The Catholic Charismatic Renewal Through the Eyes of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal has now passed its fiftieth birthday. Yet, it still seems very much on the fringes of the life of the Catholic Church. Perhaps one reason for this is that, for many Catholics, the Renewal appears to be, more or less, an innovation. One way to check the validity of th...

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Main Author: Newton, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: The Downside review
Year: 2019, Volume: 137, Issue: 2, Pages: 31-46
IxTheo Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit
Further subjects:B Holy Spirit
B Charisms
B Aquinas
B Charismatic Renewal
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Summary:The Catholic Charismatic Renewal has now passed its fiftieth birthday. Yet, it still seems very much on the fringes of the life of the Catholic Church. Perhaps one reason for this is that, for many Catholics, the Renewal appears to be, more or less, an innovation. One way to check the validity of that perception would be to take a look at the Renewal through the theology of one of the most mainstream of Catholic theologians, St. Thomas Aquinas. This is possible because Aquinas wrote about the charisms in a number of his works. The conclusion of this essay is that the key elements of the Renewal are conformable to the theological vision of St. Thomas. Nonetheless, there are a number of areas where Aquinas diverges from the standard interpretation of charismatic phenomena within the Renewal. This essay will side with Aquinas on some of these, but not all.
ISSN:2397-3498
Contains:Enthalten in: The Downside review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0012580619867263