Growing in Virtue: Aquinas on Habit
Author:   William C. Mattison, III
Publisher:   Georgetown University Press
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Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 March 2023
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Author:   William C. Mattison, III
Publisher:   Georgetown University Press
Imprint:   Georgetown University Press
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9781647123277


ISBN 10:   1647123275
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 March 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction1. Habits: Second Nature Perfections of Personal Potential2. Habits and Dispositions3. Becoming Disposed: Nature and Nurture4. Attaining Properly Human Habits: Acquired Virtues5. Growing in Acquired Virtue6. Attaining Supernatural Habits: Infused Virtue7. Growing in Infused VirtueAppendix: Disputed Question on the Acquired Virtues in the Life of Grace

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With this book Mattison establishes himself in the first rank of both contemporary Thomists and theological ethicists. * Catholic Books Review * That Mattison's foundational study raises such crucial questions is a tribute to both its theoretical clarity and the practical significance of his topic. * SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY * This is an assured and masterful study of Aquinas's thought on these matters, which has very wide implications for the formation of Christian individuals and communities. * Church Times * Theologians and philosophers will benefit from Mattison's careful and sustained exposition of Aquinas's treatment of habit and virtue formation. A new generation of Thomists will find in this book an indispensable companion for navigating these challenging waters. * The Thomist *


With this book Mattison establishes himself in the first rank of both contemporary Thomists and theological ethicists. * Catholic Books Review *


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William C. Mattison III is the Wilsey Family Associate Professor of Theology at Notre Dame. He is the author of Introducing Moral Theology: True Happiness and the Virtues and The Sermon on the Mount and Natural Theology: A Virtue Perspective.

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