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The Harmony of Goodness

Mutuality and Moral Living According to John Duns Scotus

Mary Beth Ingham

9781576595114
180 pages
The Franciscan Institute
Overview
Since the first publication of The Harmony of Goodness in 1996, much work has appeared in print on Scotus’ theological and philosophical vision including the gradual completion of the Vatican edition of Scotus’ Ordinatio. Various congresses and international gatherings continue to highlight the important significance of this great medieval thinker for the new millennium. Drawing upon the work of several significant scholars combined with her own deepened conviction that understanding Scotus’ moral philosophy and theology must be understood within the broader context of Franciscan spirituality, including the role of Stoic and monastic influences on the medieval Franciscans,, Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J., offers this new edition of The Harmony of Goodness. Scotus’ articulation of a moral vision to lived harmony and to moral living as a path of beauty is offered anew by Ingham in this new edition.
Author Bio
Mary Elizabeth Ingham, C.S.J., is Professor of Philosophical Theology at the Franciscan School of Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.  She earned her Ph.D. from Universite de Fribourg, Switzerland. Her specialties include the History of Medieval Philosophy, Franciscan Tradition, John Duns Scotus, Stoicism and its influence on Medieval Philosophy, and Franciscan spiritual tradition and its influence on Scotus and others.  Ingham has authored several texts on Scotus including the best-selling, Scotus for Dunces—an Introduction to the Subtle Doctor and the recently re-released The Harmony of Goodness: Mutuality and Moral Living According to John Duns Scotus. She is the author of Women of the Streets, Early Franciscan Women and Their Mendicant Vocation.