Joseph Bolin
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Joseph Bolin received his bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Thomas Aquinas College, a Masters and Licentiate in sacred theology from the International Theological Institute in Austria, and is currently writing a doctoral dissertation in theology for the University of Vienna. He has taught Latin courses for the Austrian Program of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, philosophy and theology for the International Theological Institute, and lectured on ethics for the Seminary of the Servants of Jesus and Mary. He has translated the questions of Aquinas's Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard concerning the moral virtues and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Mr. Bolin is presently a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Vienna, and Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology for the International Theological Institute.
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Areas of specialization
Natural Philosophy: Aristotle, Aquinas, early moderns
Thomistic metaphysics and natural theology
Moral philosophy and theology: virtues, charity, vocation and states of life
Dogmatic theology: trinity, creation, grace, sacraments
Books and Other Writings
Paths of Love: The Discernment of Vocation According to Aquinas, Ignatius, and Pope John Paul II
Come, Follow Me! - Whether long deliberation is required before choosing to enter the religious life (Bachelor's thesis defending the position of Thomas Aquinas on religious vocation)
On Love and Charity: Readings from the Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard (Thomas Aquinas in Translation)
On Virtues and Gifts: Texts from the Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard by Thomas Aquinas (forthcoming)
Darwin and Evolution: From a Catholic Perspective (Catholic Truth Society, 2009)