Christ and Spirituality in St. Thomas Aquinas

Informationen zum Autor Jean-Pierre Torrell is a Dominican priest of the Toulouse province and professor of dogmatic theology at the University of Fribourg. He is the author of the highly praised Saint Thomas Aquinas volumes (Volume 1, The Person and His Work, and Volume 2, Spiritual Master) as well as Aquinas's Summa published by CUA Press. Bernhard Blankenhorn, O.P., is a doctoral student in theology at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Klappentext Jean-Pierre Torrell is a Dominican priest of the Toulouse province and professor of dogmatic theology at the University of Fribourg. He is the author of the highly praised Saint Thomas Aquinas volumes (Volume 1! The Person and His Work! and Volume 2! Spiritual Master) as well as Aquinass Summa published by CUA Press. Bernhard Blankenhorn! O.P.! is a doctoral student in theology at the University of Fribourg! Switzerland. Zusammenfassung This investigates themes of particular spiritual relevance in Aquinas's theology: friendship! charity! prayer! configuration to Christ! priesthood! preaching. They also reveal Aquinas's entire approach to theology to be guided by the desire to grow spiritually through theologizing. The Angelic Doctor here appears as a Dominican friar whose theology flows from his faith and prayer.

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• Authors: Bernhard Blankenhorn, Jean-Pierre Torell, J.-P. Torrell, Jean-Pierre Torrell, Jean-Pierre/ Blankenhorn Torrell
• Assisted by: Bernhard Blankenhorn (Translation), Bernhard Blankenhorn O.P. (Translation)
• Publisher: Catholic univ of america press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780813218786
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-1878-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Thomistic Ressourcement; Thomistic Ressourcement Series; Thomistic Ressourcement
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works