Divine Being and Its Relevance According to Thomas Aquinas.

Intro -- Divine Being and Its Relevance According to Thomas Aquinas -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Divine Being as the Creator -- 3 God's Eternity -- 4 Divine Being as the Good -- 5 Divine Being as Happiness -- 6 Divine Being as Truth Itself -- 7 Divine Being as the Ground of Freedom of the Will -- 8 The Unity of a Human Being -- 9 Prayer and Providence -- 10 Is God a Person? -- 11 God as Love -- 12 God and Violence -- 13 The Incarnation of Divine Being -- 14 Divine Being's Unknowability -- 15 The Trinity -- 16 Divine Being as the Ground of Laughter -- 17 The Question of the Existence of Divine Being -- 18 How Can We Speak about God? -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.

Aquinas' theology can be understood only if one comes to grips with his metaphysics of being. The relevance of this perspective is exhibited in his treatment of topics like creation, goodness, happiness, truth, freedom of the will, the unity of the human being, prayer and providence, God's personhood, divine love, God and violence, God's unknowablility, the Incarnation, the Trinity, God's existence, theological language and even laughter. This book endeavors to treat these questions in a clear and convincing language.

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