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26 August 1349 A.D. The Forgotten Medieval Augustinian, Thomas Bradwardine, Dies at Lambeth—54th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury

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26 August 1349 A.D.   The Forgotten Medieval Augustinian, Thomas Bradwardine, Dies at Lambeth—54 th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury Dykstra, Russel J.   “Thomas Bradwardine: Forgotten Medieval Augustinian.” PROTESTANT REFORMED THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL (Nov 2000. Vol 34, Number 1). http://www.prca.org/prtj/nov2000.html#Bradwardine .   Accessed 13 May 2007. Thomas Bradwa rdine: Forgotten Medieval Augustinian Russell J. Dykstra             Thomas Bradwardine is a late medieval theologian of considerable significance who has been all but lost to the twentieth century church. In his day, Bradwardine’s obvious intellectual ability and theological acumen earned him the designation Doctor Profundus and a spot in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales . 1   His published works include learned volumes on logic as well as on geometry and physics.  The mathematical and scientific works were on the cutting edge of tho...