The Theology of Fear in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae
Seiten
2024
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-5381-7 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-5381-7 (ISBN)
The Theology of Fear in Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae excavates and explores the expansive theology of fear that Thomas Aquinas develops in the Summa theologiae, focusing upon the theology’s motivation, internal coherence, merits, and relevance for today.
The Theology of Fear in Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae excavates and explores Thomas Aquinas’s comparatively expansive theology of fear that he develops in the Summa theologiae. Whereas many classify fear under a single category (e.g., an emotion, passion, or sentiment), Thomas specifies seven major categories of fear, including the passion and gift of fear. And while many classify courage as the lone virtue indexed to fear, Thomas argues that courage and perseverance perfect it, adding that a Spirit-empowered gift of courage also perfects human fears so that human beings may attain and remain in blessedness. A work in retrieval theology designed for Thomas and non-Thomas scholars operating within the interactions of theology and psychology, this book argues that understanding this theology’s motivations, internal coherence, and merits is necessary for understanding Thomas’s instruction for beginners in the Christian religion and its ongoing relevance for today.
The Theology of Fear in Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae excavates and explores Thomas Aquinas’s comparatively expansive theology of fear that he develops in the Summa theologiae. Whereas many classify fear under a single category (e.g., an emotion, passion, or sentiment), Thomas specifies seven major categories of fear, including the passion and gift of fear. And while many classify courage as the lone virtue indexed to fear, Thomas argues that courage and perseverance perfect it, adding that a Spirit-empowered gift of courage also perfects human fears so that human beings may attain and remain in blessedness. A work in retrieval theology designed for Thomas and non-Thomas scholars operating within the interactions of theology and psychology, this book argues that understanding this theology’s motivations, internal coherence, and merits is necessary for understanding Thomas’s instruction for beginners in the Christian religion and its ongoing relevance for today.
Nathan Luis Cartagena is assistant professor of philosophy at Wheaton College.
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Passion of Fear
Chapter 2: Courage and Perseverance
Chapter 3: The Gifts of Courage and Fear
Chapter 4: The Sins of Fear and Fearlessness
Chapter 5: Christ’s Fear
Chapter 6: Assembly and Analysis
Bibliography
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.05.2024 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 467 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-5381-4 / 1666953814 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-5381-7 / 9781666953817 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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