Thomas Aquinas - Summa Contra Gentiles, Book 3 (part a)

Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) was a medieval philosopher and theologian whose work became foundational for Western thought. Drawing together insights from Aristotle, Christian theology, and Islamic and Jewish philosophers such as Avicenna, Averroes, and Maimonides, Aquinas developed a comprehensive system explaining reality, human nature, ethics, and the relationship between God and the world.
He is best known for the Summa Theologiae and Summa Contra Gentiles, both of which aimed to present philosophy and theology in a clear, reasoned way.

The text in this PDF is from Book 3 of the Summa Contra Gentiles. In this section, Aquinas is exploring a classic philosophical problem:

How does God interact with the world, and how can natural things have real causal powers if God is the ultimate cause of everything?

We will read chapter 69-73 from this pdf:

Summa Contra Gentiles, Book 3 (part a), by St. Thomas Aquinas

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