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Issue 73 : Thomas Aquinas: Greatest Medieval Theologian

Originally published in 2002

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Thomas Aquinas: Did You Know?

Interesting and unusual fact about Thomas Aquinas

Editors
From the Editor: The Eminent Obscure

How accounting, Aristotle, and the first teachers' unions transformed higher education.

Elesha Coffman
The Dazzling 'Dumb Ox'

His family thought he was throwing his life away. His classmates thought he was stupid. They didn't understand.

Ralph McInerny
Left Behind

A life of fabulous privilege lost its grip on Thomas.

Robert Payne
I Can Write No More'

Why did Thomas suddenly cut short his career? One famous author has a guess.

G.K. Chesterton
The Summa and Its Parts

Taken as a whole, the Summa Theologica overwhelms most readers. So take one bite at a time.

Peter Kreeft
A Taste of Thomas

With systematic seriousness, the doctor answers a key question of faith: If God predestines, why should we pray?

Thomas Acquinas
Devoutly I Adore Thee

Thomas Acquinas
Medieval U.

How accounting, Aristotle, and the first teachers' unions transformed higher education.

Matt Donnelly
Life on Campus

Not all medieval students were monks, but all observed a regimented lifestyle.

Matt Donnelly
How You Should Study'

In a letter, Thomas shares his tips for academic success.

Thomas Acquinas
Good Habits

Benedictines, Franciscans, and Dominicans all sought to live by high ideals, but only one order matched Thomas's love for both spirituality and intellect.

Steven Gertz
Thomas Aquinas: Christian History Timeline - Storms of the Thirteenth Century

The Christian History timeline.
Theology on the Edge

When competing ideologies had fragmented Christian thought, Thomas forged a solution.

J. David Lawrence
Aquinas for President?

His views on government, law, and economics would shake the system.

David Lawrence and Elesha Coffman
Thomas Aquinas: A Gallery of Scholastic Superstars

The white heat produced by these great minds lit up the High Middle Ages.

Stephen E. Lahey
A Mingling of Minds

Why was one of Christianity's best thinkers so ready to learn from a Muslim and a Jew?

David B. Burrell
From Interfaith Dialogue to Apologetics

Thomas respected Muslims' knowledge of philosophy, but their misconceptions about Christianity concerned him deeply.

Thomas Acquinas
Popes, Philosophers, and Peeping Thomists

Whenever it seems that Aquinas might recede into dusty memory, a new wave of truth-seekers brings him back.
Thomas Aquinas: Christian History Interview - He's Our Man

Evangelicals can embrace a rich inheritance from Aquinas.

Norman Geisler
Thomas Aquinas: Recommended Resources

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