Thomas Aquinas (Outstanding Christian Thinkers) [Hardcover]

Brian Davies (Author)

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Publication Date: August 27, 2002 | Series: Outstanding Christian Thinkers

Thomas Aquinas is widely recognized as one of the greatest of all Christian thinkers, referred to by Pope Pius V as "the most brilliant light of the Church." The book is a clear and engaging introduction to Aquinas.Series editor Brian Davies reviews Aquinas' life from the point at which he joined the Dominicans through his tutelage under Albert the Great in Cologne to his death in the Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova. Through exploration of the key questions posed by Aquinas in his voluminous writings, such as "What is God like?" and "What should people do?", Davies surveys the thinker's many themes.>

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About the Author

Brian Davies is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York, USA. His publications include An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (Oxford University Press, 3rd edition, 2003) and The Thought of Thomas Aquinas (Oxford University Press, 1992). >

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (August 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826450849
• ISBN-13: 978-0826450845
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,701,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Introduction, August 11, 2009

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J. I. Fowler "Theology graduate student" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aquinas (Outstanding Christian Thinkers) (Paperback)

Despite the number of introductions to Aquinas already available, Davies justifies the decision to produce one more by explicitly and repeatedly situating this book vis-a-vis some of the latest and best Aquinas scholarship at the time of the book's writing. Because of this, the book feels fresh and relevant--it is clearly Aquinas read in the light of early 21st-century academic and theological concerns.

'Aquinas' also benefits from Davies' incredibly lucid prose. Complex problems are presented as simply as possible, in an inviting, almost casual tone that brings to mind the intimate feel of a seminar, rather than a boring, impersonal lecture hall. The author's presentation of the subject matter should reassure and encourage those who might otherwise be intimidated by the writings of Aquinas and his explicators.

All-in-all, a compact, well-written, and thorough introduction to Aquinas.