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Title: Summa Theologiae: A Concise Translation by Thomas Aquinas, Timothy McDermott ISBN: 0-87061-210-7 Publisher: Thomas More Publishing Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Expanded Index
Comment: As a research student in philosophy and a Catholic priest I have found this volume invaluable. It sits on my shelf next to my five volume 1950 Leonine edition of the Summa and acts as an expanded index. This is undoubtedly its greatest value: when seeking something in the Summa the ability to lift down this one volume, look for the appropriate text and check a summary of the Questions before turning to the real thing. I would additionally recommend it to all philosophy students and those interested in Catholic Philosophy and Theology as a text which can stand alone and whet the interest in this great thinkers magnum opus.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thumbnail of the Summa
Comment: This is an impressive book. It is a collection of all of the "I answer that" sections of the Summa Theologica. This gives you a supreme one-volume version of Thomas' affirmative thought on Catholic Theology and Philosophy. This is a great "Thumbnail" and "introduction" to the hefty five-volume opus that many people love, but few have read.
There are only two deficiencies with this volume. It does not have any commentary that other Thomistic books have, such as "A Summa of the Summa." Secondly, it omits the rather fascinating interplay of ideas that characterizes all of Thomas' works. Aquinas was agile at confronting and assimilating opposing ideas. He was able to intellectually met steel to steel, and this is what makes him a mental giant.
This book is good for Catholics who want to know their religion, or anyone who is not Catholic (as I am), who can appreciate a genius when he or she works
Rating: 5
Summary: A must for students
Comment: While any rigorous Thomistic scholarship obviously requires reference to Aquinas' unabridged works, this translation and abridgment is ideal for introducing students to Aquinas' thought. It allows students access to primary source material which would otherwise be too voluminous for easy consumption in an introductory setting. While scholars may debate the correctness of some of the translation, that is an issue for almost any translated text. Hence, I utilize this text myself in teaching Aquinas and highly recommend it to others looking for their first exposure to the Angelic Doctor's supreme achievment.
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Title: A Summa of the Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of st Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica Edited 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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Title: Confessions (Oxford World's Classics) by Saint Augustine, Henry Chadwick ISBN: 0192833723 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox by G.K. CHESTERTON ISBN: 0385090021 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 15 January, 1974 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Paradoxes of Faith by Henri de Lubac, Sadie Kreilkamp, Paule Simon ISBN: 0898701325 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: April, 1987 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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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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