ContentsAbbreviations1. THE SHAPE OF A SAINTEarly YearsFrom Student to TeacherParis to NaplesThe Last PhaseAquinas's CharacterReading Aquinas Today2. GETTING TO GODWays not to Get to GodGod and His Effects: The Five WaysThe Existence ArgumentCreationThe Beginning of the World3. WHAT GOD IS NOTNot Knowing What God isThe Doctrine of Divine Simplicity: PreliminariesThe Doctrine of Divine Simplicity: Details4. TALKING ABOUT GODBackground to AquinasAquinas on God-TalkThe Doctrine of AnalogyReal and Notional Relations5. PERFECTION AND GOODNESSGod is PerfectGod is GoodGod and Evil6. UBIQUITY TO ETERNITYGod's Presence in ThingsGod is Changeless God is EternalAquinas on Eternity Today7. ONENESS TO KNOWLEDGEGod is OneGod has PowerGod's Knowledge8. WILL TO MERCYWill in GodLove in GodGod's Justice and Mercy9. PROVIDENCE AND FREEDOMProvidence as God's Governing of CreaturesMiraclesHuman FreedomPrayer10. THE ETERNAL TRIANGLEAquinas and the Doctrine of the TrinityThe Trinity and PhilosophyProcessions in the TrinityRelations and the TrinityThe Persons Taken Individually11. BEING HUMANMe and My BodySoul and BodyDeath and the SoulDesire and Action12. HOW TO BE HAPPYHappiness and GodHappiness and NeedPractical ReasoningVirtuesNatural Law13. HOW TO BE HOLYThe Human End and Human NatureThe Start of the Human RaceThe Old LawThe New LawGraceThe Cause and Kinds of Grace14. THE HEART OF GRACEFaithHopeCharity15. GOD INCARNATEThe General Nature of Aquinas's ChristologyThe Union of Divinity and HumanityWhat was Christ Like?16. THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHRISTThe General PictureSin and the IncarnationSatisfactionMeritJustificationThe Resurrection and Ascension of Christ17. SIGNS AND WONDERSSacramentsThe Crowning Sacrament: The EucharistSelect Bibliography