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theidler
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Who is your favorite classic theologian on this list? Let’s see who wins out as the most beloved of all of them!
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Anathama_Sit
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Can’t imagine the Church without any of the ones listed in the poll. Yet, the Church would be most bereft without St. Thomas’s work I feel.
His Summa Theologica is brilliant. And by the way can be downloaded on Kindles for quite cheap.
His Summa Theologica is brilliant. And by the way can be downloaded on Kindles for quite cheap.
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theidler
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True enough - I wanted to put more options, but they limit the poll to ten.
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Charlemagne_II
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Who has ever read more than the ontological argument by Anselm?
And even that is not exactly persuasive.
And even that is not exactly persuasive.
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theidler
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Oh, I beg to differ. St. Anselm is profound - his Why God Became Man is one of the most influential works in Western theology. And the ontological argument is one of the most brilliant arguments ever concocted. Nobody ever notices his reply to Gaunilo, only Gaunilo’s objections. Plus, his work On the Procession of the Holy Spirit is a classic defense of the Western understanding of the Trinity.
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theidler
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Wow, Aquinas already has quite the lead!
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Anathama_Sit
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I’m thinking that St. Thomas is going to stay in the lead too, just my projection.
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Charlemagne_II
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theidler
**Oh, I beg to differ. St. Anselm is profound - his Why God Became Man is one of the most influential works in Western theology. And the ontological argument is one of the most brilliant arguments ever concocted. Nobody ever notices his reply to Gaunilo, only Gaunilo’s objections. Plus, his work On the Procession of the Holy Spirit is a classic defense of the Western understanding of the Trinity. **
Anyway, Aquinas rejected the ontological argument. It’s had a rocky road ever since.
You are about the only person I have ever encountered who has read so much of Anselm.
Whatever his intrinsic merits, I think he has not been well read. Nor were the others on that list except for Augustine and Aquinas.
**Oh, I beg to differ. St. Anselm is profound - his Why God Became Man is one of the most influential works in Western theology. And the ontological argument is one of the most brilliant arguments ever concocted. Nobody ever notices his reply to Gaunilo, only Gaunilo’s objections. Plus, his work On the Procession of the Holy Spirit is a classic defense of the Western understanding of the Trinity. **
Anyway, Aquinas rejected the ontological argument. It’s had a rocky road ever since.
You are about the only person I have ever encountered who has read so much of Anselm.
Whatever his intrinsic merits, I think he has not been well read. Nor were the others on that list except for Augustine and Aquinas.
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theidler
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If they are not more read, they should be. Origen was probably only second to St. Augustine in terms of influence in the early Church. Scotus has provided a counterweight to Aquinas, and defended the Immaculate Conception. St. John of Damascus is the East’s equivalent of Aquinas in many respects. And St. Bonaventure is probably the greatest theologian of the Middle Ages, only second to Aquinas.
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Anathama_Sit
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And St. Thomas still has the lead. 
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theidler
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Big time…poor Scotus, John, and Anselm…where are their fans???And St. Thomas still has the lead.
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Anathama_Sit
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Greetings Theidler,Big time…poor Scotus, John, and Anselm…where are their fans???
I actaully like Scotus, he would be my third favourite, of course after St. Thomas and St. Augustine.
God Bless.
Anathama Sit
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