Bonaventure by Christopher M Cullen

Bonaventure by Christopher M Cullen

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.

Cullen's book is a learned and judicious introduction to the philosophical and theological thought of Bonaventure* Anthony Kenny, TLS *

Christopher M. Cullen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University.

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ISBN 13	9780195149265
ISBN 10	0195149262
Title	Bonaventure
Author	Christopher M Cullen
Series	Great Medieval Thinkers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2006-03-09
Number of pages	272
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