Christ the light : the theology of light and illumination in Thomas Aquinas / David L. Whidden III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whidden, David L., III, author.

Series:

Emerging scholars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274--Criticism and interpretation.

Jesus Christ.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Light--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xii, 248 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress, 2014.

Summary:

Illumination as theological key to Thomas Aquinas-In Christ the Light, David Whidden argues that illumination is a critical systematic motif in Aquinas' theology, one that involves the nature of truth, knowledge, and God; at the root, Aquinas' theology of light, or illumination, is christological, grounding human knowledge of God and eschatological beatitude. This volume establishes the theological network formed by the crucial motif of light/illumination in Aquinas, from how theology operates to the systematic, sacramental, and moral coordinates in Aquinas' theology. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Gift of Illumination 13

2 The Physics of Light 47

3 Light and Language 69

4 God is Light 95

5 Creation and the Light of God 135

6 Light and Morality 173

7 Christ the Light 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.

ISBN:

1451470134

9781451470130

OCLC:

871062712