TY - BOOK AU - Sullivan,Ezra AU - Giertych,Wojciech TI - Habits and holiness: ethics, theology, and biopsychology T2 - Thomistic ressourcement series SN - 9780813233307 AV - B765.T54 S798 2021 U1 - 241 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Washington, D.C. PB - The Catholic University of America Press KW - Thomas Aquinas, KW - Thomas, KW - Habit KW - Habit (Philosophy) KW - Will KW - Religious aspects KW - Catholic Church KW - Psychology KW - Theological anthropology KW - Christianity KW - Christian ethics KW - Psychobiology KW - Habits KW - Habitude KW - Habitude (Philosophie) KW - Volonté KW - Aspect religieux KW - Église catholique KW - Psychologie KW - Anthropologie théologique KW - Christianisme KW - Psychobiologie KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction: Are habits necessary? -- Dispositions derived from human nature -- Dispositions derived from individual nature -- Experience and habituation -- Freedom and habituation -- Positive habits and virtues -- Negative habits and vices -- Grace, flourishing, and the grades of virtue -- Theological virtues and the gifts of the Holy Spirit -- Elements of habit change -- Forming habits for life -- Conclusion: The habitual readiness to flourish N2 - "This comprehensive exploration of Thomas Aquinas's theology of habit takes habits in general as a prism for understanding human action and its influences and provides a unique synthesis of Thomistic virtue theory, modern science of habits, and best practices for eliminating bad habits and living good habits"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2910461 ER -