1. Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Divine Names
Medieval Philosophy
Saint Thomas Aquinas:
The Divine Names

2. Review Augustine, Christian Platonism Inwardness Ontological argument
Enduring relevance

3. Talking About God “Divine names” and divine attributes
A challenge for Christian faith
The Incomprehensible God
The language of faith
Two Ways of speaking about God

4. The Way of Negation Classical approach What God is not
Incorporeal, immutable, eternal, etc.
Removing imperfections

5. The Way of Affirmation Positive names: goodness, wisdom, etc.
Biblical language
Remove imperfections
Not the thing signified
Preeminence

6. The Incomprehensible God
Not Univocal
Divine Transcendence
Human way of knowing
Being is not a genus

7. Analogy The analogy of being Classic example: “health”
Analogy of the divine names
Likeness

8. Implications Light and Mystery Meaningful statements about God
Limitations, transcendence, humility

9. Credits
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