Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas
SS: Treatise On The Theological Virtues
Q23 Of Charity, Considered In Itself
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In proper sequence, we must consider charity; and (1) charity itself; (2) the corresponding gift of wisdom. The first consideration will be fivefold: (1) Charity itself; (2) The object of charity; (3) Its acts; (4) The opposite vices; (5) The precepts relating thereto.

The first of these considerations will be twofold: (1) Charity, considered as regards itself; (2) Charity, considered in its relation to its subject. Under the first head there are eight points of inquiry:

A1 Whether charity is friendship?

A2 Whether it is something created in the soul?

A3 Whether it is a virtue?

A4 Whether it is a special virtue?

A5 Whether it is one virtue?

A6 Whether it is the greatest of the virtues?

A7 Whether any true virtue is possible without it?

A8 Whether it is the form of the virtues?

 
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