Thomas Aquinas on God and evil / Brian Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Brian, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

God (Christianity).

Good and evil--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

xi, 172 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Brian Davies offers the First in-dapth study of Saint Thomas Aquinas'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 and the Incarnation.

Davies first gives an introduction to Aquinas's philosophical theology, as well as a nuanced analysis of the ways in which Aquinas's writings have been considered over time. For hundreds of years scholars have argued that Aquinas's views on God and evil were original and different from those of his contemporaries. Davies shows that Aquinas's views were by modern standards very orginal, but that in their historical context they were more traditional than many scholars since have realized.

Davies also provides insight into what we can learn from Aquinas's philosophy. Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil is a clear and engaging guide for anyone who struggles with the relation of God and theology to the problem of evil. Book jacket.

Contents:

The problem of evil

Aquinas, philosophy, and theology

What there is

Goodness and badness

God the creator

God's perfection and goodness

The creator and evil

Providence and grace

The trinity and Christ

Aquinas on god and evil.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199790890

0199790892

9780199790906

0199790906

9780199790982

0199790981

OCLC:

656848917