Summa Theologica - 01 Pars Prima, Initial Questions


Gelesen von Jim Ruddy

(4.6 stars; 69 reviews)

The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasonings for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, which, before the Protestant Reformation, subsisted solely in the Roman Catholic Church. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God, God's creation, Man, Man's purpose, Christ, the Sacraments, and back to God. (Summary adapted from the Wikipedia)

This is part one of six parts of the Pars Prima, consisting of the Initial Questions. (0 hr 44 min)

Kapitel

01 - Prolog and The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine 45:47 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
02 -The Existence of God 21:22 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
03 - On the Simplicity of God 37:51 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
04 - The Perfection of God 15:06 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
05 - Of Goodness in General 29:37 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
06 - The Goodness of God 15:30 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
07 - The Infinity of God 20:54 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
08 - The Existence of God in Things 22:37 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
09 - The Immutability of God 11:57 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
10 - The Eternity of God 17:44 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
11- The Unity of God 18:42 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
12 - How God is Known by Us 1:02:10 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
13 - The Names of God 35:49 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
14 - The Knowledge of God, part 1 40:34 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
14 - The Knowledge of God, part 2 42:08 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
15 - Of Ideas 16:19 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
16 - Of Truth 36:38 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
17 - Concerning Falsity 20:11 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
18 - The Life of God 23:39 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
19 - The Will of God 1:00:51 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
20 - God's Love 23:48 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
21 - The Justice and Mercy of God 18:29 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
22 - The Providence of God 23:56 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
23 - Of Predestination 45:23 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
24 - The Book of Life 12:08 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
25 - The Power of God 34:49 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy
26 - Of the Divine Beatitude 10:38 Gelesen von Jim Ruddy

Bewertungen

Excellent


(5 stars)

The reader does a wonderful job. Very easy to follow. He uses different voices for the Objections and Contrary sections, that help you to know Aquinas' thoughts. Pleasant voice. And, it goes without saying, that Thomas Aquinas is a joy to listen to. Thanks for the wonderful audio recording!

great reader


(5 stars)

the snobby voices he does for the objections cracks me up!!!

thanks


(5 stars)

well read,a bit theatrical though, but it's not a small challenge to read Thomas Aquinas

Profound


(5 stars)

I never knew that Aquinas was so profound. He dealt with issues with which we still wrestle today and with many that we should. The reader does a good job of differentiating between "speakers" with very few mispronunciations.

Question 13 it cuts off


(4 stars)

Fantastic book and great listen. However on Question 13 it cuts off one sentence into Article 7 of 12 articles. I think this happens in a few other questions as well.


(5 stars)

very helpful way to get through the summa. It's best if you have text to read along with so you do not get lost in thought and miss something.

Tough Book


(5 stars)

I like how the voice changes and seems to indicate a heretic is raising the objections. Sometimes I think Thomas Aquinas is crazy though.

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(0 stars)

The Fathers of the English Dominican Province