The Many Faces of Credulitas

The Many Faces of Credulitas is about the relationship between belief, credibility, and credulity. It argues that due to a series of different historical factors, credibility assumed a central role in post-Reformation Catholicism. This led to an important reconsideration of the relationship between natural reason and supernatural grace and consequently to novel and significant tensions. This book seeks to elucidate some of the difficulties, anxieties, and tensions caused by the new insistence on credibility that came to dominate the theological and intellectual landscape of the early modern Catholic Church.

Stefania Tutino is Professor of History at UCLA. She is the author of numerous books and essays on early modern Catholicism.

- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Legacy of Medieval Credulitas
- Chapter 2: Credulitas, Credibility, and Belief in Early Modern Theology: The Turning Points
- Chapter 3: Beyond Suárez: The Place of Credibility in Post-Reformation Theological Discourse
- Chapter 4: Credibility, Faith, and Confessional Polemics
- Chapter 5: Credibility, Faith, and Obedience: The Debate Over the Immortality of the Soul
- Chapter 6: Managing the Flock: Too Much Credibility?
- Chapter 7: Managing the Flock: Too Little Credibility?
- Chapter 8: Belief, Credibility, and Credulity Across Time and Space: the Global Catholic Church and the Truth of Sanctity
- Conclusion