TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kretzmann,Norman
TI  - The Metaphysics of theism: Aquinas's natural theology in Summa contra gentiles 1 
SN  - 019924653X
AV  - BX 1749.T7 K74 1997
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Clarendon Press
KW  - Thomas,  Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa contra gentiles
KW  - Metaphysics
KW  - Theism
KW  - Natural theology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; Theology from the bottom up --The God of the self-movers --The existence of Alpha --From independence to perfection --From perfection to infinity --Intellect --Will --Joy, love, and liberality
N2  - The Metaphysics of Theism presents an explanation and evaluation of Aquinas's natural theology, the paradigm of which is the first book of the Summa contra gentiles. But in addition to considering this as a monumental achievement of medieval philosophy, Norman Kretzmann approaches it as a continuing enterprise that can be developed with considerable benefit in contemporary philosophy. Professor Kretzmann argues that natural theology offers the most appropriate route by which philosophers can, as philosophers, approach theological propositions, and that the one presented in this book is the best available natural theology
ER  -