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The Ecstasy of Love in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas

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The Ecstasy of Love in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas - Kwasniewski, Peter
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"Peter Kwasniewski shows that St. Thomas contemplates the nature of ecstasy at key stages in the development of his thought and that it plays a crucial role in his doctrine of love. St. Thomas recognized that all love involves ecstatic transcendence, whether it be the creature's self-oblation to the Creator, the reverence of an inferior for a superior, a superior's generosity toward an inferior, or the mutual affection and help of equals joined in friendship. Love of persons for their own sake generates an ecstatic love in ...

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The Ecstasy of Love in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas 2021, Emmaus Academic

ISBN-13: 9781645851042

Hardcover