Summa Theologica

by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

An Amateur's Comments

According to Msgr. Paul J. Glenn's book, A Tour of the Summa, "The Summa consists of three Parts and the Supplement. The second part has two distinct sections. Each part is divided into questions. Each question is divided into articles. Each article is preceded by objections, and followed by replies to the objections. St. Thomas died before completing this work, but it was rounded out by compilation from earlier writings of his; this completing part is called the Supplement." Following are the general contents of the two volumes of the Great Books of the Western World, published by Encyclopedia Britannica, that contain this work:

1. First Part
   • Prologue
   • Treatise on God (QQ. 1-26)
   • Treatise on the Trinity (QQ. 27-43)
   • Treatise on the Creation (QQ. 44-49)
   • Treatise on the Angels (QQ. 50-64)
   • Treatise on the Work of the Six Days (QQ. 65-74)
   • Treatise on Man (QQ. 75-102)
   • Treatise on the Divine Government (QQ. 103-119)
   
   
2. Second Part
   1. Part I of the Second Part
      • Prologue
      • Treatise on the Last End (QQ. 1-5)
      • Treatise on Human Acts (QQ. 6-48)
      • Treatise on Habits (QQ. 49-89)
      • Treatise on Law (QQ. 90-108)
      • Treatise on Grace (QQ. 109-114)
      
      
   2. Part II of the Second Part
      • Prologue
      • Treatise on Faith, Hope and Charity (QQ. 1-46)
      • Treatise on Active and Contemplative Life (QQ. 179-182)
      • Treatise on the States of Life (QQ. 183-189)
      
      
3. Third Part
   • Prologue
   • Treatise on the Incarnation (QQ. 1-26)
   • Treatise on the Sacraments (QQ. 60-65)
   • Supplement to the Third Part (QQ. 69-99)
     1. Treatise on the Resurrection (QQ. 69-86)
     2. Treatise on the Last Things (QQ. 87-99)

References found on the World Wide Web:

• New Advent Catholic SuperSite
  This is a fully-indexed site to the complete text of the Summa Theologica.
  
• Catholicism, Scripture + Tradition
  This site references the Douay-Rheims Project, the Latin Vulgate translation of The Bible, but also contains the original Baltimore Catechism founded upon the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
  
• Selected Papal Encyclicals and Pronouncements - organized by Pope and by subject (incomplete).
  

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