Summa Theologiae: A Concise Translation
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Read St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica in an accessible one-volume edition for today’s Catholic reader.
For more than seven centuries, Catholics have turned to St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica—one of the greatest works of Christian theology—to explore life’s most important questions: Does God exist? Why does evil exist if God is good? What makes an action right or wrong? How can we know and love God more deeply?
Originally written as a theology textbook, the Summa Theologica draws on philosophy and theology in a highly structured format that can be challenging for modern readers. Spanning five volumes, it contains 38 treatises, 613 questions, and more than 3,000 articles, each presented through a series of objections and responses.
The Concise Summa Theologica offers an ideal intermediate step between reading the complete Summa and relying on commentaries or study guides. This Christian Classics edition features
- Aquinas’s own words in a faithful, concise translation—not a commentary or study guide;
- an intermediate-level approach that distills the original Summa Theologica to about one-sixth its length while preserving its essential insights;
- clear, nontechnical language that makes Aquinas’s theology accessible to today’s Catholic reader;
- an easy-to-read paragraph format instead of the original objection-and-response structure; and
- a practical introduction to Catholic theology for anyone reading St. Thomas Aquinas for the first time or returning to the Summa with fresh eyes.
This Christian Classics edition is an excellent choice for Catholics, theology students, seminarians, clergy, OCIA participants, and anyone seeking a trustworthy introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas. Whether you’re reading Aquinas for the first time, deepening your understanding of Catholic theology, or returning to the Summa Theologica, this one-volume edition offers a practical and approachable way to engage one of Christianity’s greatest theological classics.
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- Publisher
- Ave Maria Press
- Author
- Thomas Aquinas
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Nov 1, 1991
- ISBN-13
- 9780870612107
- ISBN-10
- 0870612107
- Pages
- 712
- Carton quantity
- 16 copies
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