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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

PREFACE 9INTRODUCTION 11QUESTION LXXXI 23OF THE VIRTUE OF RELIGIONI. Does the Virtue of Religion Direct a Man To God Alone? 23 S. Augustine, sermon, cccxxxiv. 3 on Psalm lxxvi. sermon, cccxi. 14-15II. Is Religion a Virtue? 27III. Is Religion One Virtue? 28IV. Is Religion a Special... Read Full Overview

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On Prayer and The Contemplative Life is a classic religious essay by St. Thomas Aquinas. The present generation in the fervour of its repentance is like to cast off too much. So many false principles and hasty deductions have been offered to its parents and grandparents in... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

THE present generation in the fervour of its repentance is like to cast off too much. So many false principles and hasty deductions have been offered to its parents and grandparents in the name of science that it is becoming unduly suspicious of the scientific method. A century... Read Full Overview

"On Prayer and The Contemplative Life" from Thomas Aquinas. Thomas Aquinas, dominican friar and priest and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism (1225-1274).