3.44 Leonardo De Chirico, David Schrock, Brad Green • Interview • "A Discussion on Aquinas"

Listen in as Leonardo De Chirico joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss his appraisal of Thomas Aquinas.

Timestamps

• 00:41 – Intro
• 04:43 – Dr. De Chirico’s Background
• 09:04 – Engaging With Thomas Aquinas
• 12:40 – What Should We Know About Aquinas for Today?
• 15:23 – The Place of Thomas Aquinas in Church History
• 19:32 – How Did Aristotle Influence Aquinas?
• 26:00 – Aristotle and Scripture in Dialogue for Aquinas
• 31:48 – Why Would Someone Today Be So Drawn to Aristotle?
• 37:46 – Distinctions Between Aristotle and Plato
• 41:47 – What Are Strengths, Weaknesses, and Cautions with Aquinas?
• 49:53 – Closing Thoughts
• 51:04 - Outro

Resources to Click

• “Excerpt from Leonardo De Chirico’s Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: How Ought Evangelicals to Engage With Him” – Leonardo De Chirico
• Reformanda Initiative
• Vatican Files
• “Letter to Cardinal Sadoleto” – John Calvin
• “Upholding the Unity of Scripture Today” – J.I. Packer
• “25 Myths About Thomas Aquinas” – Matthew Barrett
• “Twenty Watershed Doctrines on Which Evangelicals Do Not Agree with Thomas Aquinas” – Pro Pastor Journal
• “A Trinitarian Reading of Aquinas’ Treatise on Law” - Angelicum
• “What Indeed Hath Thomas To Do With Vos?: A Review Article” – James Baird 
• Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach – Leonardo De Chirico
• A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Papacy: It’s Origin and Role in the 21st Century – Leonardo De Chirico
• Natural Theology – Geerhardus Vos
• Gamechangers: Key Figures of the Christian Church – Robert Letham
• ‘Aquinas on Nature, Grace, and the Moral Life’ by D. Spezzano in The Oxford Handbook on the Reception of Aquinas – eds. Matthew Levering & Marcus Plested
• Reformed Ethics, Vol. 1 – Herman Bavinck
• Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment – Gregg R. Allison
• Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter
• Classical Apologetics: A Rational Defense of the Christian Faith and a Critique of Presuppositional Apologetics – eds. R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner, & Arthur Lindsley
• Evangelical Exodus: Evangelical Seminarians and Their Paths to Rome – ed. Douglas Beaumont
• Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectuals and the Path to Rome – eds. Robert P. George and R.J. Snell