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God and evil in the theology of St Thomas Aquinas / Herbert McCabe ; edited and introduced by Brian Davies

Author
McCabe, Herbert, 1926-2001
Published
London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 205 pages)
Additional Creators
Davies, Brian, 1951- and Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
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Contents
Foreword / Terry Eagleton -- Introduction / Brian Davies -- The statement of the problem -- Metaphysical preliminaries -- Good and evil -- The creator and evil -- The cause of evil -- Afterword -- Appendix 1 : 'Categories' -- Appendix 2 : editions of St Thomas's writings cited in this volume.
Summary
"Herbert McCabe was one of the most original and creative theologians of recent years. Continuum has published numerous volumes of unpublished typescripts left behind by him following his untimely death in 2001. This book is the sixth to appear. McCabe was deeply immersed in the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas and was responsible in part for the notable revival of interest in the thought of Aquinas in our time. Here he tackles the problem of evil by focusing and commenting on what Aquinas said about it. What should we mean by words such as 'good', 'bad', 'being', 'cause', 'creation', and 'God'? These are McCabe's main questions. In seeking to answer them he demonstrates why it cannot be shown that evil disproves God's existence. He also explains how we can rightly think of evil in a world made by God. McCabe's approach to God and evil is refreshingly unconventional given much that has been said about it of late. Yet it is also very traditional. It will interest and inform anyone seriously interested in the topic"--Provided by publisher.
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9781441111562 (electronic book)
1441111565 (electronic book)
9780826413048 (paperback)
0826413048 (paperback)
9781441121226 (Electronic book (EPUB format)
1441121226 (Electronic book (EPUB format)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
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