The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasonings 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 is part one of six parts of the Pars Prima, consisting of the Initial Questions.
This is part one of six parts of the Pars Prima, consisting of the Initial Questions.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - Prolog and The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine
45:47 - Chapter 2
02 -The Existence of God
21:22 - Chapter 3
03 - On the Simplicity of God
37:51 - Chapter 4
04 - The Perfection of God
15:06 - Chapter 5
05 - Of Goodness in General
29:37 - Chapter 6
06 - The Goodness of God
15:30 - Chapter 7
07 - The Infinity of God
20:54 - Chapter 8
08 - The Existence of God in Things
22:37 - Chapter 9
09 - The Immutability of God
11:57 - Chapter 10
10 - The Eternity of God
17:44 - Chapter 11
11- The Unity of God
18:42 - Chapter 12
12 - How God is Known by Us
1:02:10 - Chapter 13
13 - The Names of God
35:49 - Chapter 14
14 - The Knowledge of God, part 1
40:34 - Chapter 15
14 - The Knowledge of God, part 2
42:08 - Chapter 16
15 - Of Ideas
16:19 - Chapter 17
16 - Of Truth
36:38 - Chapter 18
17 - Concerning Falsity
20:11 - Chapter 19
18 - The Life of God
23:39 - Chapter 20
19 - The Will of God
1:00:51 - Chapter 21
20 - God's Love
23:48 - Chapter 22
21 - The Justice and Mercy of God
18:29 - Chapter 23
22 - The Providence of God
23:56 - Chapter 24
23 - Of Predestination
45:23 - Chapter 25
24 - The Book of Life
12:08 - Chapter 26
25 - The Power of God
34:49 - Chapter 27
26 - Of the Divine Beatitude
10:38