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Thomas Aquinas & Contemporary Scholarship

Yet another great looking conference on Aquinas and contemporary scholarship   The Thomistic Institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and theCatholic and Dominican Institute of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY jointly present an inaugural workshop on Thomas Aquinas & Contemporary Philosophy. This workshop will bring together scholars and students…

In Our Time: St Thomas Aquinas

Melvyn Bragg discusses the life, works and enduring influence of the medieval philosopher and theologian St Thomas Aquinas with Martin Palmer, John Haldane and Annabel Brett.

Aquinas and Sacred Teaching

James Miguez over at the Thomism list on Yahoo posted an excellent article on Aquinas’ view on why Christ, the living revelation, never wrote this revelation down. Aquinas understood himself to be a “Catholicae veritatis doctor,” (preface, STh I) that is a teacher or doctor of Catholic truth. This truth is founded upon the teaching…

Thomist Spotlight | Étienne Henri Gilson

From Gifford Lectures  Biography Étienne Henri Gilson was born into a Roman Catholic family in Paris on 13 June 1884. He was educated at a number of Roman Catholic schools in Paris before attending lycée Henri IV in 1902, where he studied philosophy. Two years later he enrolled at the Sorbonne, graduating in 1907 after…

Thomas and Protestants: A Second Chance for Thomas

While scouring the Internet in searching for resources for a forthcoming post on the relationship Thomas and Protestants, I found a book review titled A Second Chance for Thomas. Religion Online posted a review that originally appeared in The Christian Century where the books being reviewed were: The Theology of Thomas Aquinas. Edited by Rik…

Thomist Spotlight | Ralph McInerny (1929- )

Thomist Spotlight | Ralph McInerny (1929- ) By David M on Thomist Spotlight From belief.net Ralph McInerny Ralph McInerny is Michael P. Grace professor of medieval studies at Notre Dame University, where he heads the Jacques Maritain Center. He helped found Crisis and Catholic Dossier magazines, and he continues to write frequently for both. A…