The Philosophical Theology of John Duns Scotus

It is uncontroversial that Allan B. Wolter, O.F.M. (1913-2006) did more than anyone else in his generation to make the thought of John Duns Scotus accessible to the English-speaking world. Wolter accomplished this, on the one hand, by publishing volume after volume of Scotus s writings, with Latin editions and his own English translations on facing pages. On the other, Wolter furnished penetrating books, articles, and commentaries to guide the perplexed through the Subtle Doctor s highly technical ideas. The present volume brings together fifteen of Wolter s pieces, first published in a variety of (often inaccessible) venues. Together they still constitute a stimulating and provocative point of entry into Scotus s philosophical theology.
- Marilyn McCord Adams