Saint Thomas Aquinas : The Person and His Work

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torrell, Jean-Pierre.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (576 pages).

Edition:

3RD ED.

Place of Publication:

WASHINGTON : CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMER PR, 2022.

Summary:

"The presentation of the life and work of any great thinker is a formidable task, even for a renowned scholar. This is all the more the case when such a historical figure is a saint and mystic, such as Friar Thomas Aquinas. In this volume, Fr. Jean-Pierre Torrell, OP, masterfully takes up the strenuous task of presenting such a biography, providing readers with a detailed, scholarly, and profound account of the thirteenth-century theologian whose works have not ceased to draw the attention of both friend and foe! In this volume, Fr. Torrell, an internationally renowned expert on St. Thomas, speaks to neophytes and experts alike: for those new to Thomas's works, he paints an engaging human portrait of Friar Thomas in his historical context; for specialists, he provides a rigorous scholarly account of contemporary research concerning Thomas's life and work. This new edition of Fr. Torrell's widely-lauded text involved significant revision, expansion, and bibliographical updates in light of the latest scholarship. The Catholic University of America Press is pleased to present such an eminent specialist's mature synthesis concerning Friar Thomas Aquinas"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Translator's Preface

Author's Preface

Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Works

1. An Eventful Youth: c. 1226-1245

2. Disciple of Albert the Great: Paris and Cologne 1245/46-1251/52

3. The Commentary on Isaiah (1251/52-1252/53)

4. Bachelor on the Sentences

5. Magister in Sacra Pagina (1256-1259)

6. Defender of the Medicant Religious Life

7. Return to Italy: The Summa contra Gentiles

8. The Stay in Orvieto (1261-1265)

9. The Roman Years (1265-1268): The Beginning of the Summa Theologiae

10. The Other Writings from the Roman Period

11. A New Stay in Paris: Doctrinal Confrontations (1268-1272)

12. The Second Period of Teaching at Paris (1268-1272)

13. The Commentator on Aristotle

14. The Last Teaching Period: Naples (1272-1273)

15. The Last Months and Death

16. A Troubled Aftermath: Cult, Trial, and Disputes

Epilogue: The Canonization in Avignon

Summary Chronology

Brief Catalogue of the Works of Saint Thomas Aquinas: Adapted for the English Edition

Bibliography

Index of St. Thomas's Writings

Index of Names

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-8132-3561-8

OCLC:

1365362047