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Contra gentiles by thomas aquinas on the truth of the catholic faith. There are some truths about god that exceed the capacity of human reasonfor example the fact that god is three and one. Other articles where summa contra gentiles is discussed. His doctrinal system and the explanations and developments made by his followers are known as thomism. It consists of 102 chapters, each of which postulates a particular attribute of god.
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