Thinking through Revelation: Islamic, Jewish, and Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages
Brand: Catholic University of America Press
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Philosophy



Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0813231334
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813231337
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
Print length: 450 pages
Publication date: February 8, 2018
subtitle: Paperback – February 8, 2018
author: Robert J. Dobie
review: Editorial Reviews Review "By letting each of the principals speak for the respective traditions, a rich interchange emerges which also reveals the extent and depth of Robert Dobie's mastery of these three - a formidable task elegantly executed."―David Burrell, CSC, University of Notre Dame "Thinking through Revelation would be worth reading if all it did was to offer its stimulating and erudite comparison of revelation and reason in three great medieval thinkers―Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. Valuable though this comparison is Dobie offers more. By means of a lengthy examination of Aquinas's understanding of intellection, truth, and revelation, he argues that Aquinas in every case advocates an embodied human knowing that participates in God's knowledge, above all in and through the embodied wisdom of the incarnate Word. No topic is more important for the Church today than the doctrine of divine revelation. May this rich book inspire a new generation of theological reflection on the reality of revealed knowledge!"―Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary "Dobie succeeded in providing an illuminating account of medieval debates that address fundamental epistemological questions that continue to influence the development and the interactions that the theistic religions have within themselves, among them, and with other worldviews in our contemporary context. For those interested in intellectual history, ethics of belief, and apologetics, there is much to be found in this work that can launch further research."― Reviews in Religion and Theology "In this new book, [Robert Dobie] investigates the tension between knowledge by human reasoning and knowledge from revelation in three of the greatest medieval thinkers: Ibn Rushd or Averroes, Moses Maimonides, and Thomas Aquinas. This is a huge task but he accomplishes it in a fluent style, with attention to detail and nuance."― European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas About the Author Robert J. Dobie is the author of Logos and Revelation: Ibn 'Arabi, Meister Eckhart, and Mystical Hermenuetics (CUA Press).