03598cam a2200613Ii 4500 ocn904249011 OCoLC 20200709060334.0 m d cr cnu|||unuuu 150302s2015 enk o 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T TEFOD E7B EBLCP TEFOD YDXCP OCLCQ JSTOR 904518366 922280802 9780718843403 (electronic bk.) 0718843401 (electronic bk.) 9780718893750 (OCoLC)904249011 (OCoLC)904518366 (OCoLC)922280802 77F37BD1-8B1B-46E8-9E04-3C6D14C4B97C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1cg4pvm JSTOR B765.T54 REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh REL099000 bisacsh 261.5/61 23 MAIN Dobson, Melanie L., author. Health as a virtue : Thomas Aquinas and the practice of habits of health / Melanie L. Dobson. Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 2015. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Part 1. Thomas Aquinas and habits of health. Introduction : a story of habits learned -- Habit and health in Aristotelian thought -- Habit in Aquinas -- Health as a habit in Aquinas -- Body, soul, and the healthy life -- Passionately longing for health -- The action of habits of health -- What is health for? : the ends of habits of health -- Part 2. Habits of health in Christian community. Clergy health initiative -- Word made flesh -- Conclusion : habits of health and the church. Vendor-supplied metadata. How are we to care for our bodies and our health as part of faithful Christian living? Melanie Dobson excavates from Thomas Aquinas an answer for how contemporary Christians might live well in the midst of a very sick culture. Through a close reading of Aquinas's 'Treatise on Habit', Dobson reveals that the moral practice of habit does indeed include health. Thomas's keen understanding of the human person and of human longings supports the book's argument for a practice of health that directs us deep into the heart of God.Field research with clergy and missionaries offers concrete examples of. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa theologica. Selections. English. Theology Health aspects. RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Health -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Theology -- Health aspects. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa theologica. Selections. English. RELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Warfare bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Dobson, Melanie L. Health as a Virtue : Thomas Aquinas and the Practice of Habits of Health Havertown : The Lutterworth Press,c2015 9780718893750 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=959983 EBSCOhost EBSC 959983 ebrary EBRY ebr11033377 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1977111 YBP Library Services YANK 12326871 92 N$T 56108 56108