A Topic of Moral Theology
Material and formal idolatry
Divine honour given to a creature externally through fear; perfect and imperfect formal idolatry.
In the index as Idolatry · Demon
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section II. Idolatry, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. III, Article II. On Idolatry, n. 503 — 503. Divisions. 1. Idolatry is either material (simulated, external) or formal (internal). The former is done only externally, from fear, command, or other motives, without a man inwardly willing to adore the creature; f… Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Sect. C, Ch. I, Question Two: On Idolatry, nn. ¶1, 774, 775 & 776 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Idolatry — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Theologia Christiana III · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)