Tha some human acts are right according to nature and not merely because they are prescribed by law, 130. The Summa Contra Gentiles is not merely the only complete summary of Christian doctrine that St. Thomas has written, but also a creative and even revolutionary work of Christian apologetics composed at the precise moment when Christian thought needed to be intellectually creative in order to master and assimilate the intelligence and wisdom of the Greeks and the Arabs. English. On the Eternity of the World – De Aeternitate Mundi (1270). Save for later . muse@press.jhu.edu. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. That the aforesaid divine help is called grace, and what sanctifying grace is, 151. On the Truth of the Catholic Faith – Summa contra Gentiles (1259-64). How the disposition of providence has a rational plan, 98. 1 n. 2 Multitudinis usus, quem in rebus nominandis sequendum philosophus censet, communiter obtinuit ut sapientes dicantur qui res directe ordinant et eas bene gubernant. The Summa Contra Gentiles is not merely the only complete summary of Christian doctrine that St. Thomas has written, but also a creative and even revolutionary work of Christian apologetics composed at the precise moment when Christian thought needed to be intellectually creative in order to master and assimilate the intelligence and wisdom of the Greeks and the Arabs. On the diversity and order of punishments, 142. That we are ordered by divine law to the love of neighbor, 118. That the intellectual substance which provides the efficacy for magic works is not morally good, 107. File: PDF, 3.22 MB. The thunder of his power who can understand? On the Motion of the Heart – De Motu Cordis (1270-71) Latin and English. Fragmenta primarum redactionum in autographo, Insertum ex breviato commentario Petri de Tarantasia, Reportatio vulgata cum fragmentis alterius reportationis, Insertum ex commentario Aldobrandini de Toscanella, Reportationes Alberti Magni Super Dionysium, Fragmenta ex autographo S. Thomae false edita ut opera eius, Lectura Romana in primum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi, Acta Capitulorum Provincialium Provinciae Romanae, Alberti Magni Super Ethica commentum et quaestiones, S. Albertus Magnus Super Dionysium De divinis nominibus, Vincentius de Castronovo, Continuatio q. [23490] Contra Gentiles, lib. 4 a. That the divine law prinicipally orders man toward God, 116. That some prayers are not granted by God, 97. 15 St. Thomas Aquinas-The Summa Contra Gentiles.pdf. That matrimony should be indivisible, 124. Chapter 1 / FOREWORD / Lo, these things are only outlines of His ways: and how small a whisper we hear of Him. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. That the movement of the will is caused by God and not only the power of the will, 90. Answer to the objections against the different ways of life of those who embrace voluntary poverty, 136. Summa Contra Gentiles - Aquinas 2 passion, is not fit for the study of such high truth: only in settled age does the soul become prudent and scientific, as the Philosopher says. This is the tool we use as translators and publishers, and we hope it will become the tool you use as teachers, students, and devotees of Aquinas. That things which God does apart from the order of nature are not contrary to nature, 103. Another error concerning perpetual continence, 139. That man needs the help of grace to persevere in the good, 156. Categories: Theology. 1 a. That the corporeal effects in things here below do not necessarily result from the celestial bodies, 87. Book 1 of the Summa deals with God; Book 2, Creation; and Book 4, Salvation. On the punishment due to mortal and venial sin in relation to the ultimate end, 144. Summa Contra Gentiles is the more philosophical of the two works, as its author intended, and more likely to be of more interest to the non-Catholic reader. The Summa Contra Gentiles is not merely the only complete summary of Christian doctrine that St. Thomas has written, but also a creative and even revolutionary work of Christian apologetics composed at the precise moment when Christian thought needed to be intellectually creative in order to master and assimilate the intelligence and wisdom of the Greeks and the Arabs. Send-to-Kindle or Email . 17 The Academic Sermons - Aquinas, St. Thomas & Hoogland_5055.pdf. That the celestial bodies make no impression on our intellects, 85. Main Summa Contra Gentiles, Book 4. Cajetano, Officium Corporis Christi «Sapientia» et Missa «Ego sum panis», De modo confitendi et puritate conscientiae.