Are the Actions of a Person Operating out of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit the Same as the Actions of That Person Operating out of Infused Virtue?
Are the actions of a person operating out of the gifts of the Holy Spirit the same as the actions of that person operating out of infused virtue? Answering this question provides an opportunity to offer a Thomistic account of how the gifts of the Holy Spirit are distinct from, yet related to, the in...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 350-371 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NCA Ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Habit
B Gifts of the Holy Spirit B Grace B Virtue B Thomas Aquinas |
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Summary: | Are the actions of a person operating out of the gifts of the Holy Spirit the same as the actions of that person operating out of infused virtue? Answering this question provides an opportunity to offer a Thomistic account of how the gifts of the Holy Spirit are distinct from, yet related to, the infused virtues. This article begins with two recent arguments for how the gifts differ from the infused virtues. It then rejects those arguments based on Aquinas's mature writing on the gifts. The following section offers an account of the role of the gifts in the graced life of discipleship, including their relationship to the infused virtues, through a focus on the relationship between habit and act. The article concludes with three areas for further research and a nod toward pastoral application of this argument in sacramental preparation for confirmation. |
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ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468221149698 |