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1265–1274 · Scholastic synthesis · 3 parts
Summa Theologiae
A disciplined inquiry into sacred doctrine, God, creation, human action, Christ, and the sacraments.
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Dominican friar · Doctor of the Church
St. Thomas Aquinas
c. 1225–1274
A master of ordered inquiry into God, creation, human action, virtue, grace, and beatitude.
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Life & thought
Thomas Aquinas placed disciplined philosophical reasoning at the service of sacred doctrine. His disputed-question method gives objections their full force before distinguishing, answering, and drawing a conclusion.
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Catalogedc. 1263 · English edition 1841 · Patristic biblical commentary · Gospel harmony
Catena Aurea: St. Matthew
Aquinas arranges patristic commentary into a continuous exposition of the Gospel of Matthew.
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Text ready13th century · English selection 1914 · Spiritual theology · selected questions
On Prayer and the Contemplative Life
A Dominican selection from the Summa on religion, devotion, prayer, and the active and contemplative lives.
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