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- Title
Towards a Trinitarian Ontology: Roscelin, Anselm, and Rahner on Overcoming Mere Monotheism.
- Authors
STALEY, KEVIN M.
- Abstract
One infrequently encounters the name Saint Anselm in most of the works on the Trinity published in the last sixty years or so. When he is mentioned, Anselm is either categorized as just another instance of the trinitarian theology of the West that is dominated by Augustine (whom many scholars find problematic) or he is categorized as an excessive, even reckless, rationalist who attempts to demonstrate the truth of propositions that can be known through faith alone. This essay argues that neglecting Anselm's thought on the Trinity for either of these reasons is mistaken. Anselm's understanding of the relationship between faith and reason allows for a more fruitful interplay between trinitarian theology and metaphysics (much to the benefit of metaphysics). Additionally, Anselm moves well beyond Augustine, who had remained captive to shortcomings of Aristotle's substance/accident ontology. In his Epistle on the Incarnation of the Word, Anselm's adds an 11th category to the traditional ten, the category "person." Far from an ad hoc move to fend off the heresy of one of his confreres, Roscellinus, Anselm's discovery requires that one rethink and radically revise the Aristotelian ontology upon which Augustine and Boethius had heavily relied.
- Subjects
ANSELM, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109; ONTOLOGY; AUGUSTINE, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430; THEOLOGY; MONOTHEISM; TRINITY; HERESY; METAPHYSICS
- Publication
Saint Anselm Journal, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 2, p47
- ISSN
2689-6230
- Publication type
Article