WHY STUDY ST. THOMAS AQUINAS?
As innumerable documents of every kind attest,
the Church has adopted his doctrine for her own.
- Pope Pius XI
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In medieval times, education of the mind was at an all-time height. As a result, the great medieval thinkers are surpassed by none in their intellectual rigor and orderly presentation of arguments. St. Thomas' writings represent thinking at its finest.
Reading St. Thomas's Summa Theologicae is an immersion in logic. It is not only the best introduction to scientific demonstration in theology, but it is also the perfect theological material for developing critical thinking skills. (It's right up there with Euclid's Geometry and Plato's Dialogues, for practicing the art of logic as a beginner.)
"By the use of his [St. Thomas'] works a man could profit more in one year than if he studies the doctrine of others for his whole life.”
- Pope John XXII
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painting used with permission of Regina Sanctorum
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