Durandus of St Pourcain: A Dominican Theologian in the Shadow of Aquinas (Oxford Theological Monographs)

the Fourteenth-century Controversy Between The Dominican Durandus Of St Pourçain And His Order Plays A Central Role In Explaining The Later Success Of Thomism. Durandus's Independent Approach Earned Him Two Censures From Dominican Authorities, As He Appeared To Jeopardize The Order's Sense Of Doctrinal Identity. Through A Close Examination Of The Relevant Theological Issues, This Book Follows The Course Of The Controversy To Reveal The Significant Role Which Franciscan Theology Played In The Dominican Interpretation Of Aquinas. This Challenges The Commonplace Portrayal Of Early Thomists As A Homogenous Group, As It Reveals The Franciscan Contribution To The Shaping Of A Dominican Intellectual Tradition. The fourteenth-century controversy between the Dominican Durandus of St Pourçain and his order plays a central role in explaining the later success of Thomism. Durandus's independent approach earned him two censures from Dominican authorities, as he appeared to jeopardize the order's sense of doctrinal identity. Through a close examination of the relevant theological issues, this book follows the course of the controversy to reveal the significant role which Franciscan theology played in the Dominican interpretation of Aquinas. This challenges the commonplace portrayal of early Thomists as a homogenous group, as it reveals the Franciscan contribution to the shaping of a Dominican intellectual tradition. "The controversy between the Dominican Durandus of St. Pourcain and his order plays a central role in explaining how Thomas Aquinas became one of the most influential medieval theologians. Covering a period of almost twenty years in the early fourteenth century, this controversy saw the confrontation of two Dominican theologians of the first rank, at a time when the order was fully engaged in promoting the doctrine of Aquinas. Through a close examination of the central issues from unpublished manuscript sources, Isabel Iribarren reveals a picture of the debate that challenges the standard accounts of a clear-cut clash between 'Thomists' and 'anti-Thomists'."--Jacket. The learned world of the centuries succeeding Durandus of St Pourcain's career conveys almost contradictory accounts of his intellectual evolution and allegiances.