Erin Risch Zoutendam
Biographic Data
| ID | 1090704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erin Risch Zoutendam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erin Risch |
| FAMILY NAME | Zoutendam |
| SIGNATURE | ZOUTENDAM E R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8470-3958 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘Sed Contra’
“It would seem that a person should love their mother more than their father.” So begins the tenth article of the twenty-sixth question of the second part of the second part [sic!] of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae, considered by some to be the greatest work of medieval theology. As readers learn, it only seems that a person should love their mother more than their father; as is typical of the Summa, Aquinas responds to this opening salvo with…
Mystical Terms in Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517)
This article contributes to the study of Christian mysticism in the sixteenth century by providing translations of mystical terms from Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517), including extasis, devotio, contemplatio, meditatio, mysticum, orare/oratio, raptus, theologia mystica, and unio. The introduction offers an overview of Altenstaig’s biography and the theological dictionary and highlights the significance of compilations, parti…
The Unknown Deed of the Last Day and Julian of Norwich’s Eschatological Hermeneutic in the Showings
Julian of Norwich’s deference to the teachings of ‘holy church’ – despite the divergence of these teachings from her own revelations – is a well-known stumbling block for scholars. Some accept her stated obedience as sincere, while others dismiss it as insincere, a rhetorical ploy for disseminating her theological beliefs without alarming the religious authorities of her day. This article proposes a new way of understanding Julian’s deference. I …
Martin Luther and Contemplation
This essay addresses the vexed topic of Martin Luther's relationship to late medieval mysticism through a terminological approach focused on Luther's use of the word contemplation. The contribution that this article offers arises from the often repeated observation that what is called mysticism today was called contemplation in the Middle Ages. To that end, this article seeks a clearer view of three things: 1) what Luther meant by contemplation, …
The Bride of the Holy Trinity
This article adds to our understanding of late medieval women's religious writing by examining the role of the Virgin Mary in Mechthild of Magdeburg's thirteenth-century mystical text The Flowing Light of the Godhead (Das fließende Licht der Gottheit). The Virgin Mary was ubiquitous in late medieval religious writing, but she played different roles and modeled different ways of life, reflecting the particular aims of individual authors. In Mechth…
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The Bride of the Holy Trinity
This article adds to our understanding of late medieval women's religious writing by examining the role of the Virgin Mary in Mechthild of Magdeburg's thirteenth-century mystical text The Flowing Light of the Godhead (Das fließende Licht der Gottheit). The Virgin Mary was ubiquitous in late medieval religious writing, but she played different roles and modeled different ways of life, reflecting the particular aims of individual authors. In Mechth…
The Unknown Deed of the Last Day and Julian of Norwich’s Eschatological Hermeneutic in the Showings
Julian of Norwich’s deference to the teachings of ‘holy church’ – despite the divergence of these teachings from her own revelations – is a well-known stumbling block for scholars. Some accept her stated obedience as sincere, while others dismiss it as insincere, a rhetorical ploy for disseminating her theological beliefs without alarming the religious authorities of her day. This article proposes a new way of understanding Julian’s deference. I …
Martin Luther and Contemplation
This essay addresses the vexed topic of Martin Luther's relationship to late medieval mysticism through a terminological approach focused on Luther's use of the word contemplation. The contribution that this article offers arises from the often repeated observation that what is called mysticism today was called contemplation in the Middle Ages. To that end, this article seeks a clearer view of three things: 1) what Luther meant by contemplation, …
Mystical Terms in Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517)
This article contributes to the study of Christian mysticism in the sixteenth century by providing translations of mystical terms from Johannes Altenstaig’s Vocabularius theologiae (1517), including extasis, devotio, contemplatio, meditatio, mysticum, orare/oratio, raptus, theologia mystica, and unio. The introduction offers an overview of Altenstaig’s biography and the theological dictionary and highlights the significance of compilations, parti…
‘Sed Contra’
“It would seem that a person should love their mother more than their father.” So begins the tenth article of the twenty-sixth question of the second part of the second part [sic!] of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae, considered by some to be the greatest work of medieval theology. As readers learn, it only seems that a person should love their mother more than their father; as is typical of the Summa, Aquinas responds to this opening salvo with…
Medieval Literature and History (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Contemplation (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (2 works) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology (2 works) · Mysticism (2 works)