| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 396 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The Power Distinction: Working Notions -- Early Use of the Distinction: By the Pupils of the Masters -- The Distinction Wins Acceptance -- St Albert the Great, OP -- St Bonaventure, OFM -- St Thomas Aquinas, OP: Understanding the Distinction -- Aquinas: Using the Distinction -- Beyond Paris's Theology Faculty -- The Earlier Medieval Power Distinction |
| Summary |
A radical interpretation of the nature of the power of God, as understood by such thinkers as Thomas Aquinas in the Middle Ages. The book provides a discussion of the theological arguments of the time, focusing on the distinction made between the 'absolute' and 'ordained' divine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
God -- Omnipotence -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Christianity.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191683282 |
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0191683280 |
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