Rewritten Theology: Aquinas after His Readers (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)

Responding to the recent upsurge of interest in Thomas Aquinas, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism. Focuses on the concept of authority, both in terms of Aquinas’s own attitude to authority, and how the Church authorities have used Aquinas’s texts. Engages with appropriations of Aquinas’s work by a range of theologians, from liberal Catholics to the creators of radical orthodoxy. Argues for future readings of Aquinas which are substantially different from those which have gone before. "Recent years have seen numerous appropriations of Thomas Aquinas's work by a range of theologians, from liberal Catholics to the creators of radical orthodoxy. Responding to this upsurge of interest, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism." "Author Mark D. Jordan focuses on the concept of authority, both in terms of Aquinas's own attitude to authority and how the church authorities have used Aquinas to shore up their own position. He shows how to read Aquinas from, into, and against theological authorities, and argues for future readings of Thomas which are substantially different from those which have gone before."--BOOK JACKET Recent years have seen numerous appropriations of Thomas Aquinas 's work by a range of theologians, from liberal Catholics to the creators of radical orthodoxy. Responding to this upsurge of interest, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism.Author Mark Jordan focuses on the concept of authority, both in terms of Aquinas 's own attitude to authority and how the Church authorities have used Aquinas to shore up their own position. He shows how to read Aquinas from, into and against theological authorities, and argues for future readings of Thomas which are substantially different from those which have gone before St. Thomas and the police The competition of authoritative languages Imaginary sciences Thomas's alleged Aristotelianism, or, Aristotle among the authorities The protreptic of Against the Gentiles The Summa as moral formation What the Summa teaches Philosophy in a Summa of theology Writing secrets in a Summa.