Into Theology

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt discuss Providence and Predestination in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae---Book 1, Questions 22 to 23.

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian (who pretends to be Matthew Mcconaughey) talk about the Love and Mercy of God in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae---Book I.Q20-21.

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian discuss Thomas Aquinas's view of truth and falseness.

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss both how God knows and how we as creatures know anything. It's a bit technical, we hope to introduce you into the basic notions of how God and his creatures come to know truth which Thomas will discuss in ST I.16.

While the Bible describes God in all sorts of ways, it also tells us that heaven and highest heaven cannot contain him (1 King 8:27). It tells us that God is Spirit, invisible, and immortal. Given what God is, does our language really tell us anything about God? Thomas Aquinas says "yes" it does; and not only that, the biblical authors intend to tell us about God. How? Aquinas surveys the options and concludes we can talk about God in a number of ways, especially through analogical or proportional statements. If you want to learn how to talk about God in a biblical and true way, listen to this podcast as Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham attempt to summarize question 13 of Thomas's Summa Theologicae on the divine names.

In this episode, Drs. Graham and Clary discuss whether or not we can see God's essence directly in heaven. In a surprising turn, Thomas Aquinas says we can see God's essence in heaven. Why does he affirm this when he has already argued we cannot know God's essence (in our life here below)? Because the Bible affirms it: "we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2).

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian discuss Thomas's view of God's immutability and eternity. They show how each of Thomas's affirmations of God fit together in a coherent way in accord with Scriptural teaching.

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt discuss how Thomas articulates God's infinity and how this Infinite God nevertheless is in all things (ST I.Q7-8). Join us to learn more about the living God!

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt return from their hiatus to discuss divine simplicity in Thomas Aquinas (ST I.Q3). While divine simplicity can be tough to understand, it's an important teaching for us to grasp as we seek to know the living God. Join us to learn more!