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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789935203321

Titolo

Medieval philosophy of religion / / edited by Graham Oppy and N.N. Trakakis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2014]

©2013

ISBN

1-317-54647-4

1-315-72962-8

1-306-45640-1

1-317-54648-2

1-84465-464-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

The history of western philosophy of religion ; ; 2

Disciplina

210.9

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editorial Introduction; Contributors; 1. Medieval Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction; 2. Boethius; 3. Johannes Scottus Eriugena; 4. Al-Farabi; 5. Avicenna (Ibn Sina); 6. Anselm of Canterbury; 7. Al-Ghazali; 8. Peter Abelard; 9. Bernard of Clairvaux; 10. Averroes (Ibn Rushd); 11. Moses Maimonides; 12. Roger Bacon; 13. Thomas Aquinas; 14. John Duns Scotus; 15. William Ockham; 16. Gersonides; 17. John Wyclif; 18. Nicholas of Cusa; 19. Erasmus of Rotterdam; Chronology; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Medieval period was one of the richest eras for the philosophical study of religion. Covering the period from the 6th to the 16th century, reaching into the Renaissance, "The History of Western Philosophy of Religion 2" shows how Christian, Islamic and Jewish thinkers explicated and defended their religious faith in light of the philosophical traditions they inherited from the ancient Greeks and Romans. The enterprise of 'faith seeking understanding', as it was dubbed by the medievals themselves, emerges as a vibrant encounter between - and a complex synthesis of - the Platonic, Aristotelian and Hellenistic traditions of



antiquity on the one hand, and the scholastic and monastic religious schools of the medieval West, on the other. "Medieval Philosophy of Religion" will be of interest to scholars and students of Philosophy, Medieval Studies, the History of Ideas, and Religion, while remaining accessible to any interested in the rich cultural heritage of medieval religious thought.