Description: This title investigates intent, method, and structural unity of Thomas Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles. In this innovative study Hibbs goes against the grain of most traditional interpretations of the work, which claim it serves a missionary or apologetic end, arguing that the intended audience is Christian and its subject is Christian wisdom.
Brief description:
Thomas S. Hibbs is the J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, where he is also dean emeritus, having served sixteen years as dean of the Honors College and distinguished professor of ethics and culture. He is the author and editor of eight books, including Wagering on an Ironic God: Pascal on Faith and Philosophy.
Review Quotes:
"One does not find in this book still another effort to explain what Aquinas was really about in the SCG; instead [Hibbs] interprets the text in a way that remarkably imitates Aquinas's own cogitatio fidei, his thinking about the truth of Catholic faith. The result is so brilliantly accomplished that one is led to ponder whether Hibbs works here as a philosopher or as a theologian. Whatever the answer, he renders a tremendous service to the world of Roman Catholic theology." --Theological Studies