book: The Summa Halensis
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The Summa Halensis

Sources and Context
  • Edited by: Lydia Schumacher
  • Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2020

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For generations, early Franciscan thought has been widely regarded as unoriginal: a mere attempt to systematize the longstanding intellectual tradition of Augustine in the face of the rising popularity of Aristotle. This volume brings together leading scholars in the field to undertake a major study of the sources and context of the so-called Summa Halensis (1236-45), which was collaboratively authored by the founding members of the Franciscan school at Paris, above all, Alexander of Hales, and John of La Rochelle, in an effort to lay down the Franciscan intellectual tradition or the first time. The contributions will highlight that this tradition, far from unoriginal, laid the groundwork for later Franciscan thought, which is often regarded as formative for modern thought. Furthermore, the volume shows the role this Summa played in the development of the burgeoning field of systematic theology, which has its origins in the young university of Paris. This is a crucial and groundbreaking study for those with interests in the history of western thought and theology specifically.

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Lydia Schumacher, King's College, London, UK.


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Simon Maria Kopf and Lydia Schumacher
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Lydia Schumacher
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Part 1: The Sources of Early Franciscan Thought

Aaron Gies
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Lydia Schumacher
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Mark Edwards
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Richard Cross
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The Use of Greek Patristic Thought in the Treatment of the Incarnation
Johannes Zachhuber
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Catherine Kavanagh
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On the Reception of the Philosophia Prima in the Summa Halensis
Amos Bertolacci
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A Case Study in Avicenna’s Reception
Lydia Schumacher
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Aaron Canty
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Andrew V. Rosato
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Boyd Taylor Coolman
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Part 2: The Historical and Intellectual Context

A Text in Context
Ayelet Even-Ezra
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Their Influence on the Summa Halensis
Stephen F. Brown
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Neslihan Şenocak
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Sophie Delmas
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William of Auvergne Preaching to the Brethren
Lesley Smith
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Hexaemeral Thinking, Robert Grosseteste, and the Summa Halensis
Giles E. M. Gasper
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eBook published on:
May 5, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783110685022
Hardcover published on:
May 5, 2020
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110684926
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Front matter:
10
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