Paul Philibert, OP, (1936-2016) taught pastoral theology in the United States and abroad. He was a Dominican friar of the Southern Province. His translation of a collection of Congar's essays on the liturgy has been published by Liturgical Press under the title At the Heart of Christian Worship. His book The Priesthood of the Faithful: Key to a Living Church (Liturgical Press, 2005) reflects the ecclesiology of Yves Congar and his vision of the apostolic life of the faithful.

• ContentsTranslator’s Introduction v1:  The Friar Preacher 12:  Master in Sacred Theology 153:  The Contemplative 354:  The Herald of a New Christianity 635:  Imago Mundi 816:  The Virtuous Life 1057:  The Fate of St. Thomas 1238:  The Works of St. Thomas 133Bibliography of Works of and about St. Thomas 143Illustrations 146Index of Names 147Index of Subjects 148

. . . Aquinas and His Role in Theology is full of synthesis and insight. Experts have considered it to hold some of Chenu's finest pages on Aquinas: there succinct descriptions of church and society in the Middle Ages lead to luminous lines on the interplay of nature and grace. Every reader, beginner or lifelong disciple, will find in this book new perspectives and engaging ideas.Thomas F. O'Meara, O.P.

Paul Philibert, OP, (1936-2016) taught pastoral theology in the United States and abroad. He was a Dominican friar of the Southern Province. His translation of a collection of Congar's essays on the liturgy has been published by Liturgical Press under the title At the Heart of Christian Worship. His book The Priesthood of the Faithful: Key to a Living Church (Liturgical Press, 2005) reflects the ecclesiology of Yves Congar and his vision of the apostolic life of the faithful.

• ContentsTranslator’s Introduction v1:  The Friar Preacher 12:  Master in Sacred Theology 153:  The Contemplative 354:  The Herald of a New Christianity 635:  Imago Mundi 816:  The Virtuous Life 1057:  The Fate of St. Thomas 1238:  The Works of St. Thomas 133Bibliography of Works of and about St. Thomas 143Illustrations 146Index of Names 147Index of Subjects 148

. . . Aquinas and His Role in Theology is full of synthesis and insight. Experts have considered it to hold some of Chenu's finest pages on Aquinas: there succinct descriptions of church and society in the Middle Ages lead to luminous lines on the interplay of nature and grace. Every reader, beginner or lifelong disciple, will find in this book new perspectives and engaging ideas.Thomas F. O'Meara, O.P.

Paul Philibert, OP, (1936-2016) taught pastoral theology in the United States and abroad. He was a Dominican friar of the Southern Province. His translation of a collection of Congar's essays on the liturgy has been published by Liturgical Press under the title At the Heart of Christian Worship. His book The Priesthood of the Faithful: Key to a Living Church (Liturgical Press, 2005) reflects the ecclesiology of Yves Congar and his vision of the apostolic life of the faithful.

• ContentsTranslator’s Introduction v1:  The Friar Preacher 12:  Master in Sacred Theology 153:  The Contemplative 354:  The Herald of a New Christianity 635:  Imago Mundi 816:  The Virtuous Life 1057:  The Fate of St. Thomas 1238:  The Works of St. Thomas 133Bibliography of Works of and about St. Thomas 143Illustrations 146Index of Names 147Index of Subjects 148

. . . Aquinas and His Role in Theology is full of synthesis and insight. Experts have considered it to hold some of Chenu's finest pages on Aquinas: there succinct descriptions of church and society in the Middle Ages lead to luminous lines on the interplay of nature and grace. Every reader, beginner or lifelong disciple, will find in this book new perspectives and engaging ideas.Thomas F. O'Meara, O.P.