Thomas Aquinas : a very short introduction /

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Author / Creator:Kerr, Fergus.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 127 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Very short introductions ; 214
Very short introductions ; 214.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282642
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ISBN:9780191572241
0191572241
9780191609633
0191609633
0199556644
9780199556649
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Thomas Aquinas, an Italian Catholic priest in the early thirteeth century, is considered to be one of the great Christian thinkers who had, and who still has, a profound influence on Western thought. He was a controversial figure who was exposed and engaged in conflict. This Very Short Introduction looks at Aquinas in a historical context, and explores the Church and culture into which Aquinas was born. It considers Aquinas as philosopher, and looks at the relationship between philosophy and religion in the thirteenth century. Fergus Kerr, in this engaging and informative introduction, will ma.
Other form:Print version: Kerr, Fergus. Thomas Aquinas. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199556649