Pedagogical Techniques in Summa Theologiae

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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_216How to use a DOI?

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Thomas Aquinas; Summa Theologiae; pedagogy

Abstract

The prior purpose of Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae is to teach the discipline about God. Based on this pedagogical principle, he replaced the traditional method of instruction which adheres strictly to the Scriptures with a more pragmatic one. Instead of interpreting line-by-line, Thomas devised a novel arrangement of the content and a new approach to the theological questions. This new road is logical, systematic, brief, and clear, displaying rationality between the lines. This work will analyze in what way did Aquinas achieve this pedagogical effect, and what are the particular characteristics of Summa Theologiae.

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AU  - Pingxiu Lin
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - Pedagogical Techniques in Summa Theologiae
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1898
EP  - 1904
SN  - 2352-5398
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