Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Virtue and the Developments in Grace: 1. A brief overview of the Thomistic conception of virtue; 2. Analogous language and meanings; 3. Historical context of the foundations of virtue; Part II. The Conditions of Virtue Simpliciter: 4. The conditions for the beginning of virtue simpliciter; 5. The conditions for perseverance in virtue simpliciter; 6. The conditions for the end of virtue simpliciter; Part III. The Conditions of Virtue Secundum Quid: 7. The conditions for the beginning of virtue secundum quid; 8. The conditions for perseverance in virtue secundum quid; 9. The end of virtue secundum quid; Part IV. Confirmations and Conclusions: 10. The suitability of Thomas Aquinas's definition of virtue; Selected works cited; Index.

About the author

Justin M. Anderson is associate professor at Seton Hall University, New Jersey and co-author of Pursuing the Honorable: Reawakening Honor in the Modern Military (with Kenneth W. McDonald, 2019).

Summary

By tracing the historical development of his idea of virtue, this book demonstrates how Thomas Aquinas increasingly understood human life to be affected by sin, grace, and divine action within the human action. In so doing, the book challenges our own contemporary categories of philosophical and theological ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Justin M Anderson, Justin M. Anderson, Justin M. (Seton Hall University Anderson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781108485180
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48518-0
• No. of pages: 341
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Theologie, RELIGION / Christian Life / General, RELIGION / Theology, Religion - Theology, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology