Here are my suggestions - they are only ideas, and I can't put them more precisely.
- in what way is an angel composite?
- what is a substance?
- the difference between esse and quod est, and how composition of esse and quod est differs from that of form and matter (there is a chapter on this in the SG).
- why angels have to be of different species (why matter is the principle of individuation)
- something about the knowledge of the angels - personally I would choose "how the angels know singulars" :-)
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" I quite like the idea of us reading through questions and discussing them as we go along; that prevents the danger of preparing something and finding it's at too high or low a level.
We could also look at De Substantiis Separatis (I've not done so before), which I think modern opinion tends to recognise as authentic.
But if you want to assign particular questions/articles from the Summa or elsewhere for someone to present for discussion, I'd be happy to take one: I don't really mind which."
I was thinking less of each taking one question and presenting a paper on it than of everyone considering all the questions and bringing an answer to each one with him.
For the Newcastle meeting I think we should have some reading passages (from the Summa ect...) assigned in advance. We can then make our own notes and perhaps submit questions for discussion beforehand. Also, I suggest that we do read the relevant passes at the meeting (or at least some of them) if only to refresh the memory. I think we should also avoid being overly technical (and look at ways in which we can successfully teach/promote the doctrine of the angels and show their importance to theology as a whole (and indeed their role in our spiritual lives).
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