Q8A1-2: This reminds me of a crack by N.T. Wright that he is not a panentheist, but rather a theenpanist. The use of the term esse is quite challenging in each of these questions. What really is essence? What really is existence for that matter? As is the case when you are learning your first language (and to an extent with a second), the answer lies not in a dictionary definition, but rather in continuous usage. I believe I have a better handle on those terms the further I go in this work and hope that the trend continues.
On a related note, it is interesting the degree to which St. Thomas anticipates the concept of space-time. Of course, I would not be surprised if the Greeks did as well. It seems like just about everything the modern world prizes itself on discovering were found long ago in a village hugging a mountain in the Peloponnese or in a tent beside the Jordan River.
Vale,
JR
A daily slog by a few Catholic men through the Summa.
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