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Sproul's survey of the ongoing impact of history's most influential philosophies urges readers to take prevailing cultural mind-sets seriously . . . because ideas do have consequences. The greatest thinkers of all time are impacting us still. From public-policy decisions and current laws to world events, theology, the arts, education, and even conversations between friends, history's most...

between philosophy and theology. We recall the idea that in the medieval university theology was queen of the sciences and philosophy was her handmaiden. Thomas is seen as producing a synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy and Christian theology in a fashion similar to Augustine’s producing a synthesis of Platonic philosophy and Christian theology. This view of Thomas can easily be overstated, because he was sharply critical of many elements of Aristotelian philosophy (particularly the ones incorporated
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