weakness and sufferings, is shewn the nature and establishment of the Christian church, of its sacraments and ministry, its decay, the rese of schisms, the duty of a goodman in the respect ...
The Dial's edition: London, 1713
The Divine Oeconomy volumes devoted specifically to human restoration/redemption: one volume treats 'the restoration of man before the Incarnation,' and another treats 'the restoration of man after the Incarnation,' framing the story of salvation across the two eras. Poiret's focused theological narrative of how humanity is repaired—first through the preparatory divine work leading up to Christ, and then through the consequences of Christ's coming.
Theologiae pacificae, itemque mysticae, ac hujus auctorum, idea brevior in gratiam eruditorium qui sine multa lectione succinctam, simulque solidam at fructuosam rerum
The Dial's edition: Amstelodami, 1622
Poiret's Latin compendium of 'peaceful' and mystical theology. The volume combines a programmatic account of pure/pacific theology, an 'Idea of Mystical Theology,' an epistle on first principles, and a substantial catalog of authors—so it functions both as a theological orientation and as a curated guide to the wider literature of Christian spirituality.
