Books : Aquinas 101: A Basic Introduction to the Thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas
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by: Francis Selman
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230.2092
EAN: 9780870612435
ISBN: 0870612433
Label: Christian Classics
Manufacturer: Christian Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2007-09
Publisher: Christian Classics
Sales Rank: 80991
Studio: Christian Classics
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Rating: - Very good intro to Aquinas
What a wonderful, readable introduction to the theology of Thomas Aquinas. In only 200 short pages, Selman is able to discuss many of the main theological ideas of Aquinas including creation, angels, virtues, and the nature of God. Yet each sentence is packed with so much information and ideas worth contemplating. Selman is also careful to define many terms including the will, emotion, virtue, and the appetite which is always quite important when discussing theology and philosophy. All in all, ... Read More
Rating: - good intro
Have tried to read Aquinas in the past, bur medieval scholasticism is not a light afternoon's reading, so, why not a book -about- Aquinas. This is clear and readable, and a good, understandable intro to Aquinas' complex thought. I will have better luck going on from here after reading this book.
Rating: - 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 readable and sometimes funny Saint Thomas!
To begin, I quote from the publisher's site, Ave Maria Press:
A brief, engaging, and readable summary of the influential thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the Catholic ... Read More
Rating:  - A Worthy Introduction
St. Thomas Aquinas composed more than sixty works in less than fifty years of life. Few of us have the time or inclination to read even a portion of these but some, like this reader, nevertheless nurse a desire to be exposed to the Angelic Doctor's thought. Francis Selman's AQUINAS 101 presents a worthy, accessible introduction to key subjects.
As Selman notes in his Preface, "The books falls into three parts of nearly equal length: chapters one to five on God and creation, six to eight on ... Read More
Rating: - An outstanding introduction
Very few theologians can be as daunting as St. Thomas Aquinas. As one who has studied his work for years, I have often longed for a brief text that clearly expounded the thought of St. Thomas and in this volume I have found it. Written for the general audience and presuming no great knowledge of either theology or philosophy, this book is a real gem. It could even be used as a source book for a small group discussion or as an introduction to the larger works of this Saint, whose writings have guided Christian ... Read More
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