Thomas Aquinas and the practice of habits of health Dobson, Melanie L. creator author. text Electronic books. enk 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource. 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. 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. Melanie L. Dobson. Aquinas, Saint Thomas 1225?-1274 Theology Health aspects RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues RELIGION / Christianity / General 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 B765.T54 261.5/61 Dobson, Melanie L. Havertown : The Lutterworth Press,c2015 9780718843403 0718843401 77F37BD1-8B1B-46E8-9E04-3C6D14C4B97C OverDrive, Inc. 22573/ctt1cg4pvm JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=959983 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=959983 N$T 150302 20200709060334.0 ocn904249011 eng