Thomas Aquinas on Mental Disorder and the Sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist: Summa Theologica 3.68.12 and 3.80.9 Revisited

In this article, I seek to clarify the subjects of two articles in Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica (ST) in which he addresses whether baptism should be given to furiosi et amentes (ST 3.68.12) and the Eucharist to "those who have not the use of reason" (ST 3.80.9). I argue that the s...

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Published in:Journal of disability & religion
Main Author: Bankhead, Ivan ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2016]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Pages: 239-264
Further subjects:B Baptism
B Intellectual disability
B Aquinas
B Psychology
B Vulnerability
B Church History
B Mental Disorder
B mental capacity
B The Eucharist
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)