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RELIGION AND SCIENCE IN THE
MIDDLE AGES
Still more Aristotle
Dante Alighieri (1265 – 1321)
Wrote The Divine Comedy, a distillation of history, theology, and politics up to the 14th century
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274)
Proofs of the existence of God
The five proofs
The argument of the unmoved mover The argument of the first cause The argument from contingency The argument from degree The teleological argument
Aquinas’ Concept of God
Continuing ruler of nature God is the primary cause of all that
happens but there are secondary causes through He works.
God works through natural causes, governs the world through angels, and acts directly through miracles.
The role of humanity
Man is the center of the cosmic drama; nature is subordinate.
History = Creation, Covenant, Christ, Church, and Consummation
All nature serves humanity and humanity serves God.