  Henry of Ghent (b. 1217?, d. 1293) is perhaps the most prominent figure at the Faculty of Theology in Paris during the last quarter of the 13th century; that is, of the next generation after the death of Thomas Aquinas. For a long time it was thought that Henry was a conservative theologian, engaged in the defence of the Augustinian tradition against the risks deriving from the spread of Aristotelianism and Arabic philosophy — an impression that seemed to be confirmed by Henry's participation in the commission set up by Bishop Tempier in view of the famous condemnation of March 1277. However, the progress of the new critical edition of the Opera Omnia of Henry — begun in Leuven by Raymond Macken nearly thirty years ago and now coordinated by G.A. Wilson, supported by an international team — has already demonstrated that this evaluation needs to be substantially revised. Indeed, Henry sought to reconcile traditional Augustinian theories with some of the basic principles of Aristotelian epistemology and Avicennian ontology, thereby giving rise to a complex and original synthesis.