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Summa Theologiae

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Also Known As Summa Theologica
Philosophy of Religion

Thomas Aquinas's systematic synthesis of Christian theology and Aristotelian philosophy, organized into questions and articles across three main parts covering God and creation, human action and the virtues, and Christ and the sacraments. Aquinas intended it as an ordered introduction for beginning theology students. He left it unfinished at his death in 1274, stopping partway through the third part; his followers later compiled a supplement from his earlier writings to complete the work.

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Publication Year
1267 1
Composed 1267 to 1273 and left unfinished at Aquinas's death in 1274; the year recorded is the year he began writing it.
Original Language
Latin 1
Classification
Genre / Form
Treatise 1
Tradition
Medieval or Scholastic 2
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Source Aquinas, Saint Thomas (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Source Aquinas, Saint Thomas (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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1. Aquinas, Saint Thomas (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Stanford University
  • s.v. Thomas Aquinas
    Our intent in this work is to develop those issues that concern the Christian religion in a way that suits the education of those who are just beginning.
  • Authored By: Thomas Aquinas
  • In Category: Works
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Religion
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2. Wikipedia: Summa Theologica
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is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a scholastic theologian and Doctor of the Church.
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