The best introduction to Aquinas ever written!

Approaching Aquinas without a guide is daunting. It can easily become a frustrating and disorienting experience.   Do you begin with his Commentary on the Ten Books of Nicomachean Ethics or his Commentary on Aristotle's Politics? How about Against the Errors of the Greeks to Pope Urban IV? Perhaps just play it safe and start with the one you have some familiarity with, the Summa Theologica ... all five volumes. Thomas Aquinas was prolific and his range of thought was astonishingly broad. At times elegant, precise, and easily grasped, just as often his subject required a dense and scholarly style assuming a level of expertise on the reader's part. Like trying to climb Mt. Everest without a Sherpa, simply knowing where to start with Aquinas is vital if your journey is to be successful.      Sophia Institute Press is excited to announce the publication of  Thomas Aquinas: Scholar, Poet, Mystic, Saint by Fr. A. G. Sertillanges. There is no better guide to help you make your ascent of Thomas Aquinas.     One of the most widely recognized experts on Aquinas, Sertillanges knew that the key to understanding Thomas was not a total immersion into his all his works, but to instead begin with the man himself.          Understanding the forces that compelled him to write, the method he used, and most crucially, the unifying spirit animating all his work is how one must begin with Aquinas. It is then that the beauty and lasting power of the Angelic Doctor is revealed. As Sertillanges explains: "The circumstances that gave rise to Thomism are dead, its problems are dead, its method and vocabulary are dead ... but the doctrine is not .... His doctrine contains something whereby it can renew itself from age to age, while his personality, perfect type as he is of scholar, social benefactor, and saint, is a constant example." Thomas' philosophical and theological concepts and arguments will forever have relevance. In clear bold strokes, Thomas Aquinas: Scholar, Poet, Mystic, Saint stands as one of the best introductions for those new to Aquinas and for those already well acquainted.   As to how to compare Aquinas with modern philosophies, Chesterton offers useful insight:     "[T]he philosophy of St. Thomas stands founded on the universal common conviction that eggs are eggs. The Hegelian may say that an egg is really a hen, because it is a part of an endless process of Becoming ... the Pragmatist may believe that we get the best out of scrambled eggs by forgetting that they ever were eggs, and only remembering the scramble. But no pupil of St. Thomas needs to addle his brains in order adequately to addle his eggs; to put his head at any peculiar angle in looking at eggs, or squinting at eggs, or winking the other eye in order to see a new simplification of eggs."      When you order Thomas Aquinas: Scholar, Poet, Mystic, Saint you will also receive a beautiful Italian made St. Aquinas relic prayer card FREE (while supplies last).      Read an excerpt from Thomas Aquinas.    It's almost over! Sophia's store-wide sale ends January 31st: at check out enter discount code newsite25.     Thomas Aquinas by A. G. Sertillanges 160 pgs ppbk $18.95 _____________ At checkout enter code: newsite25 Sale ends 1/31/2012.   Cannot be combined with other discounts.  Shipping not discounted. _____________   Fine Catholic Books  from SOPHIA INSTITUTE PRESS    1-800-888-9344 We always welcome contributions to our non-profit apostolate. If you would prefer not to use the PayPal button below, you can add a contribution directly to your shopping cart at our on-line store.   Sophia Institute Press is the publishing division of