Prompt #3 The Aquinas Bridge

Molly Brothers

Mrs. Wilhelmus

English 11AP

11 August 2013

                                                             The Aquinas Bridge

     St. Augustine introduced scientific thinking in the churches. He did

this by showing that Greek and Christian philosophies were compatible. Without St. Augustine

christianizing Plato, Aquinas would not have christianized Aristotle. Aquinas christianizing

Aristotle introduced the beginning of modern science. For example, before Aristotle, people thought

that everything was random, but he believed in cause and effect. The belief in cause and effect is

necessary to form scientific thought. The churches are stronger now because the bible goes with

science, making Christianity the number one religion today.

     All of these philosophers were stair steps in showing how science and religion are linked

together; from Plato to St. Augustine to Aristotle to Aquinas. They were key in bringing

together science and religion.