Doubting Thomas: A Defense of Thomas Aquinas' Account of Divine Providence in Response to David Fergusson
This essay constitutes a response to two criticisms of Thomas Aquinas' account of divine providence which David Fergusson puts forward in his book The Providence of God: A Polyphonic Account. I first argue that on Thomas' account, God does not determine good and evil with a "single di...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Perichoresis
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 95-111 |
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| Summary: | This essay constitutes a response to two criticisms of Thomas Aquinas' account of divine providence which David Fergusson puts forward in his book The Providence of God: A Polyphonic Account. I first argue that on Thomas' account, God does not determine good and evil with a "single divine intention" (Ferguson 2018: 73). Instead, God's will and activity are related to good and evil quite asymmetrically. I then argue, against Fergusson, that Thomas' account of divine providence assigns a great role to the special and recognizable work of the Holy Spirit. I conclude by noting that Thomas' account of providence addresses many of Fergusson's own concerns in his constructive project. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-7308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Perichoresis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/perc-2025-0017 |
