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