John Wyclif's Discourse on dominion in community / / by Elemer Boreczky.

• Superior document: Studies in the history of Christian traditions, v. 139
• Author: Boreczky, Elemer.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 139.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

John Wyclif’s modern critics have found little in his works that justified his fame by the standards of intellectual history. This book reconstructs Wyclif’s discourse on the theological and political consequences of his radically new insight into the integrity of man and nature as regards the good, free and beautiful life, communicated to his contemporary scholastic and lay audience. His theological, legal and political vision of the opportunity to restore original justice through the spiritual reality and sanctity of persona humana in every man as well as in the community by the law of love and the use and enjoyment of dominion in community enfolds through abundant quotes from his works, justifying his fame at the time of the birth of the modern nation as the King of Philosophers and the Fifth Evangelist.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / E. Boreczky -- Introduction / E. Boreczky -- Chapter One. Oxford As Wyclif’s Nest Of Logic, Nature, And Metaphysics, And His Heresies Taught There / E. Boreczky -- Chapter Two. Wyclif’s Books And Discourse On Dominion / E. Boreczky -- Chapter Three. Dominion In Community: The Law Of Love / E. Boreczky -- Chapter Four. Tractatus De Civili Dominio I: How Sin Infects The Body And Soul Of Nature / E. Boreczky -- Chapter Five. Tractatus De Civili Dominio II: The Opportunity To Restore Justice / E. Boreczky -- Chapter Six. Attempts To Restore Justice And Natural Dominion: The Implementation Of Wyclif’s Theory In Practice / E. Boreczky -- Select Bibliography / E. Boreczky -- Index / E. Boreczky.