{"product_id":"after-aquinas-isbn-9780631213130","title":"After Aquinas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis guide to the most interesting work that has recently appeared on Aquinas reflects the revival of interest in his work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the foremost Roman Catholic theologians currently writing in English.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a guide to the most interesting work that has recently appeared on Aquinas, reflecting the revival of interest in his work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together in one volume, a range of views that have previously only been accessible through different books, articles, and periodicals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents a major revisionist treatment of Thomism and its significance, combining useful exposition with original, creative thinking.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers students, in one volume, all the material necessary for a rounded understanding of Aquinas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Life and Times 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Overcoming Epistemology 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Prolegomena to Natural Theology 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Ways of Reading the Five Ways 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Stories of Being 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Natural Law: Incommensurable Readings 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Theological Ethics 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Quarrels about Grace 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Deified Creaturehood 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Christ in the \u003ci\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/i\u003e 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 God in the \u003ci\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/i\u003e 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Conclusion 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Domenican scholar Kerr (Oxford and Edinburgh) has written one of the most engrossing and informative books on Thomas published in some time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This country's outstanding philosopher-theologian.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews in Religion and Theology of Fergus Kerr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fergus Kerr presents us with some few decades of reflection on Aquinas, canvassing much of contemporary commentary in the process. The choice of topics represents a sounding that will offer at once the flavor and a sense of the rigorous dedication to inquiry which Aquinas represents. A thoroughly contemporary presentation of the nuances of this masterful thinker by an apprentice now master himself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor David Burrell, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fergus Kerr OP demonstrates in this book how St. Thomas Aquinas is still at the heart of things, synthesising and refining philosophical and theological speech, and even where we do not see his influence, we still feel it. There is no-one better to introduce and explain the breadth and diversity of the study of Aquinas. \u003ci\u003eAfter Aquinas: Versions of Thomism\u003c\/i\u003e speaks with a strong and fluent voice: it is in short a \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e. It ought to be on every theologian's bookshelf, and on every undergraduate reading list in Systematic Theology in Britain and America.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Paul Hemming, Heythrop College, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kerr's analysis presents fresh insight into Aquinas' thought and the scholarship that has grown up around it, from Cajetan and Suarez to John Milbank and Eugene Rogers. It will be a valuable resource for all those new to Thomas as well as for those interested in exploring his thought in greater depth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[Kerr's] book is fun, and a rewarding one to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...provides a very useful service to those interested in the reception, in modern theology, of one of the greatest and most influential of all Christian theologians.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This represents a crucial step in moving contemporary Thomism forward; for it is only once we stop teaching, naively, nothing but our own limited interpretations of Thomas's thought, instead attempting to present a more synthetic account, that we will enable our students to appreciate the complexity not only of Thomism, but indeed of Thomas himself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTijdschrift voor Filosofie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is often an illuminating sense of the anachronism of a modern view, the failure of an author to understand what Aquinas was concerned about or the reasons for his putting a point in a particular way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"(I)t reviews competing interpretations of Aquinas's theology in an undogmatic, fair-minded, and perspicuous manner; not only beginning theology students but also specialists will learn much from such an approach.\" \u003ci\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eThomist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fergus Kerr...has presented his readers with another theological tour de force, and again written with crystal clarity and accessibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegent's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kerr is astonishingly well read, and, if you want to learn something about how differently Aquinas has been understood on a wide range of issues, \u003ci\u003eAfter Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent place to start. Indeed, there is nothing in print to compare with it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Aquinas is a boom subject and Fr Kerr uses decades of stuy to put him in perspective; but he has not lost the refreshing enthusiasm that he felt in his youth for the ontology of the brilliant old thinker.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... by focusing on the relationship between Thomas's thought and aome of the distinctive issues of modern theology, he is able to both correct widespread misreadings of Thomas, and to show the ongoing power and ecumenical relevance of his theology.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChurchman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The beginner will imbide not just real knowledge of Aquinas from this book, but a vibrant Catholic and Dominican culture. The more advanced reader will find dazzling insight upon which to ponder, as well as intriguing pointers to a richer future synthesis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Pickstock, Emmanuel College Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"After Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for evaluating the rival ways that Aquinas has been used in recent scholarship\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScottish Journal of Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFergus Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOP\u003c\/b\u003e is Regent of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Blackfriars\u003c\/i\u003e, the periodical of the English Dominicans.  Written by a leading theologian, this new account of the writings of Thomas Aquinas and their interpretation by modern commentators reflects the major revival of interest in his work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e makes available in one volume all the material necessary for a rounded appreciation of Aquinas's work and his enduring influence. As well as revisiting Aquinas's own work, Kerr brings together a range of views that have previously appeared in disparate places, thereby exploring alternatives to the standard understanding of Aquinas's writings. This book therefore represents a major revisionist treatment of Thomism and its significance, combining useful exposition with original, creative thinking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e will become essential reading for all undergraduate students and scholars interested in the work of this great theologian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988703428837,"sku":"NP9780631213130","price":45.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631213130.jpg?v=1761781255","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/after-aquinas-isbn-9780631213130","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}