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What does it mean to believe in God? This question still provokes a recalcitrant world. In spite of the apparent disinterest of our age, the religious question continues to task and to vex, sometimes quietly, sometimes dramatically. When religious divisions occasion civil strife, believers are faced with an even more radical inquiry. Wherein lies the real truth about Christian doctrine and its place in our lives? Can we appeal to any authority for belief? How do we escape the suspicions of a skeptical age?
In this book, Romanus Cessario explores these questions and suggests responses taken from the history of theology. He offers a readable account of the accumulated wisdom of the Christian tradition concerning the faith-question, citing as major authorities the saints, those who have realized the will of God throughout the ages.
In this book, Romanus Cessario explores these questions and suggests responses taken from the history of theology. He offers a readable account of the accumulated wisdom of the Christian tradition concerning the faith-question, citing as major authorities the saints, those who have realized the will of God throughout the ages.
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About the Author:
Romanus Cessario, O.P., is professor of systematic theology at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts.
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Not written for a general audience, this book nonetheless will appeal to a significant body of readers (academic and otherwise) interested in the continuing influence of Thomas Aquinas on Roman Catholic theology. The "theological life" of the title is one in which the whole person is infused with the theological virtues--faith, hope, and love. Cessario's careful, closely reasoned description of that life provides considerable insight into the Thomistic understanding of virtue as habit (habitus). Contemporary conversation about character could benefit from an encounter with the depth of this exploration: careful readers will learn as much from Cessario's method as from his conclusions. Steve Schroeder
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- PublisherCatholic Univ of Amer Pr
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0813208688
- ISBN 13 9780813208688
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages197
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