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The first great proponent of a natural theology distinguishable from revealed theology was Thomas Aquinas, the synthesizer of Greek philosophy and the gospel, who also laid the groundwork for notions of "natural law," the ethical equivalent of natural theology.
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mb-soft.com/believe/txn/natural.htm
mb-soft.com/believe/txn/natural.htm
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Aquinas calls what reason can know about God, i.e. the object of Natural Theology, preambles to faith: The existence of God and other like truths about God, which can be known by natural reason, are not articles of faith, but are preambles to the articles;
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www.aquinasonline.com/Topics/nattheol.html
www.aquinasonline.com/Topics/nattheol.html
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Welcome to natural theology ... Catholic theology has answers, of course. Answers built on a strong theoretical backbone that can be traced from the writings of Aristotle and Plato through Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas and Bernard Lonergan (and thousands of others) into the twentieth century.
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www.naturaltheology.net/
www.naturaltheology.net/
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Plantinga wants to claim that Aquinas and other Natural Theologians subscribe to the Evidentialist Credo. But Aquinas explicitly maintains that there is a central role for faith in theism. Given that, how can we say that he believes the Credo?
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www.unc.edu/~theis/phil32/natural.html
www.unc.edu/~theis/phil32/natural.html
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Norman Kretzmann expounds and criticizes St. Thomas Aquinas's natural theology of creation, which is natural' (or philosophical) in virtue of Aquinas's having developed it without depending on the data of Scripture.
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`Kretzmann's treatment highlights the systematic and cumulative nature of Aquinas's natural theology ... It is comparatively hard ... ... It is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in Aquinas and/or the project of natural theology.' Brian Davies, OP, Journal of Theological Studies; `this is an excellent...
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About the book: The Metaphysics of Theism presents an explanation and evaluation of Aquinas's natural theology, the paradigm of which is the first book of the Summa contra gentiles.
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www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/product-description/019924653X
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by Norman Kretzmann (Author) "The book's subtitle-'Aquinas's Natural Theology in Summa contra gentiles I'-may suggest that I'm undertaking a project in philosophical scholarship, developing my critical exposition of a..." (more);
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Aquinas was a member of the Order of Preachers, founded by Dominic Guzman with the aim of combating 'heretics' on their own intellectual ground. Albert the great (1206-80) Aquinas' teacher, was a man of encyclopaedic knowledge of contemporary science, philosophy and theology. ... a personal journey to natural theology ;
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www.naturaltheology.net/Synopsis/s11Aquinas.html
www.naturaltheology.net/Synopsis/s11Aquinas.html
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