Rudi Te Velde says that Aquinas did not write the Summa contra Gentiles as a missionary manual for Dominicans to evangelize the Muslims. This timeless work was written to refute certain errors that had come to light in the Medieval context. These errors go beyond that of the Muslim faith.
The list of errors is not restricted to contemporary [...]
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Aquinas’s Contra Gentiles Also Contra Autonomy
Posted in Aquinas, Bible, Mind/Body, philosophy, tagged apologetics, autonomy, contra Gentiles, epistemology, Medieval, reason/revelation on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »