Book contents
- God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
- God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Toward the Overcoming of the Lockean View of Faith and Reason
- Part II The Christian Faith as Part of Both the Problem of Inconclusiveness and Its Solution
- Chapter 3 Thomas Aquinas
- Chapter 4 Rethinking the Nature and Purpose of Debates
- Part III The Spiritual Turn
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
Chapter 3 - Thomas Aquinas
Primacy of Faith and Autonomy of Reason
from Part II - The Christian Faith as Part of Both the Problem of Inconclusiveness and Its Solution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 August 2022
Book contents
- God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
- God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Toward the Overcoming of the Lockean View of Faith and Reason
- Part II The Christian Faith as Part of Both the Problem of Inconclusiveness and Its Solution
- Chapter 3 Thomas Aquinas
- Chapter 4 Rethinking the Nature and Purpose of Debates
- Part III The Spiritual Turn
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
Summary
The author first rejects interpretations of Aquinas, which he calls “Lockean” because, in the footsteps of Locke, they focus on faith and reason without taking into consideration what seems to be specific to faith, that is, the divine grace because of which the faithful believe. Then, the author concentrates on the theological standpoint from which Aquinas looks at the matter. Finally, he considers the consequences of Aquinas’s view as to the inconclusiveness that often affects debates, especially the religious ones.
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- God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology , pp. 49 - 87Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022