Thomas Aquinas

Season 1 Episode 5: Doctrine of Creation

In lecture five, we explore the doctrine of creation through Thomas Aquinas’s teaching on why God creates despite His perfection and self-sufficiency. Aquinas argues that God creates not from need but from the Platonic principle of “bonum diffusivum sui” — the good is diffusive of itself. We then examine creation ex nihilo (creation from nothing), which reveals creation as a continual relationship with God rather than simply a past event. Bishop Barron concludes by discussing how God as artist creates a beautifully diverse world to display His glory, setting up the next topic of divine providence and the problem of evil.

Genre:

Documentary, Talk

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

8

Cast:

Bishop Robert E. Barron

Quality:

HD

Duration:

49 min

First Air:

2026

Rating:

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