Natura pura : on the recovery of nature in the doctrine of grace / Steven A. Long.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Long, Steven A.

Series:

Moral philosophy and moral theology.

Moral philosophy and moral theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grace (Theology)--History of doctrines.

Grace (Theology).

Nature--History of doctrines.

Nature.

Philosophical theology.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa theologica.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 282 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2010.

Summary:

From speculative theology to the exegesis of Aquinas, to contemporary North American philosophy and Catholic social and ethical thought, to the thought of Benedict XVI, this work argues the crucial importance of the proportionate natural end within the context of grace and supernatural beatitude.

Contents:

Introduction

On the loss, and the recovery, of nature as a theonomic principle : reflections on the nature/grace controversy

A criticism of nature as vacuole for grace

On the impropriety of treating theology's handmaiden like an analytic

Why natura pura is not the theological stalking horse for secularist minimalism or pelagianism

Conclusion

Appendix: Cardinal Ratzinger and Pope Benedict XVI.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8232-3701-X

0-8232-3107-0

OCLC:

923763468