Abstract
Whatever they say about ‘classical’ theism, the ‘traditional’ Christian doctrine of God, as hopelessly contaminated by ‘substantialist metaphysics’, I want to offer a quick re-reading which suggests that the risk Thomas Aquinas runs is not thinking of God as a static entity but rather of God as a radically dynamic event.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kerr, F. (2004). God in the Summa Theologiae: Entity or Event?. In: Hackett, J., Wallulis, J. (eds) Philosophy of Religion for a New Century. Studies in Philosophy and Religion, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2074-2_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2074-2_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-6587-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-2074-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive