دانلود کتاب On the Motive of the Incarnation

On the Motive of the Incarnation is the first English translation of a treatise on the rationale for Christ's Incarnation by the seventeenth-century Discalced Carmelites at the University of Salamanca. Originally intended for students of their order, it became a major contribution to broader theological discourse. In this treatise they defend the assertion that God intended Christ's Incarnation essentially as a remedy for sin, such that if Adam had not sinned Christ would not have become incarnate, and, at the same time, that God intended all other works of nature and grace for the sake of Christ as their end. The position of the Salmanticenses thus combines elements of the Franciscan and Dominican traditions, stemming from the thought of Blessed John Duns Scotus and Saint Thomas Aquinas. This treatise is an exhaustive effort to show how the Scotistic emphasis on the primacy of Christ as first in God's intention can be articulated within a Thomistic framework, which regards the Incarnation as essentially redemptive. Besides the translation this volume includes an introduction and extensive notes for theologians, historians, and students.