Aquinas and the Theology of the Body: The Thomistic Foundations of John Paul II’s Anthropology

356 Pages·2016·3.88 MB·English

by  Thomas Petri

This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
Aquinas and the Theology
of the Body
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
thomistic ressourcement series
Volume 7
series editors
Matthew Levering, Mundelein Seminary
Thomas Joseph White, OP, Dominican House of Studies
editorial board
Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
Lawrence Dewan, OP, Dominican College of Ottawa
Gilles Emery, OP, University of Fribourg
Reinhard Hütter, Duke University
Bruce Marshall, Southern Methodist University
Emmanuel Perrier, OP, Dominican Studium, Toulouse
Richard Schenk, OP, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Kevin White, The Catholic University of America
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
Aquinas and the
Theology of the Body
The Thomistic Foundations of
John Paul II’s Anthropology
Thomas Petri, OP
The Catholic University of America Press
Washington, D.C.
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
Copyright © 2016
The Catholic University of America Press
All rights reserved
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of
American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper
for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
∞
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Petri, Thomas
Title: Aquinas and the theology of the body : the Thomistic foundations
of John Paul II’s anthropology / Thomas Petri, OP.
Description: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, 2016. |
Series: Thomistic ressourcement series ; Volume 7 | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015048888 | ISBN 9780813228471 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Human body—Religious aspects—Catholic Church. |
John PaulII, Pope, 1920–2005. Theology of the body. | Thomas, Aquinas, Saint,
1225?–1274. | Sex—Religious aspects—Catholic Church. |
Theological anthropology—Catholic Church.
Classification: LCC BX1795.B63 P48 2016 | DDC 233/.5—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015048888
Nihil Obstat:
Reverend Christopher Begg, STD, PhD
Censor Deputatus
Imprimatur:
Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Archdiocese of Washington
March 26, 2015
The nihil obstat and imprimatur are official declarations that a book or
pamphlet is free of doctrinal or moral error. There is no implication that those
who have granted the nihil obstat and the imprimatur agree with the content,
opinions, or statements expressed therein.
Nihil Obstat:
Reverend John Corbett, OP, STL, PhD
Censor Deputatus
Imprimi Potest:
Very Reverend Kenneth Letoile, OP, STL
Prior Provincial
Dominican Province of Saint Joseph
April 8, 2015
The nihil obstat and imprimi potest are official declarations that a book or pamphlet
is free of doctrinal or moral error and that the author has been given permission
by his major superior to publish the work. There is no implication that those who
have granted the nihil obstat and the imprimi potest agree with the content,
opinions, or statements expressed therein.
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
In loving memory of my parents, Jack and
Mary. Dedicated to my Dominican brethren
with fraternal affection and gratitude
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:13 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
Contents
List of Abbreviations ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1. From Thomas Aquinas to the Manualists 11
2. Personalism and the Debate on Marriage
and Contraception 45
3. The Moral Theology of Karol Wojtyła 92
4. Karol Wojtyła’s Ethics of Sexuality 127
5. The Spousal Meaning of the Body in Theology
of the Body 162
6. The Anthropology of Thomas Aquinas 198
7. The Movement of Love in the Summa Theologiae 235
8. Marriage and the Conjugal Act according to
Thomas Aquinas 273
Conclusion 309
Bibliography 315
Index 331
vii
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:14 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:14 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
Abbreviations
AAS Acta Apostolicae Sedis
AS Acta Synodalia Sacrosancti Concilii
Oecumenici Vaticani II
CC Casti Connubii (encyclical of Pope Pius XI)
FC Familiaris Consortio (apostolic exhortation of
Pope John Paul II)
GS Gaudium et Spes (document of Second
Vatican Council)
HV Humanae Vitae (encyclical of Pope Paul VI)
MD Mulieris Dignitatem (apostolic letter of Pope
John Paul II)
PG Patrologiae cursus completus. Series graeca, ed.
Migne
PL Patrologiae cursus completus. Series latina, ed.
Migne
SCG Summa contra Gentiles (Thomas Aquinas)
ST Summa Theologiae (Thomas Aquinas)
TOB Theology of the Body (Pope John Paul II)
ix
This content downloaded from 132.239.1.231 on Sun, 25 Dec 2016 11:58:16 UTC
All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms