Thomas Aquinas on God and evil / Brian Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Brian, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

God (Christianity).

Good and evil--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brian Davies offers the first in-depth 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

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, God, and evil.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Scholarship online, viewed on May 27, 2021).

ISBN:

0-19-979090-6

1-283-23565-X

0-19-979098-1

0-19-983034-7

9786613235657

0-19-983145-9

OCLC:

784886720