Thomas Aquinas The Basics

Author : Franklin T. Harkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000317701

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Thomas Aquinas: The Basics by Franklin T. Harkins Pdf

Thomas Aquinas: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the theology of arguably the greatest theologian and philosopher of the Middle Ages. The sophistication and complexity of his thought can be daunting for those approaching his work for the first time. Through this lively and accessible book, Harkins provides an entry point to understanding Aquinas’s mature theological thought. As well as giving an overview of Aquinas’s life and written works, this book examines Aquinas’s understanding of: • the nature and purpose of theology; • God’s nature, existence, and operations; • the Trinity; • creation; • evil; • the human person, human happiness, and the virtues; • Christ and salvation; and • the sacraments. Including a useful glossary of key terms, this text is ideal for students and interested non-specialists seeking an understanding of the theology of Aquinas.

Author : Francis John Selman
Publisher : Christian Classic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0870612433

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Aquinas 101 by Francis John Selman Pdf

Sprinkled amid the basic topics of St. Thomas's thought-knowledge of God, the virtues, good and evil, and the soul-are overlooked aspects of his philosophy such as angels, the emotions, the Old Law, and the resurrection. In Aquinas 101, Reverend Francis Selman highlights both the standard and neglected themes from one of the Catholic Church's greatest minds. The result is an engaging, readable, and immensely useful introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas that provides a broad overview for novices and fresh material for Aquinas scholars. Book jacket.

Author : Thomas Aquinas
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624661891

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Aquinas: Basic Works by Thomas Aquinas Pdf

Drawn from a wide range of writings and featuring state-of-the-art translations, Basic Works offers convenient access to Thomas Aquinas' most important discussions of nature, being and essence, divine and human nature, and ethics and human action. The translations all capture Aquinas's sharp, transparent style and display terminological consistency. Many were originally published in the acclaimed translation-cum-commentary series The Hackett Aquinas, edited by Robert Pasnau and Jeffrey Hause. Others appear here for the first time: Eleonore Stump and Stephen Chanderbahn's translation of On the Principles of Nature, Peter King's translation of On Being and Essence, and Thomas Williams' translations of the treatises On Happiness and On Human Acts from the Summa theologiae. Basic Works will enable students to immerse themselves in Aquinas's thought by offering his fundamental works without internal abridgements. It will also appeal to anyone in search of an up-to-date, one-volume collection containing Aquinas' essential philosophical contributions--from the Five Ways to the immortality of the soul, and from the nature of happiness to virtue theory, and on to natural law.

Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0872203816

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Basic Writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas: God and the order of creation by Saint Thomas (Aquinas) Pdf

Includes the whole of the First Part of the Summa Theologica. Pegis's revision and correction of the English Dominican Translation renders Aquinas' technical terminology consistently as it conveys the directness and simplicity of Aquinas' writing; the Introduction, notes, and index aim at giving the text its proper historical setting, and the reader the means of studying St. Thomas within that setting.

Author : Thomas Aquinas,Anton C. Pegis
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0872203824

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Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Volume 2 by Thomas Aquinas,Anton C. Pegis Pdf

Includes substantial selections from the Second Part of the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles. Pegis's revision and correction of the English Dominican Translation renders Aquinas' technical terminology consistently as it conveys the directness and simplicity of Aquinas' writing; the Introduction, notes, and index aim at giving the text its proper historical setting, and the reader the means of studying St. Thomas within that setting.

Author : Brock Stephen L
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227905791

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The Philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Brock Stephen L Pdf

If Saint Thomas Aquinas was a great theologian, it is in no small part because he was a great philosopher. And he was a great philosopher because he was a great metaphysician. In the twentieth century, metaphysics was not much in vogue, among eithertheologians or even philosophers; but now it is making a comeback, and once the contours of Thomas's metaphysical vision are glimpsed, it looks like anything but a museum piece. It only needs some dusting off. Many are studying Thomas now for the answers that he might be able to give to current questions, but he is perhaps even more interesting for the questions that he can raise regarding current answers: about the physical world, about human life and knowledge, and (needless to say) about God. This book is aimed at helping those who are not experts in medieval thought to begin to enter into Thomas's philosophical point of view. Along the way, it brings out some aspects of his thought that are not often emphasised in the current literature, and it offers a reading of his teaching on the divine nature that goes rather against the drift of some prominent recent interpretations.

Author : Ralph McInerny
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1989-12-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780268161316

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A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas by Ralph McInerny Pdf

Thomism is solidly based on the assumption that we know the world first through our senses and then through concepts formed on the basis of our sense experience. In this informally discursive introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas, Ralph McInerny shows how this basic assumption contrasts with dominant modern alternative views and is developed by Thomas into a coherent view of ourselves, of knowledge, and of God. McInerny first places Thomism in context within philosophical inquiry, discussing the relationship between philosophy and theology, and between modern and classical views of philosophy. He then describes the challenges Thomas faced with the introduction of Aristotle’s works into the Christian West. The reader is subsequently guided through such key concepts as art, nature, causes, and motion and shown how Thomas used these concepts to resolve the problems presented by Aristotle. Each chapter is tied to a specific Thomistic text, providing a sample from a number of Thomas’s works. In addition to articles from both Summas, there are sections from the Disputed Questions and the Commentaries, among others. McInerny also provides an annotated list of the writings of Thomas available in English. Bibliographical notes provided by the author, grouped by subject and following his general chapter divisions, will be particularly helpful for further reading.

Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Theology
ISBN : LCCN:lc45004355

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Basic Writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas: Man and the conduct of life: Summa contra gentiles (III, chapters 1-113) ; Summa theologica, first pt. of the second pt. ; Summa theologica, second pt. of the second pt by Saint Thomas (Aquinas) Pdf

Author : Michael J. Dodds, OP
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813232874

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The One Creator God in Thomas Aquinas and Contemporary Theology by Michael J. Dodds, OP Pdf

This book provides a fundamental introduction to Aquinas's theology of the One Creator God. Aimed at making that thought accessible to contemporary audiences, it gives a basic explanation of his theology while showing its compatibility with contemporary science and its relevance to current theological issues. Opening with a brief account of Aquinas’s life, it then describes the purpose and nature of the Summa Theologica and gives a short review of current varieties of Thomism. Without neglecting other works, it then focuses primarily on the discussion of the One God in the first part of the Summa Theologica. God's transcendence and immanence is a recurrent theme in that discussion. Evidence of God's immanent causality in the natural world grounds Aquinas's five arguments for the existence of God (the Five Ways) which then open onto God's transcendence. The subsequent discussion of the divine attributes builds on the modes of God's causality established in the Five Ways. It also shows the need for a language of analogy to preserve God's transcendence and prevent us from reducing God to the level of creatures, even as qualities such as "goodness" and "love," which we first know from creatures, are applied to God. The discussion of God's providence and governance establishes that the transcendent Creator God is most intimately present in creation. God acts in all creatures in a way that does not diminish their proper causality, but is rather its source. As there is no contradiction between God's transcendence and immanence, so there is no competition between the primary causality of God and the secondary causality of creatures. Empirical science, which is limited by its method to the secondary causality of creatures, is shown to be compatible with the broader discipline of theology which also embraces the primary causality of the Creator.

Author : Saint Thomas Aquinas,Richard J. Regan
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872206572

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A Summary of Philosophy by Saint Thomas Aquinas,Richard J. Regan Pdf

This compact collection of philosophical texts from the Summa Theologica -- on God, creation, the soul, human acts, moral good and evil, love, habits, virtue, and law -- is presented newly translated in abridged form and cast in a modified version of the medieval quaestio. Included are only the most important objections and Aquinas' replies; appeals to scriptural, theological, and philosophical authorities have been omitted. Unlike the ordering of the originals, questions and answers are here presented prior to objections and replies; the result is a sharp, rich, topically organised question-answer presentation of Aquinas' major philosophical arguments within a brief compass. A general Introduction, head notes, a glossary, an index, and a select bibliography offer expert guidance to the work of this major philosopher.

Author : Aquinas Thomas, Saint,Pegis
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company
Page : 2362 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0872203859

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Basic Writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Aquinas Thomas, Saint,Pegis Pdf

Volume 1 includes the whole of the First Part of the Summa Theologica. Pegis's revision and correction of the English Dominican Translation renders Aquinas' technical terminology consistently as it conveys the directness and simplicity of Aquinas' writing; the Introduction, notes, and index aim at giving the text its proper historical setting, and the reader the means of studying St. Thomas within that setting. Volume 2 includes substantial selections from the Second Part of the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles. Pegis's revision and correction of the English Dominican Translation renders Aquinas' technical terminology consistently as it conveys the directness and simplicity of Aquinas' writing; the Introduction, notes, and index aim at giving the text its proper historical setting, and the reader the means of studying St. Thomas within that setting.

Author : Brian Davies
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199831456

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Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil by Brian Davies Pdf

Brian Davies offers the first in-depth study of Saint Thomas Aquinas's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Davies first gives an introduction to Aquinas's philosophical theology, as well as a nuanced analysis of the ways in which Aquinas's writings have been considered over time. For hundreds of years scholars have argued that Aquinas's views on God and evil were original and different from those of his contemporaries. Davies shows that Aquinas's views were by modern standards very original, but that in their historical context they were more traditional than many scholars since have realized. Davies also provides insight into what we can learn from Aquinas's philosophy. Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil is a clear and engaging guide for anyone who struggles with the relation of God and theology to the problem of evil.

Author : Josef Pieper
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681492186

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Guide to Thomas Aquinas by Josef Pieper Pdf

One of the great philosophers of the 20th Century, Josef Pieper, gives a penetrating introduction and guide to the life and works of perhaps the greatest philosopher ever, St. Thomas Aquinas. Pieper provides a biography of Aquinas, an overview of the 13th century he lived in, and a wonderful synthesis of his vast writings. Pieper shows how Aquinas reconciled the pragmatic thought of Aristotle with the Church, proving that realistic knowledge need not preclude belief in the spiritual realities of religion. According to Pieper, the marriage of faith and reason proposed by Aquinas in his great synthesis of a "theologically founded worldliness" was not merely one solution among many, but the great principle expressing the essence of the Christian West. Pieper reveals his extraordinary command of original sources and excellent secondary materials as he illuminates the thought of the great intellectual Doctor of the Church. "The purpose of these lectures is to sketch, against the background of his times and his life, a portrait of Thomas Aquinas as he truly concerns philosophical-minded persons today, not merely as a historical personage but as a thinker who has something to say to our own era. I earnestly hope that the speculative attitude which was Thomas' most salient trait as Christianity's "universal teacher" will emerge clearly and sharply from my exposition." - Josef Pieper

Author : Dominic Legge
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198794196

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The Trinitarian Christology of St Thomas Aquinas by Dominic Legge Pdf

This work brings to light the Trinitarian riches in Thomas Aquinas's Christology.

Author : Robert Pasnau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521001897

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Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature by Robert Pasnau Pdf

A major new study of Aquinas and his central project: the understanding of human nature.