Meaning and context of this quote
“The soul is like a field; the seed of divine knowledge is within it, but it cannot grow without the rain of grace.”
from Summa Contra Gentiles — Thomas Aquinas
This passage from Summa Contra Gentiles reflects Thomas Aquinas’s teaching on the soul.
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