Now is the time for all good persons to enrol for
"Introduction to Medieval Theology"
a course taught be myself (quamquam indignus) at the King's Manor, York, and open to the
general public for the paltry sum of #35.
Topics include:
AN DEUS SIT Introduction to Christian Doctrine; the [first] seven Ecumenical
Councils; the Nicene Creed and the Definition of Chalcedon;
The existence of God: Anselm's Ontological Argument and
Aquinas on the five ways.
CUR DEUS HOMO The Atonement in the Fathers, in Anselm, Aquinas and Abelard:
Ransom, Satisfaction, Example.
HOC EST CORPUS Eucharistic doctrine and controversy, Paschasius Radbertus to
Thomas Aquinas.
SIC ET NON The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages; the emergence of
Theology as an academic discipline in the 12th century.
NON EST HIC Liturgy and liturgical drama.
PERIPATETICUS PALATINUS Abelard.
LABORARE ET ORARE The monastic contribution to medieval theology.
AVE ATQUE EVA Doctrines of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
And contributions from Alastair Minnis:
DE IMPEDIMENTO SEXUS Medieval objections to the ordination of women.
DE NOMINIBUS DISPUTANDUM Ockham and the nominalists.
All this and more can be yours if you send a small cheque for #35 made out to "The University
of York" to The Secretary, Centre for Continuing Education, the University of York, Goodrick
College, YORK YO2 5DD.
Seminars are held in the King's Manor on Monday evenings at 7.00 pm starting on 13th
January 1977.
Warning: the class on Abelard contains references to sex and castration which may be
offensive to some subscribers. :-)
The Supple Doctor.
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