The Catena Aurea as a Turning Point in Thomas Aquinas' Thought - Prof. Jane Sloan Peters
The Thomistic InstituteShow Notes
Prof. Jane Sloan Peters explores how Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Catena Aurea serves as a transformative synthesis of patristic thought, demonstrating how his masterful arrangement of the Church Fathers shaped his own theological development and remains a vital resource for contemporary study.
This lecture was given on September 17th, 2026, at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
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About the Speaker:
Jane Sloan Peters is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NY. Her dissertation explored Thomas Aquinas's reception of Greek patristic and Byzantine biblical interpretation for his four-volume commentary on the Gospels, the Catena Aurea. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three sons.
Keywords: Catena Aurea, Thomas Aquinas, Patristic Theology, Sacred Doctrine, Bible, Biblical Exegesis, Church Fathers, Christology
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