Book contents
- Early Franciscan Theology
- Early Franciscan Theology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Early Franciscan Theology: An Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Franciscan Context
- Chapter 3 The Philosophical Context
- Chapter 4 Theological Vision
- Chapter 5 Theistic Proof
- Chapter 6 The Divine Nature
- Chapter 7 The Trinity: Context
- Chapter 8 The Trinity: Doctrine
- Chapter 9 Christology
- Chapter 10 Incarnation
- Chapter 11 Moral Theology
- Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Promise of Early Franciscan Theology
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 12 - Conclusion: The Promise of Early Franciscan Theology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 June 2019
- Early Franciscan Theology
- Early Franciscan Theology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Early Franciscan Theology: An Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Franciscan Context
- Chapter 3 The Philosophical Context
- Chapter 4 Theological Vision
- Chapter 5 Theistic Proof
- Chapter 6 The Divine Nature
- Chapter 7 The Trinity: Context
- Chapter 8 The Trinity: Doctrine
- Chapter 9 Christology
- Chapter 10 Incarnation
- Chapter 11 Moral Theology
- Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Promise of Early Franciscan Theology
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This book set out to show that early Franciscan theology is innovative, and thus no mere rehearsal of prior Augustinian tradition. The case for the innovativeness of early Franciscan theology has now been made with reference to a variety of key theological themes, including the status and purpose of theology as a science, theistic proof, the divine nature, the Trinity, Christology, the reasons for the Incarnation, and moral theology. As the discussion draws to a close, it is worth revisiting these topics to summarize concisely the ways in which the Summists approached them in an original fashion. At the start, we learned that the theological vision of the Summa was strongly shaped by the circumstances surrounding the condemnation of 1241. The recent influx of Greek and Arabic sources which in one way or another contested the possibility of direct knowledge of God in the life to come was suddenly realized as incompatible in the generation of the Summists with the West’s own cherished affirmation of the beatific vision.
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- Early Franciscan TheologyBetween Authority and Innovation, pp. 259 - 269Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019