Theological Virtues
Faith, hope, and love, the God-given graces that turn the heart toward God
The theological virtues are faith, hope, and love, named together in Paul's hymn in 1 Corinthians 13 and developed by Augustine and Aquinas. Unlike the moral virtues acquired by practice, these are understood as infused gifts of God that orient the whole person directly toward him. Aquinas treats them as the supernatural foundation of the Christian life, with love as the greatest.
How it traveled
- JamesJerusalem · 62applies
- 1 PeterRome · 64applies
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- 1 CorinthiansEphesus · 67explains
- PhilippiansRome · 67applies
- ColossiansRome · 67explains
- 2 ThessaloniansCorinth · 67explains
- 1 ThessaloniansCorinth · 67explains
- 1 JohnEphesus · 100explains
- On Patience.— · 220explains
- Aphrahat: Select DemonstrationsMosul · 345explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- On the Duties of the ClergyMilan · 397explains
- On the Decease of His Brother SatyrusMilan · 397explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the HebrewsConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Letters of St. JeromeBethlehem · 420explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Letters of St. AugustinHippo Regius · 430explains
- On the Morals of the Catholic ChurchHippo Regius · 430explains
- The EnchiridionHippo Regius · 430explains
- On Christian DoctrineHippo Regius · 430explains
- Of Holy VirginityHippo Regius · 430applies
Key passages(20)
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
On Christian Doctrine · Augustine of Hippo
The Enchiridion · Augustine of Hippo
The Enchiridion · Augustine of Hippo
The Enchiridion · Augustine of Hippo
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians · John Chrysostom
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Two Books of Soliloquies · Augustine of Hippo
Epistle to the Smyrnæans: Shorter and Longer Versions · Ignatius of Antioch
Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament · Augustine of Hippo
A Dissertation on the Nature of True Virtue · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
An Invitation to Holy Communion · Thomas à Kempis
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Homilies on First Corinthians · John Chrysostom