Thomas Aquinas : a historical, theological, and environmental portrait / Donald S. Prudlo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prudlo, Donald, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Theologians--Biography.

Theologians.

Christian philosophers--Biography.

Christian philosophers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This biography explores the most significant thinker of his time in his various contexts, including his family, his education and formation, as a mendicant and Dominican friar, as a mystic, as a saint"-- Provided by publisher.

Using the most recent scholarship on the thirteenth century, on the Dominican order, and on sainthood, this groundbreaking biography embeds Thomas in the lived context of his time and place. It approaches Thomas as an imperial aristocrat, as a poor mendicant, as a promising student, and as a religious. While Thomas's brilliance is clear, it is contrasted by the massive upheaval brought both by his mendicancy and his adherence to Aristotle in the medieval University. The book considers Thomas as a man, as a Christian, as a mystic, and as a saint. Written by an emerging historian/theologian engaged in research on the Order of Preachers, this readable and approachable biography will focus on Thomas the man and not chiefly on his intellectual achievements. People who think they know Thomas will be surprised by him, and people curious about him will be intrigued by the fascinating character who became the greatest theologian of the Middle Ages.

Contents:

The world Thomas found : Italy, the church, the empire, and the conflicts of the thirteenth century

Beggars or choosers? The genealogy of a vocation

On the shoulders of giants : the intellectual ancestors of Thomas Aquinas

The university crucible : the idea of a university, ca. 1250

The itinerant professor : Thomas on the byways of Europe

"The holy doctors...raised above the hills"

From light to light : the death and afterlife of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Prudlo, Donald, 1976- Thomas Aquinas

ISBN:

9780809153862

0809153866

OCLC:

1108816700

Publisher Number:

99984967399