dr. Harm Goris

Expertise

My areas of specialization are Thomas Aquinas, Reformed scholastic theology, contemporary philosophy of religion. Topics I am interested in are: doctrine of God (foreknowledge, predestination), creation and eschatology, and theological anthropology (human nature, sin, grace). When studying these topics, I try to integrate historical and systematic approaches.  I am a member of the Pontifical Academy Thomas Aquinas.

Courses

• Dogmatics: Nature, Sin, and Grace
• Sacraments and Rites
• Christian / Catholic Identity
• Dogmatics 1
• Theological Seminar
• Dogmatics: God and Christ
• Fundamental Theology: Ecumenics and Theology of the Religions
• Christian / Catholic Identity
• Thesis Seminar

Top publications

1. Thomas Aquinas on Christ’s Descent into Hell

   Goris, H. (2018). Thomas Aquinas on Christ’s Descent into Hell. In M. Sarot, & A. van Wieringen (Eds.), The Apostles' Creed: ‘He Descended into Hell’ (pp. 93-114). (Studies in Theology and Religion; Vol. 24). Brill.

2. Human will in Thomas Aquinas: determined by the intellect and impriso…

   Goris, H. (2021). Human will in Thomas Aquinas: determined by the intellect and imprisoned by sin? In K. Trego (Ed.), Libertés médiévales (pp. 145-160). (Publications de l'Institut d'Études Médiévales de l'Institut Catholique de Paris). Vrin.

3. Sin and Human Suffering in Aquinas’ Commentary on Job

   Goris, H. (2020). Sin and Human Suffering in Aquinas’ Commentary on Job. In M. Levering, P. Roszak, & J. Vijgen (Eds.), Reading Job with St. Thomas Aquinas (pp. 161-184). (Thomistic Ressourcement Series; Vol. 13). Catholic University of America Press.