Summa Theologica: First Part of the Second Part - Couverture souple

Aquinas, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1475049536 ISBN 13 : 9781475049534

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Summa Theologica. Vol. 2. First Part of the Second Part. Complete in 6 volumes. St. Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225-1274) began writing his great Summa Theologica (or Summa Theologiae) in 1266 AD. In his writing, Aquinas adapted the philosophy of Aristotle to the needs of the 13th century and its theology. The title, Summa Theologica means the Summary or Totality of Theology. Within this Summary, Aquinas lays out the key aspects of Christian theology such as the "Five Ways" (Aquinas's arguments for the existence of God); the divinity of Christ; the relation between reason and faith; and the principle of analogy. The last item offers a theological foundation for the idea knowing God through the nature of His creation. Aquinas's Summa Theologica ranks among the greatest documents of the Christian Church, and is a landmark of medieval western thought. It provides the framework for Catholic studies in systematic theology and for a classical Christian philosophy, and is regularly consulted by scholars of all faiths and none, across a range of academic disciplines. Aquinas himself modestly considered it simply a manual of Christian doctrine for the use of students. In reality it is a masterfully arranged exposition of theology and at the same time a detailed synthesis of Aristotelianism into a revised statement of Christian philosophy. Summa Theologica--Complete in 6 volumes. Viewforth Great Books Series. Craig Paterson, PhD, General Editor.

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À propos de l'auteur

St. Thomas Aquinas was born around 1225 AD at Roccasecca, a hilltop castle from which the great Benedictine abbey of Montecassino is not quite visible, midway between Rome and Naples. At the age of five, he was entered at Montecassino where his studies began. When the monastery became a battle site-not for the last time-Aquinas was transferred by his family to the University of Naples. It was here that he came into contact with the "new" Aristotle and with the Order of Preachers or Dominicans, a recently founded mendicant order. He became a Dominican over the protests of his family and eventually went north to study, perhaps first briefly at Paris, then at Cologne with Albert the Great, whose interest in Aristotle strengthened Aquinas's own burgeoning interests. Returning to Paris, he completed his studies, became a Master of Theology and for three years occupied one of the Dominican chairs in the Theology Faculty. The next ten years were spent in various places in Italy, with the mobile papal court, at various Dominican houses, and eventually in Rome. From there he was called back to Paris to confront the controversy often labeled "Latin Averroism." After this second three year stint, he was assigned to Naples. In 1274, on his way to the Council of Lyon, he fell ill and died on March 7 in the Cistercian abbey at Fossanova. Viewforth Great Books Series. Craig Paterson, PhD, General Editor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1475049536
• ISBN 13: 9781475049534
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 550
• Éditeur: Paterson Craig
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