[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Thus, for Aquinas, on the one hand, there are things that God has revealed about Himself which could be known by reason alone (Natural Theology), and on the other hand, there are things that He Himself alone knows about Himself, which He reveals to others, and which are, and must always be in this life, objects of religious belief (Sacred Doctrine).

The Catholic Theologians, and Calvin are pretty unified on this idea. Natural Theology is something that crosses Catholic-Protestant lines. BTW, the source was the link you gave to me, thanks,...it does seem to read like Calvin.

[RnMomof7]

Thanks for the discussion on Natural Theology ..but I am still not clear on a defination of Natural Theology

Is it that man looking around him can see, through nature, a revelation of God that He combines with his reason to come to a general (not saving) understanding of God??

[ksen]

...there are things that God has revealed about Himself which could be known by reason alone (Natural Theology)....

Maybe I'm just dense (no comments please), but it sounds like Aquinas makes the case that a man could reason himself to God apart from Revelation. Thus he says "by reason alone."