Aquinas on the Sacramental Life
Aquinas on the Sacramental Life
This chapter addresses the sacramental theology of the influential thirteenth-century theologian and philosopher Thomas Aquinas, whose theology of the sacraments also included the seven sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Ordination, Confession (Penance), and Extreme Unction. This chapter also describes how his theology of the sacraments is connected to Christ’s mission of reconciliation for humanity, a mission in which human beings are invited to participate. Various aspects of this mission as related to the sacraments include love, holiness, evangelism, refraining from sin, and the vanquishing of death. Moreover, Aquinas viewed sacraments as gifts of grace from the Risen Christ that aid in this mission of reconciliation for humanity.
Keywords: sacrament, Eucharist, baptism, grace, Thomas Aquinas
NYU Press Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
