Thomas Aquinas on God and evil
By: Brian Davies
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780199790890; 9780199790906; 9780199790982
Description: Aquinas scholar Brian Davies here offers an in-depth study of the saint's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The problem of evil; title: Aquinas, philosophy, and theology; title: What there is; title: Goodness and badness; title: God the creator; title: God's perfection and goodness; title: The creator and evil; title: Providence and grace; title: The trinity and Christ; title: Aquinas on god and evil.