The Question of Habit in Theology and Philosophy

From Hexis to Plasticity

Bibliographic Data

ID4774656
AuthorsClare Carlisle (King’s College London, London, UK, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume19
Issue2-3
Pages30-57
Publication date2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBody & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1357-034X • E-ISSN: 1460-3632
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1357034x12474475
OpenAlexW2331620985
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited20

This article examines medieval and early modern theologies of habit (those of Augustine, Aquinas and Luther), and traces a theme of appropriation through the discourse on habit and grace. It is argued that the question of habit is central to theological debates about human freedom, and about the nature of the God-relationship. Continuities are then highlighted with modern philosophical accounts of habit, in particular those of Ravaisson and Hegel. The article ends by considering some of the philosophical and political implications of the preceding analysis of habit

Appropriation · Epistemology · Habit · Hegelianism · Sociology · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology