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49 books match the query 'Thomas'
Aquinas and Analogy
Ralph McInerny
Catholic University of America Press, 1996
Aquinas and Sartre
On Freedom, Personal Identity, and the Possibility of HappinessStephen Wang
Catholic University of America Press, 2009
Aquinas's Summa
background, structure, & receptionJean-Pierre Torrell
Catholic University of America Press, 2005
By knowledge & by love
charity and knowledge in the moral theology of St. Thomas AquinasMichael S. Sherwin
Catholic University of America Press, 2005
Dr. America
The Lives of Thomas A. Dooley, 1927-1961James T. Fisher
University of Massachusetts Press, 1997
This book chronicles the life of Tom Dooley, the American doctor whose much-publicized exploits in Vietnam and Laos during the 1950s helped lay the ideological groundwork for the U.S. military intervention a decade later. The scion of an upper-middle-class St. Louis family, Dooley was an enormously complex and fascinating individual. He was a devoutly religious Roman Catholic as well as a self-styled playboy socialite, a devoted physician to the poor and a tireless propagandist for the “Vietnam Lobby,” a shameless self-promoter and a closeted homosexual, a victim of Navy persecution and a beneficiary of CIA support. Dooley first gained notoriety as a young Navy doctor charged with overseeing the evacuation of Catholic refugees from North Vietnam in the wake of the 1954 Geneva Accords. His celebrity grew after his book Deliver Us from Evil, a fervently anticommunist account of his experiences, was serialized in Reader's Digest. By the end of the decade, as his name became associated (albeit mistakenly) with a ballad popularized by the Kingston Trio, he had achieved the status of “America's first pop star saint.” In addition to exposing the roots of the Vietnam War, Dooley's story illuminates a broad range of developments in post-World War II United States culture—from the “Americanization” of Catholicism to the rise of the mass media.
Ethica Thomistica
The Moral Philosophy of Thomas AquinasRalph McInerny
Catholic University of America Press, 1997
Chapters: Morality and Human Life; The Good for Man; Ultimate End and Moral Principles; The Structure of the Human Act; Good and Evil Action; Character and Decision; Prudence and Conscience; Religion and Morality ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ralph McInerny is Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies and director of the Jacques Maritain Center at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 1955. He is founder and publisher of Catholic Dossier magazine; cofounder of Crisis magazine; and author of several books published by CUA Press, including Aquinas on Human Action (1992), The Question of Christian Ethics (1993), and Aquinas and Analogy (1996).
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
"Remarkable for its moderation and common sense. . . . [McInerny] rapidly sketches selected themes from Thomistic moral thinking: what distinguishes the moral activities of man, what is distinctive of moral goodness (in Aristotle and in Aquinas), an analysis of practical reason in relation to natural law, the bases for judging good and evil moral actions, the roles of intellect and will in voluntary activity, the work of virtues as components of moral character, the functions of prudence and conscience, and finally the relation of ethics to religious belief. . . . For the person who desires a quick and understandable introduction to this subject, this little book can be recommended as readable and reliable."—Vernon J. Bourke, Speculum "An important contribution both to moral philosophy and to its teaching. . . . [McInerny] has put us all in his debt by writing it."—Alasdair MacIntyre, Teaching Philosophy "A clear, thorough and readable introduction to the thought of one of the intellectual giants of the Catholic moral tradition."—National Catholic Register
Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas
John F. Wippel
Catholic University of America Press, 1995
Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas II
John F. Wippel
Catholic University of America Press, 2007
On the Virtues
Jean Capreolus
Catholic University of America Press, 2001
Praeambula Fidei
Thomism and the God of the PhilosophersRalph McInerny
Catholic University of America Press, 2006
Reading John with St. Thomas Aquinas
Theological Exegesis and Speculative TheologyMichael Dauphinais
Catholic University of America Press, 2005
Resilience and the virtue of fortitude
Aquinas in Dialogue with the Psychosocial SciencesCraig Steven Titus
Catholic University of America Press, 2006
Savage West
The Life and Fiction of Thomas SavageO. Alan Weltzien
University of Nevada Press, 2022
O. Alan Weltzien's insightful and detailed literary biography chronicles the life and work of this neglected but deeply talented novelist. Savage, a closeted gay family man, was both an outsider and an insider, navigating an intense conflict between his sexual identity and the claustrophobic social restraints of the rural West. Unlike many other Western writers, Savage avoided the formula westerns— so popular in his time— and offered instead a realistic, often subversive version of the region. His novels tell a hard, harsh story about dysfunctional families, loneliness, and stifling provincialism in the small towns and ranches of the northern Rockies, and his minority interpretation of the West provides a unique vision and caustic counternarrative contrary to the triumphant settler-colonialism themes that have shaped most Western literature. Savage West seeks to claim Thomas Savage's well-deserved position in American literature and to reintroduce twenty-first-century readers to a major Montana writer.
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Natural Law Tradition
Contemporary PerspectivesJohn Goyette
Catholic University of America Press, 2004
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1812–21, Volume 1Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
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The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1822–23, Volume 2Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1824–25, Volume 3Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1826–28, Volume 4Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1838, Volume 10Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1839, Volume 11Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1840, Volume 12Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1841, Volume 13Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1852, Volume 27Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
1853, Volume 28Kenneth J. Fielding, Ian Campbell, Aileen Christianson, David Sorensen
Duke University Press, 0
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Four occurrences pervade this new collection of letters: the decline and death of Thomas Carlyle’s mother; Thomas’s continued research of Frederick the Great; the Carlyles’s struggle against the perpetual irritation of urban noise, particularly roosters, which led to the construction of a soundproof room; and the Carlyles’ introduction to Talbotypes, an early form of photography. While domestic concerns pervade the volume, it also provides the usual insight into societal and political culture of the 1850s through the couple’s interaction with influential figures, including Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Delia Bacon.
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
April 1848–March 1849, Volume 23Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
April–December 1844, Volume 18Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
April–December 1849: April–December 1849, Volume 24Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
August 1843–March 1844, Volume 17Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
August 1846–June 1847, Volume 21Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January 1829–September 1831, Volume 5Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January 1835–June 1836, Volume 8Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January 1854-June 1855, Volume 29Kenneth J. Fielding, Ian Campbell, Sheila McIntosh, and David Sorensen
Duke University Press, 0
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Volume 29 resumes themes begun in earlier letters: Thomas's flirtatious exchanges with Lady Ashburton, the recent death of his mother, the improvement of his soundproof room, and his struggle to pursue his research for Frederick the Great. Other notable items include Dickens's dedication of Hard Times to Thomas and Thomas's support of G. H. Lewes during the scandal over Lewes's affair with George Eliot. The highlight of the volume is a passionate and humorous letter by Jane, subtitled "Budget of a Femme Incomprise," in which she defends the rising cost of running their house.
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January-September 1856, Volume 31Ian Campbell, Aileen Christianson, Sheila McIntosh, and David Sorensen
Duke University Press, 0
In volume 31, which covers the year 1856, the Carlyles continue a rigorous correspondence, depicting and examining Victorian London as well as its inhabitants. They also return to their native Scotland and offer details of their travels in the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands.
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January–December 1850, Volume 25Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January–December 1851, Volume 26Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January–July 1842, Volume 14Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January–July 1843, Volume 16Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January–October 1859, Volume 35Brent E. Kinser
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
January–September 1845, Volume 19Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
July 1836–December 1837, Volume 9Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
July 1847–March 1848, Volume 22Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
July-December 1855, Volume 30Ian Campbell, Aileen Christianson, Sheila McIntosh, and David Sorensen
Duke University Press, 0
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Volume 30 illuminates Jane's inner life with the help of two previously unpublished documents: her complete journals from the years 1845-1852 and 1855-1856 and an interview conducted by her friend Ellen Twiselton that chronicles a painful period in the Carlyle marriage. Also included here is Jane's story, "The Simple Story of My Own First Love," and discussions of her complicated relations with feminists, whom she admired yet distrusted. Meanwhile, Thomas is mired in his remarkable study of Frederick the Great, a figure he reveres as an exemplar of "veracity" in a shallow age—an image of Carlyle himself.
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
July–December 1842, Volume 15Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
October 1831–September 1833, Volume 6Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
October 1833–December 1834, Volume 7Charles Richard Sanders
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
October 1845–July 1846, Volume 20Clyde de L. Ryals and Kenneth J. Fielding
Duke University Press, 0
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
October 1856-July 1857, Volume 32Ian Campbell, Aileen Christianson, Sheila McIntosh, and David Sorensen
Duke University Press, 0
Volume 32 covers the period from October 1856 to July 1857. During this time, Jane is beset with a succession of illnesses, while Thomas prepares the first two books of his massive History of Frederick the Great for publication and labors on his publisher's proposed new "cheap" edition of his works. The "Indian mutiny," the bombardment of Canton, and a dissolution of the British Parliament also feature in this volume. In addition to its 168 richly annotated letters, many published here for the first time, volume 32 includes two appendixes: (1) advertisements in the Athenaeum for the "cheap edition" from December 1856 to December 1858 and (2) a transcription of Thomas Carlyle's marginal comments on a borrowed copy of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh.
Thomas Aquinas' Trinitarian Theology
A Study in Theological MethodTimothy L Smith
Catholic University of America Press, 2003
Thomas and Beulah
Rita Dove
Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1986