Aquinas in Dialogue - by Jim Fodor & Frederick C Bauerschmidt (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Written and edited by leading scholars in the field, this collection explores Aquinas' continuing relevance to contemporary theology and his ability to enlighten inter- and intra-faith dialogue.

• Explores Aquinas' continuing relevance to contemporary theology.


• Looks at how Aquinas illuminates dialogue both among Christians and between Christians and non-Christians today.


• Written by both scholars of Aquinas and those who are actively involved in ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue.


• Topics range from Aquinas and Eastern Orthodoxy to Aquinas and atheism.


• Helps us to think rigorously about what is required to speak truthfully to people with different beliefs.

From the Back Cover

Aquinas in Dialogue explores Aquinas' relevance to contemporary theology. The volume comprises a series of essays written by both scholars of Aquinas and by those who are actively involved in ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. These essays demonstrate how Aquinas continues to illuminate dialogue among Christians and between Christians and non-Christians. They cover a wide range of subjects from Aquinas and Eastern Orthodoxy to Aquinas and atheism, and help us to think rigorously about what is required to speak truthfully to people with different beliefs.

Review Quotes

"Jim Fodor and Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt have assembled a series of well-crafted and tightly reasoned essays . . . (they) have done us a great service by reminding us, once again, of Thomas Aquinas's enduring relevance to the religious conversation."
The Thomist

"Aquinas in Dialogue brings together some of the most eminent of modern theological exponents of Aquinas's thought to show how Aquinas engages with traditions other than his own: Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, analytic philosophy, and atheism."
Church Times

About the Author

Jim Fodor is Associate Professor of Theology at St. Bonaventure University. He is the co-editor of the journal, Modern Theology, and the author of Christian Hermeneutics: Paul Ricoeur and the Refiguring of Theology (1995).

Frederick C. Bauerschmidt is Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola College in Maryland. He is the co-editor of the journal, Modern Theology, and the author of Julian of Norwich and the Mystical Body Politic of Christ (1999) and Why the Mystics Matter (2003).