Thomas Aquinas in Four Sermons (c. 1411-1413) of Vincent Ferrer Authors Jaume Mensa i Valls Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Institut d’Estudis Catalans Keywords: Vincent Ferrer, Thomas Aquinas, sermons, philosophy, liberal arts, theology, “divine arts”. Abstract The aim of this article is to analyze the way Vincent Ferrer presents Thomas Aquinas in four of his sermons preached (between approximately 1411 and 1413) on the occasion of the latter’s feast day. The information obtained from the above analysis is classifi ed into four sections: a) the birth and b) mission of, as well as c) the scientia articulated by Thomas Aquinas, not to mention d) the friars and the study of the liberal arts. According to Vincent Ferrer, Thomas Aquinas’s birth (like those of the most prominent protagonists in salvation history) had been foretold; his mission was to illuminate the world by means of authoritative and clear teachings. Contrary to Aquinas, though, Vincent Ferrer minimizes the use of philosophy in theological refl ection and states categorically that philosophy is based on false principles. The true “divine science” is that which his listeners are in a position to learn from his sermons. In reality, Vincent Ferrer was a Thomist; however, if one interprets his thinking in exclusively Thomistic terms, his most original and innovative contributions remain hidden from view. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads PDF (Català) Published 2021-06-22 Issue No. 33: 2020-2021 Section Articles License The intellectual property of articles belongs to the respective authors.On submitting articles for publication to the journal Arxiu de Textos Catalans Antics, authors accept the following terms:Authors assign to Secció de Filosofia i Ciències Socials (a subsidiary of Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, communication to the public and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to ATCA.Authors answer to Secció de Filosofia i Ciències Socials for the authorship and originality of submitted articles.Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles.Secció de Filosofia i Ciències Socials declines all liability for the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors.The contents published in the journal, unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (by-nc-nd) 3.0 Spain licence, the complete text of which may be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Consequently, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate the work, provided that its authorship and the body publishing it are acknowledged, and that no commercial use and no derivative works are made of it.ATCA is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of the published articles.
