{"product_id":"a-summa-of-the-summa-9780898703009","title":"A Summa of the Summa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas is universally recognized as one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived. His writings combine the two fundamental ideals of philosophical writing: clarity and profundity. He is a master of metaphysics and technical terminology  yet so full of both theoretical and practical wisdom. He is the master of common sense. His major work  the Summa Theologica  is timeless  but particularly important today because of his synthesis of faith and reason  revelation and philosophy  and the Biblical and the classical Greco-Roman heritages. This unique book combines selected essential philosophical passages from Thomas Summa with footnotes and explanations by Kreeft  a popular Thomist teacher and writer. Kreeft selected those passages from Thomas that are intrinsically important  non-technical enough to be intelligible to modern readers  and most likely to be used in a class or by independent readers who want to study the Summa on their own. Kreefts detailed footnotes explain difficult or technical passages and call attention to points of particular significance for the modern reader. This book is the most intelligent  clear  and useful access to Saint Thomas in print. Includes a glossary and an index. \"This book differs from all other books on Saint Thomas because it gives the words of Thomas himself  not a modern summary  but pared down to essentials  and with footnotes which do what a professor in a class would do.\"  Peter Kreeft\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666430550069,"sku":"ByrdShop_089870300X","price":45.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780898703009.jpg?v=1782432102","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-summa-of-the-summa-9780898703009","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}