The Essential Summa Theologiae: A Reader and Commentary, 2nd ed.

by Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2021

Overview

St. Thomas Aquinas’s masterwork, the Summa theologiae, can be daunting to beginners. This volume by an expert on Aquinas’s theology offers an ideal introduction. It presents key selections from the Summa along with accessible commentary designed to provide background, explain key concepts, and walk readers through Aquinas’s arguments. Previously published as Holy Teaching, this new edition has been fully revised and adds a substantial amount of new material. The book draws from the entire Summa and incorporates selections that focus on moral theology, providing a fuller picture of Aquinas’s thought.

Key Features

• Offers an ideal introduction to the Summa Theologiae
• Presents key selections from the Summa along with accessible commentary
• New edition has been fully revised and adds a substantial amount of new material

Product Details

• Title: The Essential Summa Theologiae: A Reader and Commentary (Second Edition)
• Author: Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 429
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 › Summa theologica; Catholic Church › Doctrines; Theology, doctrinal
• ISBNs: 9781493429073, 9781540960061, 9781540964205, 9781493429059, 1493429078, 1540960064, 1540964205, 1493429051
• Resource ID: LLS:SSNTLSMMTHLG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:57:02Z

About Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt

Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt is professor of theology at Loyola University Maryland and a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, assigned to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.