An Introduction to Medieval Theology (Introduction to Religion) - Hardcover

Van Nieuwenhove, Rik

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9780521897549: An Introduction to Medieval Theology (Introduction to Religion)

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ISBN 10: 0521897548 ISBN 13: 9780521897549

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Medieval theology, in all its diversity, was radically theo-centric, Trinitarian, Scriptural and sacramental. It also operated with a profound view of human understanding (in terms of intellectus rather than mere ratio). In a post-modern climate, in which the modern views on 'autonomous reason' are increasingly being questioned, it may prove fruitful to re-engage with pre-modern thinkers who, obviously, did not share our modern and post-modern presuppositions. Their different perspective does not antiquate their thought, as some of the 'cultured despisers' of medieval thought might imagine. On the contrary, rather than rendering their views obsolete it makes them profoundly challenging and enriching for theology today. This book is more than a survey of key medieval thinkers (from Augustine to the late-medieval period); it is an invitation to think along with major theologians and explore how their thought can deeply challenge some of today's modern and post-modern key assumptions.

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Book Description:

This book is essential reading for all those who are interested in medieval thought, be they students of theology, philosophy or literature of the medieval period. Rik van Nieuwenhove discusses a radically theo-centric perspective and shows how medieval thought both challenges and enriches theology today.

About the Author:

Rik Van Nieuwenhove is Lecturer in Theology in Limerick, Ireland. He is the author of Jan van Ruusbroec, Mystical Theologian of the Trinity (2003) and co-author (with Declan Marmion) of An Introduction to the Trinity (Cambridge, 2011). He is co-editor (with Joseph Wawrykow) of The Theology of Thomas Aquinas (2005) and is the principal editor (with collaboration from Rob Faesen and Helen Rolfson) of Late-Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries (2008).

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