Overview

The Origins of Scholasticism provides the first systematic account of the theological and philosophical ideas that were debated and developed by the scholars who flourished during the years immediately before and after the founding of the first official university at Paris. The period from 1150-1250 has traditionally been neglected in favor of the next century (1250-1350) which witnessed the rise of intellectual giants like Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great, and John Duns Scotus, who famously popularized the major works of Aristotle. As this volume demonstrates, however, earlier scholastic thinkers laid the groundwork for the emergence of theology as a discipline with which such later thinkers actively engaged. Although they relied heavily on traditional theological sources, this volume highlights the extent to which they also made use of philosophy not only from the Greek but also the Arabic traditions in ways that defined the role it would play in theological contexts for generations to follow.

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Author:   Lydia Schumacher (King's College London)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   1.029kg
ISBN:  

9781009323994

ISBN 10:   1009323997
Pages:   574
Publication Date:   08 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Historical Context: 1. Introduction Lydia Schumacher; 2. Major early scholastic theologians at Paris (c. 1150–c. 1250); 3. The faculty of theology William J. Courtenay; 4. The arts faculty Claude Lafleur; 5. Texts in translation Alexander Fidora; 6. The forerunners of scholasticism Luisa Valente; Part II. Theological Themes: 7. Theology as a science Christian Trottmann; 8. The divine nature Lydia Schumacher; 9. The trinity Fiona Robb; 10. Creation Zita V. Toth; 11. Angels Franklin T. Harkins; 12. Human nature Lydia Schumacher; 13. Free will Riccardo Saccenti; 14. Sin and evil Wojciech Wciórka; 15. Incarnation Richard Cross; 16. Atonement Corey Barnes; 17. Grace Andrew V. Rosato; 18. Predestination and merit Magdalena Bieniak; 19. Virtues Valeria Buffon, Natalia Jakubecki and Violeta Cervera Novo; 20. Moral law Riccardo Saccenti; 21. Sacraments Gary Macy and Jan Maliszewski.

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Lydia Schumacher is Professor of Historical and Philosophical Theology at Kings College London. She is the author,  most recently, of Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought and Early Franciscan Theology.

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