TRS 827C Bonaventure, Parisian Master: Context, Texts, Interpretation
Examines the context and thought of Saint Bonaventure during his Parisian period as a student and master of theology, c. 1248 - 1257. The course will also introduce the student to the many literary forms of scholastic theology, the key figures at the University of Paris who shaped Bonaventure's mind, including Alexander of Hales, and the hermeneutical challenges of interpreting Bonaventure due to the growth of medieval studies and the nineteenth century edition of his texts.