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Robert Holcot
Slotemaker, John T.; Witt, Jeffrey C.
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Paperback. Series: Great Medieval Thinkers. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
This is an introduction the thought of Robert Holcot, a great and influential but often underappreciated medieval thinker. Holcot was a Dominican friar who flourished in the 1330s and produced a diverse body of work including scholastic treatises, biblical commentaries, and sermons. By viewing the whole of Holcot's corpus, this book provides a comprehensive account of his thought. Challenging established characterizations of him as a skeptic or radical, this book shows Holcot to be primarily concerned with affirming and supporting the faith of the pious believer. At times, this manifests itself as a cautious attitude toward absolutists' claims about the ... Read more
This is an introduction the thought of Robert Holcot, a great and influential but often underappreciated medieval thinker. Holcot was a Dominican friar who flourished in the 1330s and produced a diverse body of work including scholastic treatises, biblical commentaries, and sermons. By viewing the whole of Holcot's corpus, this book provides a comprehensive account of his thought. Challenging established characterizations of him as a skeptic or radical, this book shows Holcot to be primarily concerned with affirming and supporting the faith of the pious believer. At times, this manifests itself as a cautious attitude toward absolutists' claims about the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Great Medieval Thinkers
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199391257
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V9780199391257
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About Slotemaker, John T.; Witt, Jeffrey C.
John T. Slotemaker is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University. His research focuses on the development of medieval and early modern trinitarian theology. He has recently co-edited (with Jeffrey C. Witt) A Companion to the Theology of John Mair (2015). Jeffrey C. Witt is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland. His research focuses on issues ... Read more
Reviews for Robert Holcot
"With his versatile and creative mind, Robert Holcot truly deserves the epithet 'Great Medieval Thinker.' This book introduces the reader to a wide range of important issues Holcot grappled with, and looks at Holcot's interlocutors and intellectual legacy. Clearly written and organized, the book has much to offer not only those coming to Holcot for the first time, but specialists ... Read more