{"product_id":"9781607782506","title":"Summa Theologica: Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSumma Theologica\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (or the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e or   simply the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSumma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of   Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) although it was never finished. It was intended as   a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings   of that time. It summarizes the reasonings for almost all points of Christian   theology in the West, which, before the Protestant Reformation, subsisted solely   in the Roman Catholic Church. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence   of God, God's creation, Man, Man's purpose, Christ, the Sacraments, and back to   God. It is famous for its five arguments for the existence of God, the   \u003ci\u003eQuinquae viae\u003c\/i\u003e (Latin: \u003ci\u003efive ways\u003c\/i\u003e). Throughout his work, Aquinas   cites Augustine, Aristotle, and other Christian, Jewish and even Muslim and   ancient pagan scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSumma Theologica\u003c\/i\u003e is a more mature and structured version of   Aquinas's earlier \u003ci\u003eSumma Contra Gentiles\u003c\/i\u003e. This earlier work was more   apologetic, each article refuting a belief of a heresy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-- Excerpted from \u003cem\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/em\u003ethe free encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113215115504,"sku":"9781607782506","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607782506_p0.jpg?v=1763833240","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607782506","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}