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Author Gorman, Michael, 1965- author.

Title Aquinas on the metaphysics of the hypostatic union / Michael Gorman, Catholic University of America, Washington DC
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 177 pages)
Contents Person and nature in philosophical perspective -- Aquinas's basic view of the incarnation -- The incarnation and divine simplicity, immutability, and impassibility -- How does Christ's human nature not ground its own person -- The number of existences (esse) in Christ -- The consistency of Christology
Summary The hypostatic union of Christ, namely his being simultaneously human and divine, is one of the founding doctrines of Christian theology. In this book Michael Gorman presents the first full-length treatment of Aquinas's metaphysics of the hypostatic union. After setting out the historical and theological background, he examines Aquinas's metaphysical presuppositions, explains the basic elements of his account of the hypostatic union, and then enters into detailed discussions of four areas where it is more difficult to get a clear understanding of Aquinas's views, arguing that in some cases we must be content with speculative reconstructions that are true to the spirit of Aquinas's thought. His study pays close attention to the Latin texts and their chronology, and engages with a wide range of secondary literature. It will be of great interest to theologians as well as to scholars of metaphysics and medieval thought
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
Jesus Christ -- Natures.
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 fast
Subject Hypostatic union.
Metaphysics.
Incarnation -- Philosophy
Theology, Doctrinal.
Metaphysics
metaphysics.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
Hypostatic union
Metaphysics
Natures of Jesus Christ
Theology, Doctrinal
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781316651827
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9781108524551
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