Thomas Aquinas: A Portrait - Hardcover

Turner, Denys

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300188552 ISBN 13: 9780300188554

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Leaving so few traces of himself behind, Thomas Aquinas seems to defy the efforts of the biographer. Highly visible as a public teacher, preacher, and theologian, he nevertheless has remained nearly invisible as man and saint. What can be discovered about Thomas Aquinas as a whole? In this short, compelling portrait, Denys Turner clears away the haze of time and brings Thomas vividly to life for contemporary readers—those unfamiliar with the saint as well as those well acquainted with his teachings.

Building on the best biographical scholarship available today and reading the works of Thomas with piercing acuity, Turner seeks the point at which the man, the mind, and the soul of Thomas Aquinas intersect. Reflecting upon Thomas, a man of Christian Trinitarian faith yet one whose thought is grounded firmly in the body’s interaction with the material world, a thinker at once confident in the powers of human reason and a man of prayer, Turner provides a more detailed human portrait than ever before of one of the most influential philosophers and theologians in all of Western thought.

About this title

Book Description:

Leaving few traces of his personal life behind, Thomas Aquinas has long stymied the efforts of biographers. Undeterred, master teacher Denys Turner uncovers revealing details about the elusive saint and achieves an illuminating new portrait.

About the Author:

Denys Turner is Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology, Yale University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0300188552
• ISBN 13: 9780300188554
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312