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Title: St Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica (translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province) (5 Volume Set) by St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas ISBN: 0-87061-063-5 Publisher: Thomas More Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1981 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $225.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent investment!
Comment: Anybody who seriously studies theology and/or philosophy, especially those who are Roman Catholic, must have some knowledge of this timeless classic written by St. Thomas Aquinas.
I heartily recommend this English translation of the Summa Theologica; however, if you want to do scholarly research, it would be best to get your hands on a copy of a good Latin version. A good Latin version provides access to many nuances not adequately expressed in the English translation.
Serious and orthodox Catholics, especially, will discover the Summa Theologica to be an endless font of knowledge and wisdom.
If you are a non-specialist or a person with little background in philosophical-theology and the history of ideas, it would be wise to find a companion to guide you. For this purpose, I recommend anything on the topic written by Rev. Dr. Brian Davies, OP (Oxford University), Rev. Dr. Armand Maurer, OSA (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies), Dr. Ralph McInerny (University of Notre Dame), and/or Dr. Eleonore Stump (Saint Louis University). Be careful not to read St. Thomas blindly without guides who have truly studied his thought. These scholars will provide much needed background and prerequisite knowledge.
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Translation of a Classic Work
Comment: The people of his time and culture knew him as "Tommaso D'Aquino." We know him as Thomas Aquinas ... but we also know him as probably the greatest, most systematic thinker that Christianity has ever produced. This five-volume work is the classic Dominican translation of his SUMMA THEOLOGIAE and is probably the most widely used English translation of the work. (As an aside, you may enjoy the encyclical of Pope Leo XIII that sought to rebuild Roman Catholic philosophy and theology on the work of Aquinas; it is included in this edition.) If your love is classic catholic theology, you need a copy of this work in your library. All of Roman Catholic theology was firmly based upon it for centuries and it remains an important foundation for modern catholic theology. Whether you buy it new or get yourself a used copy, you will enjoy the clear thinking process that Aquinas used as he explored the issues and questions of faith. Laid out question by question as Aquinas originally intended, this classic version of his work will endure for as long as the church endures. Though Aquinas seems to have suffered a breakdown at the end of his life and though he pronounced all of his work "but straw," I doubt that you'll agree with that assessment when you venture into this masterpiece.
Rating: 5
Summary: Profitable Even For Non-Catholics
Comment: You might get the idea from some of these postings that only Catholics could care about Thomas, especially hearing about how he manages to theologically justify some, ah, rather untheological matters (if you have read some of these reviews, you will know what I mean). This is quite false. Most of the Summa is quite interesting to anyone interested in philosophy, especially the two traditions that Thomas inherited and synthesized, the Aristotelian and the Augustinian. I've found his work on the will is especially insightful, and I think that a return to the kind of concreteness that characterizes Thomas' treatment of this matter would be helpful in modern philosophy. His division of the formal features of God from the attributes proper is also a very fruitful notion.
I've never read the Summa from cover to cover - indeed, I doubt that too many of the reviewers here have - but there is much here to feast upon for philosophers and theologians of all traditions, especially those interested in Virtue Ethics (a movement I confess I have great sympathy for). Don't be frightened off from it simply because some Catholics act as if the Summa IS Catholicism itself. I think that is a rather naive view, since (1) there are modern Catholic practices and beliefs that seem incompatible with some parts of the Summa and (2) there are elements of Thomas that no one will wish to bring back into contemporary theology or philosophy. Some of his speculative work is, by my lights, too speculative, but this does not detract from the many arguments that are rich, deep, and grounded. Read Thomas for what he does in fact argue, and judge for yourself where he is successful.
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Title: Summa Contra Gentiles: Creation by Thomas St. Aquinas, Vernon Bourke, James F. Anderson ISBN: 0268016801 Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr Pub. Date: May, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Summa Contra Gentiles: God by Thomas St. Aquinas, Anton C. Pegis, Vernon Bourke ISBN: 026801678X Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Summa Contra Gentiles: Providence, Part I by Thomas St. Aquinas, Vernon J. Bourke ISBN: 0268016860 Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: City of God (Penguin Classics) by St. Augustine, David Knowles, Henry Bettenson ISBN: 0140444262 Publisher: Penguin USA Pub. Date: June, 1984 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: A Summa of the Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of st Thomas Aguinas Summa Theologica Edtied and Explained for Beginners by Peter Kreeft, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas ISBN: 089870300X Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: December, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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