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#3 What Thomas Aquinas Achieved

Ancient Greek philosophers initiated a dialogue about science and the nature of reality from about 600 BC. The texts written by Greek philosophers were copied and conserved by Orthodox Christians in libraries belonging to the Byzantine Empire prior to the fall of Alexandria in 642 AD, surviving in a reduced way up to the fallContinue reading “#3 What Thomas Aquinas Achieved”

#2 Life of Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in Aquino, Italy and died aged 49 in France in 1274. Thomas Aquinas’ father was Count Landulf of Aquino, near Naples. Landulf and his brother Ronald seized the castle of Roccasecca and became the overlords of that area. Thomas’ mother was Theodora; she may have been sister to theContinue reading “#2 Life of Thomas Aquinas”

#1 Thomas Aquinas on the Trinity and Creation

Article written by Clare Merry in February 2022 1. Introduction Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) summarized human knowledge and philosophy up to 1270. His tour de force was Summa Theologica – Summary of the theology of Western Christianity. The Blackfriars edition of 1964 presents Summa in 61 volumes. Other editions have a lesser number of volumes, butContinue reading “#1 Thomas Aquinas on the Trinity and Creation”