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Book SynopsisFrom speculative theology to the exegesis of Aquinas, to contemporary North American philosophy and Catholic social and ethical thought, to the thought of Benedict XVI, this book argues the crucial importance of the proportionate natural end within the context of grace and supernatural beatitude.
Trade Review"No one is more insightfully aware of the issues that arise where philosophy and theology interact than Steven Long. No set of such issues is more important than those concerning the natural end of human beings and our knowledge of that end. Long has written the book that we most need." -- -Alasdair MacIntyre University of Notre Dame "Marks the beginning of a new era in Thomistic studies." -- -Ralph McInerny University of Notre Dame "An argument engaging some of the most interesting interlocutors of both the tradition and the modern academy." -- -John F. Boyle University of St. Thomas "Long makes a significant contribution to contemporary Thomist scholarship by examining closely Aquinas' account of the relation between nature and grace... Recommended." -Choice "In these essays Steven Long always finds what is profound, elegant, and most of all what is surprising in St. Thomas doctrine on nature and grace." -- -Russell Hittinger Pontifical Academy of Social Science
