Aquinas on Crime

Few contemporaries realize how Aquinas was and still is on the cutting edge of most things. Whether love, children, education, moral reasoning, happiness, or the proper dispositions for human existence, St. Thomas seems an expert in all of it. In this seminar, the focus targets St. Thomas’ criminal codification, which will illuminate the root, the heritage, and the foundation of modern criminal codification. First, how does St. Thomas factor the nature of the human person into the concept of criminal culpability and personal responsibility; second, what types of criminal conduct does St. Thomas precisely delineate and define; and lastly, what is Thomas’ view of mitigation and defense, as well as the corresponding punishment meted out for criminal conduct?

The course shall be a one-day event and include continental lunch and be held on Franciscan’s beautiful campus. A summary of course coverage includes:

• Aquinas and the Idea of Law

• Aquinas on Criminal Culpability

• Crimes Against the Person

• Current Aquinas on Sexual Offenses

• Aquinas on Property Offenses

• Offenses Involving Judicial Process

• Aquinas on Offenses Against Public Morality

• Law, Justice, Sentencing and Punishment

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