Luis, Pedro

Pedro Luis (Pero Luis Beuther, Petrus Ludovicus, 1538-1602) was a Valencian Jesuit philosopher and theologian who left us dozens of writings and participated in the creation and enhancement of the groundbreaking Jesuit theory of God’s foreknowledge of the future contingents that led to the De auxiliis controversy. Despite his prominence as one of the most reputed theologians at the University of Évora at the end of the 16th century, the fact that he had many institutional issues concerning his Christological theses made him fall into oblivion after his death. Almost all of his works remain unedited, and he is still an unknown figure today, even to scholars who study his period and context. However, Klaus Reinhardt left us many valuable studies on his life and his doctrine of divine foreknowledge, which will be the main source of this entry (cf. Reinhardt 1963, 1965 and 1966). It will be divided into two parts, namely, Life and Works, followed by a list of letters and smaller works from and about Pedro Luis. This list serves as a chronology of the biographical milestones from which we can piece together his life journey.