John Wycliffe's Activities at Oxford

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1. 1351–1356Merton College, University of Oxford · OxfordshireWycliffe completed his theological studies at Oxford, received his MA around 1356, and became a fellow of Merton College, devoting himself to Aristotle's philosophy, canon law, and biblical commentary, emerging as a prominent figure in Oxford's academic world, which had been decimated by the Black Death.
2. 1357–1360Oxford · OxfordshireWycliffe publicly lectured and wrote at Oxford, debating church property, the secularization of the clergy, and royal authority; his concept of 'divine-right rule' began to take shape, drawing attention and controversy from some clerics and conservative scholars, paving the way for his later, more radical reform proposals.