Travis Fentiman
Puritan Board Sophomore
Where did the Reformed in her classical era agree and disagree with Aquinas?
In light of the surge of Protestant interest in Aquinas, this new webpage with an Intro is a large reference list, going through the whole gamut of theology, juxtaposing Aquinas with Reformed Orthodox theologians on each theological point, listing and documenting their agreements and then disagreements.
Contrary to a popular belief, the Reformed did disagree with Aquinas on aspects of his doctrine of God, the Trinity, Christ, Predestination and Natural Law, as well as about everything else.
Some Protestants reading Aquinas have begun to imbibe some of his Romanist doctrines. Others, wholly write him off as a bad influence, and miss out on the tremendous profit that can be gleaned from him.
While we do not recommend that new Christians, or the uninformed, read Aquinas, yet Reformed theologians in the Post-Reformation critically appropriated Aquinas, benefiting from him where they could. This webpage lays it out in front of you, taking out the mystery. If you have interest in beginning to read Aquinas, this is a great place to start.
You will learn A LOT of some of the most precious and detailed theology about our Lord, his Christ, and our salvation, nearly nowhere else to be easily found, just by reading through this page:
We have also collected resources ‘On the Reception of Aquinas in Church History’.
Hope it is of benefit to you.
In light of the surge of Protestant interest in Aquinas, this new webpage with an Intro is a large reference list, going through the whole gamut of theology, juxtaposing Aquinas with Reformed Orthodox theologians on each theological point, listing and documenting their agreements and then disagreements.
Contrary to a popular belief, the Reformed did disagree with Aquinas on aspects of his doctrine of God, the Trinity, Christ, Predestination and Natural Law, as well as about everything else.
Some Protestants reading Aquinas have begun to imbibe some of his Romanist doctrines. Others, wholly write him off as a bad influence, and miss out on the tremendous profit that can be gleaned from him.
While we do not recommend that new Christians, or the uninformed, read Aquinas, yet Reformed theologians in the Post-Reformation critically appropriated Aquinas, benefiting from him where they could. This webpage lays it out in front of you, taking out the mystery. If you have interest in beginning to read Aquinas, this is a great place to start.
You will learn A LOT of some of the most precious and detailed theology about our Lord, his Christ, and our salvation, nearly nowhere else to be easily found, just by reading through this page:
We have also collected resources ‘On the Reception of Aquinas in Church History’.
Hope it is of benefit to you.
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