# St. Thomas Aquinas — The Everlasting Man character guide

> St. Thomas Aquinas in The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Aquinas, himself

**First appearance:** 0016-iv-the-witness-of-the-heretics

## Who they are

Medieval theologian and philosopher, cited in arguments about faith and reason.

## Relationships

### [Aristotle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/characters/aristotle)

_professional_

Aquinas synthesizes Aristotle's philosophy with Christian theology, treating him as a foundational intellectual authority.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/characters/jesus_christ)

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Aquinas systematically defends Christ's divinity using Aristotelian logic, acting as a theological advocate.

## In the story

### [VI: The Five Deaths of the Faith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/chapters/vi-the-five-deaths-of-the-faith)

Cited as the answer to the challenge of nominalism, taking all knowledge for his province in the scholastic revival.

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