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compendium of theology by thomas aquinas
towards the end of his life st. thomas aquinas produced a brief non technical work summarizing some of the main points of his massive summa theologiae . this compendium was intended as an introductory handbook for students and scholars who might not have access to the larger work . it remains the best concise introduction to aquinass thought . furthermore it is extremely interesting to scholars because it represents aquinass last word on these topics . aquinas does not break new ground or re think earlier positions but often states them more directly and with greater precision than can be found elsewhere . there is only one available english translation of the compendium published as aquinass shorter summa saint thomass own concise version of his summa theologiae by sophia institute press . it is published by a very small catholic publishing house is marketed to the devotional readership contains no scholarly apparatus . richard regan is a highly respected aquinas translator who here relies on the definitive leonine edition of the latin text . his work will be received as the premier english version of this important text .