Vermigli Replicating Aquinas: An Overlooked Continuity in the Doctrine of Predestination

Although Peter Martyr Vermigli is well recognized for his integration of Thomism with Reformed theology, there is no consensus on whether to consider Thomas Aquinas a dominant influence on his doctrine of predestination. Recent scholarship argues that Gregory of Rimini's influence is greater th...

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Published in:Reformation & Renaissance review
Main Author: Sytsma, David S. 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Reformation & Renaissance review
RelBib Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
NBL Doctrine of Predestination
Further subjects:B Thomism
B Gregory of Rimini
B Scholasticism
B Thomas Aquinas
B Peter Martyr Vermigli
B Predestination
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Summary:Although Peter Martyr Vermigli is well recognized for his integration of Thomism with Reformed theology, there is no consensus on whether to consider Thomas Aquinas a dominant influence on his doctrine of predestination. Recent scholarship argues that Gregory of Rimini's influence is greater than Aquinas. This essay provides strong evidence to the contrary for the influence of Aquinas on Vermigli's early exposition of predestination as a Reformer. Vermigli not only drew upon Aquinas's doctrine in general, as he does elsewhere, but reproduced the details of Aquinas's article in the Summa on whether foreknowledge of merits is the cause of predestination. This finding has significance for understanding the development of Vermigli's thought, his relation to Thomist scholasticism, and his mature writings on predestination. In general, this evidence increases the importance of Thomas as a formative influence on Vermigli's thought.
ISSN:1743-1727
Contains:Enthalten in: Reformation & Renaissance review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14622459.2018.1470599