{"product_id":"an-elementary-christian-metaphysics-9780268009168","title":"An Elementary Christian Metaphysics","description":"Joseph Owens presents an introduction to metaphysics designed to develop in the reader a habitus of thinking. Using original Thomistic texts and Etienne Gilson's interpretation of St. Thomas Aquinas, Owens examines the application of metaphysical principles to the issues that arise in a specifically Christian environment. From a starting point of external, sensible, non-human beings, \u003ci\u003eAn Elementary Christian Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e focuses in the questions of existence and the nature of revealed truths. Following his historical introduction to metaphysics, Owens provides a general investigation of the first principles and causes of being, and a study of knowledge and of the divine nature and attributes in light of natural reason.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Owens (1908-2005) taught philosophy at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies and the University of Toronto for forty years. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eAn Interpretation of Existence\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Notre Dame Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674759893266,"sku":"9780268009168","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52fea86a-9f51-44a6-97af-868fa9ab49d0.jpg?v=1733864851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-elementary-christian-metaphysics-9780268009168","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}