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In his reflections on christianity, saint thomas aquinas forged a. Start here most laymen know that catholic thought achieved its highest expression in the writings of the angelic doctor, st. Thomas aquinas a controversial figure in his own day, st. Preeminent as a thomas scholar, his many books include aquinas against the averroists and a first glance at st thomas aquinas. The principles of nature, on being and essence, on the virtues in general, and on free choice, trans. He understands them well and quotes them extensively. The critical edition of aquinas s works is the ongoing edition commissioned by pope leo xiii.
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