{"product_id":"aquinas-and-the-theology-of-the-body-the-thomistic-foundations-of-john-paul-iis-anthropology-paperback-1","title":"Aquinas and the Theology of the Body: The Thomistic Foundations of John Paul II's Anthropology - 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\u003eThomas Petri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope John Paul's \u003ci\u003eTheology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e catecheses has garnered tremendous popularity in theological and catechetical circles. Students of the \u003ci\u003eTheology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e have generally interpreted it as innovative not only in its presentation of the Church's teaching on marriage and sexuality, but also as radically advancing that teaching.\u003ci\u003e Aquinas and the Theology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e offers a somewhat different interpretation. Fr. Thomas Petri argues that the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas substantially contributed to John Paul's intellectual formation, which he never abandoned. A correct interpretation of the \u003ci\u003eTheology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e requires, therefore, a thorough understanding of Thomistic anthropology and theology, which has been mostly lacking in commentaries on the pope's important contributions on the subject of marriage and sexuality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter offering an historical narrative describing the gradual departure from the theology of Thomas Aquinas, which led to a deficient theological method in the early twentieth century as implicated in the debates surrounding birth control, \u003ci\u003eAquinas and the Theology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e then surveys John Paul's pre-pontifical work. A thorough examination of the late pope's corpus reveals a definite respect for Aquinas even as he was intrigued by the consciousness-based school of phenomenology. In his many defenses of \u003ci\u003eHumanae Vitae\u003c\/i\u003e, John Paul II argued that since the human body represents the person to the world, the body speaks a certain language and has an inherent spousal meaning. While John Paul II did not offer any positive reference to Aquinas in his \u003ci\u003eTheology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e catecheses, he did in other works. Finally, this study explores Aquinas's mature work, comparing and contrasting it with John Paul II's, to conclude that the Angelic Doctor's metaphysical anthropology provided the foundation for John Paul II's notion of the spousal meaning of the body, which is a seminal concept articulated in the \u003ci\u003eTheology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e catecheses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile there has been much scholarly study on the philosophy of Pope John Paul II, and of his indebtedness to Aquinas's thought, this is the first book to connect \u003ci\u003eThe Theology of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e with Thomistic ideas.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Petri, OP, is vice president and Academic Dean, Dominican House of Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42596887265376,"sku":"9780813231501","price":74.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/YW8vWjVOcnMydHBPNjRGdi96ZGJzdz09.webp?v=1771685736","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/aquinas-and-the-theology-of-the-body-the-thomistic-foundations-of-john-paul-iis-anthropology-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}