A Shorter Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica Edited and Explained for Beginners
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Book Overview
A shortened version of Kreeft's much larger Summa of the Summa, which in turn was a shortened version of the Summa Theologica. 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. In it, there is also much philosophy, which is selected, excerpted,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0898704383
ISBN13:9780898704389
Release Date:May 1993
Publisher:Ignatius Press
Length:165 Pages
Weight:0.52 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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good for an introduction
Published by mint , 4 years ago
The compiler tries his best, but I did find one or two unorthodox viewpoints in them, so take the footnotes with a grain of salt. However, as a heavily shortened introduction to Thomas Aquinas it's very good, think of it as a 101 class. It will broadly hit all the major questions and give you the first peek into Aquinas, giving you the tools to delve more deeply on your own.
If you want to learn HOW to read Aquinas, this is a good place to start.
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