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66Participation and Substantiality in Thomas Aquinas (edited book)Brill. 1995.This book offers a philosophical analysis of the main themes and problems of Aquinas' metaphysics of creation, centred on the concept of participation, the systematical meaning of which is examined in a critical discussion of the prevailing views of contemporary Thomas scholars.
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54Enkele Opmerkingen Bij Wijze Van Antwoord Op Sarot En Van Den BrinkBijdragen 60 (1): 73-76. 1999.De uitvoerige reactie van Sarot en Van den Brink waarin ze hun ‘Utrechtse’ positie in de wijsgerige theologie verduidelijken en verdedigen tegenover mijn vragen en scepsis, zou een uitvoerige beantwoording verdienen, uitvoeriger en grondiger dan het mij op deze plaats mogelijk is. Ik zal, ten eerste, ingaan op de kwestie van het realisme en, ten tweede, op het verwijt van ‘agnosticisme’ aan mijn adres.
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49‘The first thing to know about God’: Kretzmann and Aquinas on the meaning and necessity of arguments for the existence of GodReligious Studies 39 (3): 251-267. 2003.This paper examines critically Kretzmann's reconstruction of the project of natural theology as exemplified by Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles. It is argued that the notion of natural theology, as understood and advocated by Kretzmann, is particularly indebted to the epistemologically biased natural theology of modernity with its focus on rational justification of theistic belief. As a consequence, Kretzmann's view of the arguments for the existence of God and their place within Aquinas's theolo…Read more
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42Thomas Aquinas's Understanding of Prayer in the Light of the Doctrine of Creatio Ex NihiloModern Theology 29 (2): 49-61. 2013.This article discusses Thomas Aquinas's view on the ‘utility’ of prayer in the light of the doctrine of creation ex nihilo. ‘Creatio ex nihilo’ means, among other things, that nothing can exist that is not caused by the universal power of God. The universal causality of creation implies that God cannot receive from the world or react to any activity on our part. This claim of divine immutability throws into question the intelligibility of prayer: does it make sense to pray to God when his provid…Read more
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34Enkele opmerkingen bij wijze van antwoord op Sarot en Van den BrinkBijdragen 60 (1): 73-76. 1999.De uitvoerige reactie van Sarot en Van den Brink waarin ze hun ‘Utrechtse’ positie in de wijsgerige theologie verduidelijken en verdedigen tegenover mijn vragen en scepsis, zou een uitvoerige beantwoording verdienen, uitvoeriger en grondiger dan het mij op deze plaats mogelijk is. Ik zal, ten eerste, ingaan op de kwestie van het realisme en, ten tweede, op het verwijt van ‘agnosticisme’ aan mijn adres
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32Een metafysische positionering van de theologale deugden: Aristoteles en ThomasAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 106 (2): 127-131. 2014.Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community.
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29Fides Quaerensintellectum Als Motto Van Wijsgerige Theologie: Anselmus En De Utrechtse SchoolBijdragen 59 (2): 123-140. 1998.
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28Transcendentie En Openbaring: Thomas Over De Zijnsnaam (Exodus 3: 14)Bijdragen 58 (3): 279-300. 1997.Contemporary theology commonly rejects the traditional 'Greek' reading of Exodus 3:14, according to which God reveals himself to Moses by the name of 'being' in favour of a more religious interpretation which sees in the name a confirmation of Gods enduring and liberating presence to his people. By means of an interpretation of Thomas Aquinas' reading of the Exodus-name in the Summa the author intends to show that Aquinas' account of the name is not guided by an exegetical and hermeneutical inte…Read more
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25Metaphysics, Dialectics and the Modus Logicus According to Thomas AquinasRecherches de Theologie Et Philosophie Medievales 63 (n/a): 15-35. 1996.According to Thomas Aquinas, both logic and metaphysics are characterized by the same universal scope. The consideration of metaphysics extends to everthing which is, as its subject is being insofar as it is being. And the science of logic too considers everything which is, not as it exists in reality but insofar as the whole of being falls under the consideration of reason. Because of the equivalence between the logical sphere of reason and the real sphere of being metaphysics has an affinity w…Read more
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24„Deelgenoot Van de goddelijke natuur”: Genade en participatie bij Thomas Van aquinoTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 55 (4): 607-633. 1993.Grace is defined by Thomas as a participation of the divine nature. By the gift of grace man is said to become a „god by participation”. In this study an interpretation is proposed of the meaning of participation as applied to grace. Grace, according to Thomas, is the free gift of God himself to man by which man becomes united with God in knowledge and love. It is through the gift of grace that man achieves his ultimate perfection which consists in the vision of God. Why must grace be understood…Read more
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19Transcendence and revelationBijdragen 58 (3): 279-300. 1997.Contemporary theology commonly rejects the traditional 'Greek' reading of Exodus 3:14, according to which God reveals himself to Moses by the name of 'being' in favour of a more religious interpretation which sees in the name a confirmation of Gods enduring and liberating presence to his people. By means of an interpretation of Thomas Aquinas' reading of the Exodus-name in the Summa the author intends to show that Aquinas' account of the name is not guided by an exegetical and hermeneutical inte…Read more
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18Fides Quaerensintellectum Als Motto Van Wijsgerige TheologieBijdragen 59 (2): 123-140. 1998.No abstract
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12Metaphysics, Dialectics and the Modus Logicus According to Thomas AquinasRecherches de Philosophie 63 15-35. 1996.According to Thomas Aquinas, both logic and metaphysics are characterized by the same universal scope. The consideration of metaphysics extends to everthing which is, as its subject is being insofar as it is being. And the science of logic too considers everything which is, not as it exists in reality but insofar as the whole of being falls under the consideration of reason. Because of the equivalence between the logical sphere of reason and the real sphere of being metaphysics has an affinity w…Read more
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12„Deelgenoot Van de goddelijke natuur”: Genade en participatie bij Thomas Van aquinoTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 55 (4). 1993.Grace is defined by Thomas as a participation of the divine nature (with reference to II Petrus 1:4). By the gift of grace man is said to become a „god by participation”. In this study an interpretation is proposed of the meaning of participation as applied to grace. Grace, according to Thomas, is the free gift of God himself to man by which man becomes united with God in knowledge and love. It is through the gift of grace that man achieves his ultimate perfection which consists in the vision of…Read more
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10Aquina's 'Summa contra Gentiles': A Metaphysics of Theism?Recherches de Theologie Et Philosophie Medievales 65 (1): 176-187. 1998.
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9Fides quarens intellectumals motto van wijsgerige theologie - Fides Quaerens Intellectumas Motto of Philosophical TheologyBijdragen 59 (2): 123-140. 1998.
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9‘the First Thing To Know About God’: Kretzmann And Aquinas On The Meaning And Necessity Of Arguments For The Existence Of GodReligious Studies 39 (3): 251-267. 2003.This paper examines critically Kretzmann's reconstruction of the project of natural theology as exemplified by Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles. It is argued that the notion of natural theology, as understood and advocated by Kretzmann, is particularly indebted to the epistemologically biased natural theology of modernity with its focus on rational justification of theistic belief. As a consequence, Kretzmann's view of the arguments for the existence of God and their place within Aquinas's theolo…Read more
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6Kephalos en Kant: moraal als plicht; en verder?Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 114 (2): 134-139. 2022.Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community.
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6Dei Filius I: On God, Creation, and ProvidenceNova et Vetera 20 (3): 823-837. 2022.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Dei Filius I:On God, Creation, and ProvidenceRudi A. Te VeldeIn this essay, I want to share my impressions of the first chapter of the dogmatic constitution Dei Filius of Vatican I. It begins its declaration of the basic truths of Christian faith in a language which is similar, and probably intended to be similar, to that of a solemn confession of faith: "The holy, catholic, apostolic, and Roman church believes and acknowledges that …Read more
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5Aquinas on God: The 'Divine Science' of the Summa TheologiaeRoutledge. 2006.Aquinas on God presents an accessible exploration of Thomas Aquinas' conception of God. Focusing on the Summa theologiae - the work containing Aquinas' most systematic and complete exposition of the Christian doctrine of God - Rudi te Velde acquaints the reader with Aquinas' theological understanding of God and the metaphysical principles and propositions that underlie his project. Aquinas' conception of God is dealt with not as an isolated metaphysical doctrine, but from the perspective of his …Read more
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2Christian Eschatology and the End of Time according to Thomas Aquinas (Summa contra Gentiles IV, c. 97)In Jan A. Aertsen & Martin Pickavé (eds.), Ende und Vollendung: Eschatologische Perspektiven im Mittelalter (mit einem Beitrag zur Geschichte des Thomas-Instituts der Universität zu Köln anläßlich des 50. Jahrestages der Institutsgründung), De Gruyter. pp. 595-604. 2002.
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1Natural Reason in the Summa Contra GentesIn Brian Davies (ed.), Thomas Aquinas: Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives, Oup Usa. 2002.
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1"Partnership with God": Thomas Aquinas on Human Desire and God's GraceNova et Vetera 15 (4). 2017.
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