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Caritas et veritas 2018, 8(1):191-206 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2018.022

In What Sense God Is Humble According to St Bonaventure (On the 800th Anniversary of Bonaventure's Birth)

Ctirad Václav Pospíšil
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Cyrilometodějská teologická fakulta, Katedra systematické teologie, Univerzitní 244/22, 771 11 Olomouc

The author tries to interpret the issue of humility in the works of Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1217-1274) and especially the question of the humility of God. Based on analysing a number of the master's works the author concludes that humility as self-depreciation cannot have a place in God, but humility of truthfulness, which is the basis of community, is mysteriously present, according to Bonaventure, in the immanent Trinity.

Keywords: scholastic theology, history of theology, Bonaventure, Franciscan spirituality, humility

Published: March 30, 2018  Show citation

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Pospíšil, C.V. (2018). In What Sense God Is Humble According to St Bonaventure (On the 800th Anniversary of Bonaventure's Birth). Caritas et veritas, 8(1), 191-206. doi: 10.32725/cetv.2018.022
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