Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Life and Writings 3
Thomas' Spiritual Path 10
Chapter 1 Jesus Christ: The Coming Together of Two Ecstasies 15
Revelation 16
The Event of Jesus Christ 22
Jesus as the Archetype of the Human Race 28
Conclusion 35
Chapter 2 The Strangeness of God 37
The "Proofs" for God's Existence 38
The Simple Reality 48
The Goodness of God 52
God's Presence in the World 53
The Immutability of God 58
The Eternity of God 60
The Knowledge of God 63
The Will and Love of God 67
Conclusion 71
Chapter 3 Creation: The Nothing That Is Everything 72
The Power of God 73
Creation from Nothing 76
Creation as a Relationship 79
Creation and Evil 84
Creation and Beauty 90
Conclusion 94
Chapter 4 The Human Being: Made for Ecstasy 95
Oneness of the Human Being 97
The Human Being: Imago Dei 103
The "End" That Is God 109
Conclusion 119
Conclusion 121
Suggested Reading 123
Bibliography 124
Index 130
