Abstract

MOLTENI, Agostino. TO ENVY THE GRACE RECEIVED BY OTHERS AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR CHRISTIAN LIFE. Theol. Xave. [online]. 2011, vol.61, n.172, pp.449-471. ISSN 0120-3649.

This article strives to synthetically examine the topic of "envying others' grace", understood as a sin against the Holy Spirit. To understand the meaning and importance of this topic, some previous theological considerations are presented, followed by theological reflections supported by ecclesial tradition - with the special reference to Saint Thomas Aquinas. The conclusions we offer allow to acknowledge that this topic points out to -although vicariously the nature of Christian event and its reasoning, as well as to the nature of the ecclesial communion and its unity. Thus, this is a topic related to fundamental theology, which can receive useful insight from this reflection.

Keywords : Envy; grace; event; nature-Christianity; communio-ecclesiology.

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