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Paperback. Very good. 281 pp.

Paperback. New book. Previously published by Princeton University Press, 1967. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 292 pp.

Hardcover. ix, 281 p.; 22 cm. `According to Saint Thomas Aquinas there are two distinct "sciences" to which the name "Theology" may be given. On the one hand there is a body of propositions resulting from philosophical reflection on the `cognitions of God' available to man on the basis of the natural powers of reason alone. Those propositions express a dispositional state of the intellect to which Aquinas gives the name of scientia divina or "Divine Knowledge." .In addition to scientia divina there is a dispositional state of the intellect called "faith"; to the "science" produced by faith, Aquinas gives the name of scientia dei or "Knowledge of God." The propositions which express that "science" result from a theological reflection on the `cognitions of God' available to man on the basis of revelation (sacra scriptura).The titles by which Aquinas refers to the two theological sciences are most significant. Natural or philosophical theology yields a form of knowledge which may be termed "divine"--i.e., related to divine matters--but which is not termed "knowledge of God." The term "knowledge of God" is restricted by Aquinas to that science which results from revelation, even though,as he claims, faith does not terminate here and now in knowledge or science. The distinction between scientia divina and scientia dei, and the way in which each is `about God' forms the essential subject of this study.' (3) -- `That Aquinas failed to make some of the mistakes attributed to him by friend and foe alike is one of the theses of this book--it is in no way implied, however, that Aquinas failed to make mistakes.' (vii) Good ex-lib. lt. spotted orig. tan cloth.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 281 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (Saint Thomas Aquinas, Christian Theology, Middle Ages) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.