A Short History of Thomism
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: February 2, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9780813213866
Subjects: Christian theology; Religion - Classic Works; Christianity - Theology - General; Christianity - Catholicism; Religion - Catholicism; Religion; Philosophy; Christianity - Theology - History; Christian Theology - Catholic; Christian Theology - History; Christianity - History - Catholic; Biography / Autobiography; Thomas,; Christian Theology - General; Christianity - Catholic; 1225?-1274; Aquinas, Saint,
First sentence: In the broadest sense of the term, "Thomism" refers to a body of tenets in both philosophy and theology that derive from and are held to represent faithfully the doctrine of the thirteenth-century Italian priest Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274).
Description: "Since the first followers of Saint Thomas Aquinas took up the task of explaining and defending his writings, Thomists have influenced deeply the Western intellectual tradition. Together they form a school called Thomism that can claim an uninterrupted history since the end of the thirteenth century. Using carefully selected resources, Romanus Cessario has composed a short account of the history of the Thomist tradition as it manifests itself through the more than seven hundred years that have elapsed since the death of Saint Thomas. A Short History of Thomism, originally published in French as Le Thomisme et les Thomistes, supplies a need that has not been met in over a century, and is the first such comprehensive account written in English."--Jacket.