Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Prologue: Beatitude—The Perfection of Being Human
1. Ordained for Beatitude—The Finality of the Created Intellect: Sacred Theology, Metaphysics, and the Natural Desire for the Vision of God
2. Equipped for Beatitude—To Be Good Is to Do the Truth: Eternal Law, Natural Law, Prudence, and Conscience
3. Liberated for Beatitude—Saved from Sin: Christ’s Passion on the Cross, the Surpassing Act of Charity
4. The Beginning of Beatitude—The Substance of Things Hoped For: The Virtue of Faith
5. The Road to Beatitude—Divinization and Friendship with God: The Virtue of Charity
6. The Preparation for Beatitude—Justice toward God: The Virtue of Religion
7. Perseverance on the Journey toBeatitude—Reclaiming Martyrdom: The Virtue of Courage
8. Protecting the Journey to Beatitude—Achieving Selfless Self-Control: The Virtue of Chastity
9. The Exemplar of Beatitude—Hope for the Wayfarer: The Blessed Virgin Mary’s Bodily Assumption into Heaven
Epilogue: God—Man’s Beatitude
Selected Bibliography
Index of Names
General Index
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