Summa Theologiae

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medieval Latin text philosophical work scholastic theological work

Summa Theologiae is a monumental 13th-century theological and philosophical work that systematically presents and defends the core doctrines of Christian theology.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Summa Theologiae, Part I, Question 2, Article 3	0	1
Summa Theologica	0	1
Summa theologiae	0	1
Summa theologiae (Albert)	0	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval Latin text → philosophical work → scholastic theological work →
aim	to instruct beginners in theology → to systematically present Christian theology →
author	St. Thomas Aquinas → surface form: Thomas Aquinas
canonicalStatus	highly authoritative in Catholic doctrine →
completionStatus	unfinished at the author’s death →
countryOfOrigin	Italy →
dateWritten	13th century →
endDate	1274 →
genre	Christian philosophy → systematic theology →
hasPart	Prima Pars → Prima Secundae → Secunda Secundae → Supplementum → Tertia Pars →
influenced	Catholic theology → Western philosophy → natural law theory → scholasticism →
influencedBy	Aristotle → Augustine of Hippo → Peter Lombard → Bible → surface form: the Bible
language	Latin →
literaryForm	scholastic disputation →
mainSubject	Christian doctrine → Christology → ethics → moral theology → natural theology → philosophy of religion → sacramental theology → theology →
method	question–objection–response format →
notableIdea	analogy of being → doctrine of virtues → five ways to prove the existence of God → grace and nature distinction → natural law ethics →
religiousTradition	Christianity → Roman Catholicism →
startDate	1265 →
structure	articles → questions →
usedAs	textbook in Catholic seminaries →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

five ways to prove the existence of God → describedIn → Summa Theologiae →

this entity surface form: Summa Theologica

five ways to prove the existence of God → describedIn → Summa Theologiae →

this entity surface form: Summa Theologiae, Part I, Question 2, Article 3

Albert the Great → notableWork → Summa Theologiae →

this entity surface form: Summa theologiae (Albert)

St. Thomas Aquinas → notableWork → Summa Theologiae →

Commentary on the Sentences → relatedWork → Summa Theologiae →

De veritate → relatedWork → Summa Theologiae →

this entity surface form: Summa theologiae

Summa contra Gentiles → relatedWork → Summa Theologiae →