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    Dei Filius I: On God, Creation, and Providence
    Nova 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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    Bookreviews
    with Bart J. Koet, P. C. Beentjes, Ton Meijers, Henk J. M. Schoot, Marc Lindeijer, Walter Van Herck, Edwin Koster, Ruud Welten, and Jean-Jacques Suurmond
    Bijdragen 68 (4): 486-498. 2007.
  • Participation : Aquinas and his Neoplatonic sources
    In Alexander J. B. Hampton & John Peter Kenney (eds.), Christian Platonism: A History, Cambridge University Press. 2020.
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    Kephalos 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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
  • Natural Reason in the Summa contra Gentiles
    Journal of Nietzsche Studies 4 42-70. 1994.
  • Thomas over goed en kwaad
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 56 (4): 770-770. 1994.
  • Vruchtbaar Woord
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 54 (1): 125-127. 1992.
  • In this article the claim of the Dutch ‘Utrechtse School’ of philosophy of religion that its method of practising philosophical theology is a reprise of the Anselmian ‘faith in search of understanding’ is critically examined. Philosophical theology is conceived of by the adherents of this school as an analytical and argumentative clarification of the basic concepts of theistic belief from an insiders point of view. In contrast with the classical project of natural theology their aim is not to pr…Read more
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    Aquina's 'Summa contra Gentiles': A Metaphysics of Theism?
    Recherches de Theologie Et Philosophie Medievales 65 (1): 176-187. 1998.
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    Transcendence and revelation
    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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    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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    Repliek
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 57 (2). 1995.
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    Natural Reason in the Summa contra Gentiles
    Medieval Philosophy & Theology 4 42-70. 1994.
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    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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    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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    Transcendentie en openbaring-Transcendence and Revelation
    Bijdragen 58 (3): 279-300. 1997.