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2 found for reception Van Geest, Paul, Goris, Harm, Leget, Carlo (eds.), Aquinas as Authority. A collection of studies presented at the second conference of the Thomas Instituut te Utrecht, December 14-16, 2000 Leuven 2002 There is no doubt that Thomas Aquinas, together with Augustine, is among the most influential authorities in the history of Western Christian theology. Through the centuries, theologians and philosophers have interpreted Aquinas and (re-)constructed his thought in various ways. As a result of this, a very rich variety of theological and philosophical positions have appeared that claim to be inspired by the thought of Thomas Aquinas. Positions like these are often labelled as a form of ´Thomism´. Although this can be helpful in bringing some order into the history of thought, there is also a deceptive side to it. Any classification runs the risk of obscuring the multiplicity of interests that have inspired the use of Aquinas as authority. On closer investigation many questions arise. What aims did Aquinas´ recipients have in mind and how did an appeal to Aquinas function in their attempts to reach these aims? To what extent has their adoption of Aquinas´ ideas and approaches been successful or unsuccessful in answering new questions, and in meeting the problems of their times? And, finally, what can we learn from these divergent forms of ´Thomism´? To these questions the Thomas Institute at Utrecht devoted its second conference, which was held from Thursday December 14 to Saturday December 16, 2000. This book collects a selection of the studies that were presented, by Harm Goris, Henk Schoot, Paul van Geest, Karl-Heinz zur Mühlen, Mishtooni Bose, John Inglis, Otto Hermann Pesch, Fergus Kerr, Brian Johnstone, David Liberto, Herwi Rikhof, John Bowlin, Frans Vosman, Carlo Leget, Emmanuel Tourpe, Bram de Klerck and Sander van Maas. Johannes G. J. van den Eijnden Thomas van Aquino in de theologie; een draaiboek voor receptieonderzoek Werkgroep Thomas van Aquino, publication 1. (245 p 1985 This publication is meant as a guide for doing research in reception. Table of Contents: Part 1: Method; Part 2: An overview of five periods in the history of the theology of Aquinas. Within these periods the most important theologians that have received Aquinas are named and the subjects for doing research on the reception are selected. This second part ends with some examples of research projects. Part 3 treats the organisation and cooperation. Some of the institutes which occupy themselves with research into Aquinas are mentioned. At the end of this third part some comparative studies are listed (`Martin Bucer and Thomas van Aquino'.`The Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas in the light of Buddhist Dialectics' e.d.). Available in the Institute's bookshop.