Executive Briefing: Grace Perfecting Nature
Thomas Aquinas resolved the conflict between pagan Greek philosophy and Christian scripture through his famous maxim: “Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit” (Grace does not destroy nature, but perfects it).
1. The Quinque Viae: The Five Proofs of God
In the Summa Theologiae, Aquinas utilized Aristotelian causation, potentiality, and contingency to formulate the Five Ways—grounding theological knowledge in observable sensory reality.
2. References
- Aquinas, T. (c. 1274). Summa Theologiae.
- Copleston, F. (1955). Aquinas. Penguin Books.