Nature and Grace: Selections from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas

by Thomas Aquinas. A. M. Fairweather (Translation and Editor)

Paperback. Originally published 1954. Underlining and red highlighting on pages 133 and 138-153. Slight wear on all edges of text. Cover slightly worn on corners. Else good

Genres: Theology, Philosophy, Classics, School, Nonfiction, Christianity, Religion

386 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1954

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to Aquinas on the doctrine of God, sin, anthropology, and the Christian virtues.

[Logan Prettyman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. I lack scholastic precision, so I always benefit from reading such systematic thinkers (though they’re dull, dull, dull!). Thomas is no totally retrievable, yet I think he can be of great usefulness to our churches. I might recommend that most pastors have the summa in their library, certainly more so than Grudem!

[Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps my favorite theologian I've read so far.

[Lucy Samuelsen]

Sections of Nature and Grace: April 16, 2013

[Tyler Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I only read q1-4, q20, & q109-114 for great books program, but it would be an understatement to say it changed the way I think. Excellent articulation of the power of grace and what it enables in the Christian life. He is NOT teaching merit apart from Christ.

As an aside the Calvinist may be quite surprised to see how similar Aquinas can sound in the section on Predestination, though he doesn’t go as far imo.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of gems but a little dry at times.

[Joshua Polanski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure how you can have an intro text to the Summa, include "Grace" in the title, and not get to Aquinas' treatise on the sacraments?