TY - BOOK AU - Van der Walt,B.J. TI - Heartbeat: taking the pulse of our Christian theological and philosophical heritage SN - 9780869904626 AV - BR85 .V27 U1 - 230/.09 @ PY - 1978/// CY - Potchefstroom PB - Potchefstroom University KW - Theology KW - Philosophy KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Historiography of philosophy: The consistent problem-historic method -- Ancient Greek thought: Origins of Western theology -- Eisegesis-exegesis, paradox and nature-grace: methods of synthesis in Medieval philosophy -- The problem of the relation between faith and knowledge in Early Christian and Medieval thought -- The encounter of Arabic and Christian civilizations in Medieval philosophy with particular reference to the conflict between faith and reason. A comparison between the viewpoints of Averroes and Thomas Aquinas -- In the steps of Thomas Aquinas: 1274-1974 - A bibliographical sketch -- Thomas Aquinas and the fundamental problems of our time -- The philosophical conception of Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Contra Gentiles -- Thomas Aquinas' idea about wonders - a critical appraisal -- The relevance of Thomas Aquinas' view of Theology (as expressed in his Summa Contra Gentiles) for contemporary studies -- Man, the tension-ridden bridge between the transcendent and the non-transcendent world in the thought of Bonaventure of Bagnorea -- Regnum hominis et regnum Dei. Historical-critical discussion of the relationship between nature and supernature according to Duns Scotus -- Biblical and unbiblical traits in Calvin's view of man -- Natural Theology with special reference to the viewpoints of Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin and the Synopsis Purioris Thologiae -- Theologia Naturalis redivivus, Some critical remarks on the resurgence of Natural Theology and Theodicy -- Acts 17:15-34 and Romans 1:18-25: evidence of contact-points in mission work, or proofs for a Natural Theology? -- The relapse into Scholasticism during the further Reformation - preliminary survey -- How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God? A few remarks on General Canonics and Apologetics ER -