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Part III: Oberman on 14th Century Religious Thought and the Shape of Medieval Thought
0 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen September 13th, 2006 in Devotio moderna, Heiko Oberman, Late Medieval StudiesIn section six, “High Mysticism and the Beginnings of the Devotio Moderna,” Oberman discusses additional characteristics of 14th century piety and thought. First we have a reaction in the form of Devotio moderna to the high mysticism of M. Eckhardt and company in the North. In addition to an anti-speculative attitude (not anti-intellectual), the Devotio [...]


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