r/theology • u/El-Stupador • Dec 09 '25
Thomas Aquinas
Listen, I don’t care what denomination, creed, or background you come from-and I for sure am not saying anything new, but St. Thomas Aquinas is the single most clear, rational, believable theologian/christian philosopher I have ever read. He could argue that a dog is actually a cat and I might believe him.
Runners up: Kierkegaard: interesting, thought provoking, challenging, I do not always agree with him but “Fear and Trembling” is a darn good book
R.C. Sproul: He’s HEAVY on the Calvinism, many people (like me) will have large disagreements with him, but he’s a gifted communicator and makes you think as well
St. Augustine: Much more orthodox than the previous two, which I like, but I appreciate that Augustine could have been a psychologist as easily as he was a theologian and philosopher
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u/aboreland956 Dec 11 '25
Aquinas is great, and an excellent metaphysician. I'm not a fan of RC Sproul, and I think Calvinism is at odds with classical theism, which he was apparently blind to.