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Thomas Aquinas and contemplation /

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According to Thomas Aquinas, contemplation is the central goal of our life. This study considers the philosophical foundations of the contemplative act; the nature of the active and contemplative lives in light of Aquinas's Dominican calling; the role of faith in contemplation; and contemplatio...

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Main Author: Van Nieuwenhove, Rik, 1967- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274.
Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274
Contemplation.
Mysticism.
Mysticism
Mysticisme.
mysticism.
Contemplation
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Epistemological and metaphysical foundations. Epistemological issues: contemplation, intellectus, and intuitus simplex
  • Metaphysics: contemplation and the transcendentals
  • The Dominican setting. The Dominican calling and the relation between the active and contemplative lives
  • Theology, the Christian life, and contemplation. Faith, theology, and contemplation
  • Charity, contemplation, and participation in the Trinity
  • Gifts of the Holy Spirit, prayer, and a 'sapiential' notion of wisdom
  • Happiness and the vision of God.