Heisey, Daniel J.2019-09-252019-09-252016-03-2720141941-7624http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/236297"Since 1966 three Popes have spoken and written on John Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308), and this essay traces the history of the development of nearly fifty years of papal teaching. That teaching began right after the close of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), but the roots of papal teaching on Scotus go back much farther. Within Catholic intellectual circles, at least, Scotus remains a controversial figure, and part of the historical context for the developing papal teaching on Scotus involves longstanding scholarly misgivings about some of Scotus’ ideas and certain interpretations they have received"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderJohn Duns ScotusPopehistorySecond Vatican CouncilChristian denominationsRoman CatholicGlobal Church History and World ChristianityMedieval periodDogmaticsArticle