Scholastic theology

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Christian theology intellectual tradition medieval philosophy theological tradition

Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form As subject As object
Scholasticism 0 9
Scholastic philosophy 0 5
Thomism 0 3
Second Scholasticism 0 1
Western Christian theology 0 1
neo-Thomism 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theology →
intellectual tradition →
medieval philosophy →
theological tradition →
aimsTo defend theological doctrines rationally →
reconcile faith and reason →
systematize Christian doctrine →
centralTheme Incarnation →
Trinity →
ethics and natural law →
grace and salvation →
nature of God →
sacraments →
continuedAs Neo-scholasticism →
coreTextType Sentences commentary →
Summa →
developedInPeriod Middle Ages →
flourishedInCentury 12th century →
13th century →
14th century →
hasMajorFigure Albert the Great →
Anselm of Canterbury →
Bonaventure →
Duns Scotus →
Peter Abelard →
Peter Lombard →
St. Thomas Aquinas →
surface form: Thomas Aquinas

William of Ockham →
influenced Catholic dogmatic theology →
canon law reasoning →
early modern philosophy →
influencedBy Aristotle →
Islamic philosophy →
Jewish philosophy →
Neoplatonism →
Patristic theology →
institutionalContext cathedral schools →
medieval universities →
languageOfDiscourse Latin →
mainlyAssociatedWith Western Christianity →
methodCharacteristic question-objection-reply structure →
systematic organization of topics →
use of distinctions and definitions →
regionOfOrigin Western Europe →
religiousTradition Christianity →
uses Aristotelian philosophy →
dialectical method →
formal logic →

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Immaculate Conception → debatedIn → Scholastic theology →
Duns Scotus → era → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
Western Christianity → hasTheologicalTradition → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Thomism
Western philosophy → includesMovement → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
Aristotelianism → influenced → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
Orations → influenced → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Western Christian theology
St. Thomas Aquinas → influenced → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Thomism
St. Thomas Aquinas → influenced → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: neo-Thomism
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz → influencedBy → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholastic philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy → influencedBy → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholastic philosophy
Monadology → influencedBy → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholastic philosophy
this entity surface form: Scholastic philosophy
Theodicy → influencedBy → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholastic philosophy
Albert the Great → movement → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
Francisco Suárez → movement → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Second Scholasticism
Francisco Suárez → movement → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
St. Thomas Aquinas → philosophicalSchool → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
St. Thomas Aquinas → philosophicalSchool → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Thomism
De veritate → philosophicalTradition → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
Commentary on the Sentences → theologicalSchool → Scholastic theology →
this entity surface form: Scholasticism
this entity surface form: Scholasticism