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A Short History of Thomism (Paperback)
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A Short History of Thomism (Paperback)
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Since the first followers of Saint Thomas Aquinas took up the task
of explaining and defending his writings, Thomists have influenced
deeply the Western intellectual tradition. Together they form a
school called Thomism that can claim an uninterrupted history since
the end of the thirteenth century. Using carefully selected
resources, Romanus Cessario has composed a short account of the
history of the Thomist tradition as it manifests itself through the
more than seven hundred years that have elapsed since the death of
Saint Thomas. A Short History of Thomism, originally published in
French as Le Thomisme et les Thomistes, supplies a need that has
not been met in over a century, and is the first such comprehensive
account written in English. The author, who has worked in the field
for more than thirty-five years, brings to his study an
appreciation for the place that Saint Thomas Aquinas holds as a
perennial teacher of Christian theology, and for the influence that
the Common Doctor has exercised on all stripes of theology and
philosophy. The book suggests suitable criteria for including and
excluding authors from the catalogue of Thomists, and proceeds to
identify the principal periods during which Thomism fared both well
and less well. Appeal to broader historical contexts helps the
reader locate Thomism within the flow of intellectual history as it
unfolds in the West. Representative figures in the history of
Thomism are named and their literary compositions described in
order to show the variety of ways that these authors have carried
on the tradition. To enable the reader to learn the positions that
are commonly identified with the Thomist school, the book includes
an exposition of its major theological and philosophical themes.
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