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Article: Thomas Aquinas, Theologian.
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- Theological Studies
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- June 1, 1998
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THOMAS AQUINAS, THEOLOGIAN. By Thomas Franklin O'Meara, O.P. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 1997. Pp. xxi + 302. $36; $16.95.
Like many contemporary Dominicans, O'Meara follows the historical and theological approach to Aquinas pioneered by Chenu before Vatican II and carried forward in recent decades by Weisheipl, Torrell, Patfoort, Pinckaers, Pesch, and Principe. Yet, to my knowledge, O. is one of the first Dominican theologians to write a basic introduction to Thomas's theology thoroughly shaped by Chenu's approach. A life-long interest in the relation of theology to history and culture and a thorough grasp both of Thomas's text and of the secondary ...