Thomas Aquinas, Saint for Our Times
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21363287 |
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| Authors | Michael S Sherwin (0000-0002-1520-225X, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 1114 |
| Pages | 765-779 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Blackfriars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4289 • E-ISSN: 1741-2005 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/nbfr.12866 |
| OpenAlex | W4387078854 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Why celebrate Thomas Aquinas? Three eras that celebrated Aquinas in unique ways—the Fourteenth century that canonized him, the Sixteenth century that declared him a doctor of the Church, and the nineteenth century that made him patron of the schools—all struggled with the corrosive effects of nominalism and voluntarism on Western culture. With the help of G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, this essay suggests that these eras were drawn to Aquinas because his theology offers an antidote against these twin diseases. Specifically, Thomas Aquinas's theology can help us confront the ills of nominalism and voluntarism by encouraging us to celebrate nature, grace, and Christian apprenticeship in virtue as the perennial gifts of God's love
Agnosticism · Apprenticeship · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Nominalism · Patron saint · SAINT · Scholasticism · Theology · Virtue · Voluntarism (philosophy) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Highly cited | No |
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