HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Snob, Heresy In Christianity
17 Nov 2020
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Lombard and the theologians who learned from him argued that there were seven distinct acts established either by christ himself, the church, or tradition, that held sacramental force: baptism, confession, confirmation, last rites, the mass, marriage, and ordination. All these rites, with the exception of marriage, had played a part in priestly life down through the centuries. not all had always carried sacramental authority. They are renowned as brilliant scholars today but in the middle ages they were pariahs. "ibn rushd was perhaps the least controversial of them. he got into trouble nonetheless. He believed that greek philosophy, and specifically aristotelian logic, could harmonize with and elucidate the great teachings of the islamic faith. "ibn rushd cautiously suggested that certain verses of the qur"an could not be read literally but needed to be interpreted metaphorically. But since not all humans are capable of making such fine distinctions.
