During the medieval period, scholasticism became the standard accepted method of philosophy and theology. The Scholastic method declined with the advent of See more

"Neo-Scholasticism is characterized by systematic investigation, analytical rigor, clear terminology, and argumentation that proceeds from first principles, chief among them that objective truth … See more

In the period from the publication of Aeterni Patris in 1879 until the 1920s, neo-scholasticism gradually established itself as exclusive and all-pervading.
On October 15, 1879, Leo XIII created the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, and ordered the … See more

In the early 20th century, neo-Thomism became official Catholic doctrine, and became increasingly defined in opposition to Modernism.
In July 1907, Pope Pius X issued the decree Lamentabili sane exitu, which condemned 65 … See more

Writers such as Edouard Hugon, Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, and Henri Grenier maintained the tradition of the manuals. Others varied in their interpretation, including Martin Grabmann (1875–1949), Amato Masnovo (1880–1955), Francesco Olgiati … See more

• Mortimer J. Adler
• Anthony Kenny
• Analytical thomism See more

• Boersma, Hans, Nouvelle Theologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery, (Oxford: OUP, 2009)
• Cessario, R, A Short History of Thomism, (2005)
• Kerr, Fergus, After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism, … See more