Treatise on the Divine Nature: Summa Theologiae I 1-13. Translated, with Commentary, by Brian Shanley, O.P. Introduction by Robert Pasnau.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. - Despite its original purpose�the instruction of "beginners" in theology�the Summa Theologiae is a work whose depth, subtlety, complexity, and concision hardly recommend it as a work for beginners unaided by a teacher or guide. In this, the second volume of The Hackett Aquinas, Brian J. Shanley's crisp and accurate new translation of the first thirteen questions of the first part of the Summa (traditionally known as the Treatise on God) appears with a commentary that leads readers judiciously through this challenging yet extraordinarily influential treatise in the philosophy of religion. By explaining technical terms, expanding upon references, explicating presuppositions and implied premises, clarifying the logic of Aquinas' argumentation, and setting the treatise within a larger context, Shanley's commentary provides a first reading of the text that yet manages to be of great value to more advanced students as well. A superb translation accompanied by expert guidance to the text, The Hackett Aquinas' Treatise on the Divine Nature is the new edition of choice for anyone wishing to approach this landmark treatise in English. - BRIAN J. SHANLEY, O.P., is Professor of Philosophy, Providence College, of which he is also President. ISBN 9780872208063