Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction

• The best introduction to Thomas Aquinas aimed at non-specialists
• Discusses Aquinas as both a philosopher and a theologian
• Illustrates the different debates and the significant role that the writings of Aquinas play in contemporary debate

Readership: General readers (particularly those interested in the development of Christianity and the early Church, or the historical basis of the Bible); students of philosophy (especially medieval philosophy and metaphysics), history (particularly early Christian and medieval history), theology and biblical studies.

Fergus Kerr, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

1: Life and formation
2: Works
3: Summa Theologiae: prima pars
4: Summa Theologiae: secunda pars
5: Summa Theologiae: tertila pars
6: Aftermath
7: Further reading