Predestination, Property, and Power
Wyclif’s Theory of Dominion and Grace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12034243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Wilks (Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 220-236 |
| Publication date | 1965-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400005246 |
| OpenAlex | W2318111872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
For nearly six hundred years the significance of Wyclif’s theory of dominion and grace has been in dispute, although it is generally agreed that his chief claim to fame as a political figure rests upon it. It has recently been described as his main contention, and there can be no doubt that it was a thesis of which he was inordinately proud. It became a major feature in both the papal condemnation of 1377 and that of the Blackfriars Council five years later; it looms even more largely in the forty-five Wycliffite propositions condemned at Prague in 1403, at Rome in 1413, and subsequently by the Council of Constance in 1415. Hus’s defence of the theory was an important factor in bringing him to the stake. But if Wyclif’s contemporaries had little hesitation in recognising a destructive potential, modern scholars have been far more cautious in assessing its political value. Neither R. L. Poole nor Workman could reach a firm judgement
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2003 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |