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Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae
A Biography
Series: Lives of Great Religious Books
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This book is ideal for readers interested in medieval Christianity, theology, church history, and philosophy scholars seeking an authoritative overview of Aquinas's monumental work and its enduring legacy.
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See moreThe life and times of the most important theological work of medieval ChristendomThomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae holds a unique place in Western religion and philosophy. Written between 1266 and 1273, it was conceived by Aquinas as an instructional guide for teachers and novices and a compendium of all the approved teachings of the Catholic C
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The life and times of the most important theological work of medieval Christendom, Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae, holds a unique place in Western religion and philosophy. Written between 1266 and 1273, it was conceived by Aquinas as an instructional guide for teachers and novices and a compendium of all the approved teachings of the Catholic Church.
It synthesises an astonishing range of scholarship, covering hundreds of topics and containing more than a million and a half words—and was still unfinished at the time of Aquinas's death.
Bernard McGinn, one of today's most acclaimed scholars of medieval Christianity, traces the remarkable life of this iconic work, examining Aquinas's reasons for writing it, its subject matter, and the novel way he organised it. McGinn looks at the influence of Aquinas's masterpiece on such giants of medieval Christendom as Meister Eckhart, its ridicule during the Enlightenment, the role of the Summa in the post-Vatican II church, and the book's enduring relevance today.
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Honourable Mention, 2015 Catholic Press Association Book Award, History Category.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780691191799
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 May 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Bernard McGinn is the Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity at the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. His many books include Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination with Evil.
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