Thomas Aquinas was the foremost philosopher and Catholic thinker in an era when the Church was Europe’s dominant cultural, political, and educational force. His influence continues to be felt both inside and outside the Church. The Bloomsbury Studies on Thomas Aquinas collection gathers the best in recent Thomistic scholarship. This comprehensive collection includes everything from introductions and surveys for those new to Aquinas, guides for reading his primary text, topical analysis of his theology and philosophy, and in depth looks at specific Thomistic concepts and their enduring influence.

The Continuum Library of Educational Thought is a major international reference series providing comprehensive accounts of the work of seminal educational thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines, and traditions. St Thomas Aquinas is indisputably a major thinker in education. Vivian Boland’s volume offers the most coherent account of Aquinas’ educational thought available. His volume contains a critical exposition of Aquinas’ work on education, and evaluates Aquinas’ historical impact and...

One of the most important theologians in the history of Christianity was Thomas Aquinas. He influenced Western Christian thought and wrote prolifically on the relationship between faith and reason, the human person, and provided a brilliant synthesis of the Christian tradition through the lens of Aristotelian philosophy. He also contributed key theological and philosophical insights that defined the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation.