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Join Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas) and other students to discuss the infused virtues in Saint Thomas Aquinas. The group will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays between February 28 and March 27 to discuss short readings on the reading group’s theme. (There will be no meeting on March 6).

Description:

Thomas Aquinas’s account of the infused moral virtues is among his most influential contributions to the history of Christian moral thought. However, the nature, scope, and relation of the infused virtues to the acquired moral virtues is currently the subject of intense scholarly debate. Seminar participants will examine a selection of texts drawn from Thomas’s writings, early and late, in light of some issues raised by contemporary scholarship, and with the goal of understanding the role of the infused moral virtues in the Christian life.

Readings:

Texts to be considered include: II Sent., d. 27, q. 1; III Sent. , d. 23, q. 1; d. 33, qq. 1-3; d. 36, q. 1; IV Sent., d. 14, q. 1, aa. 1-4; q. 2; ST I-II, qq. 51, 55, 61-65; ST II-II, q. 123, 124, 136; ST III, qq. 85, 89; De virtut. q. 1, aa. 10-11. A syllabus of readings will be distributed before the first seminar on Feb. 28.

When? Mondays and Wednesdays between February 28 and March 27 (No meeting on March 6).

What time? 7:00-8:00 pm ET

Where? Zoom

Who can apply? Graduate students

Application Deadline? February 21

Space is limited. These reading groups are intentionally small to facilitate good discussion. 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 for this reading group have closed.