▁of ▁his ▁study ▁were ▁subsequently ▁published ▁in ▁his ▁Collect ed ▁Works ▁as ▁Grace ▁and ▁Fre edom : ▁ ▁Oper ative ▁Grace ▁in ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas . ▁ ▁Ver bum : ▁Word ▁and ▁Ide a ▁in ▁Aqu inas ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁Rome , ▁L on er gan ▁wrote ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁four ▁articles ▁for ▁The ological ▁Studies ▁on ▁the ▁inner ▁word ▁in ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁which ▁became ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas ' ▁accounts ▁of ▁knowledge ▁and ▁cogn ition . ▁ ▁The ▁articles ▁were ▁later ▁collected ▁and ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Ver bum : ▁Word ▁and ▁Ide a ▁in ▁Aqu inas . ▁ ▁Ins ight : ▁A ▁Study ▁of ▁Human ▁Under standing ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁L on er gan ▁gave ▁a ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁Thomas ▁More ▁Institute ▁in ▁Montreal ▁that ▁extended ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁entitled ▁" Th ought ▁and ▁Re ality ," ▁and ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁that ▁course ▁was ▁the ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁book ▁Ins ight . ▁ ▁While ▁teaching ▁the ology ▁at ▁Colleg ium ▁Christ i ▁Reg is , ▁now ▁Reg is ▁College ▁feder ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁L on er gan ▁wrote ▁Ins ight : ▁A ▁Study ▁of ▁Human ▁Under standing , ▁inaugur ating ▁the ▁generalized ▁empir ical ▁method ▁( GE M ). ▁ ▁G EM ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁" trans c endent al ▁Thom ism " ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Mar