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St Thomas Aquinas
It may be surprising that the thought of a medieval theologian still informs many areas of intellectual debate, but there continues to be lively interest in the work of Thomas Aquinas. He considers the most radical questions for our thinking about education: what is a human being? what does it mean to learn? what does it mean to teach? what does it mean to know, to understand, and to search for the truth? In this text, Vivian Boland offers a short biography of Aquinas focused on his personal experiences as a student and teacher. The book then provides a critical exposition of the texts in which Aquinas develops his views about education and includes a short account of the reception and influence of his thinking. Finally, it considers in some detail the most significant points of contact between Aquinas's educational thought and current concerns – his conviction about the goodness of the world, his holistic understanding of human experience and his contributions to virtue theory – and highlights the continuing relevance and influence of this work and thinking within educational philosophy today.
Spiritual Warfare
Using the weapons of the Church to fight off evil and temptation
The Spirit of Catholicism
There is so much debate about the Catholic Church today. How can an institution rocked by scandal survive? The answer is its spirit. In 1924, Karl Adam's classic work The Spirit of Catholicism caught the zeitgeist and was an international bestseller. The need for a similar book for our times is very urgent and here it is. As now, the privatization and spiritualization of religion was a major issue. Boland stresses however the social, embodied character of Catholicism, a fact he regards as crucial for the social and political situation in which we find ourselves today. We are not just witness to the presence of Christ's body under the form of bread but also to Christ's body as the community of those who have come to believe in Christ. This is the "earthen vessel" in which a treasure is carried and Catholicism acknowledges and celebrates this embodiment. This is the spirit of Catholicism.
Ideas in God According to Saint Thomas Aquinas
A twofold tradition, through Augustine and Dionysius, carried the doctrine of 'divine ideas' to Aquinas. It continues to play a key role in his theology and his handling of it allows us to asses the nature of his unique synthesis.
The Spirit of Catholicism
There is so much debate about the Catholic Church today. How can an institution rocked by scandal survive? The answer is its spirit.
8 Deadly Sins
Explains the Church Fathers' teachings on deadly sins
Don't Put Out the Burning Bush
Examines worship and preaching from a number of theological perspectives; Catholic, Baptist, Anglican, Uniting Church and Greek Orthodox. It draws on the tradition of each of these denominations to examine the diversity of the liturgical worship and preaching in each tradition as each church addresses the needs and concerns of a complex world of technology and diversity. Each tradition tried in its own ways to address the concerns of the day but within its own theological perspective and traditions that have developed over time. Includes two key papers by Timothy Radcliffe OP, former Master General of the Dominican Order, an Englishman, writer, popular theologian and Catholic Priest. Vivian Boland OP, the editor, is an Irish Dominican Priest and thologian who teaches theology at Blackfriars, Oxford and St Mary's College in London.
By Knowledge & by Love
By Knowledge and By Love represents a major contribution to Thomistic moral theology and philosophy by providing a thoughtful examination of Aquinas' psychology of action and his theology of charity.
The Word Is Flesh and Blood
The Word is Flesh and Blood follows the movement of the mass. In 15 chapters, it explores the biblical sources and inspiration of this great sacramental action, after the pattern of 'assembly,' 'word,' 'eucharist' and mission. Here are reflections from an international team of scholars on the place of the Old Testament in Christian worship, on the Psalms, and on the New Testament, especially the gospels. You will also find discussion on the place of music in Scripture and liturgy, as well as the formation and use of creeds. Preaching is understood as sacrifical action, and thus uniting the service of the word with the service of the altar. We see the distinctive character of Christian prayer, notably in meditations on the invocation of the Holy Spirit and the remembrance of the Last Supper. A reflection on the Lord's Prayer follows, as well as one on the supper of the lamb, anticipated at the altar.
Ratio Formationis Generalis and Ratio Studiorum Generalis
In 2016 the Dominicans, the Order of Preachers, celebrated the 8th centenary of its confirmation by Pope Honorius III. Seeking to renew its life and mission, the Order undertook a complete revision of two of its most important legislative documents, the general plan for the formation of new members of the Order (Ratio Formationis Generalis) and the general plan for philosophical and theological study undertaken by members of the Order and followed in its institutions (Ratio Studiorum Generalis). These documents are made available here, in English, Spanish and French, to facilitate access to them by Dominicans and by others interested in religious life and formation. All members of the Church are, in Pope Francis' words, 'missionary disciples'. It is hoped that by using these texts readers will be formed more strongly for the new evangelization.Fr. Vivian Boland, O.P.Socius for Fraternal Life and Formation
