{"product_id":"course-of-theology-volume-three-i-joao-poinsot-1","title":"Course of Theology - Volume Three I - João Poinsot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d01a47f1-183a-4544-9a32-ff8e44c85a9d\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"427\"\u003eThis third volume (Part I) of John of St. Thomas’s \u003cem data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"171\"\u003eCourse of Theology\u003c\/em\u003e continues his systematic exposition of Thomistic theology within the mature scholastic tradition of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas Aquinas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It marks a transition from the treatment of God in Himself to the study of God as Creator and the order of creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eThe work typically opens with the doctrine of divine causality, explaining how all created being depends on God as first cause both in its coming-to-be and its continued existence. John of St. Thomas carefully develops the distinction between creation, conservation, and concurrence, showing how divine action is present in every level of reality without compromising creaturely causality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003eA substantial portion is devoted to the doctrine of creation ex nihilo, emphasizing the absolute dependence of creatures on God and the contingency of the entire created order. He also examines the divine ideas as archetypes according to which all things are ordered and intelligible in God’s intellect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1417\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThroughout the volume, Poinsot maintains a rigorous scholastic structure, uniting metaphysical principles with theological doctrine. The result is a carefully reasoned account of creation that bridges the study of God’s inner life (treated earlier) with the unfolding of the created universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57765863915845,"sku":"999999999999999999999999999","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/1790\/8293\/files\/1776924894_b2ec6545-5e9e-4a34-b5b4-fe0f5a132e1a.jpg?v=1776925064","url":"https:\/\/scholasticarchive.com\/products\/course-of-theology-volume-three-i-joao-poinsot-1","provider":"Scholastic Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}