New directions in Franciscan studies

Since modern research on medieval thought first began to gather momentum in the late nineteenth century, scholars have held fast to a number of key assumptions about the Franciscan intellectual tradition, which was founded early in the thirteenth century and continues to flourish to this day. In rec...

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Main Author: Schumacher, Lydia ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 120, Issue: 4, Pages: 253-261
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
NAA Systematic theology
Further subjects:B John Duns Scotus
B Modernity
B Bonaventure
B Franciscan
B medieval Islamic theology
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Summary:Since modern research on medieval thought first began to gather momentum in the late nineteenth century, scholars have held fast to a number of key assumptions about the Franciscan intellectual tradition, which was founded early in the thirteenth century and continues to flourish to this day. In recent years, ground-breaking research has increasingly called these assumptions into question, opening up new directions in the field of Franciscan studies for assessing long-neglected aspects of the Franciscan intellectual tradition and nuancing its supposed relationship to the ‘origins of modernity'.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X17698410