Beatific Enjoyment in Medieval Scholastic Debates

Beatific Enjoyment in Medieval Scholastic Debates traces the reception of Saint Augustine’s concept of beatific enjoyment (fruitio beatifica) in Peter Lombard’s Sentences. It identifies the main themes and problems which shaped the discussion of the concept in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century scholastic commentaries. Bringing together theological and scientific approaches to the idea of enjoyment, Severin Kitanov exposes the intricacy of the discourse and develops a new perspective for students and scholars.

Severin Valentinov Kitanov

Chapter 1. Aurelius Augustine and Peter Lombard on Beatific Enjoyment-The Starting Point of the Debate Chapter 2. The Thirteenth Century-Setting up the Key Issues in the Debate Chapter 3. The Early Fourteenth-Century-The High Point of the Debate Regarding the Object and Psychology of Beatific Enjoyment Chapter 4. Early Fourteenth-Century Views of the Enjoyment of the Holy Trinity Chapter 5. Early Fourteenth-Century Views of the Contingency of Beatific Enjoyment