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Hagar's Vocation: Philosophy's Role in the Theology of Richard Fishacre, OP
R. James Long
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Description for Hagar's Vocation: Philosophy's Role in the Theology of Richard Fishacre, OP
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Genesis 16 tells of Abraham conceiving Ishmael with his wife Sarai's servant Hagar. Dominican Friar Richard Fishacre (ca. 1200-1248) used this Biblical narrative to explore the relationship of the natural and Divine sciences. Fishacre believed that the theologian must first study the world, before he could be fruitful as a theologian. How do the natural sciences, in short, help us better understand the Scriptures?
Fishacre, like his contemporaries Albert the Great (ca. 1200-1280) and Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) looked at ways that the newly-translated natural philosophy of Aristotle, with its empirical emphasis and a belief that knowledge begins in sense ... Read more
Genesis 16 tells of Abraham conceiving Ishmael with his wife Sarai's servant Hagar. Dominican Friar Richard Fishacre (ca. 1200-1248) used this Biblical narrative to explore the relationship of the natural and Divine sciences. Fishacre believed that the theologian must first study the world, before he could be fruitful as a theologian. How do the natural sciences, in short, help us better understand the Scriptures?
Fishacre, like his contemporaries Albert the Great (ca. 1200-1280) and Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) looked at ways that the newly-translated natural philosophy of Aristotle, with its empirical emphasis and a belief that knowledge begins in sense ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813227375
SKU
V9780813227375
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About R. James Long
R. James Long is professor of philosophy at Fairfield University, Connecticut, USA.
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