Political theology the "Modern Way" : : the case of Jacques Almain (d. 1515) / / Shaun Retallick.

• Superior document: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Series ; v.206
• VerfasserIn: Retallick, Shaun,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill Academic Publishers,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

In Political Theology the "Modern Way": The Case of Jacques Almain (d. 1515), Shaun Retallick provides the first monograph on this late medieval philosopher-theologian and conciliarist, and his thought. He demonstrates that Almain's political theology, of which ecclesiology is a sub-discipline, is strongly impacted by the Via moderna. At the heart of his political theology is the individual and his or her will. Yet, the individual is rarely viewed in isolation from others; there is a strong emphasis on community and on the religious and secular bodies through which it is realized. But these bodies, including the Church, are understood in collectivist rather than corporatist terms, which tends to a quite radical form of conciliarism.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Chapter 1 Biography of Jacques Almain -- Chapter 2 Almain and the Via Moderna -- Chapter 3 Almain and the Via Moderna -- Chapter 4 Key Principles -- Chapter 5 The Nature of a Community -- Chapter 6 The Community as Non-corporate Collective -- Conclusion -- Appendix A Timeline of Almain's Life and Other Key Events -- Appendix B Excursus on Almain's Date of Birth -- Appendix C Precis of Almain's Works -- Appendix D Editions and Printings of Almain's Works -- Appendix E Total Printings and Re-printings/Later Editions (16-18th Centuries) -- Appendix F Students Almain Directed in the Faculty of Arts -- Appendix F Students Almain Directed in the Faculty of Arts -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Names and Subjects.