Thomas Aquinas on God and evil / Brian Davies.

By:

Davies, Brian, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.Description: xi, 172 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199790890 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0199790892 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780199790906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199790906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780199790982 (ebook)
0199790981 (ebook)

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DDC classification:

231.8092 22

LOC classification:

B765.T54 D349 2011

Contents:

The problem of evil -- Aquinas, philosophy, and theology -- What there is -- Goodness and badness -- God the creator -- God's perfection and goodness -- The creator and evil -- Providence and grace -- The Trinity and Christ -- Aquinas, God, and evil.

Summary: Aquinas scholar Brian Davies here offers an in-depth study of the saint's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Aquinas scholar Brian Davies here offers an in-depth study of the saint's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity.