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Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson
Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson
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The Annual Aquinas Lecture
Speaker: Professor George Corbett (University of St Andrews)
The papal encyclical Praeclara Summorum (1921) celebrates Dante as the 'disciple of St Thomas Aquinas'. By contrast, Étienne Gilson accused Dante in 1934 of two crimes against Aquinas and of striking a mortal blow to Thomism. Defending Dante against Gilson's accusations (and accusing Gilson, instead, of crimes against Thomism), this lecture argues for for a new Leonine renaissance of both Thomistic and Dante studies.
The event is free to attend and will be followed by a wine reception.
Location
University of Bristol Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three, BS8 1TB