Summary
A classic of theology and philosophy, St. Thomas Aquinas's "Summa Theologica", or "Summa Totius Theologiae", is the author's greatest work and the second of his two expansive "summas." Aquinas applies a schematic logic to this "summary of all theology," dividing into three sections: The first deals with the nature of God and the universe, the second with morality, and the third with Jesus Christ and the sacraments. Thomas Aquinas died in the midst of writing the third section.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Ave Maria Pr
Published date: 1991
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 2 pounds
Publisher's Notes
In one volume-a new translation of St. Thomas Aquinas's masterwork, in refreshingly non-technical modern English with modern chapter and paragraph format. Now, for the first time, the whole of Thomas's work is available in a concisely distilled translation, a form that will appeal both to professional students of theology and to interested general readers. "A remarkable achievement characterized by three qualities: concision (The Summa is here reduced to about one-sixth of its original length), the avoidance as far as possible of technical language, and modern format (chapters and sections in place of the cumbersome and space-consuming quaestio format actually used by Aquinas)....McDermott, fortunately, has the gift of language; his translation, an uncanny combination of innovative felicitousness and of accuracy, will make even Thomistic oldtimers read the Summa in a fresh and creative way.... This is an excellent and outstanding piece of work, greatly and wholeheartedly recommended as the best way in English to begin and maintain an interest in and respect for the mature thought of Thomas Aquinas" (Adris Newsletter, Fordham University).
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