Exploring Aquinas' Influence on Protestant and Reformed Traditions

This chapter delves into the historical connections between theologians like Thomas Aquinas, John Owen, and the Reformed tradition, emphasizing the importance of understanding Aquinas's metaphysics and epistemology for one's own theological tradition. It discusses the resurgence of interest in Aristotelian metaphysics, essentialism, and reason in natural theology as a reaction to modernity's anti-metaphysical stance. The chapter also explores Aquinas' perspective on knowledge acquisition, highlighting God's role in making nature intelligible and emphasizing divine providence in the process of knowing.