John Duns Scotus: Four Questions on Mary

by John Duns Scotus, Allan Bernard Wolter (Translator)

This small book offers, in a Latin/English edition, a contribution of John duns Scotus to the theological discussion on Mary the Mother of God. Controversial in the late thirteenth century, Scotus's "new theology" grapples with issues surrounding The Predestination of the Mother of God. His views had a profound influence on Marian doctrine and devotion over the centuries, culminating in the dogmatic proclamation by Pope Pius IX in 1854 of Mary's Immaculate Conception. the questions are dealt with in the Ordinatio of Scotus and are set up in the stylized tripartite format used by medieval professional theologians in their commentaries on the Sencetnecs of Peter Lombard.

Genres: Theology, Catholic, Philosophy, Religion

112 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2000

About the author

John Duns, commonly called Duns Scotus (c. 1266 – 1308), is generally considered to be one of the three most important philosopher-theologians of the High Middle Ages. Scotus has had considerable influence on both Catholic and secular thought. The doctrines for which he is best known are the "univocity of being," that existence is the most abstract concept we have, applicable to everything that exists; the formal distinction, a way of distinguishing between different aspects of the same thing; and the idea of haecceity, the property supposed to be in each individual thing that makes it an individual. Scotus also developed a complex argument for the existence of God, and argued for the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

Duns Scotus was given the scholastic accolade Doctor Subtilis (Subtle Doctor) for his penetrating and subtle manner of thought. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1993.

Reviews

[Rosa Tolava · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Duns Scotus se centra en cuatro cuestiones que giran alrededor de la Virgen María y generan mucho debate: la predestinación, la Inmaculada concepción, el matrimonio en tre María y José, y la maternidad de María. Con argumentos a favor y en contra, Scotus toma posición en favor de María. Cuatro estrellas merecidas porque es muy claro en su análisis.