[cornelis]

Did the debate between the thomists and reformed calvinists ever take place? They both rejected the autonomy of reason and historicism. Yet they rarely seem to come into contact, and write as if the other never existed. Perhaps an exception should be made for the editor of First Things who claimed that "the Reformation is over." A cursory dismissal of a false dualism.

[lockeliberty]

Did the debate between the thomists and reformed calvinists ever take place?

Good question. Perhaps the debate was merely an exercise in over-emphasising certain aspects of each writer. I don't know.

[lockeliberty]

Upon further reflection, against the historical backdrop of the Gregorian/Papal revolution, it seems that the main source of contention is over the synthesis, whether the mediating factor is the church or the eternal logos. Perhaps I'm wrong. Cursory...yes, a false dualism...I'm not convinced.