The church has always struggled against distortions within. Tertullian exposes heresies that tear down instead of building up, Augustine admits only the Scriptures can bow his stiff neck under Christ’s yoke, and Aquinas begins his exploration of the soul’s passions, showing how desire, anger, and fear must be brought under reason and grace (Romans 6:13). Here, discipline, humility, and spiritual order combine to form a life submitted to Christ.

Readings: Tertullian, Prescription Against Heretics, Chapters 42–44

Augustine, The Confessions, Book 13, Chapter 15 (Section 17)

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 22, Of the Subject of the Soul’s Passions

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