Summa Theologica - 12 Pars Secunda Secundae, Treatise on Gratuitous Graces and …


Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

(5 stars; 9 reviews)

The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners and a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasoning 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 selection of the Summa Theologica covers questions 171-189 of the Secunda Secundae ("Second-half of the Second Part"), which comprise Treatises on the Gratuitous Graces (questions 171-182) and the States of Life (questions 183-189), with which the Second Part concludes. (15 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Question 171 - OF PROPHECY (In Six Articles) 50:49 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 172 - OF THE CAUSE OF PROPHECY (In Six Articles) 43:08 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 173 - OF THE MANNER IN WHICH PROPHETIC KNOWLEDGE IS CONVEYED (In Four … 33:16 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 174 - OF THE DIVISION OF PROPHECY (In Six Articles) 52:21 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 175 - OF RAPTURE (In Six Articles) 49:22 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 176 - OF THE GRACE OF TONGUES (In Two Articles) 18:21 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 177 - OF THE GRATUITOUS GRACE CONSISTING IN WORDS (In Two Articles) 13:49 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 178 - OF THE GRACE OF MIRACLES (In Two Articles) 19:31 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 179 - OF THE DIVISION OF LIFE INTO ACTIVE AND CONTEMPLATIVE (In Two Ar… 11:49 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 180 - OF THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE (In Eight Articles) 1:06:52 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 181 - OF THE ACTIVE LIFE (In Four Articles) 25:04 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 182 - OF THE ACTIVE LIFE IN COMPARISON WITH THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE (In… 31:20 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 183 - OF MAN'S VARIOUS DUTIES AND STATES IN GENERAL (In Four Articles) 27:39 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 184 - OF THE STATE OF PERFECTION IN GENERAL (In Eight Articles), part 1 33:32 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 184 - OF THE STATE OF PERFECTION IN GENERAL (In Eight Articles), part 2 40:27 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 185 - OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE EPISCOPAL STATE (In Eight Articles),… 40:16 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 185 - OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE EPISCOPAL STATE (In Eight Articles),… 32:49 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 186 - OF THOSE THINGS IN WHICH THE RELIGIOUS STATE PROPERLY CONSISTS (… 51:23 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 186 - OF THOSE THINGS IN WHICH THE RELIGIOUS STATE PROPERLY CONSISTS (… 38:53 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 187 - OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE COMPETENT TO RELIGIOUS (In Six Articles… 37:29 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 187 - OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE COMPETENT TO RELIGIOUS (In Six Articles… 36:39 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 188 - OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE (In Eight Articles), pa… 34:09 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 188 - OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE (In Eight Articles), pa… 51:09 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 189 - OF THE ENTRANCE INTO RELIGIOUS LIFE (In Ten Articles), part 1 49:57 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 189 - OF THE ENTRANCE INTO RELIGIOUS LIFE (In Ten Articles), part 2 42:55 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Reviews

*Finally*, a decent reading of the Summa!


(5 stars)

I really like the way the reader goes about this endeavor. He has a pleasant voice and is serious without sounding grave. I also like the pacing. Some folks might think it's a bit slow, but I would disagree. This is the kind of reading that is proper to a work where the listener wishes to think about the ideas, rather than simply being able to say, "I got through the whole thing."