Thomas Aquinas Course 1 Episode 5 Doctrine of Creation ( Air Date 2026-05-15 ) Genre Documentary, Talk category. Overview "In lecture five, we explore the doctrine of creation through Thomas Aquinas’s teaching on why God creates despite His perfection and self-sufficiency. Aquinas argues that God creates not from need but from the Platonic principle of “bonum diffusivum sui” — the good is diffusive of itself. We then examine creation ex nihilo (creation from nothing), which reveals creation as a continual relationship with God rather than simply a past event. Bishop Barron concludes by discussing how God as artist creates a beautifully diverse world to display His glory, setting up the next topic of divine providence and the problem of evil.".
Thomas Aquinas Course 1 Episode 5 Doctrine of Creation
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- Stars: Bishop Robert E. Barron
- Director: Bishop Robert E. Barron
