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Summa Theologica, Pars Prima, Initial Questions
by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written between 1265 and 1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) 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 the Pars Prima (first part, or volume), consisting of the Initial Questions.
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Total running time: 12:44:37
Read by Jim Ruddy
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- 01 – Prologue; Question 1: The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine – 00:45:47
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[ogg vorbis - 21MB] - 02 – Question 2: The Existence of God – 00:21:22
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[ogg vorbis - 10MB] - 03 – Question 3: On the Simplicity of God – 00:37:51
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[ogg vorbis - 18MB] - 04 – Question 4: The Perfection of God – 00:15:06
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[ogg vorbis - 7.04MB] - 05 – Question 5: Of Goodness in General – 00:29:37
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[ogg vorbis - 14MB] - 06 – Question 6: The Goodness of God – 00:15:30
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[ogg vorbis - 7.14MB] - 07 – Question 7: The Infinity of God – 00:20:54
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[ogg vorbis - 9.72MB] - 08 – Question 8: The Existence of God in Things – 00:22:37
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[ogg vorbis - 10MB] - 09 – Question 9: The Immutability of God – 00:11:57
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[ogg vorbis - 5.50MB] - 10 – Question 10: The Eternity of God – 00:17:44
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[ogg vorbis - 8.47MB] - 11 – Question 11: The Unity of God – 00:18:42
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[ogg vorbis - 8.82MB] - 12 – Question 12: How God is Known by Us – 01:02:10
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[ogg vorbis - 29MB] - 13 – Question 13: The Names of God – 00:35:49
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[ogg vorbis - 17MB] - 14a – Question 14: The Knowledge of God – 00:40:34
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[ogg vorbis - 19MB] - 14b – Question 14: The Knowledge of God – 00:42:08
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[ogg vorbis - 20MB] - 15 – Question 15: Of Ideas – 00:16:19
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[ogg vorbis - 7.47MB] - 16 – Question 16: Of Truth – 00:36:38
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[ogg vorbis - 17MB] - 17 – Question 17: Of Falsity – 00:20:11
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[ogg vorbis - 9.48MB] - 18 – Question 18: The Life of God – 00:23:39
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[ogg vorbis - 11MB] - 19 – Question 19: The Will of God – 01:00:51
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[ogg vorbis - 28MB] - 20 – Question 20: God’s Love – 00:23:48
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[ogg vorbis - 11MB] - 21 – Question 21: The Justice and Mercy of God – 00:18:29
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[ogg vorbis - 8.36MB] - 22 – Question 22: The Providence of God – 00:23:56
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[ogg vorbis - 11MB] - 23 – Question 23: Of Predestination – 00:45:23
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[ogg vorbis - 21MB] - 24 – Question 24: The Book of Life – 00:12:08
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[ogg vorbis - 5.50MB] - 25 – Question 25: The Power of God – 00:34:49
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[ogg vorbis - 16MB] - 26 – Question 26: The Beatitude of God – 00:10:38
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Cataloged on March 19, 2009













