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Whidden, David L., III,

Christ the light : the theology of light and illumination in Thomas Aquinas / Theology of light and illumination in Thomas Aquinas David L. Whidden III. - Minneapolis:, Fortress Press; ; c2014. - xii, 248 pages ; 24 cm. - Emerging scholars . - Emerging scholars. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.

In Christ the Light, Whidden argues that illumination is a critical systematic motif in Aquinas' theology, one that involves the nature of truth, knowledge, and God; at the root, Aquinas' theology of light, or illumination, is Christological, grounding human knowledge of God and eschatological beatitude. This volume establishes the theological network formed by the crucial motif of light/illumination in Aquinas, from how theology operates to the systematic, sacramental, and moral coordinates in Aquinas' theology.

ISBN: 9781451470130 (pbk) 1451470134

LCCN: 2015300910

Subjects--Personal Names:
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
Thomas / Aquinas, Saint / 1225?-1274 / Criticism and interpretation.
Jesus Christ..
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274..
Thomas, von Aquin, Heiliger, 1225-1274.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Light--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Light--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Light--Religious aspects--Christianity..
Christologie..
Erleuchtung..
Licht..
Theologie..

LC Class. No.: B765.T54 / W43 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 230.092 Whi 2014