John duns scotus biography sample

Biographies & Web Resources

The Duns Scotus Research Group:  links to scholars world wide who have published papers on Scotus

The International Scotistic Commission:  a group of scholars working to prepare the critical edition of Scotus’ works

Dr. Thomas William’s Page on Duns Scotus

Bl. John Duns Scotus, c/oCE

The Life of Bl. John Duns Scotus, c/o EWTN Online Library copy of FFI Website Article

Bl. John Duns Scotus, the Famous Franciscan Theologian: biography and Latin texts, by. Dr. Thomas Williams, c/o Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

John de Duns, a biography c/o

John Duns Scotus, c/o Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia

John Duns Scotus, a very brief biography from the Columbia Encyclopedia Online Edition.

Articles

Scotus and Scotism, by Parthenius Minges c/o the Jacque Maritain Center

El primado Universal de Cristo, by Francisco Javer Pancheri(in Spanish), discusses the teaching of Scotus and other theologians who follow his thesis concerning the Universal Primacy of Christ, (BEBF)

Immaculate Conception:  Medieval Controversy up to the death of Scotus, by Fr. Carol Balik

Reason and Faith for St. Thomas Aquinas and Bl. John Duns Scotus , by Sule Elkatip

Doctrine de l'analogie de l'être chez saint Thomas d'Aquin : thesis of Bernard Montagnes (), discusses Thomistic and Scotistic theories c/o  

A Most Methodical Lover?: On Scotus's Arbitrary Creator, by Dr. Thomas Williams re

The Study of John Duns Scotus's: Life & Contributions Juel Reang Date: 24/01/ INTRODUCTION: John Duns Scotus () was probably a Scottish philosopher and theologian from the Middle Ages. He was a smart thinker recognized by the Catholic Church. As a Franciscan friar, his ideas greatly influenced medieval philosophy and theology. He was called the “Subtle Doctor” Because he could understand and explain complicated topics very well. His work is still studied and respected by scholars today.1 This biography will cover his early life, philosophical and theological contributions, and how his ideas align with logical and biblical authority. 1. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION: The exact date and location of John Duns Scotus’s birth remain unknown. However, over the centuries, there has been speculation that he was born either in England, Ireland, or Scotland.2 Based on his priestly ordination date of March 17, , at St. Andrew's Priory in Northampton, people assume his birth was late in and early Since the minimum canonical age for ordination was twenty-five, it is widely believed that he was born around in a village called Duns in Scotland.4 His name, “Duns Scotus,” shows he is from Duns Jonathan Hill, The History of Christian Thought (Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, ), p 2 John K. Ryan and Bernardine M. Bonansea edit, Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy: John Duns Scotus, Vol 2 (Washington, D. C, The Catholic University Academy, ), p 3 Richard Cross, Duns Scotus (New York: Oxford University, ), p 03 4 Richard Cross, Duns Scotus (New York: Oxford University, ), p 03 1 and Scotland.5 Not much is known about his early life, but he came from a family that wasn’t very wealthy. When he was young, he was recognized for his intelligence, and he joined the Franciscan order and started his formal education there. John Duns Scotus began his studies at the Franciscan friary in Dumfries, Scot

Scottish Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. /66–)

Not to be confused with John Scotus Eriugena.

John Duns ScotusOFM (SKOH-təs; Ecclesiastical Latin:[dunsˈskɔtus], "Duns the Scot"; c.&#;/66&#;– 8 November ) was a Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher and theologian. He is one of the four most important Christian philosopher-theologians of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, together with Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure and William of Ockham.

Duns 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 everyt

THE LIFE OF BLESSED JOHN DUNS SCOTUS

Defender of the Immaculate Conception

Here you will find a brief biography of Bl. John Duns Scotus, Franciscan Priest and Theologian of the Thirteenth Century. Next to St. Bonaventure, Bl. John is perhaps the most important and influential theologian in the history of the Franciscan Order. He was the founder of the Scotistic School in Theology, and until the time of the French Revolution his thought dominated the Roman Catholic faculties of theology in nearly all the major universities of Europe. He is chiefly known for his theology on the Absolute Kingship of Jesus Christ, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his philosophic refutation of evolution.

A Table of Contents:

The Birth and Childhood of Bl. John Duns Scotus
The Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bl. John
Bl. John's Accomplishments at the University of Oxford
Bl. John's Defense of Mary's Immaculate Conception
Bl. John's Death and Beatification

The Birth and Childhood of Bl. John Duns Scotus

Bl. John Duns Scotus was born in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, around He was immediately baptized after birth and was named after St. John the Evangelist. He grew up a good boy, healthy and pure like a little angel. He received a solid Christian formation from home and from the parish priest. He frequented the Cistercian Abbey of Melrose for his catechism lessons. There, he absorbed the ardent love for the Mother of God which St. Bernard had left as a patrimony to the Cistercians.

As a little boy, Bl. John suffered very much from the obtuseness of his intellect. He wanted to read, to write and to study the profundity of the truths of the faith, but his mind just could not manage to learn or understand anything. By means of with prayers and sighs, he had recourse to Mary, the Seat of Wisdom, asking Her to heal his dullness so that he could advance in his studies. Mary appeared to him and granted his r