De sortibus : a letter to a friend about the casting of lots /

This book makes De Sortibus, Thomas Aquinas' letter to a friend on the casting of lots, available in clear English for the first time. The letter was written around 1270 and was prompted by the question of whether lots could be used to seek God's will in the appointment of a bishop. We...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274
Other Authors:	Carey, Peter R. (Translator), Shannon, Jane (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2021]
Subjects:	Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274. > De sortibus. Choice by lot > Early works to 1800. Philosophy, Medieval > Early works to 1800.

Table of Contents:

Part I. The translation
Part II. The essays. Anglican reverence for Aquinas / Andrew Davison ; Use of scripture in De sortibus / Deirdre Good ; Four gifts for our time / Matthew Fox ; Divination and deliberation / Boniface Ramsey Aquinas and the fathers of the Church / Boniface Ramsey ; Reliance on the Holy Spirit / Tobias Haller ; Richard Hooker and Thomas Aquinas / Matthew Fox ; Aquinas as Anglican / Christopher Wells.