By Knowledge & By Love: Charity and Knowledge in the Moral Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

298 Pages·2016·1.34 MB·English

by  Michael S. Sherwin

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 . , ..
By Knowledge & By Love
     
  .  
     
, ..
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sherwin, Michael S., –
By knowledge and by love : charity and knowledge in the moral
theology ofSt. Thomas Aquinas / Michael S. Sherwin.—st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
---(hardcover : alk. paper)
. Charity. . Knowledge, Theory of. . Love—Religious
aspects—Christianity. . Christian ethics—Catholic authors.
. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, ?–. I. Title.
.S
’.’—dc

To Our Lady of Knock
In silence she speaks
O Mater omnium credentium
in sinum pietatis tuae commendo
hodie et omnibus diebus vitae meae
corpus meum et animam meam,
omnesque actus meos,
cogitationes, volitiones,
desideria, locutiones, operationes,
omnemque vitam, finemque meum.
frater Thomas de Aquino

Contents
Figures ix
Abbreviations xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
. Charity’s Relationship to Knowledge 
Charity’s Act: Contemporary Efforts at Renewal, 
Thomas Aquinas and Charity’s Relationship to Knowledge, 
Implications of the Theology of Moral Motivation, 
. The Will’s Role in Practical Reasoning 
Acting from Knowledge, 
Free Choice in Practical Reasoning, 
Natural Principles of Practical Reasoning, 
. Knowledge and Love in Human Action 
Development of St. Thomas’ Theory of Love, 
Knowledge and Love in Human Happiness,
Knowledge and Love in Practical Reasoning, 
Knowledge, Love, and Virtue, 
St. Thomas’ Psychology of Knowledge
and Love: Summary, 
. Intellect and Will in St. Thomas’ Theology of Faith 
Grace and the Elevation of Human Nature, 
The Virtue of Faith and Its Act, 
Evolution of St. Thomas’ Theology of Faith, 
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viii Contents
. Charity’s Relationship to Knowledge in
Human Action 
Charity as Friendship with God, 
Charity and Faith, 
Charity and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, 
Charity and the Infused Cardinal Virtues, 
Charity as the Form of the Virtues, 
Charity’s Relationship to Knowledge: Summation, 
. Charity’s Status as a Virtue 
Relationship between Charity and Knowledge:
The First Question, 
Charity’s Status as a Virtue: The Second Question, 
Conclusion: By Knowledge and By Love 
Bibliography 
Index of Names 
Index of Subjects 
Figures
Figure (Stages of Action) 
Figure (Will’s Relations to the End) 
Figure (Love and Will’s Relations to the End) 
Figure (Charity and the Stages of Action) 
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