Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies· 2026Q1
The Defensorium unitatis christianae (1450) and the ethical-rational royal absolutism
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Alfonso de Cartagena's Defensorium unitatis christianae (1450) and Pablo de Santa María's Scrutinium Scripturarum reveal a Thomist tradition and exegetical approach within Catholic dogma.
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Key points
- The Defensorium unitatis christianae and Scrutinium Scripturarum are linked by Thomist tradition and exegesis within Catholic dogma.
- Cartagena's work demonstrates the deontological dimension of faith and its intertwining with law.
- The concept of 'ethical-rational royal absolutism' is proposed as a designation for Theological Law within Scholastic Humanism.
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Abstract
Firstly, this article aims to highlight the links between Alfonso de Cartagena’s Defensorium unitatis christianae and Pablo de Santa María’s Scrutinium Scripturarum, with a view, on the one hand, to shedding light on the Thomist tradition that underpins both treatises, and, on the other, to stressing the exegetical nature of these works, framed within Catholic dogma (fides). Secondly, drawing on other works by Cartagena, this paper reflects on the deontological dimension of fides and its relationship with the law, and provides evidence confirming the intertwining of these two dimensions in Cartagena’s thought. In this way, the basic parameters of this Theological Law are outlined, and the category of ethical-rational royal absolutism, within the framework of Scholastic Humanism, is proposed as its designation.
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