Rik Van Nieuwenhove

Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780192895295
• ISBN-10: 019289529X
• Artikelnr.: 60360571

Autorenporträt

Rik Van Nieuwenhove is Associate Professor of Medieval Thought at Durham University. His publications include Introduction to Medieval Theology (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Introduction to the Trinity (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011), and Jan van Ruusbroe: Mystical Theologian of the Trinity(University of Notre Dame Press, 2003).

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* Part I. Epistemological and Metaphysical Foundations
* 2: Epistemological Issues: Contemplation, Intellectus, and Intuitus
Simplex
* 3: Metaphysics: Contemplation and the Transcendentals
* Part II. The Dominican Setting
* 4: The Dominican Calling and the Relation between the Active and
Contemplative Lives
* Part III. Theology, the Christian Life and Contemplation
* 5: Faith, Theology, and Contemplation
* 6: Charity, Contemplation, and Participation in the Trinity
* 7: Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Prayer, and a 'Sapiential' Notion of
Wisdom
* 8: Happiness and the Vision of God
* 9: Conclusion
* Bibliography