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Summa Theologica - 10 Pars Secunda Secundae, Treatise on the Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, Charity

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Summa Theologica - 10 Pars Secunda Secundae, Treatise on the Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, Charity

by Saint Thomas Aquinas

English· 27:12:37· 54 chapters
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, 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 and a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasoning 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. (Summary adapted from the Wikipedia)



This selection of the Summa Theologica covers questions 1-46 of the Secunda Secundae ("Second-half of the Second Part"), comprising a Treatise on the Theological Virtues: Faith (questions 1-16), Hope (questions 17-22), and Love (questions 23-46).
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Question 1 - OF FAITH (In Ten Articles), part 1

    31:45
  2. Chapter 2

    Question 1 - OF FAITH (In Ten Articles), part 2

    45:29
  3. Chapter 3

    Question 2 - OF THE ACT OF FAITH (In Ten Articles), part 1

    33:16
  4. Chapter 4

    Question 2 - OF THE ACT OF FAITH (In Ten Articles), part 2

    35:05
  5. Chapter 5

    Question 3 - OF THE OUTWARD ACT OF FAITH (In Two Articles)

    11:21
  6. Chapter 6

    Question 4 - OF THE VIRTUE ITSELF OF FAITH (In Eight Articles)

    57:46
  7. Chapter 7

    Question 5 - OF THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH (In Four Articles)

    28:12
  8. Chapter 8

    Question 6 - OF THE CAUSE OF FAITH (In Two Articles)

    14:02
  9. Chapter 9

    Question 7 - OF THE EFFECTS OF FAITH (In Two Articles)

    10:29
  10. Chapter 10

    Question 8 - OF THE GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING (In Eight Articles)

    47:20
  11. Chapter 11

    Question 9 - OF THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE (In Four Articles)

    24:07
  12. Chapter 12

    Question 10 - OF UNBELIEF IN GENERAL (In Twelve Articles), part 1

    38:15
  13. Chapter 13

    Question 10 - OF UNBELIEF IN GENERAL (In Twelve Articles), part 2

    47:46
  14. Chapter 14

    Question 11 - OF HERESY (In Four Articles)

    31:33
  15. Chapter 15

    Question 12 - OF APOSTASY (In Two Articles)

    15:22
  16. Chapter 16

    Question 13 - OF THE SIN OF BLASPHEMY, IN GENERAL (In Four Articles)

    22:01
  17. Chapter 17

    Question 14 - OF BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST (In Four Articles)

    33:33
  18. Chapter 18

    Question 15 - OF THE VICES OPPOSED TO KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (In Three Articles)

    18:28
  19. Chapter 19

    Question 16 - OF THE PRECEPTS OF FAITH, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (In Two Articles)

    18:17
  20. Chapter 20

    Question 17 - OF HOPE, CONSIDERED IN ITSELF (In Eight Articles)

    40:56
  21. Chapter 21

    Question 18 - OF THE SUBJECT OF HOPE (In Four Articles)

    22:21
  22. Chapter 22

    Question 19 - OF THE GIFT OF FEAR (In Twelve Articles), part 1

    36:27
  23. Chapter 23

    Question 19 - OF THE GIFT OF FEAR (In Twelve Articles), part 2

    38:58
  24. Chapter 24

    Question 20 - OF DESPAIR (In Four Articles)

    24:49
  25. Chapter 25

    Question 21 - OF PRESUMPTION (In Four Articles)

    20:43
  26. Chapter 26

    Question 22 - OF THE PRECEPTS RELATING TO HOPE AND FEAR (In Two Articles)

    13:38
  27. Chapter 27

    Question 23 - OF CHARITY, CONSIDERED IN ITSELF (In Eight Articles)

    53:17
  28. Chapter 28

    Question 24 - OF THE SUBJECT OF CHARITY (In Twelve Articles), part 1

    37:40
  29. Chapter 29

    Question 24 - OF THE SUBJECT OF CHARITY (In Twelve Articles), part 2

    46:58
  30. Chapter 30

    Question 25 - OF THE OBJECT OF CHARITY (In Twelve Articles), part 1

    36:49
  31. Chapter 31

    Question 25 - OF THE OBJECT OF CHARITY (In Twelve Articles), part 2

    30:59
  32. Chapter 32

    Question 26 - OF THE ORDER OF CHARITY (In Thirteen Articles), part 1

    33:59
  33. Chapter 33

    Question 26 - OF THE ORDER OF CHARITY (In Thirteen Articles), part 2

    43:09
  34. Chapter 34

    Question 27 - OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT OF CHARITY, WHICH IS TO LOVE (In Eight Articles)

    45:21
  35. Chapter 35

    Question 28 - OF JOY (In Four Articles)

    22:43
  36. Chapter 36

    Question 29 - OF PEACE (In Four Articles)

    21:52
  37. Chapter 37

    Question 30 - OF MERCY, OR OF PITY (In Four Articles)

    26:52
  38. Chapter 38

    Question 31 - OF BENEFICENCE (In Four Articles)

    23:31
  39. Chapter 39

    Question 32 - OF ALMSDEEDS (In Ten Articles), part 1

    36:11
  40. Chapter 40

    Question 32 - OF ALMSDEEDS (In Ten Articles), part 2

    31:49
  41. Chapter 41

    Question 33 - OF FRATERNAL CORRECTION (In Eight Articles)

    54:12
  42. Chapter 42

    Question 34 - OF HATRED (In Six Articles)

    29:05
  43. Chapter 43

    Question 35 - OF SLOTH (In Four Articles)

    28:10
  44. Chapter 44

    Question 36 - OF ENVY (In Four Articles)

    27:16
  45. Chapter 45

    Question 37 - OF DISCORD, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO PEACE (In Two Articles)

    13:22
  46. Chapter 46

    Question 38 - OF CONTENTION (In Two Articles)

    12:54
  47. Chapter 47

    Question 39 - OF SCHISM (In Four Articles)

    25:35
  48. Chapter 48

    Question 40 - OF WAR (In Four Articles)

    25:52
  49. Chapter 49

    Question 41 - OF STRIFE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS (In Two Articles)

    12:41
  50. Chapter 50

    Question 42 - OF SEDITION (In Two Articles)

    10:34
  51. Chapter 51

    Question 43 - OF SCANDAL (In Eight Articles)

    50:49
  52. Chapter 52

    Question 44 - OF THE PRECEPTS OF CHARITY (In Eight Articles)

    41:09
  53. Chapter 53

    Question 45 - OF THE GIFT OF WISDOM (In Six Articles)

    33:29
  54. Chapter 54

    Question 46 - OF FOLLY WHICH IS OPPOSED TO WISDOM (In Three Articles)

    14:16