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The followers of Jesus Christ will come to know truth only through love and humble faith. By imitating the example of the Divine Teacher and by practicing his lessons, we will come to understand his doctrine. In other words, we do not become upright persons and friends of God by familiarity with the arts and sciences, but by charity and the practic
... See moreThomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
Thomas Aquinas rejected it, and among theologians his authority has prevailed ever since. But among philosophers it has had a better fate. Descartes revived it in a somewhat amended form; Leibniz thought that it could be made valid by the addition of a supplement to prove that God is possible. Kant considered that he had demolished it once for all.
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
For matter, such as it is, is in potentiality.
Saint Thomas Aquinas • The Summa Contra Gentiles (Illustrated)
We come now to a question which had already troubled both Plato and Aristotle. Can God know particular things, or does He only know universals and general truths? A Christian, since he believes in Providence, must hold that God knows particular things; nevertheless there are weighty arguments against this view. Saint Thomas enumerates seven such ar
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Faith and Theology
Justin Reidy • 5 cards
The Christian philosopher Bernard Lonergan (1904–1984), in fact, proposed an argument that was intended, in a very complicated and ingenious way, to transform this venerable philosophical intuition into something like a comprehensive philosophical proof, one that moved from the “unrestricted intelligibility” of reality to the reality of God as the
... See moreDavid Bentley Hart • The Experience of God
His proper name, according to the answer given to Moses at the foot of Mount Horeb, is: “I am who I am” (cf. Ex 3:14)! This name, according to the theological interpretation of St. Thomas, means the One who is Existence (Esse subsistens—autonomous Existence). God is existence, while all created beings “have” existence.
Pope JohnPaul II • Teachings for an Unbelieving World: Newly Discovered Reflections on Paul's Sermon at the Areopagus
order for God to be known in truth, he must let himself be known by human reason. The human mind is able not only to seek the truth about God through the created world, but also to “listen to the voice of God” above the voice of creatures. Here we touch on a matter that is important for the objective truthfulness of religion. In the human mind lies
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Theology
Thomas Jockin • 7 cards