Summa Theologica Studies
What we will study:
A basic Thomistic vocabulary
The principle of non-contradiction
Understanding “what” things are
An intro to causality, or “why” things are
An Introduction to the Summa:
Course Content
Lesson 1: The Science of Theology
Lesson 2: The Principle of Non-Contradiction
Lesson 3: Argument and Dialectic
Lesson 4: Being and Metaphysics
Lesson 5: Act and Potency
Lesson 6: Form and Matter
Lesson 7: Essence and Existence
Lesson 8: The Real Distinction
Lesson 9: Universals and Particulars, Genus and Species
Lesson 10: Nature and Natures
Lesson 11: Substance and Accidents
Lesson 12: The Four Causes
Lesson 13: Teleology
Lesson 14: Intro to Primary and Secondary Causality
Lesson 15: Analogy
Lesson 16: The Three Acts of the Mind
Lesson 17: Opinion, Doubt, Knowledge, and Belief
Lesson 18: Moderate Realism
Lesson 19: Good and Evil
Lesson 20: Powers of the Soul: A First Look
Lesson 21: Habits: A First Look