The natural desire to see God according to St. Thomas Aquinas and his interpreters /

Feingold, Lawrence.

The natural desire to see God according to St. Thomas Aquinas and his interpreters / Lawrence Feingold. - 2nd ed. - Ave Maria, Fla. : Sapientia Press of Ave Maria University, 2010. - xxxvii, 490 p. ; 23 cm. - Faith and reason : studies in Catholic theology and philosophy. . - Faith & reason. .

Previous ed.: Rome : Apollinare Studi, 2001.

Includes bibliography (p. [449]-466) and indexes.

The natural desire to see God -- Natural desire according to St. Thomas -- St. Thomas's texts on the natural desire to see God -- Scotus -- Denis the Carthusian -- Can there be a natural inclination for a supernatural perfection? : Cajetan's refutation of Scotus -- Cajetan and obediential potency -- Cajetan's interpretation of the natural desire to see God -- Francis Sylvester of Ferrara (Ferrariensis) -- An eclectic recourse to Scotus : Domingo de Soto and Francisco de Toledo -- Medina, B©Ł©łez, Su©Łrez, and the formation of a consensus : the natural desire to see God is not an innate inclination -- The formation of a consensus, part 2 : the natural desire to see God is a conditional desire -- Jansenius's rejection of the possibility of a state of pure nature -- Henri de Lubac's interpretation of the natural desire to see God -- Is de Lubac's interpretation compatible with St. Thomas? -- Why an innate appetite for the vision of God is impossible : summary of the arguments -- Conclusion.

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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.


Desire for God--History of doctrines.
Theological anthropology--Christianity--History of doctrines.

B765.T54 / FEI

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