University of Notre Dame
Browse

File(s) stored somewhere else

Please note: Linked content is NOT stored on University of Notre Dame and we can't guarantee its availability, quality, security or accept any liability.

The Passions of Christ in the Moral Theology of Thomas Aquinas: An Integrative Account

journal contribution
posted on 2018-10-30, 00:00 authored by Stewart Clem
In recent scholarship, moral theologians and readers of Thomas Aquinas have shown increasing sensitivity to the role of the passions in the moral life. Yet these accounts have paid inadequate attention to Thomas’s writings on Christ’s passions as a source of moral reflection. As I argue in this essay, Thomas’s writings on Christ’s human affectivity should not be limited to the concerns of Christology; rather, they should be integrated into a fuller account of the human passions. One upshot of this approach for Thomists is that it sharpens our vocabulary when describing human nature and the conditions for the moral life. By considering the rubrics of creation, fall, and redemption – as Thomas does – we find that our resources for analyzing the passions are greatly enriched.

History

Date Modified

2018-10-30

Language

  • English

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Usage metrics

    Theology

    Categories

    No categories selected

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC