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Volume V of the Summa Is Now Available

Posted on 8 August 2011 | 1 Comment

It has arrived - Volume V of the Summa Theologiae of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Latin-English Edition, is now on the digital shelves of Amazon.com.

Volume V contains the first part of the Secunda Secundae – Questions 1-56. These questions cover the

Treatise on the Theological Virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity)
Treatise on the Cardinal Virtues (Prudence)

This volume is 636 pages, and it has a list price of $25.95 (eligible for Free Super-Saver shipping).

Work on Volume VI is underway. We anticipate that the Secunda Secundae will be divided into three volumes due to the length of St. Thomas’s treatment of Justice. Volume VI will cover Justice and Fortitude. Volume VII will contain Temperance, the Treatise on Gratuitous Graces, and the Treatise on the States of Life.

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Summa update and a look down the road

Posted on 25 April 2011 | 1 Comment

[Updated 8 Aug. 2011]

~~Work on Volume V is proceeding steadily; we expect to see it in print by August 15.~~ Volume V is now available on Amazon.com. We appreciate the fact that there are those who are anxiously waiting for later volumes to appear; we can only offer our assurances that we are working diligently.

In the meantime, we wanted to give our readers a look at the contents of the entire set as it will stand when finished. (And also put to rest the recurring misconception that we have either completed or are near the completion of this project).

[completed] Volume I: I, q. 1-64

Treatise on Sacred Doctrine
Treatise on the One God
Treatise on the Most Holy Trinity
Treatise on the Creation
Treatise on the Angels

[completed] Volume II: I, q. 65-119

Treatise on the Work of the Six Days
Treatise on Man
Treatise on the Conservation and Government of Creatures

[completed] Volume III: I-II, q. 1-70

Treatise on the Last End
Treatise on Human Acts: Acts Peculiar to Man
Treatise on the Passions
Treatise on Habits
Treatise on Habits in Particular
Good Habits, i.e., Virtues

[completed] Volume IV: I-II, q. 71-114

Treatise on the Habits, continued
Evil Habits, i.e., Vices
Treatise on Law
Treatise on Grace

[completed] Volume V: II-II, q. 1-56

Treatise on the Theological Virtues
Treatise on the Cardinal Virtues
On Prudence

[in progress] Volume VI: II-II, q. 57-140

Treatise on the Cardinal Virtues, continued
On Justice
On Fortitude

Volume VII: II-II, q. 141-189

Treatise on the Cardinal Virtues, continued
On Temperance
Treatise on Gratuitous Graces
Treatise on the States of Life

Volume VIII: III, q. 1-59

Treatise on the Incarnation

Volume IX: III, q. 60-83; Supplement, q. 1-33

Treatise on the Sacraments
The Sacraments, in General
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Penance
Extreme Unction

Volume X: Supplement, q. 34-99; Appendices

Treatise on the Sacraments, continued
Orders
Matrimony
Treatise on the Resurrection
Treatise on the Last Things

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Win a volume of the NovAntiqua Summa

Posted on 24 January 2011 | Leave a comment

Just a reminder that we are still accepting entries for our Summa Giveaway until the night of Thursday, January 27. The winner will be drawn on Friday, the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. You can read the original post for more details, or you can ~~click here to fill out an entry form~~.

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Beyond NovAntiqua: The Intellectual Life

Posted on 14 January 2011 | Leave a comment

A copy of The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods by A. G. Sertillanges, O. P. (Catholic University of America Press, 1987) is an ideal gift for someone beginning graduate studies. It is worth reading cover to cover – and more than once – but even opening it at random will give the reader something worth mulling over. As evidence, the fruit of a few entirely random openings right now:

From page 135:

The more precious an idea is, the less it matters where it comes from. Train yourself to indifference about sources. Truth alone has a claim, and it has that claim wherever it appears. As we must not swear allegiance to anyone, so still less must we disdain anyone; and if it is not expedient to believe everybody neither must we refuse to believe anyone who can show his credentials.

From page 63:

But carried too far, silence in its turn has a disturbing effect; when all a man’s powers are intensely concentrated on his thinking, he easily loses his balance, his vision of the way; a diversion is indispensable to the life of the brain; we need the soothing effect of action.

From page 150:

Choose your books. Do not trust interested advertising and catchy titles. Have devoted and expert advisors. Go straight to the fountainhead to satisfy your thirst. Associate only with first-rate thinkers. What is not always possible in personal relations is easy, and we must take advantage of it, in our reading. Admire wholeheartedly what deserves it, but do not lavish your admiration. Turn away from badly written books, which are probably poor in thought also.

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Announcing the NovAntiqua Summa Giveaway 2011

Posted on 10 January 2011 | Leave a comment

In honor of the upcoming feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, we have decided to host a giveaway of at least one volume of the NovAntiqua edition of the Summa Theologiae.

What you must do to enter the Giveaway:

Fill out an entry form.
The entry form will ask you to select an entry method – for each entry you need to do one of four things:

Indicate a new title you’d like to see published by NovAntiqua

Provide a link to a post on your blog that mentions (and links to) this giveaway

Subscribe to the NovAntiqua.com blog by e-mail or in a feed reader using the links on the NovAntiqua.com sidebar, or

“Like” NovAntiqua on Facebook

Other details:

Each person may submit up to four entry forms – one per entry method above.
One winner will be chosen if there are 1 to 100 entries; an additional winner will be chosen for every 100 entries after the first 100.
Each winner will receive one (1) volume of the NovAntiqua edition of the Summa Theologiae, as specified on his or her winning entry form.
Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m., Central Time, on Jan. 27, 2011.
Winner(s) will be chosen by random-number-generated drawing on January 28 and notified using the e-mail address provided on the entry form.
The winner(s) will have until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 1 to respond to the notification e-mail. If no response is received, the entry is discarded and another winner will be drawn.

~~Click here to fill out an Entry Form~~.

The winner has been drawn and notified; if no response is received, the entry will be discarded and another winner drawn on Feb. 2.

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Beyond NovAntiqua: Complete Works of Aristotle (Two-Volume Set)

Posted on 7 January 2011 | Leave a comment

The complete works of Aristotle are another excellent companion to the NovAntiqua Summa. Princeton University Press has a two-volume (English) set featuring the Revised Oxford Translation (& yes, it has Bekker numbers).

Here’s a link to the Second Volume.

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Volume IV available again

Posted on 29 November 2010 | Leave a comment

Volume IV of the Summa Theologiae of Saint Thomas Aquinas is back up on Amazon.com. If you were one of those who purchased a misprinted edition last week (see page 228 and following), click here to find out how to have your copy replaced, free of charge.

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Bad news. For want of a [Return]. . .

Posted on 18 November 2010 | Leave a comment

Forty-three pages of text in Volume IV were disarranged, some of them pretty significantly (pp. 228-270). This happened, ironically enough, during the process of proofing the text and making minor corrections. I know how I made the keystroke; I’m not sure how I missed the consequences until last night.

That said, we’ve already sent off a corrected text for reprinting. Unfortunately, it’s not going to be available on Amazon.com immediately; the misprinted copies are also being removed from Amazon. My estimate is that the corrected text will be available in a week.

Now, for those who purchased a misprinted copy of Volume IV:

Mail page 228 of your copy to me (yes, I mean take a pair of scissors to your book – no photocopies, scans, photographs, or other electronic copies)

Include your mailing address

And we will ship a copy of the corrected edition to you after it becomes available.

We have no access to Amazon.com’s customer list, so if you don’t mail us page 228 (and include your mailing address!), we have no way to track you down.

We are very, very sorry for the inconvenience.

The address to send p. 228 to is

NovAntiqua

PO Box 50621

Nashville, TN 37205

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Summa Vol. IV has arrived

Posted on 14 November 2010 | 1 Comment

It is here at last - Volume IV of the Summa Theologiae of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Latin-English Edition, is now on the digital shelves of Amazon.com.

Volume IV contains the second part of the Prima Secundae – Questions 71-114. These questions cover the

Treatise on Habits in Particular, continued
Evil Habits, i.e., Vices
Treatise on Law
Treatise on Grace

This volume is 640 pages, and it has a list price of $25.95 (eligible for Free Super-Saver shipping).

Work on Volume V is underway. We anticipate that the Secunda Secundae will be divided into three volumes due to the length of St. Thomas’s Treatise on Justice. Volume V will contain the Treatise on the Theological Virtues and the Treatise on Prudence. Volume VI will cover the Treatise on Justice and the Treatise on Fortitude. Volume VII will contain the Treatise on Temperance, the Treatise on Gratuitous Graces, and the Treatise on the States of Life.

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