John Punch, Scotist Holy War, and the Irish Catholic Revolutionary Tradition in the Seventeenth Century

During the 1640s, the Irish Franciscan theologian John Punch taught his theology students in Rome that war against Protestants was made just by their religion alone. Jesuits like Luis de Molina identified the holy war tradition in which Punch stood as a Scotist one, and insisted that the Scotists ha...

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Published inJournal of the history of ideas Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 401 - 421
Main Author Campbell, Ian W. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Pennsylvania Press 01.07.2016
Subjects
17th century
Biographies
Brochures
Catholicism
Catholics
Coups d'etat
Duns Scotus, John (1266?-1308)
History of medicine and histology
Ideology
Irish English
Literary canon
Literary translation
Military policy
Monarchy
Philosophy
Political leadership
Politics
Punch, John
Rebellions
Religion
Religious identity
Religious wars
Theologians
Theology
Traditions
War
Ireland
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Summary:During the 1640s, the Irish Franciscan theologian John Punch taught his theology students in Rome that war against Protestants was made just by their religion alone. Jesuits like Luis de Molina identified the holy war tradition in which Punch stood as a Scotist one, and insisted that the Scotists had confused the natural and supernatural spheres. Among Irishmen, Punch was unusual. The main Irish Catholic revolutionary tradition employed Jesuit and Thomist theory. They argued that the Stuarts had lost the right to rule Ireland for natural reasons, not supernatural ones; because the Stuarts were tyrants, not because they were Protestants.
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ISSN:0022-5037
1086-3222
1086-3222
DOI:10.1353/jhi.2016.0026