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Celestial Hierarchies: Thomas Aquinas’s Angelology in Action
"Thomas Aquinas’s Angelology in Action" offers a captivating exploration of the celestial beings that bridge the divine and the earthly. Drawing on the profound insights of St. Thomas Aquinas, this book unveils the rich tapestry of angelology, delving into the nature, hierarchy, and roles of angels in the grand cosmic order. From the fiery Seraphim and wise Cherubim to guardian angels who walk beside us, Aquinas’s theology illuminates these radiant minds as messengers, protectors, and agents of God’s providence.
Blending medieval theology with timeless spiritual truths, this book invites readers to engage with the mystical and practical dimensions of angelic beings. It navigates through Aquinas’s detailed classifications, debates with contemporaries like Bonaventure and Scotus, and examines the enduring relevance of angelic lore in today’s world. Whether interceding in prayer, guiding nations, or symbolizing interconnected stewardship, angels emerge as signposts of unity, compassion, and responsibility.
Perfect for theologians, spiritual seekers, and curious readers, "Thomas Aquinas’s Angelology in Action" challenges us to rediscover the unseen forces shaping our communities and calls us to reflect on how ancient wisdom can inspire hope and renewal in a modern, complex world.
Blending medieval theology with timeless spiritual truths, this book invites readers to engage with the mystical and practical dimensions of angelic beings. It navigates through Aquinas’s detailed classifications, debates with contemporaries like Bonaventure and Scotus, and examines the enduring relevance of angelic lore in today’s world. Whether interceding in prayer, guiding nations, or symbolizing interconnected stewardship, angels emerge as signposts of unity, compassion, and responsibility.
Perfect for theologians, spiritual seekers, and curious readers, "Thomas Aquinas’s Angelology in Action" challenges us to rediscover the unseen forces shaping our communities and calls us to reflect on how ancient wisdom can inspire hope and renewal in a modern, complex world.
173 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 12, 2025
About the author
Jon Burnham
49 booksJon Burnham is a Presbyterian pastor, Doctor of Ministry, and the author of more than forty books on Christian spirituality, contemplative practice, and the interior life.
He has spent over thirty years in pastoral ministry in Houston, Texas, sitting with people in their best moments and their worst ones. That proximity to real human struggle shapes everything he writes. These are not books written from a distance.
His calling started early. As a boy he read *Run Baby Run* by Nicky Cruz and decided he wanted to be a missionary to Africa. He never made it to Africa. He made it to Houston instead — and there are Africans in his congregation, so maybe God has a sense of humor about these things.
He is married with two grown children.
His writing draws from the deep wells of the Christian contemplative tradition — the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Teresa of Ávila, Thomas Merton, Carl Jung, the hesychast prayer tradition — and brings those voices into conversation with the actual texture of modern life. The questions his readers carry are the same ones he has carried for thirty years: What does genuine transformation look like? How does God meet us in the shadow, not just the light? What did Jesus actually teach, beneath the layers of religion?
His books are companions for the journey. Meant to be prayed, practiced, and lived.
He has spent over thirty years in pastoral ministry in Houston, Texas, sitting with people in their best moments and their worst ones. That proximity to real human struggle shapes everything he writes. These are not books written from a distance.
His calling started early. As a boy he read *Run Baby Run* by Nicky Cruz and decided he wanted to be a missionary to Africa. He never made it to Africa. He made it to Houston instead — and there are Africans in his congregation, so maybe God has a sense of humor about these things.
He is married with two grown children.
His writing draws from the deep wells of the Christian contemplative tradition — the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Teresa of Ávila, Thomas Merton, Carl Jung, the hesychast prayer tradition — and brings those voices into conversation with the actual texture of modern life. The questions his readers carry are the same ones he has carried for thirty years: What does genuine transformation look like? How does God meet us in the shadow, not just the light? What did Jesus actually teach, beneath the layers of religion?
His books are companions for the journey. Meant to be prayed, practiced, and lived.
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