THOMISM IN LATE BYZANTINE THEOLOGY.

This article aims to investigate possible interactions between Thomistic and Byzantine Patristic thought regarding two principal topics: Trinitarian Theology, concerning the "distinctio realis" or "conceptual" (τῇ ἐπινοίᾳ) between God's Essence and Energies; and how this distinction affects Natural Theology concerning the relationship between God and creation. Keywords: Palamism, Thomism, Trinitarian Theology, Natural Theology, Paul Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, Theophanes of Niceae, John Kantakouzenos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]