{"product_id":"the-angelic-doctor","title":"The Angelic Doctor","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Jacques Maritain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Angelic Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1931, presents the essential elements of the personality and influence of Aquinas, whose wisdom “is running on the highways of the world before the footsteps of God.” In four concise chapters, Jacques Maritain reflects on Aquinas as “The Saint” whose study and scholarship was wholeheartedly dedicated to God; “The Wise Architect” who collected “the vital cords through which wisdom continues among men”; “The Apostle of Our Time” whose championing of truth can remedy contemporary ills; and “The Common Doctor” whose doctrine the Church has recommended to all truth-seekers. The final chapter segues into the Appendix of three papal documents on Aquinas: Leo XIII’s \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAeterni Patris\u003c\/i\u003e, Pius X’s \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoctoris Angelici\u003c\/i\u003e, and Pius XI’s \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStudiorum Ducem\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo all such as are desirous of the truth: \u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGo to Thomas,\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003ci\u003e and ask him to give you from his ample store the food of substantial doctrine wherewith to nourish your souls unto eternal life. \u003c\/i\u003e(Pope Pius XI)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebutting the common and mistaken claims that Thomism is a hidebound school of thought, nostalgic for a bygone age and opposed to progress, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Angelic Doctor: The Life and Thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas \u003c\/i\u003emakes abundantly clear the power and pertinence of Thomistic thought for any and all ages in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Maritain\u003c\/b\u003e (1882–1973) was perhaps the greatest Catholic philosopher of the twentieth century. A convert, along with his wife Raïssa, from agnosticism to Catholicism, Maritain wrote extensively on metaphysics, aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and the philosophy of history—all with the guiding inspiration of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685950163\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100033507695,"sku":"978-1685950163","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100033540463,"sku":"978-1685950164","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--571.jpg?v=1781124694","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-angelic-doctor","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}