Article: Syllogism or paradox: Aquinas and Luther on theological method. (St. Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther)

A HALF CENTURY AGO It was scarcely conceivable that Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther could be mentioned in the same breath, let alone with the conjunction "and" between their names. Four hundred and fifty years of interconfessional rancor and bitterness had been built largely on their respective legacies. How could they be compared, much less be brought into dialogue? Did not fidelity to "the truth" demand an absolute loyalty either to one or the other? Today of course this mentality has changed, irrevocably one hopes. Pope John Paul II himself has commended the deeper study of Luther to Catholics. And Lutherans have widely accepted the principle that indeed they may have ...

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