The Ecstasy of Love in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas
Peter Kwasniewski, "The Ecstasy of Love in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas"
English | ISBN: 1645851044 | 2021 | 432 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1645851044 | 2021 | 432 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Those interested in the concept of ecstasy would be forgiven for assuming that a sober scholastic like St. Thomas Aquinas had little place for the idea. Yet in this groundbreaking study, sure to refine our understanding of the Angelic Doctor, Peter Kwasniewski shows that St. Thomas contemplates the nature of ecstasy at key stages in the development of his thought and that it plays a crucial role in his doctrine of love.
After a stimulating study of treatments of ecstasy in ancient philosophy, Sacred Scripture, and the medieval tradition prior to Aquinas, Kwasniewski finds that he can be seen as breathing new life into the concept. While his contemporary, St. Bonaventure, for example, tended to restrict ecstasy to the soul's union with God, St. Thomas admitted the place of ecstasy in a variety of human activities.
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