{"product_id":"gods-grace-and-human-action-merit-in-the-theology-of-thomas-aquinas-paperback","title":"God's Grace and Human Action: 'Merit' in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph P. Wawrykow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a fresh approach to one significant aspect of the soteriology of Thomas Aquinas, \u003ci\u003eGod's Grace and Human Action\u003c\/i\u003e brings new scholarship and insights to the issue of merit in Aquinas's theology. Through a careful historical analysis, Joseph P. Wawrykow delineates the precise function of merit in Aquinas's account of salvation. Wawrykow accounts for the changes in Thomas's teaching on merit from the early \u003ci\u003eScriptum on the Sentences of Peter Lombard\u003c\/i\u003e to the later \u003ci\u003eSumma theologiae\u003c\/i\u003e in two ways. First, he demonstrates how the teaching of the \u003ci\u003eSumma theologiae\u003c\/i\u003e discloses the impact of Thomas's profound encounter with the later writings of Augustine on predestination and grace. Second, Wawrykow notes the implications of Thomas's mature theological judgment that merit is best understood in the context of the plan of divine wisdom. The portrayal of merit in sapiential terms in the \u003ci\u003eSumma\u003c\/i\u003e permits Thomas to insist that the attainment of salvation through merit testifies not only to the dignity of the human person but even more to the goodness of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph P. Wawrykow teaches medieval theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Westminster Handbook to Thomas Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eChrist Among the Medieval Dominicans\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Theology of Thomas Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48927098208408,"sku":"9780268044336","price":68.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/elNrVGJSd3Q5ZEVNMGxSK2lHYlJ1dz09.webp?v=1777042513","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-grace-and-human-action-merit-in-the-theology-of-thomas-aquinas-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}