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Vermigli on the Divine Ideas

Posted in Augustine, Doctrine of God, History, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas, tagged , , , , , , on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I found this passage from Vermigli’s commentary on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics very interesting.  In the context he is discussing the theory of Plato’s Ideas and their relevancy to the topic of the Good.  This clearly shows the Platonic influence on Vermigli’s thinking, which is mediated through Augustine – he even says at one point that [...]

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Philip Schaff on Aquinas’s Distinction b/twn Theology and Philosophy

Posted in History, Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas, tagged , , , , on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Thomas made a clear distinction between philosophy and religion, reason and revelation, than had been made before by any of the Schoolmen. The reason is not competent by its own powers to discover the higher truths pertaining to God, such as the doctrine of the Trinity. The ideas which the natural mind can [...]

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An Apparent Apologetic Method in Aquinas: A Critique of Certain Van Tilianisms

Posted in 20th Cent. Theologians, Apologetics, Cornelius Van Til, Epistemology, History, Medieval Authors, Philosophy, Theology, Thomas Aquinas, tagged , , on August 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Those theologians who consider themselves to be within the theological lineage of Cornelius Van Til tend to represent Thomas Aquinas as a rationalist who polluted the waters of theology with the pagan wine of philosophy.  He should have recognized that philosophy is separate from theology and that the use of reason by Christians such as proofs for [...]

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