Reality - A Thomistic Synthesis: by Pere Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

"The good of the grace of one soul is greater than the good of the nature of the whole universe"
- St Thomas Aquinas Ia IIa, q.24, a. 3, ad 2

REALITY—A Synthesis Of Thomistic Thought

by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O. P.

		INDEX

		Preface
Ch 1		Philosophical writings
2		Theological works
3		Thomistic commentators

		FIRST PART METAPHYSICAL SYNTHESIS OF THOMISM

4		Intelligible being and first principles
5		Act and potency
		Potency really distinct from Act Act limited by Potency the consequences applications of the Principle
		SECOND PART THEOLOGY AND DE DEO UNO

6		Nature of theological work
		the proper object of Theology steps in theological procedure the evolution of Dogma
7		Proofs of God's existence
		synthetic exposition fundamental validity of the Five Ways point of culmination
8		Divine eminence
		supernatural character of the Beatific Vision analogical knowledge of God corollaries
9		God's knowledge
		God's knowledge in general God's knowledge of the conditional future
10		God's will and God's love
		God's sovereign freedom of Will the causality of God's Will the Thomistic dilemma difficulties summary
11		Providence and predestination
		Divine providence Predestination
12		Omnipotence
		creation Divine preservation Divine motion
		THIRD PART THE BLESSED TRINITY

13		Augustine and Thomas
14		Divine processions
		generation spiration
15		Divine relations
16		Divine persons
17		Notional acts
18		Equality and union
19		Trinity naturally unknowable
20		Proper names and appropriations
21		Indwelling of the Blessed Trinity

		FOURTH PART ANGEL AND MAN

22		Sources
23		Angelic nature and knowledge
		nature of the angels angelic knowledge
24		Angelic will
25		Angelic merit and demerit
		natural happiness instantaneous choice source of angelic merit
26		Treatise on man
27		Nature of the soul
28		Union of soul with body
29		Faculties of the soul
30		Separated soul
		subsistence knowledge the will
31		Original sin

		FIFTH PART REDEMPTIVE INCARNATION

32		Introduction
33		Hypostatic union
34		Consequences of the hypostatic union
35		Freedom and impeccability
36		Christ's victory and passion
37		Mariology
		Mary's predestination the Divine Maternity Mary's sanctity Mary's universal mediation
		SIXTH PART THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH

38		Sacraments in general
39		Transubstantiation
40		Sacrifice of the Mass
41		Attrition and contrition
42		Reviviscence of merit
43		Treatise on the Church
44		Soul's immutability after death

		SEVENTH PART MORAL THEOLOGY AND SPRITUALITY

45		Man's ultimate purpose and goal
46		Human acts
		psychology of human acts conscience and probabilism the passions
47		Virtues and vices
		habits classification of virtues the Gifts the vices sin
48		Law
49		Treatise on Grace
		the necessity of Grace the essence of Grace division of Grace Grace, sufficient and efficacious the principal cause of Grace Justification the merits of the Just
50		Theological virtues
		Faith Hope Charity
51		Moral virtues
		Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance
52		Christian perfection
53		Charismatic graces
		prophetic revelation Biblical inspiration
54		Conclusion
		Thomism and Eclecticism the assimilative power of Thomism
		EIGHT PART DEVELOPMENTS AND CONFIRMATIONS

55		Twenty-four Thomistic theses
		origin of the theses derivative propositions forgetting the twenty-four theses
56		Realism and first principles
		contradiction and exaggerated Realism contradiction and Nominalism contradiction and limited Realism Realism and the Principle of Causality
57		Realism and Pragmatism
		Pragmatism and its variations the two notions compared pragmatic consequences Pragmatism must return to Tradition difficulties
58		Ontological personality
59		Efficacious grace
		the problem the Divine Will, antecedent and consequent the supreme principles consequences the mystery conclusion

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