{"product_id":"2940013003736","title":"THOMAS AQUINAS SUMMA THEOLOGICA COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED (Special Nook Edition) Catholic Church Classic Text by Thomas Aquinas Thomas of Aquin Thomas of Aquino [Dominican Order] Recommended by Pope Benedict and Catholic Church NOOKBook BESTSELLER","description":"THOMAS AQUINAS | SUMMA THEOLOGICA | COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED \u003cbr\u003e(Special Nook Edition) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatholic Church Classic Text \u003cbr\u003eby \u003cbr\u003eThomas Aquinas | Thomas of Aquin | Thomas of Aquino [Dominican Order] \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended by Pope Benedict XV of the Catholic Church \u003cbr\u003e(NOOKBook)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOVERVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Summa Theologiæ (Latin: Compendium of Theology or Theological Compendium; also subsequently called the Summa Theologica or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225–1274), and although unfinished, \"one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature.\" It is intended as a manual for beginners in theology and a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Church. It presents the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God; Creation, Man; Man's purpose; Christ; the Sacraments; and back to God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is famous, among other things, for its five arguments for the existence of God, the Quinque viae (Latin: five ways).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the work, Aquinas cites Sacred Scripture, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, and other Jewish, Greek, Roman, Christian, and Muslim scholars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only has the Summa Theologica been one of the main intellectual inspirations for Thomistic philosophy, but it has also so much influenced Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy that Dante's epic poem has been called \"the Summa in verse.\"","brand":"Catholic Church Classics Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177653190896,"sku":"2940013003736","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013003736_p0.jpg?v=1763575585","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013003736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}