The Virtuous Life: Thomas Aquinas on the Theological Nature of Moral Virtues

This book is devoted to the so-called moral virtues, especially those

moral virtues of which Christian tradition upholds that they are given

by God to the faithful. For instance patience, humility and justice.

There are not only different interpretations of these infused moral

virtues, but it also is not unambiguous in the theology of Aquinas how

these virtues are related to the virtues human beings acquire on their

own accord. What is the relationship with Scripture, how do these

virtues colour the imitation of Christ, and what do these virtues tell

about the moral life of non-Christians?

The papers contained in this volume address this theme, and were

originally presented at the fifth international conference of the

Thomas Instituut te Utrecht(Tilburg University), at Utrecht in

December 2015.