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The metaphysics of theism : Aquinas's natural theology in Summa contra gentiles I / Norman Kretzmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kretzmann, Norman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa contra gentiles.
- Thomas.
- Natural theology.
- Metaphysics.
- Theism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 302 pages)
- Other Title:
- Aquinas's natural theology in Summa contra gentiles I
- Aquinas's natural theology in Summa contra gentiles 1
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Norman Kretzmann expounds and criticises Aquinas' theology of creation, which is natural (or philosophical) in that Aquinas developed it without depending on the data of Scripture.
- Contents:
- 1. Theology from the Bottom Up
- 2. The God of the Self-Movers
- 3. The Existence of Alpha
- 4. From Independence to Perfection
- 5. From Perfection to Infinity
- 6. Intellect
- 7. Will
- 8. Joy, Love, and Liberality
- App. I. Chronology of Aquinas's Life and Works
- App. II. A Table Indicating the Correspondence between Sections of Chapters of SCG I in the Pera (Marietti) Edition and the Pegis Translation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- OCLC:
- 316065174
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