Wyclif and Wycliffism at Oxford 1356–1430

Abstract

This chapter begins by discussing the best organized attempt of providing a corpus of religious instruction in English by John Wycliff's band of followers in Oxford during the time when problems of church order was raised by the schism exercised by Richard II, Henry IV, and their ministers. It then investigates the autonomous quaestio, now often named the determinatio, which became the natural vehicle of Oxford's academic controversy. It adds that the period of Oxford history that lasted from 1356 to 1430 was an era of controversy, focusing on the apostolic mission of the clergy, but ranging from metaphysical and epistemological questions such as Wyclif raised in his early theological tracts to the intricate issues of church order. This chapter also discusses the importance of John Wyclif during the period when there is widespread public interest in academic debate.

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