Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master

by Robert Barron

Overview

The life and spiritual teachings of the Catholic Church's greatest classical theologian as seen through the eyes of a contemporary theologian. Robert Barron examines the life and work of Catholicism's premier scholar and discovers a saintly deep in love with Jesus Christ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824524968
Publisher:	Crossroad Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/25/2008
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.49(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     9
Abbreviations     10
Introduction     11
Life and Writings     14
Thomas's Spiritual Path     24
Jesus Christ: The Coming Together of Two Ecstasies     29
Revelation     30
The Event of Jesus Christ     39
Jesus as the Archetype of the Human Race     49
Conclusion     59
The Strangeness of God     61
The "Proofs" for God's Existence     62
The Simple Reality     77
The Goodness of God     83
God's Presence in the World     85
The Immutability of God     92
The Eternity of God     96
The Knowledge of God     100
The Will and Love of God     105
Conclusion     111
Creation: The Nothing That is Everything     113
The Power of God     115
Creation from Nothing     119
Creation as a Relationship     123
Creation and Evil     130
Creation and Beauty     139
Conclusion     145
The Human Being: Made for Ecstasy     147
Oneness of the Human Being     149
The Human Being: ImagoDei     159
The "End" That Is God     167
Conclusion     183
Conclusion     185
Suggested Readings     187