Aquinas

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Aquinas (Outstanding Christian Thinkers)

Description of Aquinas:

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) is widely recognized as one of the greatest of all Christian thinkers, referred to by Pope Pius V as "the most brilliant light of the Church." This book is a clear and engaging introduction to Aquinas. Series editor Brian Davies reviews Aquinas's life from the point at which he joined the Dominicans through his tutelage under Albert the Great in Cologne to his death in the Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova. Through exploration of the key questions posed by Aquinas in his voluminous writings, such as "What is God like?" and "What should people do?", Davies surveys this thinker's major themes.

Information on Aquinas from the publisher:

St Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274) is widely viewed as one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all time. Aquinas was the ultimate combination of theologian and philosopher, and his influence on Christian life and thought reaches from the Council of Trent to the Second Vatican Council and through to today. Brian Davies shows that Aquinas's approach to the common questions of faith and existence is just as pressing and significant in our time. This volume in the Outstanding Christian Thinkers series incorporates the latest scholarship in a clear and indispensable guide to Aquinas's thought.

About Brian Davies:

Brian Davies, O.P., is a professor of philosophy at Fordham University.

Description of Brian Davies, author of Aquinas:

St. Thomas Aquinas is widely viewed as one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all time. Aquinas was the ultimate combination of theologian and philosopher, and his influence on Christian life and thought reaches from the Council of Trent to the Second Vatican Council and through today. Brian Davies shows that Aquinas's approach to the common questions of faith and existence is just as pressing and significant in our time. This volume in the Outstanding Christian Thinkers series incorporates the latest scholarship in a clear indispensable guide to Aquinas's thought.