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All of the usual caveats about Chesterton's writing apply here: he cannot resist a digression, he cannot resist an alliterative allusion, he cannot resist a pun. He is so full of life that he is constantly threatening to spin out of control. He is not a scholar, he is not writing... Read Full Overview

From the prominent English writer and philosopher, G. K. Chesterton, this volume details the life and theological thought of the Italian Dominican Priest, St. Thomas Aquinas.

St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was an influential philosopher and theologian... Read Full Overview

G. K. Chesterton's masterful biography of Aquinas.

G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today as when it was published in 1933. Then it earned the praise of such distinguished writers as Etienne Gilson, Jacques Martain, and Anton Pegis as the best book ever written on... Read Full Overview

Acclaimed as the best book ever written on St. Thomas, this outstanding profile introduces one of Christianity's most important and influential thinkers. G. K. Chesterton chronicles the saint's life, focusing on the man and the events that shaped him, rather than on theology... Read Full Overview

""St. Thomas Aquinas"" by G.K. Chesterton is a biography of the famous medieval theologian and philosopher. Chesterton examines Aquinas' life and work, delving into his writings and ideas about religion, ethics, and the nature of God. Chesterton also explores Aquinas' influence... Read Full Overview

Chesterton's biography of St Thomas Aquinas is the picture of a saintly genius - by a literary artist who himself had claims to intellectual splendour and heroic goodness. It has been praised by professional scholars who appreciate Chesterton's grasp of St Thomas' thought,... Read Full Overview

For Chesterton, Thomas Aquinas is a man of mystery, who though born into a noble Neapolitan family chose the life of a mendicant friar. Shy and lumbering, his classmates dubbed him "the Dumb Ox". However he was to lead a revolution in Christian thought. Chesterton's portrayal... Read Full Overview

Nel suo stile sagace e arguto, Chesterton traccia un profilo del grande santo della Chiesa cattolica rievocandone le principali tappe: la decisione giovanile di diventare frate domenicano nonostante l'opposizione della sua ricca e potente famiglia; gli studi sotto la guida di... Read Full Overview