On a Complex Theory of a Simple God: An Investigation in Aquinas' Philosophical TheologyHughes discusses Aquinus' work regarding the apparently irreconcilable theses of natural and revealed theology, and he argues that Aquinas fails in his attempt to reconcile absolute simplicity with the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Hughes also offers a provocative account of divine simplicity and explores its implications for the Thomistic doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation. |
Contents
God and His Existence | 3 |
The Identity of Divine Attributes | 60 |
3 | 85 |
Knowledge Contingency and Change in | 107 |
Is the Doctrine of the Trinity Inconsistent? | 153 |
Identity and the Trinity | 187 |
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