TY - MANSCPT AU - Whidden,David L. TI - Christ the light: the theology of light and illumination in Thomas Aquinas SN - 9781451470130 (pbk) AV - B765.T54 W43 2014 U1 - 230.092 Whi 2014 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Thomas, KW - Jesus Christ. KW - Thomas / Aquinas, Saint / 1225?-1274 / Criticism and interpretation. KW - Jesus Christ.. KW - Light KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - fast KW - Christologie KW - gnd KW - Erleuchtung KW - Licht KW - Theologie N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index N2 - 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 ER -