Natura Pura: A Concept for the New Evangelization
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https://doi.org/10.15633/thr.678Keywords:
new evangelization, Supernatural, human nature, natura pura, Thomas Aquinas, Henri de LubacAbstract
This article explores the concept of Natura Pura. It addresses its aspects both from the point of Scholastic thought as seen especially in the thinking of Thomas Aquinas. It also addresses the metaphysical question in relation to the thought of Aquinas and Henri de Lucbac.
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