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Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox
G.K. Chesterton
Image, 1974
Classic and Beautiful
As something of an "arm-chair" theologian, I've read many of the great Protestant thinkers so this slim volume was a first. My best friend gave this as a Christmas gift last year---I believe with some reservation (he's Catholic, and I'm not), but told me I'd enjoy and ...
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Aquinas 101: A Basic Introduction to the Thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Francis Selman
Christian Classics, 2007
Read this book if you never read Aquinas before
If you, like me, had very little to no Thomistic Philosophy in high school or college, and would love to know more, this book is for you. What a pleasure for me it has been to read Aquinas 101 in preparation for this review. The book brings forth a surprisingly ...
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Meister Eckhart: The celebrated 14th Century mystic and scholastic: A central source and inspiration of ...
Meister Eckhart
HarperOne, 1957
If The Only Prayer I Ever Prayed Was 'Thanks'....It Would Be Enough
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice."
Wow.
I love that. I really, really love that because it really allows me to know, to feel, to sense at such a deep and centered level of my being, that really, God has given me ...
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St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis of Assisi: With Introductions by Ralph McInerny and Joseph Pearce
G. K. Chesterton
Ignatius Press, 2002
Sketches of Two Seminal Saints in Classic Chesterton Style
Legendary Christian philosopher GK Chesterton wrote concise semi-biographies of St. Francis and St. Thomas Aquinas in 1923 and 1936 (the year of his death), respectively. Those years saw him convert to Catholicism, crystallizing a journey taking him from early ...
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Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
Thomas Aquinas
Penguin Classics, 1999
Great Compilation Work
This is a compilation of works written by Aquinas. The book is edited by Ralph McInerny (Notre Dame) and contains all the important works of Aquinas. For instance, some of the works (or parts of works) included are: On Being and Essence, Theology, Faith, and Reason. ...
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St. Thomas Aquinas on Politics and Ethics (Norton Critical Editions)
Aquinas Thomas
W. W. Norton, 1987
A truly excellent anthology of Thomistic thought
This is a truly excellent selection of Thomistic writing, both by the Angelic Doctor and his critics and modern-day followers. It is not only comprehensive on the subject of Aquinas's politics and ethics but it is a good introduction to Thomism and natural law ...
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A Summa of the Summa
Thomas
Ignatius Press, 1990
Embracing the title of "Beginner"
Most books on Thomas Acquinas can be summarized: "He was a great man and I understand him and you never will." Kreeft diverges from academic interpretation, often designed to show off the brilliancy of the academic interpreter, by providing the reader with Acquinas' ...
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A Shorter Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of Saint Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica
Peter J. Kreeft
Ignatius Press, 1993
A Welcome Tutorial on Aquinas
Peter Kreeft of Boston College has performed a work of mercy for those of us who were cheated in college by being kept in blithe ignorance of the greatest Christian philosopher. Ironically, I was cheated at a Catholic university of exposure to Aquinas! But Peter Kreeft ...
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Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica
St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophia Institute Press, 2001
Understanding Aquinas clarifies other historical issues
I need not restate the lenghty and obvious praises of previous reviewers, they did an excellent job of summing up the work on the intellectual level.
I did however find in this work answers to many of the questions so many people ask regarding judicial, political ...
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The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas (Five Volumes)
Thomas Aquinas
Christian Classics, 1981
A great resource for theological research
I purchased this Five-volume set after taking a couple of philosophy courses, which I feel like I should recommend to anyone starting to dive into this hefty text. If you don't feel like taking a class, perhaps some of the secondary texts written by philosophers about ...
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The Hidden Enemies of the Priesthood: The Contributions of St. Thomas Aquinas
Basil Cole
Alba House, 2007
A Guide to Strengthen the Lives of Priests
This book is a very insightful read in which Father Basil both outlines the unique identity of the priesthood and also looks at how the struggles with different vices apply to it. He draws heavily from the Catechism as well as papal documents in fleshing out his ...
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Aquinas and His Role in Theology
Marie-Dominique Chenu
Michael Glazier Books, 2002
A Classic
This book is a small masterpiece of synthesis and inspired interpretation. Fr. Chenu was one of the leading medievalists of the twentieth century. His work contextualized St. Thomas' thought revealing the deep contemplative roots of the seemingly arid logic of the ...
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Guide to Thomas Aquinas
Josef Pieper
Ignatius Press, 1991
Pieper's Preface
I have read this book twice and gained valuable information both times. After Chesterton's "Saint Thomas Aquinas," this is by far the best introduction to Thomas Aquinas. I highly recommend it. Yet, whatever I could say about this book, Pieper himself already has ...
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Hooked on Philosophy: Thomas Aquinas Made Easy
Robert A., Ph.D. O'Donnell
Alba House, 1995
Clear and easily accessible presentation of profound ideas.
I have over a dozen books presenting the Realist philosophy as developed by Aquinas. This is the one I would recommend for a first introduction. Yet, ODonnell's presentation is so enlightening that I reread it. Also, includes interesting discussion of Einstien's ...
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The Christian Philosophy Of St Thomas Aquinas
Etienne Gilson
University of Notre Dame Press, 1994
An excellent introduction to the thought of Aquinas
Gilson has exceptional skill in explaining difficult philosophical concepts. He lays out the existential foundations of St. Thomas Aquinas' thought and makes a compelling case that "the metaphysical positions of Aquinas are still far ahead of what is considered most ...
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