- From Boethius to Anselm
- Methodology (Scholasticism)
- More Aristotle more problems
- Logic - Categories
- Anti-Aristotle came from the Reformation
- Key: how Aristotle used in the West
- Logic = Englightenment?
- Vital church history we should embrace
- Rise of Protestant Scholastic Theology
- Debates over Method
- Spectrum of opinion
- “Rationalist” vs Obscurantist
- Berengar of Tours
- Rationalist: Use logic, confusion, clarification
- Mind not mechinism that scripture must pass through to make sense
- Mind used in context of faith
- Wrong; Berengar does not believe in the authority of scripture
- Peter Damian
- Strong reliance on authority
- Platonic stream and mystical faith
- Open our minds and swallow whole
- Fundamental, obscurantist
- Concerned about using our minds to rationalize scripture
- Sin in theology
- Locus of sin: Broken minds vs abuse of authority
- Problems with the way theology is done but disagree on the solution to retify the problem
- Landfranc of Bec (1005-1098)
- Centrist
- Between rationalist & authority (dialectic)
- Must think about theology (requires mind to be awake)
- Cannot grasp by the mind must appeal to the authority of the scripture
- Balance between faith and reason
- Prize student: Anselm
- Anselm (1033-1109)
- Weigh in on the subject of Reason and Faith
- Credo ut intelligam
I believe in order to understand.
- Having faith to wrestle to understand
- Rise of Scholastic Theology Method in 11th century
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