{"product_id":"god-the-father-in-the-theology-of-st-thomas-aquinas-9781433120688","title":"God the Father in the Theology of St. Thomas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod the Father in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e is an exposition of Aquinas' theology of God the Father as a coherent whole. Surprising as it might be, there has not been an extended treatment of Aquinas' theology of God the Father. Three misconceptions are addressed: (1) the idea that Aquinas' speculative Trinitarian theology is detached from Scripture; (2) the supposition that in Aquinas' understanding, the Father's relation to the Holy Spirit is an afterthought to the Father's relation to the Son; and (3) the view that for Thomas, the Father has no proper mode of action in the created universe  since Thomas maintains that in all \u003ci\u003ead extra\u003c\/i\u003e activity, the Trinity acts as a single principle. Two less polemical, more perennial issues are discussed as well. First, the concept of relation, as the key to a coherent account of three distinct persons in one same divine essence, emerges as an important theme in Aquinas' exposition of the Father's paternity and innascibility.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039552995671,"sku":"9781433120688","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433120688.jpg?v=1750944062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/god-the-father-in-the-theology-of-st-thomas-aquinas-9781433120688","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}