Aquinas' Summa Theologica II (SCM Briefly)-David Mills Daniel

Aquinas' Summa Theologica IIAuthor(s): David Mills Daniel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: SCM Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: SCM Press\nISBN-13: 9780334040903, 978-0334040903\nSynopsis\nThe first part of the Summa Theologica by Aquinas was dealt with in an SCM Briefly guide that published in May 06. The second part of the Summa Theologica is dealt with in this book. Aquinas' Summa Theologica is his most famous work. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time and consists of a summary of the reasonings for almost all points of the Catholic faith. It is the fullest presentation of his views and covers the widest range of subjects - reason, sin, just war to name but a few - in detailed philosophical language. He worked on it from 1265 until the end of his life in March 1274. When he died he had reached question ninety of Part III, on the subject of penance. Part I, dealing with questions of God, we have dealt with in ]