Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Reformed, Anglican, and Lutheran Reception of Aquinas

Abstract

This chapter provides an account of the way in which some major figures in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Reformed, Anglican, and Lutheran theology interacted with the theology of Thomas Aquinas. As in contemporary Protestant engagement of Aquinas, this reception of the Angelic Doctor’s thought has both appreciative and critical moments. The section on the Reformed tradition discusses the role of Aquinas in the Systematic Theology of Charles Hodge and the early volumes of Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics. The section on the Anglican tradition discusses the role of Aquinas in the ecclesiological reflections of E. B. Pusey and Charles Gore. Finally, the section on the Lutheran tradition discusses the role of Aquinas in the work of Isaak Dorner.