A Thomist answer and a preliminary evangelical critique.

Only in relatively recent times has much of education become secularised. Compulsory and universal education is simply taken for granted. But how did we get there?

From an evangelical standpoint, his problem is not in the details or some compartments of his thought but in the fabric of his system that is permeated by a thoroughgoing optimism in human capabilities.

This is to regard Thomas as an indispensable interlocutor in the history of Christian thought to be read critically and generously in light of the principle of “sola Scriptura”.

Reading him critically and generously in light of the Scripture Alone principle, seems to be the best evangelical approach to Thomas Aquinas.

In recent years, we have witnessed a growing fascination with Thomas Aquinas and Thomism by evangelical theologians.

A historical sketch of the Nature-Grace interdependence (III)

Although no longer monumental and certainly not monolithic, Thomism is still “substantial” for Roman Catholicism, representing its main theological backbone.