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The Thomistic Institute
Redemptive Love & Comic Mercy in Flannery O'Connor | Dr. Jennifer Frey & Fr. Thomas Joseph White
Apr 25, 2024
Dr. Jennifer Frey and Fr. Thomas Joseph White discuss redemptive love, grace, and comic mercy in Flannery O'Connor's stories. They explore Aquinas's concept of love, Catholic theology's distinctiveness, grace and faith, and themes of redemption and transformation in O'Connor's narratives.
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- Theology in the Catholic tradition emphasizes disciplined knowledge rooted in philosophy and revelation, contrasting with Protestant views.
- Aquinas categorizes love analogically, elevating natural friendship to divine charity aligning human actions with God's virtues.
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Father Thomas Joseph White discusses the Dominican Order's intellectual influence
The Dominicans have a rich tradition of intellectual engagement dating back to medieval times. St. Dominic, the founder of the order, sent Friars to study and teach at universities. Figures like St. Albert the Great and St. Thomas Aquinas were early Dominicans who contributed significantly to the Aristotelian revival and Catholicism.
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