Aquinas on God - The ''Divine Science'' of the Summa Theologiae

List of contents

Contents: Introduction: Thinking systematically about God from within the Christian tradition; A masterpiece of theology; The first thing to know: does God exist?, The heart of the matter: what God is (not); Divine names; God's proper action; A God of grace; Epilogue: Aquinas' God and the language of participation; Select bibliography; Index.

About the author

Rudi te Velde is Radboud Professor in the Relationship between Philosophy and Christianity at the University of Amsterdam, and Lecturer at the Department of Theology, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Summary

Focusing on the "Summa Theologiae", the work containing Thomas Aquinas' systematic and complete exposition of the Christian doctrine of God, this book presents an exploration of Aquinas' conception of God. It is aimed at those interested in Aquinas, historical theology, metaphysics, and metaphysical discourse on God in the Christian tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Rudi te Velde, Velde Rudi te
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138457751
• ISBN: 978-1-138-45775-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Ashgate Studies in the History of Philosophical Theology; Ashgate Studies in the History of Philosophical Theology
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Philosophy, Historiography, Nature & existence of God, Ancient History, Philosophy of religion