Compendium of Theology By Thomas Aquinas

Riachard J Regan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

280 Seiten

2009
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-538530-4 (ISBN)

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Towards the end of his life, St. Thomas Aquinas produced a brief, non-technical work summarizing some of the main points of his massive Summa Theologiae. This 'compendium' was intended as an introductory handbook for students and scholars who might not have access to the larger work. It remains the best concise introduction to Aquinas's thought. Furthermore, it is extremely interesting to scholars because it represents Aquinas's last word on these topics. Aquinas does not break new ground or re-think earlier positions but often states them more directly and with greater precision than can be found elsewhere. There is only one available English translation of the Compendium (published as 'Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of his Summa Theologiae,' by Sophia Institute Press). It is published by a very small Catholic publishing house, is marketed to the devotional readership, contains no scholarly apparatus. Richard Regan is a highly respected Aquinas translator, who here relies on the definitive Leonine edition of the Latin text. His work will be received as the premier English version of this important text.

Professor of Theology (Emeritus), Fordham University

Preface Biblical Abbreviations Other Abbreviations Introduction Compendium of Theology Main Text Glossary Index of Persons General Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.11.2009
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	236 x 160 mm
Gewicht	581 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
ISBN-10	0-19-538530-6 / 0195385306
ISBN-13	978-0-19-538530-4 / 9780195385304
Zustand	Neuware