[the invisib1e hand]

Another reason to love Chesterton:

On a great map like the mind of Aquinas, the mind of Luther would be almost invisible.

[the invisib1e hand]

in case youse want to ping your peeps.

[OKSooner]

Later.

[Nosterrex]

There are many things that I find of value in Chesterton, but I will take Luther over Aquinas. Chesterton has an obvious bias against Luther, which I can understand; however, even scholars within the Roman Catholic Church have judged Luther far more kindly than Chesterton. I fear that Chesterton has become guilty of those very same principles which he disdains in others. I would also say that Chesterton has a distorted understanding of the teachings of Luther. Half truths can do more harm than out and out lies. I have always found the best way to judge someone is to actually read their writings and not take someone's views at face value. I have read Thomas and Luther, and I use many of Thomas's arguments in apologetics, and Luther at times gives high praise to Thomas. If you think that Luther is anti-philosophy, read St. Paul's view of philosophy. It is very easy to accept as true things that we want to be true. For those that for whatever reason want to vilify Luther, I can understand the joy that comes from reading Chesterton's tirade against Luther.

[Steelfish]

I like that quote.
Chesterton: “He who believes in everything believes in nothing”

[melsec]

Chesterton writes so beautifully one is almost convinced in his argument for Philosophy and Intellect - it is too easy to forget in his raptures that the Greeks and Romans fell just like we will too some day twisted on the pikes of our own Philosophical rhetoric.

[HarleyD]

I'm not impressed with the writings of Aquinas or Chesterton. Aquinas was nothing more than a Renaissance philosopher-not a theologian. Chesterton, as is typical of most, simply mistakes the relevance and dependency of God as documented in Reformed theology for brooding and moodiness. They rely upon humanism to come to their conclusion, much to their misfortune.

[Dajjal]

GKC bump

[circlecity]

The philosophical (and ultimately theological) conflict between Luther and Aquinas is the conflict between Aquinas and Augustine is the conflict Plato and Aristotle and, at its heart, the conflict between the continentals and analyticals. Philosophers have forever been attempting to reconcile idealism and rationalism. The closest anyone has come is Saul of Tarsus and, of course, everyone wants to claim him as exhibit A for their side of the argument.