Aquinas

Theologian St. Thomas Aquinas and philosopher Aristotle had a lot in common even though they were born about sixteen hundred years apart. They both believed in the God/s and respected them. Of course during the time of Aristotle, the many people believed in more than one God. Aristotle respected the many Gods, but still doubted…

liam PaleyThe Existence of God: Theories of Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm, and William PaleyThe three readings that form the basis of this essay all deal with the existenceof a God, something that which nothing greater can be conceived and cannot beconceived not to exist. The three readings include: Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm,and William Paley. First…

Although born in Alpine Italy and educated in Normandy, Anselm became aBenedictine monk, teacher, and abbot at Bec and continued his ecclesiasticalcareer in England. Having been appointed the second Norman archbishop ofCanterbury in 1093, Anselm secured the Westminster Agreement of 1107,guaranteeing the (partial) independence of the church from the civil state. In aseries of short…

I chose to write about Saint Thomas Aquinas because I have heard of his life and found it interesting. There was also a large pool of knowledge to research from, about Saint Thomas Aquinas. I also knew he is called Doctor of the church and I wanted to learn I was interested in Saint Thomas…