Providence, Evil and Salvation

This interdisciplinary study addresses key existential questions in contemporary theology by engaging with the thought of Thomas Aquinas.

This study addresses key existential questions in contemporary theology by engaging with the thought of Thomas Aquinas. On the interface of historical and constructive-systematic theology, this book offers both experts and readers who are not familiar with the thought of Thomas Aquinas a unique insight into his theology – and why it matters today.Broad in scope yet focused, scholarly yet written in an accessible and lucid manner, Providence, Evil and Salvation, perhaps uniquely, addresses key questions in contemporary theology from a broadly Thomist perspective: What is providence and how can it be squared with evil and suffering? What is sin? How can we construe a meaningful account of original sin in a post-Darwinian context? How does Christ address our self-inflicted alienation from God? How do we appropriate Christ's salvation through faith, hope, and love, and participation in the sacramental life? On the interface of historical and constructive-systematic theology, with a pastoral concern throughout, Rik Van Nieuwenhove offers both experts and readers who are not familiar with the thought of Thomas Aquinas a unique insight into his theology – and why it matters today, not just for scholarly debates but for how we should live our lives.