This lecture considers the relationship between philosophical theology, that is the metaphysical discourse on God, and Christian theology (or intellectus fidei) of the mystery of the triune God. From a Thomistic perspective, the coherence and autonomy of the natural order justify the possibility of a philosophical theology formally distinct from the reflection of the intellectus fidei. However, this philosophical theology reaches its full dimension only by maintaining a vital contact with theological life and the intellectus fidei. Otherwise, it drifts towards a dangerous form of deism. Conversely, the intellectus fidei of the mystery of the triune God can reach its full dimension only by assuming, in its own light, the results of an autonomous philosophical theology.
09 June 2025
The Epistemological Question: Philosophical Theology and the Intellectus Fidei
With Fr Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP, PhD, STD, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Angelicum.
This lecture considers the relationship between philosophical theology, that is the metaphysical discourse on God, and Christian theology (or intellectus fidei) of the mystery of the triune God. From a Thomistic perspective, the coherence and autonomy of the natural order justify the possibility of a philosophical theology formally distinct from the reflection of the intellectus fidei. However, this philosophical theology reaches its full dimension only by maintaining a vital contact with theological life and the intellectus fidei. Otherwise, it drifts towards a dangerous form of deism. Conversely, the intellectus fidei of the mystery of the triune God can reach its full dimension only by assuming, in its own light, the results of an autonomous philosophical theology.
This lecture considers the relationship between philosophical theology, that is the metaphysical discourse on God, and Christian theology (or intellectus fidei) of the mystery of the triune God. From a Thomistic perspective, the coherence and autonomy of the natural order justify the possibility of a philosophical theology formally distinct from the reflection of the intellectus fidei. However, this philosophical theology reaches its full dimension only by maintaining a vital contact with theological life and the intellectus fidei. Otherwise, it drifts towards a dangerous form of deism. Conversely, the intellectus fidei of the mystery of the triune God can reach its full dimension only by assuming, in its own light, the results of an autonomous philosophical theology.
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