TY - T1 - Nominalism and the Via Moderna in Luther's Theological Work SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/225762 T3 - Oxford Research Encyclopedias A1 - Kärkkäinen, Pekka Antero A2 - Nelson, Derek R.; Hinlicky, Paul R.; Malcolm, Lois; Mattox, Mickey L.; Saarinen, Risto; Vind, Anna; Zachhuber, Johannes PB - Oxford University Press Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Luther’s adoption of the theology of the via moderna (also called the Nominalists) varied during the late medieval period. This school of thought had developed during the 15th century mainly as a method for interpreting Aristotle and relied on certain 14th-century authorities, such as William of Ockham, John Buridan, Gregory of Rimini, and Peter of Ailly among others. Luther studied philosophy according to the via moderna in Erfurt, where his teachers Jodocus Trutfetter and Bartholomaeus Arnoldi... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 614 Theology; 611 Philosophy N1 - PP - ER -