Political Theology the “Modern Way”

The Case of Jacques Almain (d. 1515)

Shaun Retallick (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

276 Seiten

2023
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-54605-9 (ISBN)

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Political Theology the "Modern Way" details the life and provides an original interpretation of the political theology of the French philosopher-theologian, Jacques Almain (d. 1515).

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.

Shaun Retallick lectures at McGill University, where he earned his Ph.D. (2021). He has published on political theology and ecclesiology, including on Jacques Almain's notion of ecclesiastical self-defence for Religion and Violence in Western Traditions: Selected Studies (Routledge, 2021).

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Setting the Scene

2 Map of the Work

3 Some Methodological Considerations

3.1 Chosen Editions and Translation

3.2 Classification

3.3 Interpretive Issues

Part 1

Foundations

1 Biography of Jacques Almain

Introduction

1 Life

1.1 Who Was Jacques Almain?

1.2 Almain’s Libellus: (Un)official Faculty Response to Cajetan?

1.3 Post-Libellus Career

2 Works

2.1 Legacy

2.2 Humanist Reception: Critiques

Conclusion

2 Almain and the Via Moderna Terminist Logic and Anti-realism

Introduction

1 Terminist Logic and Anti-realism

1.1 Signification and Supposition vis-à-vis Anti-realism: Individual Natures and Men

1.1.1 Introduction

1.1.2 Almain’s Usage

1.1.3 Conclusion

2 Syncategoremata, Supposition and Anti-realist Mereology

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Almain’s Usage

2.2.1 “Whole” (Totus) and “All/Every” (Omnis): Parallel Uses

2.2.2 Realist vs. Anti-realist Mereology

2.3 Conclusion

3 Anti-realist Views on Relations

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Almain’s Usage

3.3 Conclusion

Conclusion

3 Almain and the Via Moderna Voluntarism

Introduction

1 Theological Voluntarism: Ordained Power

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Almain’s Usage

2 Theological Voluntarism: Absolute Power

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Almain’s Usage

3 Anthropological Voluntarism: the Will and Individual Human Beings

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Almain’s Usage

4 Anthropological Voluntarism: the Will and Social Bodies

Conclusion

Part 2

Almain’s Political Theology

4 Key Principles

Introduction

1 Almain’s Political Theology: Key Principles

2 To Be a “Body”: the Organic Analogy

3 Political Bodies

4 The One Mystical Body

Conclusion

5 The Nature of a Community Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

Introduction

1 Ecclesiastical Bodies as Corporations (Universitates)

2 Political Bodies as Corporations

3 Political Consent

4 The Common Good

5 Ecclesiastical Unity

Conclusion

6 The Community as Non-corporate Collective Through the Lens of the Via Moderna

Introduction

1 To Be a “Body”: The Organic Analogy – Revisited

2 Scholarly Analyses on Almain’s Political Theology – Re-considered

2.1 The Church and Ecclesiastical Bodies as Non-corporate Collectives

2.1.1 Introduction

2.1.2 The Church and Dominion: Libellus

2.1.3 The Papal Office and Dominion: Questio and Expositio

2.1.4 The Ecumenical Council and Dominion: Questio

2.1.5 Conclusion

2.2 Political Bodies as Non-corporate Collectives

2.2.1 Introduction

2.2.2 Collectives and Civil Dominion: Questio and Libellus

2.2.3 Collectives and Civil Dominion: Expositio

2.2.4 Collectives and Civil Dominion: A Decima Quarta

2.2.5 Conclusion

2.3 Political Consent

2.3.1 Introduction

2.3.2 Sources on Consent: Questio, Libellus, Expositio, and A Decima Quarta

2.3.3 Consenting Agents: Questio, Libellus, Expositio, and A Decima Quarta

2.3.4 The Nature of Consent: Almain’s Corpus

2.3.5 Conclusion

2.4 The Common Good

2.4.1 Introduction

2.4.2 The Common Good of the Church: Questio, Libellus, and Expositio

2.4.3 The Common Good of Political Bodies: Questio, Libellus, Expositio, and A Decima Quarta

2.4.4 Conclusion

2.5 Ecclesiastical Unity

2.5.1 Introduction

2.5.2 Unity and Almain’s Priorities

2.5.3 Unity in Political Theology Works: Questio, Libellus, and Expositio

2.5.4 Unity in In Tertium

2.5.5 Unity in A Decima Quarta

2.5.6 Conclusion

Conclusion

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 G Select Poetry and Correspondence about Almain

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.12.2023
Reihe/Serie	Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 206
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	607 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
ISBN-10	90-04-54605-7 / 9004546057
ISBN-13	978-90-04-54605-9 / 9789004546059
Zustand	Neuware