Summa Theologica, Pars Prima by Saint Thomas Aquinas

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More than nine hundred years after it was first written, this unfinished work of a scholar saint still has the power to move our minds and hearts and set us thinking on the really important questions of life. Summa Theologica or simply the Summa as it is known, was written some time between 1265-74. It is a work that has had a profound and enduring influence on Western thought and literature. Designed to provide answers to Catholic theologians about the teachings of the Church, Thomas Aquinas' book instead goes far beyond its stated purpose. The most famous tenet that the book contains is the Five Ways or Five Arguments for the Existence of God. This in spite of the fact that this tenet is contained in a mere five pages out of the total three thousand five hundred plus pages of the Summa! Such is the power of some of the ideas contained herein. Thomas Aquinas was a deeply learned Dominican monk, philosopher, teacher and scholar. His path-breaking ideas encompassed sources as diverse as those contained in Aristotle, Plato, Cicero, Augustine of Hippo, Apostle Paul and many others, along with Christian, Muslim, Eastern and Oriental texts. There are many references in the Summa to the great teachers who influenced Thomas Aquinas. Prima Pars (First Part) Questions 1-26 is intended mainly for lay clergy or beginners. Here, many basic premises of Christianity, the Creation and the Existence of God are discussed. The knowledge of God, How God is Known to Us, ideas of Truth and Falsity, The Book of Life, the Power and Beatitude of God, the nature of Man, and many more are some of the metaphysical questions discussed. The Summa deeply influenced contemporary artists and writers like Dante. This book would be ideal as a daily meditation text. A magnificent work of spirituality that seeks answers to some of our most complex yet basic questions.

Episode Date
01 – Prologue; Question 1: The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine
Jan 02, 2024
02 – Question 2: The Existence of God
Jan 01, 2024
03 – Question 3: On the Simplicity of God
Dec 31, 2023
04 – Question 4: The Perfection of God
Dec 30, 2023
05 – Question 5: Of Goodness in General
Dec 29, 2023
06 – Question 6: The Goodness of God
Dec 28, 2023
07 – Question 7: The Infinity of God
Dec 27, 2023
08 – Question 8: The Existence of God in Things
Dec 26, 2023
09 – Question 9: The Immutability of God
Dec 25, 2023
10 – Question 10: The Eternity of God
Dec 24, 2023
11 – Question 11: The Unity of God
Dec 23, 2023
12 – Question 12: How God is Known by Us
Dec 22, 2023
13 – Question 13: The Names of God
Dec 21, 2023
14a – Question 14: The Knowledge of God
Dec 20, 2023
14b – Question 14: The Knowledge of God
Dec 19, 2023
15 – Question 15: Of Ideas
Dec 18, 2023
16 – Question 16: Of Truth
Dec 17, 2023
17 – Question 17: Of Falsity
Dec 16, 2023
18 – Question 18: The Life of God
Dec 15, 2023
19 – Question 19: The Will of God
Dec 14, 2023
20 – Question 20: God’s Love
Dec 13, 2023
21 – Question 21: The Justice and Mercy of God
Dec 12, 2023
22 – Question 22: The Providence of God
Dec 11, 2023
23 – Question 23: Of Predestination
Dec 10, 2023
24 – Question 24: The Book of Life
Dec 09, 2023
25 – Question 25: The Power of God
Dec 08, 2023
26 – Question 26: The Beatitude of God
Dec 07, 2023