Deus Per Naturam, Deus Per Gratiam: A Note on Mediaeval Political Theology
Ernst H. Kantorowicz
Dr. George H. Williams' recent study on The Norman Anonymous of 1100 A.D., published as an extra number this Review, may be taken excuse for delving once more into the highly suggestive pamphlets anti-Gregorian royalist. In a paragraph headed Christus per naturam , gratiam Williams, able and stimulating, discusses Christology — perhaps we should say: political that courageous mediaeval publicist, thereby commendably calling attention to hitherto somewhat neglected topic: bearing relationship between Church State. It is, however, not christological aspect natura-gratia problem which will dealt with in following pages, but historical doxographic sides it. it is true, has indicated immediate, or possibly sources his author's theories, would have exceeded by far proper tasks analysis trace every theorem back its origins. Although building up unbroken catena philologica intended here either, yet prove quite useless spread out present paper some material, casually collected perforce incomplete, might elucidate adaptation Christian thought axiom Hellenistic theory.
Harvard Theological Review