Thomas Aquinas

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This paper explores and reviews Aquinas' theories and philosophies and presents relationships between the four Medieval senses of Scripture (moral, literal, allegorical and anagogical or mystical interpretation). The papers attempts to answer the following question: Do the four senses prepare the way for the Reformation?

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"In his chapter 27 essay, "That God is not The Form of A Body," Aquinas asserts that since he has already proved God is not the "being of all," it will be easy to prove God can't have the form of a body. This essay is less esoteric, as Aquinas' essays go. But he is never satisfied explaining his thought one way - he is always re-defining, re-stating, and using previous assertions as "proof" he is right. But in Chapter 27, he states (paraphrased) that since there is only one divine being, and that is "God," it is therefore "impossible" for God to be anything other than what he is, a divine being. "...God is being itself. Therefore God is not the form of a body."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aquinas, Thomas. "How the Moral Virtues are Distinguished From One Another." In Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas, ed. Anton C. Pegis, 583-585. New York: The Modern Library, 1948.
• Bradley, Denis J.M. 2000. John Finnis On Aquinas 'The Philosopher.' The Haythrop Journal 41(1) (January) 1-24.
• Curran, Charles E. 2003. A Vatican II view could allow for gay, lesbian, unions: but latest Development hearkens back to Aquinas' view of relationship between law and morality. National Catholic Reporter 39(38) (September): 19.
• De Wulf, Maurice. 1959. The System of Thomas Aquinas. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
• Rhys, Ernest. 1946. Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings. London: J.M. Dent & Sons LTD.

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