The ethics of Saint Thomas Aquina and the Bible

Authors

  • Marcelo Palma Rezende

Keywords:

Aquina, philosophy, theology, ethics, human nature, greek thought.

Abstract

Thomas Aquina is an icon of the Medieval Scholastic thought. His philosophy and theology are the basis of the contemporary Catholic ethics, as well as of modern ethical standards of many countries today. This study analyzes the Thomistic ethics in the light of Scriptures. It explores the bibliography on the subject and detains itself in a detailed analysis of some texts that are fundamental for the understanding of Thomas Aquina´s thought. It also investigates the Thomistic concept on the nature of man, a basic concept for understanding his ideas about human behavior, the relationship between man and God, the origin and purpose of human deeds, and, above all, the meaning of its results.

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References

AQUINO, Tomás de, Summa Teológica Primeira Parte, Indústria Gráfica Siqueira, São Paulo, 1943.

GARDEIL, H.D., Iniciação à Filosofia de Tomás de Aquino, Editora Duas Cidades, 1967.

GUTIÉRREZ, Gustavo, A Theology of Liberation, Orbis Books, 1988, New York, EUA.

HEINEMANN, Uta Ranke, Eunucos Pelo Reino de Deus, Mulheres Sexualidade e a Igreja Católica, Editora Rosa dos Tempos, 2a Edição, 1996.

LEHMANM, Paul L., La Ética En El Contexto Cristiano, Editorial Alla, Montevideo, Uruguay.

MACQUARRIE, John , e James F. Childres, The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics, The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1986, EUA.

RAI, Scott B., Moral Choices and Introduction to Ethics, Zondervan Publishing House, 1995.

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Published

2005-03-13

How to Cite

REZENDE, M. P. The ethics of Saint Thomas Aquina and the Bible. Kerygma, Engenheiro Coelho, SP, v. 1, n. 1, p. 57, 2005. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/357. Acesso em: 27 jan. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Jornada Bíblico Teológica

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