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The Meta-Model

Ancient wisdom

Thinkers, schools, and texts that inform DMU’s integration of psychological science with the long Christian and pre-Christian tradition. Each entry pairs primary-source material with translation to contemporary clinical and pastoral practice.

Thinkers

Thinker· 13th century

Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)

Dominican friar, philosopher, and theologian whose Summa Theologiae remains the most influential systematic treatment of Catholic moral and philosophical anthropology. Aquinas's account of the passions, the virtues, and the human telos is foundational to the CCMMP.