Imago Dei in St. Thomas Aquinas: a philosophical and anthropological analysis of man created in the Image of God

Image as a philosophical concept has long and complex history that begins early antiquity. Christian scholars included it in their studies the form of imago Dei. In this paper, author analysed works St. Thomas Aquinas to determine anthropological consequences follow from idea human creation image God. It was first established man being created God participates through his intellect God’s nature. Moreover, three stages participation were presented. Subsequently, defended classical theory against contemporary reinterpretation thought. argued rightly claims only intellectual part soul is, strictly speaking, Image, while body (and other irrational creatures) resembles likeness trace.