
Into God
Itinerarium Mentis in Deum of Saint Bonaventure
The Catholic University of America Press
Published on 30. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-0-8132-3982-8 (ISBN)
Description
An annotated translation of Bonaventure's Itinerarium mentis in Deum presenting both the Latin text side-by-side with a new English translation which attempts to avoid the use of Latin cognates while remaining critically faithful to Bonaventure's text. Using endnotes to open the text, Regis Armstrong opens each chapter from the perspective of historical theology referring the reader to authors prior to Bonaventure, e.g. Augustine, the Victorines, Philip the Chancellor, Avicenna, as well as first-and-second-generation Franciscan authors. While maintaining Bonaventure's architectonic approach, Armstrong studies each chapter as Bonaventure does by focusing on its unique character, by means of cosmology, epistemology, biblical theology, and mystical theology. In the same way, the translator attempts to explain his translation of certain cognates into Anglo-Saxon English by citing contemporary linguistic tools like Brepolis Latin Texts. A brief introduction has been added which orientates readers to Bonaventure's life and issues in his text.
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Edition
Student Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
162 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8132-3982-8 (9780813239828)
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Regis J. Armstrong, OFM, Cap., is emeritus professor at The Catholic University of America.
Joshua C. Benson is associate professor of historical and systematic theology at The Catholic University of America.
Joshua C. Benson is associate professor of historical and systematic theology at The Catholic University of America.