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"The Summa Theologica is the best-known work of Italian philosopher, scholar, and Dominican friar SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS (1225¿1274), widely considered the Catholic Church¿s greatest theologian. Famously consulted (immediately after the Bible) on religious questions at the Council of Trent, Aquinas¿s masterpiece has been considered a summary of official Church philosophy ever since. Aquinas considers approximately 10,000 questions on Church doctrine covering the roles and nature of God, man, and Jesus, then lays out objections to Church teachings and systematically confronts each, using Biblical verses, theologians, and philosophers to bolster his arguments.In Volume III, Aquinas addresses:¿ faith and heresy¿ charity¿ peace and war¿ mercy, anger, and justice¿ prayer¿ truth¿ and much more.This massive work of scholarship, spanning five volumes, addresses just about every possible query or argument that any believer or atheist could have, and remains essential, more than seven hundred years after it was written, for clergy, religious historians, and serious students of Catholic thought." ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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In this volume, the author presents, translates, and offers an interpretation of Aquinas's "De Principiis Naturae" and his "De Mixtione Elementorum". He reflects on what Aquinas says about matter and form and the elements in various contexts and throughout his works. ... Read more

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Wonderful Exposition
Bobick has done it again.After reading Bobick's insightful translation and exposition of Aquinas' "De Ente et Esentia", I was pleased to find that his knack for explaining Aquinas' complex ideas in metaphysics and natural philospohy is repeated in this book.For those who wish to understand Aquinas in depth, this book is a must. ... Read more

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This volume is part one of a two-volume set. It may be purchased separately or in conjunction with volume two. 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. ... Read more

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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY CHAPTER I THE RISE OF SCHOLASTICISM-ST. ANSELM (1034-1109) Much attention has been given, especially in recent times, to questions relating to evolution. This is a very broad subject, including in its various aspects many theories and discussions concerning the origin and development of all forms of created being and life. Naturally inquisitive and studious, man attempts to explain the nature of all things that come under his observation, and becomes deeply interested in the study of their origin and development, whether the subject of his investigation be the oak springing from:the acorn, the visible world created by Almighty God, or the human soul, created also by God, and gradually developing its faculties until man reaches the highest perfection attainable in this world. Some persons think that the most important study in evolution is offered by the visible world in which we live. The story of the Creation comes to us in an inspired b

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chapter page; I The Rise of Scholasticism-St Anselm (1034-; 1109); II Dangers and Abuses of Scholasticism-Abelard; (1079-1142) 17; III The Experimental Sciences-Albertus Magnus-; Roger Bacon 33; IV Condition of Philosophy in the Thirteenth Century-What St Thomas Found at Paris 50; V Influence of St Thomas on Philosophy 69; VI The Summa Theologica of St Thomas 87; VII Specimen Pages from the Summa Theologica of; St Thomas 109; Bibliography 129; CHARTS; facing; page; Latin Chart 87; English Chart 109

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a good concise book on theology.
this book is pretty cool. dont take my word for it. buy it. hehe. good readin. ... Read more

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A Very Thorough, Concise Review of Aquinas's Ethics
This is a very well thought out summary and explanation of Aquinas's already ordered view of Ethics. Particularly good on the relation between intellect and will in the Cardinal Virtues- especially with respect to prudence.A relatively short read but intricate and subtle in its understanding of distributive justice- where I thought of it in terms of integral whole to integral parts (entitlement and desert) and the common good or wealth or freedom (whicb is an Aristotelian perspective) Elders seems to concentrate on the relation of formal parts of the state- the constitution (or government) and the people to the whole or entitive state. The attitudes of the people and the government to each other and to the state may not match the reality of tbe actual relations. ... Read more

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This volume is part two of a two-volume set. It may be purchased separately or in conjunction with volume one. 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. ... Read more

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Grace and Freedom represents Lonergan's entry into subject matter that would occupy him throughout his lifetime. At the same time it is a manifestation of the thinking that has made him one of the world's foremost Thomist scholars.

The volume is in two parts. Part One is a new edition of "Grace and Freedom: Operative Grace in the Thought of St Thomas Aquinas", four articles written by Lonergan in 1941-42, first published in book form in 1971. This edition includes new notes and indices. Part Two is Lonergan's doctoral dissertation, "Gratia Operans", submitted to the Gregorian University, Rome, in 1940. Published here in full for the first time, the dissertation provides important context and background for the articles in the first part. Lonergan's thesis is that, from the sixteenth century onwards, commentators on Thomas Aquinas lacked historical consciousness, raised questions that Thomas had never considered, and obfuscated the issues. Lonergan's achievement consists in having retrieved the actual position of Thomas by adopting a historical approach that has reconstructed his intellectual development on grace. The majority of contemporary theologians now agree with the implementation of the historical method. What Lonergan also adds is a unique diagnosis of the mistakes made by the modern scholastic authors in their treatment of grace. Throughout this work, Lonergan discovers in Thomas a mind in constant development, displaying radical shifts on fundamental questions. Together the two parts not only reveal an essential step in Lonergan's own development, but also make an impressive contribution to Thomist studies.

Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984), a professor of theology, taught at Regis College, Harvard University, andBoston College. An established author known for his Insight and Method in Theology, Lonergan received numerous honorary doctorates, was a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1971 and was named as an original members ofthe International Theological Commission by Pope Paul VI.

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a key insight
This was Lonergan's doctoral dissertation.It focuses on the relationship between divine activity and human responsibility, between grace and freedom.To what extent are our good works our own, and to extent, or in what way, are they the product of God's grace?This issue is of fundamental importance for Christian theology.A deeply theoretical problem, its practical implications can be seen in the difference between the theological ethics of such thinkers as John Courney Murray and Reinhold Niebuhr.

I have found the first chapter in particular to be helpful.It traces the history of the development of the theoretical category of nature.Nothing in this world is purely natural; all is a mixture of nature, sin, and grace, but having the neutral term of nature allows theologians to avoid extremes that view humanity (including culture) as either absolutely fallen and thus totally helpless, or completely redeemed, and thus able to achieve anything on its own.Lonergan compares this to the theory of gravity:nothing actually falls at 9.8 meters per second squared, but this abstraction makes for some clear thinking about actual, concrete falling bodies, and thus, is indispensably helpful for very practical problems (such as, Is scripture the only source of truth?What is the relationship between church and state?)

The rest of the work focuses on Thomas Aquinas's treatment of the relationship between grace and freedom (our will and choices). It's very complicated, exploring such distinctions as actual and habitual grace, operative and cooperative grace, healing and elevating grace, their interrelations, and their relations with the will, merit, the theological virtues, etc.By a historical treatment of Thomas's thought, Lonergan seeks to present Thomas free from the ahistorical readings of decadent scholastic Thomists.

A great secondary source for this work is Michael Stebbins' "The Divine Initiative."

Worth the read...
Anyone who buys this book knows what they're getting since it's certainly not for a mainstream audience. But as far as an entry point into Lonergan's appreciation of Aquinas the book is a must have. The editors of the collected edition have done an excellent job. Latin quotations from Aquinas have been translated afresh into English in the footnotes and there is a ready guide to Lonergan's latin in the back. An excellent index also helps the student of Lonergan and of course, of Aquinas. The addition of Lonergan's PhD thesis as well as the previously published edition was a masterful stroke since it gives a little more detail on Lonergan's thinking. I for one, found the dissertation far easier to read and comprehend than the previously published work which I had labored over for some time before getting my hands on this copy.

As far as the content of the work, it demonstrates Lonergan's mastery of his subject and the viability of his method - attend to the data before judging people!

The student of Lonergan will already own this. The student of Aquinas should seriously consider picking it up. ... Read more