How to read it
- 1Follow the order of questions before isolating individual articles.
- 2Read the objections as serious pressure on the conclusion.
- 3Track how metaphysical principles reappear in moral and sacramental theology.
Systematic theology
Summa Theologiae
Aquinas's most famous synthesis, ordered from God and creation through human action, Christ, the sacraments, and final beatitude.
Date
1265-1274, unfinished
Why it matters
It gives the clearest view of his mature method: objections, sed contra, respondeo, and replies arranged inside a complete theological architecture.