The Harvest of Medieval Theology: Gabriel Biel and Late Medieval Nominalism
"This is a remarkable and scholarly book which will serve as a quarry and a work of reference on Biel for many years. On the level of history and scholarship it is excellent."-Journal of Religious History"Oberman has used all the skills of a specialist to present to us a form of medieval theology which is of great relevance for all theologians."-Theology Today"Meticulous historical research, the broad horizon of great historiography, and penetrating elucidation of difficult philosophical and theological problems make it one of the outstanding works in the field of history of Christian thought."-The Reformed Theological Review"A massive book for which all students of the later Middle Ages and the Reformation will be grateful."-Journal of Theological StudiesFirst printed in 1963, The Harvest of Medieval Theology remains a standard for students of late medieval theology. Herein, Oberman explains the theology and philosophy of late medieval nominalism through a detailed analysis of the writings of Gabriel Biel, the famous German disciple of William Ockham. The book discusses all the themes of Biel's thought: the dialectic of the two powers of God, grace, predestination, justification, Christology, Mariology, eucharist, and mysticism. Because Biel is believed to have had a profound influence on the young Martin Luther, Oberman's book is as important for Reformation scholars as it is for medievalists.