AQUINAS AMONG THE PROTESTANTS This major new book provides an introduction to Thomas Aquinas s influence on Protestantism. The editors, both noted commentators on Aquinas, bring together a group of influential scholars to demonstrate the ways that Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed thinkers have analyzed and used Thomas through the centuries. Later chapters also explore how today s Protestants might appropriate the work of Aquinas to address a number of contemporary theological and philosophical issues. The authors set the record straight and disavow the widespread impression that Aquinas is an irrelevant figure for the history of Protestant thought. This assumption has dominated not only Protestant historiography but also Roman Catholic accounts of the Reformation and Protestant intellectual life. The book opens the possibility for contemporary reception, engagement, and critique and even intra-Protestant relations and includes: Information on the fruitful appropriation of Aquinas in Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed theologians over the centuries Important essays from leading scholars on the teachings of Aquinas New perspectives on Thomas Aquinas s position as a towering figure in the history of Christian thought Aquinas Among the Protestants is a ground-breaking and interdenominational work for students and scholars of Thomas Aquinas and theology more generally.

AQUINAS AMONG THE PROTESTANTSThis major new book provides an introduction to Thomas Aquinas's influence on Protestantism. The editors, both noted commentators on Aquinas, bring together a group of influential scholars to demonstrate the ways that Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed thinkers have analyzed and used Thomas through the centuries. Later chapters also explore how today's Protestants might appropriate the work of Aquinas to address a number of contemporary theological and philosophical issues.The authors set the record straight and disavow the widespread impression that Aquinas is an irrelevant figure for the history of Protestant thought. This assumption has dominated not only Protestant historiography but also Roman Catholic accounts of the Reformation and Protestant intellectual life. The book opens the possibility for contemporary reception, engagement, and critique and even intra-Protestant relations and includes:* Information on the fruitful appropriation of Aquinas in Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed theologians over the centuries* Important essays from leading scholars on the teachings of Aquinas* New perspectives on Thomas Aquinas's position as a towering figure in the history of Christian thoughtAquinas Among the Protestants is a ground-breaking and interdenominational work for students and scholars of Thomas Aquinas and theology more generally.

Notes on Contributors viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction: The Reception, Critique, and Use of Aquinas in Protestant Thought 1Manfred Svensson and David VanDrunenPart I The Protestant Reception of Aquinas 251 Deformation and Reformation: Thomas Aquinas and the Rise of Protestant Scholasticism 27Jordan J. Ballor2 Thomas Aquinas and Reformed Biblical Interpretation: The Contribution of William Whitaker 49David S. Sytsma3 Jerome Zanchi's Use of Thomas Aquinas 75Stefan Lindholm4 Richard Hooker and Thomas Aquinas on Defining Law 91Torrance Kirby5 Johann Gerhard's Reception of Thomas Aquinas's Analogia Entis 109Jack Kilcrease6 Doubting Reformational Anti-Thomism 129John Bolt7 The Understanding and Critique of Thomas Aquinas in Contemporary German Protestant Theology 149Sven GrossePart II Constructive Engagement 1678 Philosophy Explored 169Sebastian Rehnman9 The Active and Contemplative Life: The Practice of Theology 189Michael Allen10 On Divine Naming 207Scott R. Swain11 Nature and Grace 229Paul Helm12 Aquinas's Doctrine of Justification and Infused Habits in Reformed Soteriology 249J. V. Fesko13 The Influence of Aquinas on Protestant Ethics 267Daniel Westberg14 "Justice," the "Common Good," and the Scope of State Authority: Pointers to Protestant-Thomist Convergence 287Jonathan ChaplinIndex 307