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Paul, Thomas Aquinas, and James K. A. Smith on the Role of Reason in Human Formation

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This book argues that Paul's seminal thesis on human moral formation in Romans 12:1–2 can be best understood when it is interpreted through the lens of a philosophical and theological anthropology that merges the views of Thomas Aquinas and James K. A. Smith.

This view claims that Paul's admonition to renew the mind in Romans 12:2 is best accomplished when human reason is understood to be the operation of the unified human soul that integrates the intellectual, sensitive, and appetitive powers within a specific socio-cultural context.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Reasoning Worship and Renewing the Mind in Romans 12:1–2
Chapter 2: Ontology of the Human Person in Thomas Aquinas and James K. A. Smith
Chapter 3: Anthropology and the Role of Reason in James K. A. Smith
Chapter 4: Anthropology and the Role of Reason in Thomas Aquinas
Chapter 5: The Role of Reason in Moral Formation
Chapter 6: The Human Stack and Romans 12:1–2
Conclusion

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Published 11 Dec 2025
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 304
ISBN 9781978765016
Imprint T&T Clark
Illustrations 20 bw illus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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K. Lauriston Smith

K. Lauriston Smith is adjunct instructor at Grand…

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