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Lex nova non onerat:Understanding the beatitudes as 'law' in Thomas Aquinas

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The beatitudes as they’ve come to us in the Gospel of Matthew play an important role in the life of the Church and in the literary and theological traditions of the West in particular. In this contribution in honor of the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Thomas Aquinas, I would like to briefly recall this rich tradition and further reflect on one perspective that remains underdeveloped: the understanding of the beatitudes in relation to the treatise on law on the Summa Theologiae.

Source: Research portal (Tilburg University)

Author: ten Klooster, Anton; id_orcid 0000-0003-2226-9812

Language: English

Topic: Medieval Philosophy and Theology

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7113296186

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