Thomas Aquinas

What Is an Angel?

Thomas Aquinas is often called the angelic doctor because of his profound and extensive teaching on the angels, both the good and the bad ones. Continue Reading »

6 Feb 2020

In the history of Western thought, two conceptions of the soul have competed for dominance, one associated with Plato and the other with Aristotle. For the Platonist, your soul is the real you, and your body merely a vehicle to which it is temporarily attached—indeed, your body is a kind of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2020

Does God Exist?

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Robert Delfino discusses his book Does God Exist?: A Socratic Dialogue on the Five Ways of Thomas Aquinas.

13 Sep 2019

Introducing Aquinas 101

by Gregory Pine, O.P.

The Thomistic Institute is launching a new program called Aquinas 101. Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2019

Immigration: An Exchange

by Peter J. Leithart and Matthew Schmitz

Peter J. Leithart and Matthew Schmitz provide two Christian views on immigration. Continue Reading »

26 Apr 2019

Letter to an Aspiring Theologian

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Iwas delighted to receive your letter asking about the best route to becoming a theologian. Let me confess up front: I’m still in via myself. My business card should identify me not as research professor but perpetual pupil of theology, though if it did, you probably wouldn’t be . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2018

Ireland and the
‘Ensoulment’ Myth

by Catherine Lafferty

Irish abortion proponents have had to construct a parody Church to make the case for their referendum. Continue Reading »

23 May 2018

Make Hell Hot Again

by Marc Barnes

I have a problem with hell that goes beyond squeamishness. The problem is one of inserting the damned into God’s endgame, his final fix—creation brought to its triumphant completion. Doesn’t the presence of everlasting torment put a damper on the success story? I went to Aquinas for . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2017