Virtue and grace in the theology of Thomas Aquinas
"Throughout his writings, Thomas Aquinas exhibited a remarkable stability of thought. However, in some areas such as his theology of grace, his thought underwent titanic developments. In this book, Justin M. Anderson traces both those developments in grace and their causes. After introducing th...
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| 格式: | Electronic/Print 圖書 |
| 語言: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, USA Port Melbourne, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thomas, von Aquin, Heiliger 1225-1274
/ 美德
/ 恩典
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Thomas Aquinas, Saint (1225?-1274)
B Grace (Theology) History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Virtue History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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| 總結: | "Throughout his writings, Thomas Aquinas exhibited a remarkable stability of thought. However, in some areas such as his theology of grace, his thought underwent titanic developments. In this book, Justin M. Anderson traces both those developments in grace and their causes. After introducing the various meanings of virtue Aquinas utilized, including "virtue in its fullest sense" and various forms of "qualified virtue," he explores the historical context that conditioned that account. Through a close analysis of his writings, Anderson unearths Aquinas's own discoveries and analyses that would propel his understanding of human experience, divine action, and supernatural grace in new directions. In the end, we discover an account of virtue that is inextricably linked to his developed understanding of sin, grace, and divine action in human life. As such, Anderson challenges the received understanding of Aquinas's account of virtue, as well as his relationship to contemporary virtue ethics"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 311-323 |
| ISBN: | 1108485189 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108750325 |