Summa contra Gentiles
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Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
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| instanceOf |
philosophical treatise
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scholastic work → theological treatise → |
| addressesDoctrine |
Incarnation
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Trinity → creation ex nihilo → divine attributes → existence of God → immortality of the soul → providence → sacraments → |
| alternativeTitle |
Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium
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| approximateCompositionEnd |
1265
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| approximateCompositionStart |
1259
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| author |
Thomas Aquinas
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| book1Focus |
God as knowable by natural reason
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| book2Focus |
creation and creatures
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| book3Focus |
divine providence and moral life
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| book4Focus |
truths of Christian faith known only by revelation
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| centralConcern |
demonstrating compatibility of faith and reason
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| dateWritten |
13th century
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| genre |
apologetic literature
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| inDialogueWith |
Islamic philosophers
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Jewish philosophers → ancient Greek philosophers → |
| influenced |
Christian philosophy
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later Catholic apologetics → |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo → Averroes → Avicenna → |
| intendedAudience |
missionaries
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non-Christian thinkers → |
| language |
Latin
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| LatinTitle |
Summa contra Gentiles
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| mainTheme |
defense of Christian doctrine
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natural theology → relationship between faith and reason → |
| method |
philosophical demonstration
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rational argumentation → use of Aristotelian philosophy → |
| numberOfBooks |
4
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| philosophicalTradition |
Scholasticism
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| placeOfComposition |
Italy
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Paris → |
| relatedWork |
Summa Theologiae
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| structure |
four books
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| theologicalTradition |
Catholic theology
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Referenced by (4)
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Commentary on the Sentences
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De veritate → |
relatedWork |
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Summa contra Gentiles
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LatinTitle |
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St. Thomas Aquinas
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notableWork |