Theology of Thomas Aquinas

Joseph P. Wawrykow is associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of God's Grace and Human Action and co-editor of Christ among the Medieval Dominicans, both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.Rik Van Nieuwenhove is lecturer in theology at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland. He is the author of Jan van Ruusbroec, Mystical Theologian of the Trinity, published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

"Rik van Nieuwenhove and Joseph Wawrykow have put together an invaluable resource in The Theology of Thomas Aquinas. Already much lauded when it was first published as a hardcover in 2005, it is now being released in paperback, increasing its accessibility and usability in the graduate classroom and elsewhere." —Catholic Book Review"This collection of eighteen articles by internationally known authors covers the major areas of Aquinas's theology. Each essay is attentive to Aquinas's position on the relation of faith to reason in addressing particular topics. All of the contributors, while not always agreeing with one another, are united in the appreciation of the coherence and integrity of Aquinas's theology. All the material necessary for a rounded appreciation of Aquinas's work is made available in one volume." —Catholic Library World"This handsome volume has been published amidst a renaissance of interest in the philosophy and theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. It includes a collection of articles on Aquinas's theology that will appeal to philosophers and theologians, medievalists and post-medievalists, alike." —Bulletin of International Medieval Research"The great asset of this collection . . . is that far from treating these topics in isolation from each other, it demonstrates their profound integration in Thomas's theology. . . . This form of attention to specific theological loci, along with the breadth of topics covered, offers the introductory student a sense of The Theology of Thomas Aquinas beyond what most edited volumes achieve. The volume should prove useful to beginning students and seasoned scholars alike while reflecting and promoting recent trends in Thomistic research." —Religious Studies Review "The eighteen essays that make up this work were confided to well-known specialists of Thomistic thought, several of whom here offer us the heart of their work." —The Thomist"Seventeen contributors from eight countries have combined to produce a substantial and authoritative collection of essays which add up to a valuable introduction to the theological thought of St. Thomas." —Journal of Ecclesiastical History". . . not only offer[s] incisive analyses of Aquinas's theology, but also bring[s] his theology effectively into dialogue with current theological concerns. Contributors from eight countries and a variety of theological specialties make this a compendium of some of the best Thomist scholarship in existence." —Choice