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“Aquinas holds that all the virtues are bestowed on humans by God along with the gift of sanctifying grace. Since he also holds, with Aristotle, that we can create virtuous dispositions in ourselves through our own repeated good acts, a question arises: How are we to understand the relationship between the virtues God infuses at the moment of grace and virtues that are gradually acquired over time?” - from the description of Prof. Angela Knobel’s book, Aquinas and the Infused Moral Virtues.

Join Prof. Angela Knobel and other students to discuss St. Thomas Aquinas’ writings on the infused moral virtues. The group will meet twice weekly between Friday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 25 to discuss short readings on the group’s theme.

To be eligible, applicants must be current university students at the undergraduate or graduate level. Young professional applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Details:

When? Fridays and Sundays between Friday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 25

What time? 4-5 pm ET

Where? Zoom

Who can apply? Current undergraduate and graduate university students. Young professionals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Space is limited. These reading groups are intentionally small. If you are admitted, please be diligent in attending. Additionally, if you are not admitted to this group, we encourage you to apply to other groups later in the semester.

Applications to this Summa Reading Group are now closed.

About Prof. Knobel

Angela Knobel is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas. She received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 2004. From 2004 to 2020, she taught philosophy at her alma mater, the Catholic University of America. Her work focuses primarily on Aquinas’ theory of infused virtue, virtue ethics and applied ethics. Her most recent book was published through the University of Notre Dame Press, Aquinas and the Infused Moral Virtues.