Aquinas 101: An Introduction to the Summa

The first seven courses of Aquinas 101, constituting 96 videos in all, are an introduction of Aquinas’ masterwork, the Summa Theologiae. Courses 1 and 2 introduce St. Thomas Aquinas the man and some key terms and themes for approaching his “summary of theology.” Courses 3-6 teach the contents of the Summa in chronological order, beginning with God in himself, then proceeding to consider creation, angels, man, happiness, morality, law, grace, Christ, and the sacraments. Course 7 then returns to the virtues to dig a little deeper.

We hope these videos will help you make sense of St. Thomas’ teaching and allow you to follow him on his own terms — and in the process come to know more deeply the great Catholic and Christian intellectual tradition.