Thomas Aquinas On God

Thomas Aquinas(1224/1225-1274)was the one in the history of human thought has an important position thinker,join together a book preaching life,the most systematic and most comprehensive in the history of Christian theology,he had built,was Church regarded as the official philosophy.Writing thrust of this paper is Thomas Aquinas Perspective view of God,an overview of its ideology.Research Thomas Aquinas thought can cut from several angles,we choose as the starting point to the idea of God,first,because the idea of God Thomas Aquinas core ideology and the main line.As the core of the theological concept of God is no need to say,the various branches of theology and belief in God are running around since ancient times for its theological concepts are demonstrated God trunk.As the most famous medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas The purpose is to safeguard life,God and Christianity,all of his theory revolves around the idea of God unfold.As such.In his view of God as the research object is for a deep understanding of his theoretical system has laid a solid foundation.Secondly,the idea of God is the intersection of Thomas Aquinas theological and philosophical thought.Traditional Western philosophy or metaphysics with Western theology has a clear cross-cutting and mutual penetration of the Department,which intersect and interpenetration part,God of Philosophy Ontology and theology,as well as associated with the body and God epistemology.Thomas Aquinas in ideology,philosophical view of the glory of God filled him is he known as the medieval philosopher biggest bright spot.So we choose this perspective,for combing his mind theory provides a broad perspective.Accordingly,this paper based on Thomas Aquinas masterpiece "anti-pagan Encyclopedia" and "Summa Theologica" doing text analysis,according to Thomas Aquinas Writing logic to discuss his view of God.Paper is divided into five chapters,the first chapter reviews Thomas Aquinas' view of God is formed.Its ideological origins from Augustine on behalf of the Christian tradition,when subjected to this tradition gradually exert influence in Europe the impact of the Aristotelian doctrine,the interior courtyard of the crisis is handled differently.Whether in response to refute literary debate and writing with the parties,or to instruct students compiled textbooks Thomas Aquinas is the monumental work made in writing and its response to these challenges.The first section will briefly outline the contents of the Augustinian theological concept of God,by the challenges,as well as Thomas Aquinas Augustine's doctrine of the transformation,Section II discusses Thomas Aquinas where their system of scholasticism His idea of God in the process affect the formation.Section III Thomas Aquinas discussed responses to Averroes doctrine,including the impact of Marxism in the 13th century Averroes,and Thomas Aquinas Aristotle thought research and utilization.The second chapter will be based on the content of "Summa Theologica" of the first part and the "anti-pagan bible" of the former three volumes,specifically elaborated Thomas Aquinas idea of God,including proof of the existence of God,God's attributes of God Person other issues.The first section summarizes Thomas Aquinas transformation of Christianity from the whole idea of God is successful,save Christianity in the 13th century crisis.Section II examines the achievements of Thomas Aquinas in the religious history of the huge influence of the proof of the existence of God.Section III discusses the interpretation of Thomas Aquinas attributes of God,the fourth carding Thomas Aquinas How Christianity's most sophisticated "Trinity" theory to make argument.The third chapter analyzes Thomas Aquinas on God's creation of unique insights and reveal the relationship as it is the first principle of God and the universe,as well as issues relating to the world uncreated.Chapter IV discusses God and man,in Thomas Aquinas's opinion It seems that people are portraits of God,has a very unique place in creation,so examine the nature and characteristics of people and explore their relationship with God,but also included in the concept of God,the important part.Thomas Aquinas on building human study is groundbreaking,especially demonstrated his speculative rational argumentation style.The final chapter discusses the concept of God Thomas Aquinas status and influence.Since boarded the pulpit,his thoughts on the subject opposite evaluation,both received harsh criticism,also known as the most mature and the most perfect model.Whether it is the later Christian theology or philosophy,are not erase the imprint he left.Thomas Aquinas by exploring the idea of God,the paper concludes that:Thomas Aquinas Aristotle philosophical inheritance and play on Christian theology made a bold innovation,his ideology to God This,with the nature of natural theology.Contemporary Western Aquinas natural theology expert Norman Craig Boltzmann also pointed out that natural theology has four main research content,they are God's presence,God's attributes,everything in the world and the human relationship with God and God relationship.According to "Christian theology dictionary definition of "natural theology,the "natural theology traditionally refers to human reason without(supernatural)revelation can be obtained with the help of God and the divine order of knowledge." In other words,natural theology refers to rational basis,as opposed to the divine foundation of traditional Christianity.This paper argues that Thomas Aquinas When writing "anti-pagan bible" is rational as a tool to divine revelation as the basis,the revelation is so important to him,he worked hard to forge the beginning of writing,but also the end all his academic activities--1273 year because he felt divinely inspired to give up on the "Summa Theologica" of writing.So when we study Thomas Aquinas' view of God,in addition to exploring the natural theology in the content,but also take into account the faith part of theology.God is a perspective view of his great grand ideology perspective,what is God,why should we believe in God,how to believe in God,to understand these problems will have to grasp the full meaning of his thought.Thomas Aquinas's thought to the idea of God as the center of the system,based on experience,to philosophy as a means of infinite and finite two levels to conduct a comprehensive inquiry.This inquiry to a large extent,changed the course of early Christian theology,forming a tradition unlike Thomas Augustine doctrine,produced with the ontological type of anti Chamber established cosmological type in the Western Christian philosophy.As this cosmologyEpitomizes the type of natural theology,not only to extend the depth of Christian theology,but also enriched its form of expression.Since then,the discussion about the relationship between theology and philosophy,Thomas Aquinas occupy a position can not be ignored,and played an exemplary role.While Thomas Aquinas' natural theology concerns the relationship between theology and philosophy because,not only was the critical philosophy,theology also caused resentment,but he attempts to integrate theology and philosophy,the philosophy of Christian theology and historical development had a profound impact on many different periods stimulate thinking philosophers and theologians.In short,Aquinas in Christian history and the history of philosophy,theology plays a very important role,creating a different from the traditional Augustinian doctrine of the new system,the impact is profound.He fully accepted by Aristotle,a reassessment of the value of nature and reason,have given him the idea to a unique value.However,this does not mean that his system is entirely satisfactory,from the modern standpoint,his reason is a very limited rationality,subordinate to faith in the ultimate sense.Even if his philosophy to theology for the study and research,but unlike other philosophical inquiry that is completely open,and his eleven philosophical argument about the existence of God,such as feasibility studies,based on the existence of God has been a prerequisite for,thus making his philosophy is not more to discover new truths,but merely has to verify some conclusions.His over-reliance on ancient philosophy,speaking from the standpoint of historical development,can not be said to be entirely convincing.However,regardless of how that philosophical theology of Thomas Aquinas system show a try,on the one hand in the ultimate sense of hope to establish a principle of philosophy and rational thinking,on the other hand is trying to show the rational theological dimension You can go far,this regardless of theology or philosophy,it is challenging.