Church Authority and Freedom of Conscience in the Middle Ages | Dr. Ian Christopher Levy

Gospel Simplicity Podcast

In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. Ian Christopher Levy to discuss freedom of conscience in medieval Catholic theology. We pay special attention to how this medieval theology showed up in the trial of Jan Hus, the Great Western Schism, and the condemnation of Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.
Dr. Ian Christopher Levy (Ph. D. Marquette University) is Professor of Historical theology at Providence College. He is a leading expert in medieval biblical exegesis, sacraments, and ecclesiology. His latest book, With a Pure Conscience: Christian Liberty before the Reformation, chronicles the development of the medieval conception freedom of conscience with special attention given to how freedom of conscience relates to church authority.
With a Pure Conscience: https://amzn.to/3IBDTiN
Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages: https://amzn.to/4gLng0U
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00:00 - Teaser
00:59 - The Diet of Worms
04:27 - Freedom of Conscience
07:08 - Conscience and Authority
11:25 - Conscience and Papal Authority
15:51 - The Magisterium of the University
19:02 - Academic Freedom
21:01 - Luther and the University
30:57 - Differences in Medieval Views on Conscience
37:55 - Scripture and Conscience
42:30 - Perspicuity
47:03 - Jan Hus
51:53 - Conscience Then and Now

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