St Thomas Aquinas: 'The Dumb Ox', a Biography of the Christian Divine (Aziloth Books)

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

The scion of a noble Italian family, Tommaso of Aquino turned his back on privilege and - to the consternation of his family - took the strict vows of a Dominican friar. G. K. Chesterton's biography views the life of this saint through the glass of the historical and revolutionary changes he brought about as one of the most influential thinkers of his day. Chesterton explores the nature of the Gothic revolution and Aquinas' place in it, contrasting him with St Francis of Assisi - a near contemporary - and finding their differences 'complementary'. St. Dominic, Albertus Magnus and St. Bonaventure all figure in the tale, with Chesterton's famed wordplay and sense of fun giving a light touch to a work that has been described by Aquinas scholar Etienne Gilson as "without comparison the best book ever written on St Thomas. Nothing short of genius can account for such an achievement."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781908388223
Publisher:	Aziloth Books
Publication date:	06/28/2011
Pages:	126
Sales rank:	284,723
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies. A man of strong opinions, with a humorous style that earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative": he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His thousands of essays and 80 books remain among the most beloved in the English language.

Table of Contents

Introductory Note

I On Two Friars

II The Runaway Abbot

III The Aristotelian Revolution

IV A Meditation on the Manichees

V The Real Life of St. Thomas

VI The Approach to Thomism

VII The Permanent Philosophy

VIII The Sequel to St. Thomas