Theologian Of Choice

[RemnantRules]

I voted for St. Thomas Aquinas but my others would be:

Edith Stine (St. Benedicta of the Cross)
John Paul the Great
Gregory the Great

[StColette]

[quote name='Brother Adam' post='1791289' date='Feb 25 2009, 10:18 AM']Modern - Balthasar[/quote]

[LouisvilleFan]

Anybody read "Cur Deus Homo"? Not sure what it means in English... "God Cures Homosexuality"?

[Mari Therese]

Aquinas is the man!

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1791456' date='Feb 25 2009, 03:33 PM']Anybody read "Cur Deus Homo"? Not sure what it means in English... "God Cures Homosexuality"?[/quote]

"Why is God Man?"

Edited March 2, 2009 by Resurrexi

[rkwright]

[quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1791456' date='Feb 25 2009, 03:33 PM']Anybody read "Cur Deus Homo"? Not sure what it means in English... "God Cures Homosexuality"?[/quote]

haha....

Why God became man... I read a while back... can;t say I remember a whole lot of it

[Sojourner]

I'm a fan of Bonaventure, although Aquinas is a close second. They both bring a unique theological perspective to the table.

[goldbug16]

Aquinas....but I'd also have to say JPII....

[laetitia crucis]

Hmmm... nice to see another very OLD thread pop back up.

Anyhooo.... since it's already here, might as well add to it.

[quote]We so heartily approve the magnificent tribute of praise bestowed upon this most divine genius that [b]We consider that Thomas should be called not only the Angelic, but also the Common or Universal Doctor of the Church; for the Church has adopted his philosophy for her own, as innumerable documents of every kind attest[/b]. It would be an endless task to explain here all the reasons which moved Our Predecessors in this respect, and it will be sufficient perhaps to point out that Thomas wrote under the inspiration of the supernatural spirit which animated his life and that his writings, which contain the principles of, and the laws governing, all sacred studies, must be said to possess a universal character. -- Pope Pius XVI [url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/P11STUDI.HTM"]STUDIORUM DUCEM[/url] (On St. Thomas Aquinas), Encyclical promulgated on 29 June 1923.[/quote]

(Emphasis added. )

[img]http://www.aug.edu/augusta/iconography/biggerFiles/aquinasZurbaran.jpg[/img]

Edited April 10, 2010 by laetitia crucis

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='Pio Nono' date='25 February 2009 - 09:48 AM' timestamp='1235566092' post='1791218']
JMJ
2/25 - Ash Wednesday

I'm surprised that Duns Scotus made the list...sure, he was beatified, so his works can't be condemned...[b]I've just never been comfortable with him. He seems to have provided the groundwork for nominalism and, ultimately, Protestantism[/b].

[/quote]

I agree.

However, I will say, "Blessed be God, Duns Scotus was SPOT ON about the Immaculate Conception!"

[Thy Geekdom Come]

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GOTCHA!

[God Conquers]

Out of these, I choose the Subtle Doctor.

Almost entirely based on his name. Although I love the way he argues about immanence.

[Saint Therese]

Unfortunately, I'm not educated enough to say one way or the other.

[Cherie]

[quote name='Raphael' date='10 April 2010 - 09:18 AM' timestamp='1270905511' post='2090377']
Hans Kung
[/quote]



Whoa, for a second I totally thought I must have misread you all this time ... !

[Servus_Mariae]

John of the Cross and Theresa of Avila

[Ephrem Augustine]

It is worth noting that St. Bonaventure integrated more of Augustinian thought into his theology, out of those listed.

[Nihil Obstat]

I like Calvin.

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[IgnatiusofLoyola]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='10 April 2010 - 04:09 PM' timestamp='1270933742' post='2090586']
I like Calvin.

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[Apotheoun]

[quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' date='10 April 2010 - 05:09 PM' timestamp='1270940989' post='2090671']
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You were predestined to find that funny.

[Laudate_Dominum]

[quote name='Pio Nono' date='25 February 2009 - 08:48 AM' timestamp='1235566092' post='1791218']
I'm surprised that Duns Scotus made the list...sure, he was beatified, so his works can't be condemned...I've just never been comfortable with him. He seems to have provided the groundwork for nominalism and, ultimately, Protestantism.
[/quote]
Sounds like the tiresome old diss on Ockham and to assert such a thing of Scotus strikes me as most absurd. Scotus was as much a realist as Aquinas and many Popes have given mad props the this saintly man and his thought. I'd be happy if he were canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church.

P.S. I voted other.