The “Horrible Wrappers” of Aquinas' God
This reflection takes a look at Aquinas' notion of God as “Being”, especially as it emerges in the Summa Theologiæ. The author suggests that affirmation of God as Being functions within an explicitly theological context so as to preclude any idolic fixations in our thinking and language. The af...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1996
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Pacifica
Year: 1996, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-203 |
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| Summary: | This reflection takes a look at Aquinas' notion of God as “Being”, especially as it emerges in the Summa Theologiæ. The author suggests that affirmation of God as Being functions within an explicitly theological context so as to preclude any idolic fixations in our thinking and language. The affirmation of divine “Being” serves to enhance the realisation of our understanding of God as love, and thereby underscores a theology of gift |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X9600900206 |