St. Thomas Aquinas and the Summa Theologica CD-ROM

This CD-ROM is a collection of several of the works of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274), also known as the "Angelic Doctor" and honored as the Patron of Catholic Schools. Because of his clarity of thought and massive systematic theological output, St. Thomas is considered the greatest theologian in the Church's history. Hence the importance of a software product devoted to his work.

The core of this program is the Summa Theologica, which is still referenced in the major works of theology today including the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. The entire English Dominican Fathers' translation of the Summa is included here, not merely major portions. The user will be glad to find that all inter-textual references are hyper linked as are all biblical references linked with the Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition. Some of the references have been modified to match the verse ordering of the current biblical translation.

The goal of the CD-ROM is to understand the Catholic faith as St. Thomas Aquinas did. While the Summa Theologica provides the strong doctrinal foundation, the Holy Bible and the Bible Commentary provide the necessary counter-balance of Divine Revelation.

Features:

* The Summa Theologica - The complete text of the principle doctrinal synthesis in Catholic theology, written by St. Thomas Aquinas
* Catena Aurea - St. Thomas edits this scriptural commentary taken from the writings of the Early Church Fathers and others.
* Illustrated Catholic Bible - RSV Catholic Edition Bible, with all of St. Thomas' references linked to appropriate scripture passages.
* Summa Excursions - a main point from each question is presented and then illustrated with photos and art. References to the main document are hyper linked at the end of the excerpt.
* Audio Biographies - Short biographies of scripture commentators from the Catena Aurea.
* Prayers and Hymns of St. Thomas
* Liturgical music clips
* Hundreds of color images

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Windows ®: 386 or higher, 4MB RAM, Windows® 3. lx or Windows® 95, 98. Compatible with Windows XP and Vista. Super VGA graphics card, monitor with 256 colors and CD-ROM drive. Sound card and speakers are needed for audio.

Macintosh ®: LC II or higher, 4MB free RAM, System 7.0 or higher, color monitor with 256 colors, CD-ROM drive.