Will we see God's essence? A defence of a Thomistic account of the beatific vision
Recent discussion regarding the beatific vision has concerned the object of the vision. Thomas Aquinas represents a robust account of the beatific vision according to which God will be seen in his essence by saints and angels in heaven. Others, however, have worried that such a view risks imperillin...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Scottish journal of theology
Ano: 2021, Volume: 74, Número: 4, Páginas: 323-332 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Thomas, von Aquin, Heiliger 1225-1274
/ Contemplação de Deus
/ Ser
/ Deus
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| Classificações IxTheo: | CB Existência cristã KAE Idade Média Central NBC Deus |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Divine Essence
B Thomas Aquinas B Beatific Vision |
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| Resumo: | Recent discussion regarding the beatific vision has concerned the object of the vision. Thomas Aquinas represents a robust account of the beatific vision according to which God will be seen in his essence by saints and angels in heaven. Others, however, have worried that such a view risks imperilling divine transcendence and incomprehensibility and favour instead an understanding of the beatific vision that is christologically oriented. This article offers a defence of the claim that we will see God's essence in heaven. First, it draws attention to various distinctions in Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae concerning how we see the divine essence in heaven. Then, it demonstrates points of continuity between Thomas’ account and that of later Protestants, particularly Calvin and Turretin. Third, following Simon Gaine, it argues that Thomas’ account of the beatific vision is not christologically deficient. Finally, it argues that Thomas’ account has biblical support. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930621000739 |