The Trinitarian Theology of St Thomas Aquinas »

Gilles Emery OP is Professor of Dogmatic Theology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Francesca Murphy is Reader in Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen.

A historical and systematic introduction to what the medieval philospher and theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) said about faith in the Trinity. Gilles Emery, O.P., provides an explanation of the main questions in Thomas's treatise on the Trinity in his major work, the Summa Theologiae. His presentation clarifies the key ideas through which Thomas accounts for the nature of Trinitarian monotheism. Emery focuses on the personal relations of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both in their eternal communion and in their creative and saving action. By highlighting the thought of one of the greatest defenders of the doctrine of the Trinity, he enables people to grasp the classical Christian understanding of God.

1. The Revelation of the Trinity
2. Thomas's Exposition of Speculative Trinitarian Theology
3. The Structure of Thomas's Treatise on the Triune God
4. The Processions
5. Relations
6. The Person
7. Trinitarian Monotheism
8. The Person of the Father
9. The Person of the Son
10. The Person of the Holy Spirit
11. The Holy Spirit Proceeds from the Father and from the Son
12. The Reciprocal Interiority of the Divine Persons
13. Appropriation
14. Trinitarian Creation and Action
15. Missions Conclusion