Thomas Bradwardine (1295-1349)

Major work

•          De Causa Dei contra Pelagium

Importance

•          Known for his mathematics and theology

•          Insisted on the necessity of grace and the ‘irresistible’ efficacy of the Divine Will, which lies behind all action

•          Paved the way for the predestinarian thought of John Wycliff

•          Influenced by Augustine and Duns Scotus

•          Contributed to geometry and physics