Aquinas at 800, Part 7: The Law of Love

Episode Topic: The Law of Love

How is love at work in our lives in a practical way? Contemplate Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on love, why charity is not just love of God, but also a profound form of friendship, and why the key to understanding love is understanding justice.

Featured Speakers:

• Therese Cory, director of the Jacques Maritain Center and the John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies at the University of Notre Dame
• Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P., Theologian of the Papal Household at the Vatican and Member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
• William C. Mattison ’03 Ph.D., Wilsey Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame
• Jean Porter, John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Aquinas at 800. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome and Introduction
• 6:22 Introduction of Father Tic
• 33:02 Dr. Jean Porter Keynote Address
• 54:42 The Order of Charity According to Aquinas
• 1:01:30 Justice and Its Relation to Charity
• 1:10:08 Q&A Session: Exploring Aquinas's Views
• 1:29:53 Concluding Remarks and Announcements