商品簡介
Dominicans are first and foremost the Order of Preachers, and Aquinas was admirably suited to their habit from the moment he took it at about 20 to the moment he died in it at about 50. Between those two moments he wrote about 8 million words, each of which must be carefully considered in a wide variety of scholarly disciplines. In this encyclopedic presentation that doubles as a good read, Wawrykow (theology, U. of Notre Dame) gives interpretations of the portion of his writings that pertain to common theological terms such as "grace" and "original sin" as well as the more complex, such as "hypostatic union" and "merit." In the process he presents a portrait of Aquinas as preacher and Doctor of the Church and as a man of faith who sought to ask and answer questions, both common and complex. The book includes a comprehensive bibliography. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
