Consent: The Means to an Active Faith According to St. Thomas AquinasIn this book, Judith Barad offers a fresh treatment of St. Thomas Aquinas' account of faith by emphasizing his distinction between assent and consent. The distinction entails that although intellectual assent is a necessary condition of faith, the consent of the will, issuing in moral activity, is required for faith's completion. Through her analysis of Aquinas' distinction, Barad maintains not only that the traditional characterization of Aquinas as an intellectualist in matters of faith is false, but that Aquinas can shed light on the difference between religious hypocrisy and devotion. |
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According to Aquinas act of assent act of consent act of faith action activity Anthony Flew apprehended Aquinas says Aristotle Aristotle's assent and consent assent/consent distinction attain Augustine beatific vision believer believer's chapter charity choice cognitive command commitment complete concept Credere in Deum Damascene deliberation demonstration desire determination directed discussion distinction between assent divine doctrine evidence faculty formal object habit he/she his/her human act I-II Ibid II-II incomplete faith incontinence intellectualist intention John Damascene judgment knower knowledge major premise material object matters of faith means mind moral motive moved movement mysteries of faith object of faith Olgiati particular perfect person Peter Lombard philosopher pistis Posterior Analytics practical intellect preambles principle rational reality regard religious proposition revealed sense sensitive appetite speculative intellect Summa Contra Gentiles Summa Theologiae term theological theological virtues things Thomas Aquinas Thomist Translated truth ultimate end understanding union Veritate virtue W. D. Ross will's word