Thomas aquinas and contemplation / Rik Van Nieuwenhove.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Nieuwenhove, Rik, 1967- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contemplation.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

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 contemplation and the beatific vision.

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, contemplating, and participation in the trinity

Gifts of the Holy Spirit, prayer, adn a 'sapiential' notion of wisdom

Happiness and the vision of God

Conclusion.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-264845-4

0-19-191609-9

0-19-264844-6