Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas
Cambridge University Press (1997)
| Abstract | This book offers a revisionary account of key epistemological concepts and doctrines of St Thomas Aquinas, particularly his concept of scientia (science), and proposes a new interpretation of the purpose and composition of Aquinas's most mature and influential work, the Summa theologiae, which presents the scientia of sacred doctrine, i.e. Christian theology. Contrary to the standard interpretation of it as a work for neophytes in theology, Jenkins argues that it is in fact a pedagogical work intended as the culmination of philosophical and theological studies of very gifted students. Jenkins considers our knowledge of the principles of a science. He argues that rational assent to the principles of sacred doctrine, the articles of faith, is due to the influence of grace on one's cognitive powers, because of which one is able immediately to apprehend these propositions as divinely revealed. His study will be of interest to readers in philosophy, theology and medieval studies. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Knowledge, Theory of History Theology, Doctrinal History | |||||||||
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| Call number | B765.T54.J46 1997 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0521581265 9780521581264 0521044014 | |||||||||
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