Rediscovering Aquinas and the Sacraments: Studies in Sacramental Theology - Softcover

Matthew Levering And Michael Dauphinais

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9781595250322: Rediscovering Aquinas and the Sacraments: Studies in Sacramental Theology

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ISBN 10: 1595250328 ISBN 13: 9781595250322

Publisher: Hillenbrand Books, 2009

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Rediscovering Aquinas and the Sacraments: Studies in Sacramental Theology introduces the reader to the scope of St. Thomas Aquinas's sacramental and liturgical theology. The reader will receive a taste of why the Church has found St. Thomas's thought on these subjects to be both "rigorous" and "religiously exhilarating." By means of his exploration of how each sacrament causes in us a particular fusion to Christ through the Holy Spirit, Aquinas still assists believers today in understanding the role of each of the sacraments in the life of faith. Believers who seek to enrich their participation in divine worship will find valuable instruction in Aquinas's theology.
This accessible text features a new study on worship by Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ as well as new studies by Romanus Cessario, OP, Michael Dauphinais, Matthew Levering, Joseph Koterski, SJ, Robert Miner, Bruce D.Marshall, John F. Boyle and Sr. Thomas Aquinas Becker, OP. This is an ideal resource for students of all sacraments courses.

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"The names of the contributors to this timely collection are already eloquent of its excellence. Here is an account of the sacramental mysteries which shows them as at once utterly objective, as manifestations of God's grace, and yet also opportunities for doxology: the human expression of praise, gratitude and obedient service. And this is exactly what the Church needs from sacramental theology at the present time." --Aidan Nichols, OP, Blackfriars, Cambridge

"Here we find a generally clear exposition of the classic teaching of Thomas Aquinas that the various sacraments are both means of divine grace and means of our responsive worship, with the movement in each direction passing through Christ the Incarnate Word who instituted them as efficacious signs of his continuing salvific presence. Seeing that all the sacraments have both an individual focus and a communal dimension, study of this book should benefit both the personal and the ecclesial life of thoughtful Christians." --Geoffrey Wainwright, Robert Earl Cushman Professor, Duke University

"Rediscovering Aquinas and the Sacraments is a very attractive collection of essays. The contributors approach St. Thomas's doctrine with contemporary questions in mind, and so offer the reader a fresh perspective on the sacraments in general as well as on each of the seven sacraments. This will be an excellent companion text for courses in sacramental theology." --Sister Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., Professor of Dogmatic Theology

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