Thomas Aquinas was an italian priest, dominican friar, theologian and philosopher whose theology had a great influence on the catholic church. Thomas was a studier of the philosophy of a jurist which is concerned with the giver of a service within his or her jurisdiction as being ethical and legally required. His best known work was summa theologica 1225-1274, said to be a compendium of all the teachings of the catholic church, a topic being man’s purpose.
Free will was discussed in the catholic tradition. The theology of Thomas Aquinas carried on from the theology of Augustine, one of whom’s themes was original sin, that all humans are born sinful. With the event of ecumenism the theology of Augustine succeeds Thomas Aquinas.