Wie man es liest
- 1Notice the difference between explaining fittingness and proving a mystery.
- 2Keep the intended objectors in view.
- 3Pair it with Summa contra Gentiles on faith and reason.
Apologetic treatise
De rationibus fidei
A short apologetic work explaining Christian doctrines in response to objections from Muslims, Greeks, and others.
Datierung
1265
Warum es wichtig ist
It models how Aquinas gives reasons for faith without pretending mysteries are reducible to ordinary demonstration.