Thomas Aquinas' de deo setting the record straight on his theological method

Modern theologians have criticized Thomas' presentation of trinitarian doctrine in his Summa Theologiae because it appears to be a rational demonstration of the Trinity from the one divine essence. Taking their cue from, among other things, the ordering of the Summa Theologiae I in which the di...

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Main Author: Smith, Timothy L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1998
In: Sapientia
Year: 1998, Volume: 53, Issue: 203, Pages: 119-154
Further subjects:B Metodo
B Trinidad
B Dios
B Teologia
B Tomás de Aquino, Santo, 1225?-1274
B Pruebas De La Existencia De Dios
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