Duns Scotus

by Richard Cross

Overview

The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This book provides an accessible account of Scotus' theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought, and on issues where his insights might prove to be of perennial value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195125528
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/17/1999
Series:	Great Medieval Thinkers
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1410L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Oxford

Table of Contents

1.. Duns Scotus, philosophy, and theology2.. God: existence, unicity, and simplicity3.. God: perfection, infinity, and religious language4.. God: knowledge and agency5.. God the Trinity6.. Humanity: body, soul, and immortality7.. Humanity: freedom, ethics, and sin8.. Humanity: predestination, merit, and grace9.. Jesus: God and man10.. Jesus: predestination and merit11.. SacramentsAdditional notesBibliographyIndex locorumGeneral index

Editorial Reviews

"A broad, accessible introduction to the thought of John Duns Scotus that is both useful for the beginner and engaging to the specialist. . . . Cross succeeds in showing that Duns Scotus was a great thinker engaged in a wide variety of interesting ideas at a very high level of rational inquiry. The book will also prove useful for the broad context that it provides for the standard excerpts and typical references that constitute the usual brush with Scotus in university studies. Finally, even the specialist will appreciate the invitation to review in a short compass the variety of influential Scotistic doctrines that this short book manages to encircle."—Journal of Religion

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