Political theology the “modern way”: the case of Jacques Almain (d. 1515)
"In Political Theology the "Modern Way": The Case of Jacques Almain (d. 1515), Shaun Retallick provides the first monograph on this late medieval philosopher-theologian and conciliarist, and his thought. He demonstrates that Almain's political theology, of which ecclesiology is a...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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Studies in the history of Christian traditions (volume 206)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions
volume 206 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Political theology
/ Almain, Jacques 1480-1515
B Almain, Jacques 1480-1515 / Political ethics / Via moderna |
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Almain, Jacques (approximately 1480-1515)
B Philosophy, Medieval B Political Theology B Thesis |
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| Summary: | "In Political Theology the "Modern Way": The Case of Jacques Almain (d. 1515), Shaun Retallick provides the first monograph on this late medieval philosopher-theologian and conciliarist, and his thought. He demonstrates that Almain's political theology, of which ecclesiology is a sub-discipline, is strongly impacted by the Via moderna. At the heart of his political theology is the individual and his or her will. Yet, the individual is rarely viewed in isolation from others; there is a strong emphasis on community and on the religious and secular bodies through which it is realized. But these bodies, including the Church, are understood in collectivist rather than corporatist terms, which tends to a quite radical form of conciliarism"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9004546057 |