“Thomas Aquinas at his clearest and best. 'A gem, a precious pearl, a masterpiece!” Thomas’s concise statement of the key elements of his thought, but a handy reference source for the essential truths of the Catholic Faith. In response, the great saint quickly set down - in language that non-scholars can understand - his peerless insights into the major topics of theology: the Trinity, Divine Providence, the Incarnation of Christ, the Last Judgment, and much more. Thomas Aquinas - probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known - was asked by his assistant, Brother Reginald, to write a simple summary of the Faith of the Catholic Church for those who lacked the time or the stamina to tackle his massive Summa Theologica. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica Edited and Explained for Beginners Kindle Edition by Peter Kreeft (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 193 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 16.95 48 Used from 5.60 30 New from 10.72 1 Collectible from 46. Thomas' philosophy with copious aids to understanding them.The essentials of Catholic doctrine - clearly and succinctly presented A Shorter Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of St. It contains the most famous and influential passages of St. This little book is designed for beginners, either for classroom use or individually. The Summa Theologica is timeless, but particularly important today because of his synthesis of faith and reason, revelation and philosophy, and the Biblical and the classical Greco-Roman heritages. He is a master of metaphysics and technical terminology, yet so full of both theoretical and practical wisdom. His writings combine the two fundamental ideals of philosophical writing: clarity and profundity. Thomas Aquinas is universally recognized as one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived. /rebates/2f97808987043892fShorter-Summa-Essential-Philosophical-Passages-08987043832fplp&. In it, there is also much philosophy, which is selected, excerpted, arranged, introduced, and explained in footnotes here by Kreeft, a popular Thomist teacher and writer. The reason for the double shortening is pretty obvious: the original runs some 4000 pages! (The Summa of the Summa was just over 500.) The Summa is certainly the greatest, most ambitious, most rational book of theology ever written. A shortened version of Kreeft's much larger Summa of the Summa, which in turn was a shortened version of the Summa Theologica.

A Shorter Summa by Peter Kreeft