Overview
Remembered as the official who failed to keep Luther in the Catholic fold, Tommaso de Vio, Cardinal Cajetan (1469-1534) was a multi-faceted figure whose significance extends beyond those days in Augsburg. In the 1520s, he embarked on a labour of biblical commentary that occupied the final decade of his life, producing over a million words of translation and commentary. Offering an overview of this remarkable body of work, Michael O'Connor argues that Cajetan's motive was the renewal of Christian living (more 'Catholic Reform' than 'Counter-Reformation'), and that his method was a bold and fresh hybrid of scholasticism and Renaissance humanism, correcting the Vulgate's errors and expounding the text almost exclusively according to the literal sense.
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Author: Michael O'Connor
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Edition: XVI, 286 Pp. ed.
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.642kg
ISBN: 9789004325067
ISBN 10: 9004325069
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 26 January 2017
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This is a most welcome contribution to rediscover the forgotten world of Catholic Biblical and (Thomistic) humanism. Ulrich Lehner, Marquette University, The Regensburg Forum, July 2017. O'Connor's study is a first-class addition to the canon of Cajetan scholarship, and a very worthy inclusion in the St Andrews Studies in Reformation History series. [...] O'Connor has put us all in his debt for a stimulating study with nuggets to be discovered on almost on every page. David Bagchi, University of Hull. In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 70, No. 1 (January 2019), pp. 172-173.
This is a most welcome contribution to rediscover the forgotten world of Catholic Biblical and (Thomistic) humanism. Ulrich Lehner, Marquette University, The Regensburg Forum, July 2017. O'Connor's study is a first-class addition to the canon of Cajetan scholarship, and a very worthy inclusion in the St Andrews Studies in Reformation History series. [...] O'Connor has put us all in his debt for a stimulating study with nuggets to be discovered on almost on every page. David Bagchi, University of Hull. In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 70, No. 1 (January 2019), pp. 172-173. This book is a very welcome addition to our knowledge of religious scholarship in the Renaissance. Paul F. Grendler, University of Toronto Emeritus. In: Renaissance and Reformation, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Fall 2018), pp. 263-266.
This is a most welcome contribution to rediscover the forgotten world of Catholic Biblical and (Thomistic) humanism. Ulrich Lehner, Marquette University, The Regensburg Forum, July 2017.
Author Information
Michael O'Connor, D.Phil. (Oxford), is a Senior Lecturer at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto.
