The ultimate goal and the theological pursuit according to Saint Thomas: between intellectualism and voluntarism

• Autor: Yangali Núñez, Oscar Edmundo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/21512
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/revistaira/article/view/21512
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Form; Matter; Essence; Understanding; Intellectualism; Voluntarism; Theology; Charity; Forma; Materia; Esencia; Intelectualismo; Voluntarismo; Teología; Caridad

In this work, I develop the importance of Thomas Aquinas’ reflection on the relationship between understanding and will with respect to the theological work. I examine first the so-called intellectualism of St. Thomas. Then, I proceed to discuss and resolve what the Thomistic conception of essence consists of. And finally, I present the contribution that the love of charity represents in the theological pursuit. I conclude that the thought and timeliness of St. Thomas for theology resides in an essential unity, a metaphysical and anthropological basis, which establishes a relationship between the understanding of the doctrine and the experience of the Gospel based on the love of charity.