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What is the relation of faith, wisdom, and reason according to Aquinas? Thomas Aquinas’ purpose in the Summa Contra Gentiles is to prove the existence of God as well as explain why Christianity is the only correct faith. He also explains why there is faith and why God cannot be fully explained and revealed by man. Unfortunately, he is a product of his time and uses the scientific knowledge (or lack thereof) to advance his arguments. He asserts in chapter two that “of all human pursuits, that of wisdom is the most perfect, the most sublime, the most profitable, the most delightful.”(pg3) and that through wisdom we can be united with God. Though no matter how wise we are or what natural reason can explain, we can never fully know or explain God, “For certain things that are true about God wholly surpass the capability of human reason…”(pg5) and that because for a