Tag Archives: medievalism

John Wyclif: Scriptural Logic and Real Presence

Posted on August 1, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Levy, Ian Christopher.  John Wyclif: Scriptural Logic, Real Presence, and the Parameters of Orthodoxy. Marquette University Press, 2003. John Wyclif is best known for his Bible translation, but what is often overlooked is the strong metaphysical realism that under girds … Continue reading →

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Schaff: Church History, Volume 5 (review)

Posted on June 26, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This is his second volume on the Middle Ages. It is tempting to color the Middle Ages either as a period of gross or superstition or incredible beauty.  This answer is neither.  Or both. Much as we may be disgusted, and rightly … Continue reading →

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Review: What Sort of Human Nature?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Medieval analytic philosophy gets to the heart of the problem:  If Christ has two natures, one of which he assumed as a human nature, and if he is consubstantial with us in our humanity, yet our nature is sinful, how … Continue reading →

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Inventing the Middle Ages (Review)

Posted on March 4, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

By Norman Cantor. Norman Cantor (1991) takes the various approaches to medieval historiography and uses them to illustrate scholarship in general, and from there draws a number of interesting conclusions about modern politics, religion, and social life (Cantor, 410-414). Cantor … Continue reading →

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Medieval Exegesis Vol. 1

Posted on February 13, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Argument: Medieval exegesis isn’t simply allegory, for it goes far beyond the method of ancient pagan sources. Rather, it seeks the “spirit” of Scripture. Medieval Exegesis. Volume 1: The Four Senses of Scripture. By Henri de Lubac. Translated by Mark … Continue reading →

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Frame: Medieval Philosophy

Posted on December 28, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Frame draws heavily from Leithart’s essay on medieval philosophy.  It is a standard treatment in many ways, starting with Boethius and ending with the nominalists. Boethius Since we are temporal, this means we lose some of our being as time … Continue reading →

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