John Duns Scotus on Continuation of spiritual gifts
The question is not framed in these terms
This locus asks in categories that came later. Assigning a stance would answer on the figure's behalf, so the summary records what was addressed instead.
THE POSITION
Anachronistic. The continuationist and cessationist positions are shaped by a post-Reformation argument about whether the miraculous gifts ceased with the apostles; the question is not put in these terms in his period.
WHY THERE IS NO QUOTATIONNo quotations. Scotus died in 1308 and the Latin is public domain, but the usable English translations are modern and in copyright, so these positions are paraphrased from standard scholarly accounts rather than reproduced.
WHAT OTHERS HOLD HERE
ABOUT THIS FIGURE
Franciscan, the Subtle Doctor. Argued for the univocity of being and for a will free in its own right rather than moved by the intellect's judgment — the point where the Franciscan schools part from Aquinas.
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"John Duns Scotus on Continuation of spiritual gifts", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/scotus/spiritual-gifts (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/scotus/spiritual-gifts).