Bonaventure, John Duns Scotus, and the Franciscan Tradition
The Collected Essays of Peter Damian Fehlner, OFM Conv: Volume 4
- Theology
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2023
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Publisher's Description
In this fourth volume of Collected Essays, Bonaventure, John Duns Scotus, and the Franciscan Tradition, Peter Damian Fehlner traces the development of the Franciscan theologies of redemption, co-redemption, and the Immaculate Conception as they both flow from and return to a very concrete spirituality rooted in devotion to the persons of Jesus and Mary. The main protagonists in these studies are the towering figures of Bonaventure and John Duns Scotus. Framed within an ecclesiological and sacramental worldview, shaped by the correlative and markedly Franciscan doctrines of the Absolute Primacy of Jesus and the Immaculate Conception, Fehlner outlines the theological background and rationale for affirming Mary's co-redemptive role in creation and salvation history. In articulating this great vision of the church, Fehlner discloses the Catholic and Franciscan understanding of Tradition and its progressive penetration and integration of doctrinal and devotional development into the life of the church. For Fehlner, Mary's co-redemptive association with her Son and her union in charity with the Holy Spirit provides both the primary instance of and the hermeneutical key for prayerfully receiving and living the mysteries of our salvation.
Endorsements (2)
“In this volume, Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, OFM Conv. (1931–2018) manifests his profound understanding of Franciscan Mariology. He illuminates the deeper reasons for Mary’s predestination and Immaculate Conception, and he shows how Marian co-redemption is at the heart of the Marian doctrine of both St. Bonaventure and Blessed John Duns Scotus.”
“It is terrific to see these volumes appear in print. There is no greater authority on the Franciscan tradition than Fr. Fehlner, and these are certain to become standard reading for students of the history of theology and for interested readers more broadly speaking. Highly Recommended!”
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