Book contents
- Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas
- Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Aquinas’s Works
- Introduction
- Part I Virtue and the Developments in Grace
- 1 A Brief Overview of the Thomistic Understanding of Virtue
- 2 Analogous Language and Meanings
- 3 Historical Context of the Foundations of Virtue
- Part II The Conditions of Virtue Simpliciter
- Part III The Conditions of Virtue Secundum Quid
- Part IV Confirmations and Conclusions
- Conclusion
- Selected Works Cited
- Index
3 - Historical Context of the Foundations of Virtue
from Part I - Virtue and the Developments in Grace
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
Book contents
- Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas
- Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Aquinas’s Works
- Introduction
- Part I Virtue and the Developments in Grace
- 1 A Brief Overview of the Thomistic Understanding of Virtue
- 2 Analogous Language and Meanings
- 3 Historical Context of the Foundations of Virtue
- Part II The Conditions of Virtue Simpliciter
- Part III The Conditions of Virtue Secundum Quid
- Part IV Confirmations and Conclusions
- Conclusion
- Selected Works Cited
- Index
Summary
Since we wish to examine the conditions under which Aquinas thinks one can possess virtue, we must attend to the momentous shifts that occurred within his theology of grace. To ignore these changes would only be done to the peril of our inquiry. Because of the nature of the shifts, the issues they address, and the direction in which Aquinas moves, they are particularly important to understand accurately the place Thomas allots to virtue in the moral life.
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- Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas , pp. 65 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020