Aquinas's Philosophy of Religion [electronic resource] /
O'Grady, P.author.
This is an exploration and analysis of Aquinas's contribution to the philosophy of religion. It examines Aquinas's contexts, his views on philosophy and theology, as well as faith and reason. His arguments for God's existence, responses to objections against God's existence and his characterization of the nature of God are examined.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Conventions in Referring to Aquinas's Work; 1 Philosophy and Theology; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Characterizing philosophy of religion; 1.3 Aquinas as a philosopher of religion; 1.4 Objections to Aquinas's philosophy of religion; 2 Aquinas's contexts; 2.1 Intellectual context; 2.2 Biographical context; 2.3 Works; 2.4 The conceptual scheme; 3 Reason and Faith; 3.1 A spectrum of views; 3.2 Reason in Aquinas; 3.3 Faith in Aquinas; 3.4 Assessing Aquinas's position
4 Arguments for God's Existence4.1 Preliminaries; 4.2 The first way; 4.3 The third way; 4.4 The fifth way; 5 Objections to God's Existence; 5.1 The problem of evil; 5.2 Naturalism; 6 God's Nature: The Way of Negation; 6.1 Disputes about God's nature; 6.2 Divine simplicity; 6.3 Divine eternity; 7 God's Nature: The Way of Eminence; 7.1 Divine goodness; 7.2 Divine knowledge; 7.3 Divine power; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is an exploration and analysis of Aquinas's contribution to the philosophy of religion. It examines Aquinas's contexts, his views on philosophy and theology, as well as faith and reason. His arguments for God's existence, responses to objections against God's existence and his characterization of the nature of God are examined.
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
Religion-Philosophy.
Classical literature.
Medieval philosophy.
Europe-History-476-1492.
Philosophy of Religion.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Medieval Philosophy.
History of Medieval Europe.