{"product_id":"aquinas-and-modernity-9780742522572","title":"Aquinas and Modernity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this startling book, Drury overturns the long-standing reputation of Thomas Aquinas as the most rational exponent of the Christian faith. She reveals that Aquinas as one of the most zealous Dominicans (Domini Canes) or Hounds of the Lord. The book contains incisive criticisms of Aquinas''s reconciliation of faith and reason, his defense of papal supremacy, his justification of the Inquisition, his insistence on the persecution of Jews, and his veneration of celibacy. Far from being an antiquarian exercise, Drury shows why the study of Aquinas is relevant to the politics of the twenty-first century, where the primacy of faith over reason has experienced a revival. The current pope, Benedict XVI, relies heavily on Aquinas when prescribing cures for the ills of modernity. For Drury, religion is as incompatible with political moderation and sobriety in our time as it was in the thirteenth century. This is why she defends a secular version of Aquinas''s theory of natural law_a theory tha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this impassioned criticism, Drury condemns the prevailing view of Aquinas as a champion of reason and morality. With verve and wit Drury relentlessly documents how Aquinas opted for faith over reason, expediency over elementary decency, and cruelty over humanity in order to justify the Crusades, the Inquisition, the torture and murder of devout dissenters, and the condemnation of all who did not wholeheartedly obey the often-changing orthodoxy of the Catholic Church. Contemporary defenders of the faith and Aquinas should meet the challenge of this book—if they can. -- John Kekes, SUNY at Albany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 I. The Horrors of Theocracy Chapter 2 1.\tThe Historical Setting Chapter 3 2.\tThe Fanaticism of Faith Chapter 4 3.\tThe Lost Promise of Natural Law Part 5 II. The Subjugation of Reason Chapter 6 1.\tThe Intellectual Setting Chapter 7 2.\tWilliam of Saint-Amour Chapter 8 3.\tSiger of Brabant Chapter 9 4.\tThe Usurpation of the Double Truth Chapter 10 5.\tAristotle and the Bible Chapter 11 6.\tFaith and Reason Chapter 12 7.\tThe Authority of Scoundrels Chapter 13 8.\tWeapon Against Modernity Chapter 14 9.\tThe Anti-Modernist Oath Chapter 15 10.\tThe Appeal of Fideism Chapter 16 11.\tIs Faith Impervious to Reason? Part 17 III. The Politics of Salvation Chapter 18 1.\tPapal Supremacy and the Two Swords Chapter 19 2.\tThe Pragmatism of Natural Law Chapter 20 3.\tThe Bigotry of Faith Chapter 21 4.\tHeathens, Heretics, and Jews Chapter 22 5.\tJust War and Holy War Chapter 23 6.\tDeath to Heretics Chapter 24 7.\tAquinas and the Inquisition Part 25 IV. Sin, Sex, and Celibacy Chapter 26 1.\tEunuchs for Heaven Chapter 27 2.\tThe \"Aristotelian\" Argument Chapter 28 3.\tSharing the Agony Chapter 29 4.\tThe Sex Life of Adam and Eve Chapter 30 5.\tTo Marry or To Burn? Chapter 31 6.\tCarnal Pleasure and the Contemplation of God Chapter 32 7.\tThose Pesky Polygamous Patriarchs Chapter 33 8.\tThe Crimes of Celibacy Chapter 34 9.\tThe Vices of Celibacy: Abelard, Heloise, and Augustine Part 35 V. Aquinas and Modernity: A Dialogue Chapter 36 1.\tChristianity and the Inquisition Chapter 37 2.\tThe Silence of Conscience Chapter 38 3.\tThe Separation of Church and State Chapter 39 4.\tWestern Civilization and the Islamic Threat Chapter 40 5.\tFreedom and Licentiousness Chapter 41 6.\tThe New Averroist Menace Chapter 42 7.\tThe Disenchantment of Postmodernity Part 43 VI. Recovering the Lost Promise of Natural Law Chapter 44 1.\tNatural Law and Human Nature Chapter 45 2.\tA Minimalist Reading Chapter 46 3.\tAbhorrence of Nature Chapter 47 4.\tConscience Chapter 48 5.\tConventionalism Chapter 49 6.\tLegal Positivism Chapter 50 7.\tNatural Law and Divine Revelation Part 51 Conclusion","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037576986967,"sku":"9780742522572","price":94.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742522572.jpg?v=1750936335","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aquinas-and-modernity-9780742522572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}