St. Thomas Aquinas

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 "One of the best introductions to the thought of Saint Thomas by one of the leading figures in the Thomistic revival." — Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame

This is the fifth volume in this popular series of deluxe, small hardcover books that contain a collection of hundreds of direct quotes and short sayings of great saints, this book being from the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. His words are arranged and classified by the...[more]

A shortened version of Kreeft's much larger Summa of the Summa, which in turn was a shortened version of the Summa Theologica. The reason for the double shortening is pretty obvious: the original runs some 4000 pages! (The Summa of the Summa was just over 500.) The Summa is certainly the greatest, most ambitious, most rational book of theology ever written. In it, there is also much philosophy, which is selected, excerpted, arranged, introduced, and explained in footnotes here by Kreeft, a popular Thomist teacher and writer. St. Thomas Aquinas is universally recognized as one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived. His writings combine the two fundamental ideals of philosophical writing: clarity and profundity. He is a master of metaphysics and technical terminology, yet so full of both theoretical and practical wisdom. He is the master of common sense. The Summa Theologica is timeless, but particularly important today because of his synthesis of faith and reason, revelation and philosophy, and the Biblical and the classical Greco-Roman heritages. This little book is designed for beginners, either for classroom use or individually. It contains the most famous and influential passages of St. Thomas' philosophy with copious aids to understanding them.

Here, together in a single volume, are the two biographies that many critics consider both Chesterton's best, and the best short portraits ever written of these two great saints. St. Francis of Assisi is a profoundly Catholic work, explaining and illuminating the life of...[more]

The story of St. Thomas Aquinas is one full of moving and dramatic scenes: the flaming destruction of Monte Cassino Abbey, the reception into the Dominican order of the quiet, determined young Thomas, the breath-taking escape from the donjon tower, and the striking...[more]

St. Thomas Aquinas' massive theological work becomes easily accessible now on CD-ROM. It combines the world-changing text of the Summa with illustrated excerpts and the Bible, making this the perfect companion for philosophical or theological study. Search by words or phrases to compile data quickly on any subject. This CD-ROM includes:• The entire Summa Theologica• The Catena Aurea - Aquinas' edited biblical commentary from the early Church Fathers• Prayers and Hymns of St. Thomas • References fully hyperlinked to scripture and inter-text – RSV Catholic Edition• Hundreds of color illustrations • Liturgical music clipsSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Windows ®: 386 or higher, 4MB RAM, Windows® 3. lx or Windows® 95, 98, 2000, XP and VISTA. Super VGA graphics card, monitor with 256 colors and CD-ROM drive. Sound card and speakers are needed for audio. Macintosh ®: LC II or higher, 4MB free RAM, System 7.0 or higher, color monitor with 256 colors, CD-ROM drive. Mac OSX needs Classic installed.

The Summa Theologica is a summing up of all that can be known about God and man's relations with God. It consists of 38 tracts, 631 questions, about 3000 articles, 10,000 objections and their answers. This edition translated by the English Dominican Fathers contains the complete text, the supplements, a chart showing the structure of the work, and an analytical index. Softcover

The famous novelist de Wohl presents a stimulating historical novel about the great St. Thomas Aquinas, set against the violent background of the Italy of the Crusades. He tells the intriguing story of St. Thomas who defied his illustrious, prominent family's ambition for...[more]