On Prayer and The Contemplative Life

On Prayer and The Contemplative Life

Thomas Aquinas, italian dominican friar and priest and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism (1225-1274)


This ebook presents «On Prayer and The Contemplative Life», from Thomas Aquinas. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Motto

- Preface

- Introduction

- The Breviary Hymn To Augustine

- Question Lxxxi Of The Virtue Of Religion

- Question Lxxxii Of Devotion

- Question Lxxxiii Of Prayer

- From The Supplement To The Summa

- Question Lxxii Of The Prayers Of The Saints Who Are In Heaven

- Question Clxxix Of The Division Of Life Into The Active And The Contemplative

- Question Clxxx Of The Contemplative Life

- Question Clxxxi Of The Active Life

- Question Clxxxii Of The Comparison Between The Active And The Contemplative Life

- Question Clxxxvi On The Religious State