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This text is about intellectual life, its spirit, conditions and methods.

Originally published nearly two decades ago and long out of print, this first English translation of Aquinas's Commentary on the Gospel of John by Fabian Larcher and James Weisheipl is once again available to scholars and students. Published in three volu

This translation of 34 selections of texts on the will and morality from writings by Duns Scotus - the early 14th-century Franciscan master - seeks to demonstrate the rational unity and consistency of Scotus' moral philosophy and its accessibility to human reason.

Presents the Catholic understanding of biblical inspiration, canon, and interpretation from historical and systematic points of view, starting with the apostolic age and ending with Dei Verbum of the Second Vatican Council. Although written from an explic

CUA Press is proud to announce the CUA Studies in Canon Law. In conjunction with the School of Canon Law of the Catholic University of America, we are making available, both digitally and in print, more than 400 canon law dissertations from the 1920s - 1960s, many of which have long been unavailable. These volumes are rich in historical content, yet remain relevant to canon lawyers today. Topics covered include such issues as abortion, excommunication, and infertility. Several studies are devoted to marriage and the annulment process; the acquiring and disposal of church property, including the union of parishes; the role and function of priests, vicars general, bishops, and cardinals; and juridical procedures within the church. For those who seek to understand current ecclesial practices in light of established canon law, these books will be an invaluable resource

"De nominum analogia" by Cajetan introduces a spurious argument that is not found in Aquinas's writing. This text traces the source of the confusion to Cajetan's misunderstanding of a text from Aquina's commentary on the "Sentences" and shows how misleading that distinction is.

Offers an account of what Thomas Aquinas says about divine immutability. This book reviews the various ways Aquinas applies the notion of immutability to creatures, showing that he is well aware of both the positive and negative implications of the concept.

Tracing the development of fiction in the writing of modern utopias, this book demonstrates how those utopias have become increasingly literary. Discussing how we understand - and how we should understand - modern utopian fictions, it provides several examples of the ways in which those understandings affect our appreciation of utopian fiction.

This collection of Christopher Dawson's works illustrates his approach in defining ""Christian culture"", and its adaptability to non-Western and pluralist societies. It also gives insight on issues ranging from ""new evangelization"" to the ""clash of civilizations"" in the post-Communist world.

Offering insight on challenges related to war, nationalism, and justice, this book adds to the debate by considering the historical background of just war theory in the Middle Ages, before going on to elucidating its contemporary challenges. It covers a range of topics and raises issues on the ethics-of-war.

While discussing the influence of such figures as Aristotle and Pseudo-Dionysius, this book explores the impact of Augustine's thought on Acquinas' theology, philosophy, and biblical exegesis. It enriches our understanding of Aquinas' contributions and provides awareness to his extraordinary indebtedness to his fifth-century teacher.

Provides an answer key to the drills and exercises contained in each of the units of John F Collins's bestselling ""A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin"". Written for those charged with the responsibility of teaching the Latin of the church, this primer aims to give the student the ability to read ecclesiastical Latin.

This English edition provides a valuable introduction to understanding the classical art of rhetoric and its place in ancient society and politics. It offers a description of ancient rhetoric in the Greco-Roman period, explaining the evolutions, the main themes, and the key moments and figures.

This volume gathers studies by prominent scholars and philosophers about the question how have major figures from the history of philosophy, and some contemporary philosophers, addressed "the ultimate why question": why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever? The authors take this question seriously, striving to go beyond accounting for the present state of reality as distinguished from a prior or subsequent state, to the more profound question of discerning why anything whatsoever exists. The responses are varied: Lloyd P. Gerson considers Greek philosophy, and May Sim examines Chinese philosophy. Jon McGinnis explores a leading medieval Muslim philosopher, Avicenna, and volume editor John F. Wippel explores a leading medieval Christian philosopher, Thomas Aquinas. These chapters are followed by four responses from the modern period: Tad M. Schmaltz on Descartes; Daniel Dahlstrom on Leibniz, especially as he is understood by Heidegger; Edward C. Halper on Hegel; and, finally, Holger Zaborowski on F. W. J. Schelling. The final section of the book contains personal responses proposed by three contemporary thinkers who have addressed the problem in very different ways--Robert Cummings Neville, Brian Martine, and Nicholas Rescher. Readers will gain a greater understanding and appreciation of an issue that has taxed the ingenuity of many philosophers through the centuries and continues to intrigue many thinkers today. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: An internationally prominent metaphysician and expert in medieval philosophy, John F. Wippel is the Theodore Basselin Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America. He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, including The Metaphysical Thought of Thomas Aquinas, Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas, and Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas II. Wippel is the recipient of many prestigious awards and honors, including the Aquinas Medal of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "An excellent collection of very interesting explorations of the ultimate why question. This collection persuasively confirms not only the unavoidability of the question but also the rich resources of thought that different philosophers have brought and still bring to the question."--William Desmond, professor of philosophy, The Catholic University of Leuven

The appetite for knowledge - wanting to know things - is very strong in humans. This book treats some of its complications, deformations, beauties, and intensities. It offers an account of knowledge in terms of intimacy: to know something is to become intimate with it according to its kind.

St Augustine's exposition of the Eucharistic unity of the elect in the Body of Christ, his Christology, and his emphasis on love as the principal mark of the Godhead have provided a pattern for Christian devotion and spirituality down through the ages. This book seeks to explain this paradox in Augustine's theology.

An analysis of Augustine's writings, this book examines the crucial issues in Augustine's understanding of two related subjects - human nature and person; and concentrates on Augustine's fullest development of that understanding. It concludes that Augustine conceives of human nature as a unity at every level.

In a relatively short life time St. Basil (ca. 330-379) bequeathed to posterity a rich literary heritage. He intended the nine homilies on the Hexaemeron, probably delivered extemporaneously, to be an explanation of the literal meaning of the biblical account of creation. As a matter of fact these homilies show us a person who had mastered the philosophical and scientific knowledge of his times and applied it to his explanations of Sacred Scripture. St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan, admired this work of St. Basil so much that he imitated it in his own Hexaemeron and even inserted Latin translations of Basil's work. The Latin translations of these homilies of St. Basil that were made within a generation after the saint's death bear witness to their popularity and importance. The homilies on the Psalms presented here in translation differ considerably in their methodology from the homilies on creation. Influenced by the scriptural interpretations given by Origen and Eusebius of Caesarea, Basil stresses the allegorical meaning of the psalms without, however, totally disregarding the literal meaning. Patristic scholars are fairly well agreed that the homilieson the Psalms antedate the homilies on creation which were probably delivered after Basil had become bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia.

In his sixth-century work known as the ""De hebdomadibus,"" Boethius (ca. 480-524) poses the question of how created things or substances can be good just as they are without being the same as the source of all goodness, God. The introduction provides a background to understanding Boethius' views.

Originally published in 2001, Introduction to Moral Theology responded

Examines the writings of Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II), from his early dramas to his later theological works. Wojtyla's primary philosophical interest lies in the field of ethics, but, Schmitz suggests, his interests also lie in an understanding of the nature and destiny of human beings.

Basil of Caesarea was a father of eastern coenobitic monasticism; an author of orthodox Trinitarian theology and eloquent defender of the Spirit; a model of social virtue and concern for the poor; and an erudite preacher and able bishop. This book explores Basil's Trinitarian thought as the meeting place of the worlds within which he lived.

In this biography of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the author brings his expertise to bear on Aquinas's ""Summa Theologiae"". With an account of Aquinas's life, this book contains a brief introduction to Aquinas's masterpiece - its content; it's historical, literary, and doctrinal settings; and its lasting significance.

A collection of essays that deals with Thomas Aquinas's metaphysical thought. The volume begins with a presentation and critical evaluation of 20th-century attempts to describe his philosophical thought, and goes on to explain the interrelationship between philosophy and the sciences.

This volume offers a presentation of Aquinas's metaphysical thought. It is based upon an examination of his texts organized according to the philosophical order as he himself described it, rather than according to the theological order.

Patrick Pearse, an Irish journalist, educator, and artist, came to play a pivotal role in the Easter Rising of 1916. This text examines Pearse within the context of contemporary Irish politics and culture to explain how he became the spokesman of the violent forces within the nationalist movement.

This work lays out the theoretical background to Saint Thomas Aquinas' spirituality. It shows that his theology is clearly oriented towards contemplation and is as deeply spiritual as it is doctrinal.