Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas Aquinas is one of the giants of medieval philosophy, a thinker who had—and who still has—a profound influence on Western thought. Aquinas was a controversial figure in his time who was often engaged in fierce theological debates. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology. This Very Short Introduction will look at Aquinas in a historical context, and explore the Church and culture into which Aquinas w...