: Christ stands between the time of "sickness" (before the Incarnation) and the time of "judgment" (the second coming), serving as the bridge between past and future.
Bonaventure’s theology was a direct response to the "Spiritual Franciscans," who followed the apocalyptic prophecies of Joachim of Fiore . The Theology of History in St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure (1221–1274), the "Seraphic Doctor," developed a theology of history that sought to harmonize the radical spiritual movements of his time with traditional Church hierarchy. His primary historical work, the Collationes in Hexaemeron (Collations on the Six Days of Creation), presents history as a progressive "unfolding" of divine revelation centered on Jesus Christ. 1. Christ as the Center of History : Christ stands between the time of "sickness"
Departing from the Augustinian view that placed Christ at the "end" of the ages, Bonaventure positioned Christ as the of history. Christ as the Center of History Departing from