This volume presents a critical edition of question 3, Utrum quilibet actus voluntatis per se malus sit per se aliquid, from Richard Kilvington’s Quaestiones super libros Sententiarum, accompanied by an introduction and a doctrinal analysis of Kilvington’s theological concepts. The scrutiny it offers sheds light on the discussion on future contingents, human and divine wills, and predestination in which Kilvington engaged with Thomas Bradwardine. Future contingents featured among the most extensively debated issues at Oxford in the 1330s, yet Kilvington’s approach still remains understudied. The aim of this volume is to make Kilvington’s theological ideas available to a wider readership and to provide insight into his polemic with Bradwardine.
This volume grew out of a research project funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) under grant agreement UMO-2017/27/B/HS1/00066.
We are deeply grateful to Edit A. Lukács, Monika Mansfeld, André Goddu, Dariusz Gwis, Andrea Nannini, Chris Schabel, Joanna Sygit, and Patrycja Poniatowska for their comments and suggestions, which have helped us improve the text. This volume sprouted during a very unsettling time, when we were experiencing a coronavirus pandemic. While we are indebted to numerous people for their encouragement and help, our special, heartfelt thank-you goes to our families, and especially to Wojtek, Jędrek, and Marianna for their affection and invariable support during this time.
We wish to thank the STGM editorial board, the outstanding team of editors and the staff at Brill, and especially Marcella Mulder for her guidance and patience.