Thomas Aquinas and Georg Hegel on the Trinity

This book compares two Trinitarian studies, those of Hegelâ (TM)s and Aquinasâ (TM)s Trinitarian treatises, following upon Augustineâ (TM)s De trinitate. It distinguishes, regarding Hegel, doctrinal development of earlier texts from contradiction or false rationalisation (â oelogicisation⠝) thereof, or from their mere repetition. All separation of philosophy and theology is renounced, consistently with â oeabsolute idealism⠝ as defended here. Historical contexts are nonetheless respected in this book. Hegel, the profoundest Trinitarian philosopher-theologian since at least Aquinas, claims that ultimately â oerevealed⠝ truth generally â oebelongs to the philosophical order⠝ of necessity. Faith finds philosophical credentials in this universalist (katâ (TM)holon) expansion of â oethe sacred⠝, ripping the veil. Near-perfect harmony is found beneath Hegelâ (TM)s and Aquinasâ (TM)s very different idioms, post-Kantian and medieval respectively, a mixture suited to induce further scholarly treatment or, for readers generally, enriched participation in what emerges as multi-implicative for manâ (TM)s or thoughtâ (TM)s self-understanding. Full citations of relevant texts, Thomist (Latin and English) and Hegelian (English alone), are provided throughout the books.
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