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Speaking on the Thomistic interpretation of transubstantiation, Eastern Orthodox theologian Vladimir Lossky states Roman Catholicism rationalizes even the sacrament of the Eucharist: it interprets spiritual action as purely material and debases the sacrament to such an extent that it becomes in its view a kind of atomistic miracle. The Orthodox ...
Thomistic theology of merit is the set of beliefs developed by Thomistic thinkers regarding merit in Christianity. Thomas Aquinas discussed merit extensively in his early Commentary on the Sentences and in his mature Summa Theologica .
White taught at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C from 2008-2018, and was the founder and Director of the Washington DC Thomistic Institute from 2009 until his departure for Rome in 2018.
The Trinity and God the Creator, commentary on Summa Theologica I.27-119. PDF. Beatitude (1951), commentary on Summa Theologica I-II.1-54. Grace (1947), commentary on Summa Theologica I-II.109-114. PDF. The Theological Virtues - Vol. 1: Faith (1948, English retranslation scheduled for 2018), commentary on Summa Theologica II-II.1-16.
A depiction of the first council of Nicaea. Classical trinitarianism [1] (also sometimes pejoratively called "anti-social trinitarianism" [2]) is a term which has been used to refer to the model of the trinity formulated in early Christian creeds and classical theologians, such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. [3]
While the last book deals with topics of revealed theology such as trinity, incarnation, and the sacraments, the first three books limit themselves to natural theology: Arguments on the basis of reason, Thomas believes, will be understood also by those who do not believe in Christian revelation.
Thomas Aquinas OP (/ ə ˈ k w aɪ n ə s / ⓘ ə-KWY-nəs; Italian: Tommaso d'Aquino, lit. 'Thomas of Aquino'; c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian [6] Dominican friar and priest, the foremost Scholastic thinker, [7] as well as one of the most influential philosophers and theologians in the Western tradition. [8]
The activity and actuality of the Trinity in creation are called God's energies as God as creator is light and this uncreated light (energy) is the basis from which all things derive their existence. [ citation needed ] God has existences ( hypostases ) of being; this concept is translated as the word "person" in the West. [ 12 ]