Del 25 - Challenges in Contemporary Theology

Divine Illumination

The History and Future of Augustine's Theory of Knowledge

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvLydia Schumacher,UK) Schumacher, Lydia (University of Oxford

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DIVINE ILLUMINATION “An important and ground-breaking study which links growing interest in Augustine and medieval philosophy with cutting-edge questions in contemporary philosophy of religion, particularly concerning epistemology and the ‘rationality’ of religion.” Janet Soskice, University of Cambridge “In this lucidly argued and solidly documented study, Schumacher uncovers the roots of problems notoriously besetting modern theories of knowledge in conflicting medieval interpretations of Augustine’s assumptions about knowledge as divine illumination: an intriguing thesis, which she handles with delicacy and flair.” Fergus Kerr, O.P. University of Edinburgh “Challenges the traditional history of theories of knowledge. A bold and provocative reading.” Olivier Boulnois, École Pratique des Hautes Études (University of Paris, Sorbonne) Divine Illumination offers an original interpretation of Augustine’s theory of knowledge, tracing its development in the work of medieval thinkers such as Anselm, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus. Although Scotus is often deemed responsible for finally pronouncing Augustine’s longstanding illumination account untenable, Schumacher shows that he only rejected a version that was the byproduct of a shift in the understanding of illumination and knowledge more generally within the thirteenth-century Franciscan school of thought. To reckon with the challenges in contemporary thought on knowledge that were partly made possible by this shift, Schumacher recommends relearning a way of thinking about knowledge that was familiar to Augustine and those who worked in continuity with him. Her book thus anticipates a new approach to dealing with debates in contemporary epistemology, philosophy of religion, and theology, even while correcting some longstanding assumptions about Augustine and his most significant medieval readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-04-05
Mått160 x 238 x 19 mm
Vikt531 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieChallenges in Contemporary Theology
Antal sidor264
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780470657423

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Acknowledgments ixEditions xAbbreviations xiiIntroduction 1Augustine on Divine Illumination 4Interpretations of Divine Illumination in Augustine’s Thought 7Interpretations of Divine Illumination in Medieval Thought 14Re-interpreting the History of Augustine’s Theory of Knowledge 161 Augustine 25Introduction 25The Doctrine of God 29Creation in the Image of God 30The Fall and Redemption 39Conforming to the Image of God 42Divine Illumination 582 Anselm 66Introduction 66The Image of God 74Conforming to the Image of God 76Divine Illumination 82Anselm the Augustinian 833 Divine Illumination in Transition 85Introduction 85New Schools 85New Translations 88New Religious Challenges 100New Religious Orders 101New Intellectual Traditions 1034 Bonaventure 110Introduction 110The Doctrine of God 117Creation in the Image of God 121The Fall and Redemption 132Conforming to the Image of God 135Divine Illumination 141Bonaventure the Augustinian? 1435 Aquinas 154Introduction 154The Image of God 160Conforming to the Image of God 165Divine Illumination 173Aquinas the Augustinian 1786 Divine Illumination in Decline 181Introduction 181Peter John Olivi 182Henry of Ghent 186John Duns Scotus 194Augustinian and Franciscan Thought 201Franciscan and Modern Thought 2087 The Future of Augustine’s Theory of Knowledge 217Introduction to a Theological Theory of Knowledge 217Reason in a Theological Theory of Knowledge 223Faith in a Theological Theory of Knowledge 226Conclusion 234Index 240

“Taking Augustine’s Platonism seriously thus affords a better understanding of Augustine’s theory of knowledge than taking either Aristotelian or Avicennan notions of the intellect as normative.” (Scottish Journal of Theology, 1 July 2014)“Nonetheless, she has written an important and stimulating book.” (Reviews in Religion and Theology, 1 March 2013)"This volume merits attention from patristic scholars, medievalists, systematic theologians, and philosophers alike." (Religious Studies Review, 1 June 2012) “Schumacher could very well recommend the epistemological itinerary of the de Trinitate without the challenge of re-writing western intellectual history. I look forward to her next book, which promises to do just that.” (Modern Theology, 1 January 2013)