Theology and Religious Studies
St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Thomas Aquinas: Theologian of the
Christian Life
Publisher: Ashgate
Burlington, VT
2003, 168 pages
Reading Thomas as a premodern Dominican theologian rather than a
philosopher brings to light the richness and complexity, yet
profound simplicity, of the Christian way of life as Thomas
describes it. Thereby, too, is revealed the ecumenical significance
of his theology and its fruitfulness for contemporary theological
inquiry.
“This is a book that should be read by anyone beginning to read
Aquinas but also by those who have read the Summa Theologia for
years.”
—Stanley M. Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rose Professor of Theology, Duke
University
“I cannot imagine a better account of Thomas Aquinas as a
Christian theologian.”
—Fergus Kerr OP, Regent of Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, UK