Editorial

EDITORIAL Since its foundation under the leadership of Father Walter Farrell, O.P., The Thomist has been edited and staffed by Dominican Friars as a service to the international intellectual community within the church and beyond. The journal's primary purpose has been to provide a forum for the publication of original work in philosophy and theology pursued in the spirit and tradition of Thomas Aquinas. The Thomist has been privileged to number among its authors over the years thinkers of great reputation and influence--like Maritain and Gilson, Chenu and Congar-as well as young scholars appearing in print for the first time in its pages. The publication of this October 1986 issue brings the 50th anniversary volume of The Thomist to completion. The Thomist celebrates this milestone by observing a significant anniversary which coincides with its own: the centenary of the birth of Karl Barth. The editors and staff take this occasion to reaffirm their commitment to the standing editorial policies which give The Thomist its particular character and quality. 496 ...