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Summa theologica is a lengthy religious treatise by thomas aquinas, a franciscan friar who completed this vast tract while teaching at the university of paris. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of the time. John and jean oesterle professor emeritus of thomistic studies. The summa theologica is arguably the greatest theological work completed. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Summa theologica, questions 9097 by saint thomas aquinas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Thomas aquinas has much to teach usmost especially how to confront. Thomas aquinas, is considered a classic text both in the world of academic philosophy as well as in. Famously consulted immediately after the bible on religious questions at the council of trent, aquinas s masterpiece has been considered a summary of official church philosophy ever since. The summa theologica or the summa theologiae or simply the summa, written between 12651274 is the most famous work of thomas aquinas, even though it was never finished. Penance including last seven questions of the third part extreme unction.
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Thomas aquinass summa theologiae summa theologica by alfred j. As the title indicates, is a summing up of all that can be known about god and humanitys relations with god. Summa theologiaesupplement to the third part wikisource. He intended it to be the sum of all known learning as explained according to the philosophy of aristotle 384322 bce and his arabian commentators which was being introduced to western european. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
The second part deals with the advance of the rational creature to god. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Divided into three parts, the work consists of 38 tracts, 631 questions, about 3000 articles, 10,000. Thomas aquinas sometimes styled thomas of aquin or aquino, was a dominican friar and priest notable as a scholastic theologian and philosopher. It is a journey though the entire summa from beginning to end, and it furnishes a tourists view of the scope and content of that master work. A summa of the summa edited by peter kreeft, thomas aquinas, the dumb ox by g. A tour of the summa is not a translation, not a digest, not a selection of parts called basic, or best. Aquinas lived at a critical juncture of western culture when the arrival of the aristotelian corpus in latin translation reopened the question of the relation between.