Thomas aquinas summa contra gentiles, book i, chapters 1 9. Chapter 1 the connection between the following considerations and the preceding ones i meditated upon your works. Summa contra gentiles kindle edition by aquinas, st. The summa contra gentiles is one of the bestknown treatises by st thomas aquinas, written. Summa contra gentiles is less widely known and much less widely read than saint thomas aquinass later, longer summa theologiae c. The more celebrated summa theologica was a later work. Thomas aquinas the summa theologica translated by fathers of the english dominican province. Actus essendi homo unius libri principle of double effect view on the sacraments. Publication date 19231929 topics catholic church, apologetics early works to 1800 publisher. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The summa contra gentiles is in the unique position of a classic whereof the authors manuscript is still in great part extant. Thomas has written, but also a creative and even revolutionary work of christian apologetics composed at the precise moment when christian thought needed to be intellectually creative in order to master and assimilate the intelligence and wisdom of the greeks and the arabs.
The manuscript consists of strips of parchment, of various shades of. Thomas aquinas summa contra gentiles book ii genius. The summa contra gentiles is not merely the only complete summary of christian doctrine that st. Full text of the summa contra gentiles of saint thomas aquinas see other formats. Thomas aquinas summa contra gentiles book iv genius. God kindle edition by aquinas, thomas, pegis, anton c.
Full text of the summa contra gentiles of saint thomas. Summa contra gentiles i, 19 university of notre dame. Philosophy in general philosophy is the love of wisdom. The summa contra gentiles of saint thomas aquinas by thomas, aquinas, saint, 1225. Wisdom in the unqualified sense is a systematic understanding of and ordering of the truth which is the origin of all truth, viz. Libro iii dios, fin ultimo y gobernador supremo libro iv. My mouth shall discuss truth, and my lips shall detest the ungodly prov. Pegis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Indeed, countless people from many centuries have studied and learned from the summa. Chapter 1 foreword lo, these things are only outlines of his ways. Hence, those with a passing inquiry or a serious question, an existential concern or a philosophical problem, can learn much from reading and studying st. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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