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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- © 2017 Trustees for Roman Catholic Purposes Registered
- ISSN
- 0018-1196
- eISSN
- 1468-2265
- DOI
- 10.1111/heyj.12169
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
When considering St. Thomas Aquinas and Kierkegaard, the common assumption is that the two are worlds apart. One is a medieval, the other a modern; one is a Catholic, the other a Lutheran; one is attempting to Aristotelianize a theology lacking in philosophic system, the other is attempting to disburden theology of philosophical system, that of Hegel; one seeks to find a greater place for reason in relation to faith, the other seeks to oppose them as sharply as possible. Where one seeks to synthesize, the other seeks to dismantle. Where one is an intellectualist, the other is a voluntarist; where one seems to espouse only the rational, the other seems to espouse only the irrational; where one speaks of theology as a ‘science’ (i.e. universals, principles), the other speaks rather of the individual.I propose that a deeper study of the thought of St. Thomas and Kierkegaard shows there are many similarities and parallels. This is not to say that Kierkegaard is actually a Thomist in disguise or that St. Thomas was an early existentialist. It is certain that Kierkegaard had at least heard of St. Thomas; in fact, he calls Thomas ‘the greatest thinker of the Middle Ages’.
Journal
The Heythrop Journal – Wiley
Published: Jul 1, 2017