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The Medieval Church · 7 March 1277
The Condemnation of 219 Propositions
Stephen Tempier · d. 1279
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What it is
A bishop of Paris condemns two hundred and nineteen propositions taught in the arts faculty, including several that limited what God could have done.
Why it lasted
It forced theologians to insist that God could have made the world otherwise — an emphasis on divine freedom that historians credit with opening the way to later natural science.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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