Contents
Foreword by Peter Kreeft
Introduction
On Faith
Introduction to Faith
Article 1: Is the object of faith the First Truth?
Article 2: Is the object of faith something complex, by way of a proposition?
Article 3: Can anything false come under faith?
Article 7: Have the articles of faith increased in the course of time?
Article 9: Is it suitable for the articles of faith to be embodied in a creed?
Article 10: Does it belong to the Pope to draw up a creed of faith?
Article 2: Is the act of faith suitably distinguished as believing God (credere Deo), believing in a God (credere Deum) and believing in God (credere in Deum)?
Article 3: Is it necessary for salvation to believe anything beyond natural reason?
Article 4: Is it necessary to believe those things which can be proved by natural reason?
Article 7: Is it necessary for the salvation of all that they should believe explicitly in the mystery of Christ?.
Article 9: Is it meritorious to believe?
Article 10: Do reasons in support of what we believe lessen the merit of faith?
Article 3: Is charity the form of faith?
Article 5: Is faith a virtue?
Article 3: Can a man who disbelieves one article of faith have living faith in the other articles?
Article 4: Can faith be greater in one person than in another?
Article 1: Is faith infused into a human being by God?
Article 1: Is fear an effect of faith?
Article 1: Is unbelief a sin?
Article 12: Should the children of Jews and other unbelievers be baptized against their parents’ will?
Article 2: Is heresy properly about matters of faith?
On Hope
Introduction to Hope
Article 1: Is hope a virtue?
Article 2: Is eternal happiness the proper object of hope?
Article 5: Is hope a theological virtue?
Article 6: Is hope distinct from faith and love?
Article 2: Is there hope in those who are in heaven?
Article 3: Is hope in those who are in hell?
Article 4: Is there certainty in the hope of those on earth?
Article 1: Can God be feared?
Article 2: Is fear fittingly divided into filial, initial, servile and worldly fear?
Article 7: Is fear the beginning of wisdom?
Article 9: Is fear a gift of the Holy Spirit?
Article 1: Is despair a sin?
Article 1: Does presumption trust in God or in our own power?
Article 2: Is presumption a sin?
On Love (Charity)
Introduction to Love
Article 1: Is charity friendship?
Article 6: Is charity the most excellent of the virtues?
Article 7: Is any true virtue possible without charity?
Article 2: Is charity caused in us by divine infusion?
Article 4: Can charity increase?
Article 12: Is charity lost through one mortal sin?
Article 1: Does the love of charity stop at God?
Article 6: Should we love sinners out of charity?
Article 2: Should God be loved more than our neighbor?
Article 6: Should we love one neighbor more than another?
Article 1: Is joy an effect of charity?
Article 2: Is the spiritual joy that results from charity compatible with any sorrow?
Article 3: Can the spiritual joy that proceeds from charity be complete?
Article 2: Do all things desire peace?
Article 4: Is mercy the greatest of the virtues?
Article 2: Should we do good to all?
Article 3: Should we do more good to those who are more closely united to us?
Article 1: Is almsgiving an act of charity?
Article 2: Are the different works of mercy suitably listed?
Article 3: Are corporal works of mercy more important than spiritual works of mercy?
Article 5: Are works of mercy a matter of precept?
Article 4: Is a person bound to correct his prelate?
Article 1: Is it possible for anyone to hate God?
Article 2: Is hatred of God the greatest of sins?
Article 3: Is hatred of one’s neighbor always a sin?
Article 4: Is hatred of our neighbor the most grievous sin against our neighbor?
Article 4: Is envy a capital vice?
Article 1: Is contention a mortal sin
Article 1: Is schism a special sin?
Article 2: Is schism a graver sin than unbelief?
Article 1: Is it always sinful to wage war?
Article 2: Is rebellion against the authority of the state always a mortal sin?
Article 1: Should any precept be given about charity?
Article 2: Should two precepts of love have been given?
Article 4: Is it fittingly commanded that man should love God with his whole heart?
Article 6: Is it possible in this life to fulfill this precept of the love of God?
Article 7: Is the precept of love of our neighbor fittingly expressed?
General Index
Scripture Index