Traces Of The Trinity
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Traces of the Trinity
As the Triune God created the world, so creation bears the signs of its Creator. This evocative book by an influential Christian thinker explores the pattern of mutual indwelling that characterizes the creation at every level. Traces of the Trinity appear in myriad ways in everyday life, from our relations with the world and our relationships with others to sexuality, time, language, music, ethics, and logic. This small book with a big idea--the Trinity as the Christian theory of everything--changes the way we view and think about the world and places demands on the way we live together in community.
Summa Theologica
In "Summa Theologica," Thomas Aquinas meticulously explores the intersections of faith and reason, producing a compendium of Christian theology that remains foundational to Western philosophy. Written in a systematic question-and-answer format, the work addresses the nature of God, the moral implications of human actions, and the mysteries of salvation. Aquinas employs logic and Aristotelian philosophy to articulate concepts of natural law and ethics, making profound contributions to scholasticism during the 13th century, a period marked by intellectual revival and theological inquiry within the Church. Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican friar and theologian, aimed to resolve the tension between faith and philosophical reasoning in his era, characterized by growing interest in Aristotelian thought. His academic journey, from the University of Naples to his time in Paris, profoundly shaped his understanding of metaphysics and ethics. Influenced by spiritual mentors and his own contemplative experiences, Aquinas sought to present a comprehensive theological framework that could serve both the academic realm and the devout believer. "Summa Theologica" is an indispensable text for anyone seeking to grasp the philosophical underpinnings of Christian theology and moral philosophy. Its rigorous approach to theological inquiry invites readers to engage deeply with crucial questions concerning existence, purpose, and divine law, making it essential reading for scholars and laypersons alike.
The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition
Author: Saint Thomas Aquinas
language: en
Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
Release Date: 2014-07-16
THE SUMMA THEOLOGICA: COMPLETE EDITION SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS — A Classic in Western Philosophy and the Catholic Church — Complete and Unabridged, contains the Complete Text and Supplements — Three Parts, 38 Tracts, 631 Questions, 3,000 Articles, 10,000 Objections and Answers — Over 2.5 Million words — Includes an Active Index and multiple Table of Contents to every Part, Question and Article — Includes Layered NCX Navigation — Includes Illustrations by Gustave Dore The Summa Theologica, or 'Summary of Theology' was written from 1265 to 1274. It is the greatest achievement of Saint Thomas Aquinas and one of the most influential works of Western literature and Philosophy. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern Philosophy was conceived as a reaction against, or as an agreement with, his ideas, particularly in the areas of Ethics, Natural Law, Metaphysics, and Political Theory. It is intended as a manual for beginners in Theology and a Compendium of all of the main Theological teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. It presents the reasoning for almost all points of Christian Theology in the West. The book is famous, among other things, for its five arguments for the existence of God, the Quinque viae. The Summa Theologica's topics follow a cycle: The Existence of God; Creation, Man; Man's Purpose; Christ; The Sacraments; and back to God. The first part is on God. In it, he gives five proofs for God’s existence as well as an explication of His attributes. He argues for the actuality and incorporeality of God as the unmoved mover and describes how God moves through His thinking and willing. The second part is on Ethics. Thomas argues for a variation of the Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. However, unlike Aristotle, he argues for a connection between the virtuous man and God by explaining how the virtuous act is one towards the blessedness of the Beatific Vision (beata visio). The last part of the Summa is on Christ and was unfinished when Thomas died. In it, he shows how Christ not only offers salvation, but represents and protects humanity on Earth and in Heaven. This part also briefly discusses the sacraments and eschatology. The Summa remains the most influential of Thomas’s works. Saint Thomas Aquinas was a Dominican Priest, born near Aquino, Sicily in 1225. He was an immensely influential Philosopher and Theologian in the tradition of Scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus. He died in 1274. As one of the 33 Doctors of the Church, he is considered the Church's greatest Theologian and Philosopher. Thomas is held in the Catholic Church to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood. He was canonized in 1323. PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING