Aquinas on Relations: A Topic Which Aquinas Himself Perceives as Foundational to Theology
Fundamental to theology is the ordering of all things to God, yet this ordering is directly tied to the topic of relation. Thus, while the category of relation is inherited by Aquinas from ancient philosophy, it mostly shows up in Aquinas' theological treatments. This paper will look specifical...
| Published in: | European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas
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| RelBib Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Creature
B Thomistic theology B Creator B Mixed Relation B accident |
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| Summary: | Fundamental to theology is the ordering of all things to God, yet this ordering is directly tied to the topic of relation. Thus, while the category of relation is inherited by Aquinas from ancient philosophy, it mostly shows up in Aquinas' theological treatments. This paper will look specifically at the distinction between God and creatures as understood through Aquinas' use of mixed relations. It will provide an expository treatment of Aquinas' use of mixed relation in attempt to bridge his philosophy and theology while seeking to encourage and aide others to more actively incorporate the category of relation in theological work, as Aquinas himself did. |
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| ISSN: | 2657-3555 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/ejsta-2020-0002 |