Bonaventure / Christopher M. Cullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cullen, Christopher M.

Series:

Great medieval thinkers.

Great medieval thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, approximately 1217-1274.

Bonaventure.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Theology--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This volume presents an introduction to the thought of the great Franciscan theologian, St Bonaventure. It focuses on the relation between philosophy and theology in the work of this thinker, presenting Bonaventure as a great synthesizer.

This is a brief and accessible introduction to the thought of the great Franciscan theologian St. Bonaventure (c. 1217-74). Cullen focuses on the long-debated relation between philosophy and theology in the work of this important but neglected thinker, revealing Bonaventure as a great synthesizer. Cullen's exposition also shows in a new and more nuanced way Bonaventure's debt to Augustine, while making clear how he was influenced by Aristotle. The book is organized according to the categories of Bonaventure's own classic text. De reductione artium ad theologiam. Part I is devoted to the definition of Christian Wisdom. In Part II, "The Light of Philosophical Knowledge," individual chapters are devoted to Bonaventure's physics, metaphysics, and moral philosophy. Part III, "The Light of Theological Knowledge," includes chapters on the Trinity, Creation, Sin, the Incarnation, Grace, the Sacraments, and the Last Things.

Contents:

Intro

Series Foreword

Preface

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Part I: The Love of Wisdom

1. Introduction

2. Christian Wisdom

Part II: The Light of Philosophical Knowledge

3. Natural Philosophy: Physics

4. Natural Philosophy: Metaphysics

5. Moral Philosophy

Part III: The Light of Theological Knowledge

6. The Triune God

7. The Creation of the World

8. The Corruption of Sin

9. The Incarnation of the Word

10. Grace

11. The Sacramental Cure

12. The Last Things

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028759-4

0-19-803404-0

9786612335327

1-282-33532-4

OCLC:

60492286