Franciscan theology before Bonaventure has long been regarded as a relatively unoriginal attempt to systematize the tradition of Augustine, which prevailed in the West for most of the earlier Middle Ages. In this book, Lydia Schumacher aims to demonstrate the innovative aspects of early Franciscan t...

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Main Author:	Schumacher, Lydia (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
Subjects:	Franziskaner Geschichte 1210-1257 Theologie Franciscans / Theology / History Theology / History / Middle Ages, 600-1500 Hochschulschrift
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	Franciscan theology before Bonaventure has long been regarded as a relatively unoriginal attempt to systematize the tradition of Augustine, which prevailed in the West for most of the earlier Middle Ages. In this book, Lydia Schumacher aims to demonstrate the innovative aspects of early Franciscan theology by examining the historical, philosophical, and religious contexts in which it was developed, and by highlighting how thinkers from this period deployed authoritative sources like Augustine as 'proof texts' for their own novel positions. She thereby exposes the continuity between the early and later Franciscan schools, which have normally been perceived as distinct from one another. Schumacher also emphasizes the ethos that inspired the development of medieval Franciscan thinking and distinguishes it from any modern intellectual trends with which it has been associated. Ultimately, Schumacher lays the foundation for future efforts to recover Franciscan theology in the contemporary context on its own terms
Item Description:	230/.209 Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jun 2019)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 311 pages) digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:	9781108595087
DOI:	10.1017/9781108595087