Munditia cordis

The way of negation in the love of God according to Thomas Aquinas

Abstract

The desire of God is always characterized by our limited experience and the communion with God requires to purify human’s mind and heart. The article proposes the theme of love and munditia cordis in the Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas: the first paragraph investigates what amor means and its connection to knowledge, the second one studies the role of negatio/remotio to reach a real communion with God in Christ through the Holy Spirit.