Paul, Thomas Aquinas, and James K. A. Smith on the Role of Reason in Human Formation
By (Author) K. Lauriston Smith
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
19th February 2026
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Theology
Hardback
304
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
This book argues that Pauls seminal thesis on human moral formation in Romans 12:12 can be best understood when it is interpreted through the lens of a philosophical and theological anthropology that merges the views of Thomas Aquinas and James K. A. Smith. This view claims that Pauls admonition to renew the mind in Romans 12:2 is best accomplished when human reason is understood to be the operation of the unified human soul that integrates the intellectual, sensitive, and appetitive powers within a specific socio-cultural context.
K. Lauriston Smith is adjunct instructor at Grand Canyon University.