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The Thomistic Doctrine of the Triune God and Spiritual Life

Emery, Gilles

In: Nova et Vetera (English Edition), 2014, vol. 12, p. 1281-1303

Doing Theology with Thomas Aquinas means entering in possession of some fundamental theological and philosophical positions that lead to acquire not only a set of doctrines but a specific attitude, a mentality, a disposition that shapes both thought and action. This essay deals with four aspects: (1) the practice of Trinitarian theology as a spiritual exercise; (2) prayer and purification of...

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Dieu, la foi et la théologie chez Durand de Saint-Pourçain

Emery, Gilles

In: Revue Thomiste, 1999, vol. 99, p. 659-699

Dans le premier quart du XIVe siècle, Durand de Saint-Pourçain récuse la synthèse thomiste des rapports entre la foi et la raison, et rejette point par point la compréhension unifiée de la théologie élaborée par Thomas d'Aquin. La fragmentation de la théologie opérée par Durand (foi et raison, être immanent de Dieu et salut, spéculation et pratique) s’exprime de façon exemplaire...

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Kenosis, Christ, and the Trinity in Thomas Aquinas

Emery, Gilles

In: Nova et Vetera (English Edition), 2019, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 839-869

Thomas Aquinas pays great attention to Christ’s kenosis in Phil. 2:7 (“he emptied himself”), which he associates with his interpretation of John 1:14, Col 2:9 and 2 Cor 8:9. This study is comprised of four parts. The first part looks into the exegesis of Philippians 2:6–8 in Aquinas’s Commentary on St. Paul. The second provides some further details, drawn from other works of Aquinas,...

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The Vision of the Mystery of the Trinity in Thomas Aquinas

Emery, Gilles

In: Proceedings of the XIII Plenary Session on Believing, Loving and Living Truth | Credere, amare e vivere la verità (Doctor communis), 2014, p. 39-56

This essay discusses: (1) the nature of Aquinas’s approach to the mystery of the Trinity; (2) the centrality of the divine persons, and the understanding of the divine person as a subsisting relation; (3) the theme of the Word and Love; (4) Trinity and creation; (5) Trinity and grace (that is, the divine missions).

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L’illumination et le langage des anges chez saint Thomas d’Aquin = Illumination and angelic language in saint Thomas Aquinas

Emery, Gilles

In: Nova et Vetera, 2010, vol. 85, no. 3, p. 255-280

Cette étude traite le langage des anges chez Thomas d’Aquin. Elle considère deux modes du langage angélique: (1) l’illumination d’un ange par un autre; (2) la simple parole qu’un ange adresse à un autre. La conclusion souligne le rôle fondamental de la doctrine du “verbe” et de la “lumière”, ainsi que la place centrale que la théologie de Thomas d’Aquin accorde à la...

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Reconciliation with the Church and Interior Penance : The Contribution of Thomas Aquinas on the Question of the Res et Sacramentum of Penance = La réconciliation avec l’Église et la pénitence intérieure: l’apport de Thomas d’Aquin sur la question du res et sacramentum de la pénitence

Emery, Gilles

In: Nova et Vetera, English Edition, 2003, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 283-301

For Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274), the first effect (res et sacramentum) of the sacrament of penance is “inner penance”. Aquinas does not juxtapose “reconciliation with the Church” and ”reconciliation with God”, as some medieval authors did, and as some 20th Century theologians suggested by considering “reconciliation with the Church” as the first effect of penance. For Aquinas,...

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The Ecclesial Fruit of the Eucharist in St. Thomas Aquinas = Le fruit ecclésial de l’Eucharistie chez saint Thomas d’Aquin

Emery, Gilles

In: Nova et Vetera, English Edition, 2004, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 43-60

The theology of St. Thomas Aquinas bears witness to a profound connection between the Eucharist and the Church, which his theology takes into consideration at every level on which he analyzes this sacrament, namely under the aspects of its signification (signum), of its first effect (res et sacramentum), and of its last effect (res tantum: the unity of the Church).

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Le Christ médiateur : L’unicité et l’universalité de la médiation salvifique du Christ Jésus suivant Thomas d’Aquin

Emery, Gilles

In: "Christus - Gottes schöpferisches Wort" : Festschrift für Christoph Kardinal Schönborn zum 65. Geburtstag, 2010, p. 337-355

Chez Thomas d'Aquin (+1274), la conception du Christ Jésus comme médiateur unique et universel du salut se fonde dans la doctrine de l'union hypostatique et de la plénitude de grâce du Christ; elle implique l'efficience instrumentale de l'agir humain du Christ et son rôle de donateur de l'Esprit Saint.

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The Dignity of Being a Substance: Person, Subsistence, and Nature

Emery, Gilles

In: Nova et Vetera, English Edition, 2011, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 991–1001

Thomas Aquinas defines the “person” in terms of ‘nature’ and ‘subsistence’ (subsistence as a mode of existence). This analogical definition of the person offers a solid foundation for a consistent account of the divine persons (Trinitarian theology, Christology) and the human persons (anthropology).