Thomas Aquinas

How Christianity Embraced Ancient Greek Philosophy

Christianity, with its roots spanning nearly two millennia, has been shaped by numerous intellectual traditions. While early Christians largely rejected ancient Greek philosophy, over time, the Church began to integrate key philosophical concepts into its teachings. This shift marked a...

Why We Are All Greeks: Three Times the World Adopted Greek Principles

"We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religions, our arts have their root in Greece," Percy Bysshe Shelley. By Demetri Kantarelis, Ph.D. Professor, Assumption University "Hey, we are all Greek!" I mean that, figuratively, we, all inhabitants of Earth,...

Aristotle and His Understanding of God as Prime Mover

Aristotle conceives of God as the Prime Mover—the cause of all motion and change in the universe—forming the Greek philosopher’s foundation of Western metaphysical thought. Aristotle believed that everything in the world is in a state of flux. He argued...