RT Article
T1 Reflections at the Burning Bush: Doing Theology Practically with Thomas Aquinas
JF Practical theology
VO 10
IS 1
SP 33
OP 46
A1 Ryan, Fáinche
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1571155015
AB A key theological activity by which humans come to know God is explored here, namely prayer. Following closely the work of Thomas Aquinas the dazzling darkness of the unnameable one is discovered, while simultaneously learning that it is imperative that the unnameable one is named. Aquinas offers an invitation to follow the example of Jesus in prayer, and address God as ‘Our Father'. This, the most perfect of prayers is considered in detail. Patriarchal distortion of father language is not forgotten. Led by Aquinas reflecting on Jesus' prayer what is meant by the human address of God as ‘Father' is explored in detail. Aquinas is clear. In all God talk that which humans talk about is always beyond language, beyond concepts, beyond all human formulation.
K1 Analogy
K1 God
K1 Prayer
K1 the ‘Our Father'
K1 Theology
K1 Thomas Aquinas
DO 10.1080/1756073X.2016.1272837