Woods, William
(2023)
John Scottus Eriugena (c. AD 815–877) and the Charge of Pantheism:
A Theological and Historical Investigation.
PhD thesis, St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth.
Abstract
To this day, general discussion on the ninth-century Irish scholar John Scottus Eriugena
regularly turns to the topic of pantheism, that is, the identification of God with the world. His
major theological work, the Periphyseon, was condemned in AD 1225, and affirmations of its
having a pantheistic outlook have continued into more recent times. The present study grew
from a desire to be able to understand the matter with a greater degree of insight, and to
present findings which might add to the expanding tradition of Eriugena studies. The object
of the dissertation, therefore, is to examine the content of his work for the presence of
pantheism, not just with regard to the historical context of its condemnation, but on its own
merit.
| Item Type: |
Thesis
(PhD)
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| Keywords: |
John Scottus Eriugena; AD 815–877; Charge of Pantheism;
Theological and Historical Investigation; |
| Academic Unit: |
St Patrick's College, Maynooth > Faculty of Theology |
| Item ID: |
19212 |
| Depositing User: |
IR eTheses
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| Date Deposited: |
21 Nov 2024 14:41 |
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