Summa theologiae, also spelled summa theologica, also called the summa, in roman catholicism, a systematic compendium of theology written by thomas aquinas between about 1265 and 1273. Originally written for the instruction of beginners, time has shown that all believers can come to learn from this enriching book. The latinenglish bilingual edition will be 60 volumes, grouped in the following sets. Secunda pars tertia pars supplementum corpus christi. This digital file was produced through the kindness of sandra k. Complete text in latin and in english english text based on the translation of the fathers of the english dominican province, edited and corrected by the institutes faculty. The aquinas institute is publishing the complete works of st. This translation, considered of high quality, is in the public domain in the united states due to lack of renewal. Thomas aquinas summa theologica summa theologica benziger bros. Summa theologica, part iii pars prima secundae by saint aquinas thomas free ebook project gutenberg. There are better internet settings of the latin, for example here, which contains all of thomas works in latin, and here, which has the translation by the fathers of the english dominican province, with many cross references and links and advertisements.
Sacred texts christianity aquinas buy this book at public domain image summa theologica by st. Like the franciscans, the dominicans were a mendicant order. Thomas aquinas summa theologica translated by the fathers of the english dominican province, originally published by burns, oates, and washbourne in london in 1911 and now available from christian classics, westminster, md. The site also has other useful information including a bibliography. Publication date 1485 topics philosophy, thomism, catholic canonical law collection opensource language latin. He intended it to be the sum of all known learning as explained according to the philosophy of aristotle 384322 bce and his arabian commentators which was. The print size is also large enough to read comfortably if you are looking for the complete summa theologiae with both latin text and english translation, look no further.
Aquinass summa theologica was deemed so important that at the council of trent, it was placed upon the altar beside the bible and the decretals. With the logos latin and english editions of the summa theologica, you can use the power of your digital library to read the original language and the translation sidebyside. Although unfinished, the summa is one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one. Thomas, you undertake a work which will bring profit to the church and honour to the dominican order, and which, i hope, will be acceptable even to the laity. John and jean oesterle professor emeritus of thomistic studies. Thomas aquinas encylopedialength work on catholic theology. Thanks to steve perisho of seattle pacific university for this. Latin text and english translation, introductions, notes, appendices, and glossaries. The full set is eight hardcover volumes with sewn bindings two each for the prima, prima secundae, secunda secundae, and tertia. Summa theologiae work by saint thomas aquinas britannica. Cambridge university press will be republishing the whole 61 volume run of the blackfriars edition of the summa theologiae in paperback form this february 2007. There are two ways of behaving towards st thomass writings, analogous to two.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Summa theologica index internet sacred text archive. Summa theologica is thomas aquinas greatest work and is still s. Summa theologica, part i prima pars project gutenbergs summa theologica, part i prima pars, by thomas aquinas this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Summa theologiae prima secundae, 170 latinenglish opera. The definition of person the comparison of person to essence, subsistence, and hypostasis.
Summa theologiae prima pars, 149 latin english opera omnia. Whats more, the logos edition of the summa theologica combines the 8volume latin text and the 22volume english text into two individual electronic books. The aquinas institute is therefore proud to announce the publication of the summa theologiae in a bilingual edition with latin and english in parallel columns. Summa theologiae, by st thomas aquinas, doctor of the church. This handy translation, begun in the 1960s and completed in the 1970s, had the singular merit of being a facingpage translation, with the latin text of the summa on. But as regards absolute and affirmative names of god, as good, wise, and the like, various and many opinions have been given. Quia catholicae veritatis doctor non solum provectos debet instruere, sed ad eum pertinet etiam incipientes erudire, secundum illud apostoli i ad corinth. The goal is to have each work available in latin and english in three formats.
This textbased pdf or ebook was created from the html version of this book and is part of the portable library of liberty. The most important work of the towering intellectual of the middle ages, thomas aquinass summa theologiae remains one of the great seminal works of philosophy and theology, while extending to subjects as diverse as law and government, sacraments and liturgy, and psychology and ethics. Dedicated to debbie collinsfreddoso 19492017 uxor tua sicut vitis abundans, in lateribus domus tuae. Thomas aquinas with those of the four great latin fathers. Thomas aquinas is perhaps the greatest and certainly the most famous example of that intellectual movement which we call medieval scholasticism. Thomas aquinas, summa theologica, part i, question 2. The texts are grouped in blocks of several chapters or questions.
Summa theologiae tertia pars 6090 latinenglish opera. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Summa theologiae prima pars, 149 latin english opera omnia aquinas, saint thomas, institute, the aquinas, shapcote op, fr. This digital file was produced through the kindness of sandra.
The summa theologiae written 12651274 and also known as the summa theologica or simply the summa is the bestknown work of thomas aquinas c. Summa theologiae prima pars, 149 latinenglish opera. Thomas aquinass summa theologiae summa theologica by alfred j. Summa theologiae prima secundae, 170 latinenglish opera omnia by fr. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. This page is the beginning of a project to set the whole of aquinas summa theologiae into parallel latinenglish.
Summa contra gentiles st patricks basilica, ottawa. Thomas aquinas summa theologiae, with the full text in parallel latin and english columns. In this massive tome, aquinas outlines the reasons and meaning of all of christian theology. Commentary on the sentences 110 summa contra gentiles 1112. Unfortunately, however, this translation is sometimes unreliable. For some have said that all such names, although they are applied to god affirmatively, nevertheless have been brought into use more to express some remotion from god, rather than to express anything that exists. The english and latin edition of the summa theologica includes everything in the fathers of the english dominican province translation, along with aquinass original latin writings. As a theologian, aquinas articulates the goals, purpose, and enterprise of.
The most important work of the towering intellectual of the middle ages, thomas. The summa theologica or the summa theologiae or simply the summa, written 12651274 is the most famous work of thomas aquinas c. Iii, tanquam parvulis in christo, lac vobis potum dedi, non escam. For books in british english, the respective changes took place around 1980 and the mid1980s. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Originally written for the instruction of beginners, time has shown that all.