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

- Question Lxxxi. Of The Virtue Of Religion

- Question Lxxxii. Of Devotion

- Question Lxxxiii. Of Prayer

- 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