Abstract
This paper is an exploration of St Bonaventure's sermon Christ Our One Teacher with reference to the contemporary epistemological debate. In particular, I approach this text in the light of Lydia Schumacher's recent work on what she calls faith-based theories of knowledge. These theories, differ from the mainstream epistemic paradigm in that they are grounded in a framework according to which faith and knowledge do not stand opposed; rather, in such theories faith functions as a prerequisite to knowledge. My thesis, is that Bonaventure's positions as expressed in Christ Our One Teacher are an instantiation of such a paradigm. Accordingly, I shall outline the general aspects of the claims which Bonaventure advances in this sermon. Then, I shall move onto a presentation of Schumacher's definition of a faith-based theory of knowledge. Finally, I will analyze and interpret the specific steps of Bonaventure's argument in the light of Schumacher's ideas.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- St. John Bonaventure, Christology, Michael Polanyi, Exemplarism, Illumination Theory