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An Introduction to the Albertine Concept of Theology
註釋"It will be the general purpose of this paper then to call attention to the excellence of Saint Albert the Theologian and his works. Perhaps the best way to accomplish this would be to examine carefully the whole body of the Saint's theological writings; but such a task, besides being far too ambitious, is not necessary in the present instance. We shall strive to attain something of the same effect, though on a very minor scale, by considering principally the introductory passages to Saint Albert's Commentary on the First Book of Sentences along with the initial articles of his Summa Theologiae. In these places he treats of the subjects, the nature, the method, and the certitude of theological science. Thus, from a study of these various aspects we shall see the general, the overall concept of the science of theology as it was presented by the Dominican Master. But just as one diamond is set beside another in order the better to manifest its value and splendor, so also should the Albertine teaching be compared with that of the Prince of Theologians. From such a comparison the true stature of Saint Albert the Theologian can be more fully recognized, judged, and appreciated. Herein is to be found the particular aim of this paper: namely, to show the essential unanimity that exists between Saint Albert's and Saint Thomas' concept of the very nature of the science of theology."--