Brian Davies is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York, and Honorary Professor at Australian Catholic University.

• Preface ; 1. Setting the Summa Theologiae ; 2. Sacred Teaching (1a,1) ; 3. Knowing That God Exists (1a,1,2) ; 4. The Divine Nature: Part 1 (1a,3-13) ; 5. The Divine Nature: Part 2 (1a,14-26) ; 6. The Divine Trinity (1a,27-43) ; 7. Creation, Good, and Evil (1a,44-49) ; 8. Angels and the Days of Creation (1a,50-74) ; 9. Human Beings and Divine Government (1a,75-119) ; 10. Happiness, Human Action, and Morality (1a2ae,1-21) ; 11. Emotions (1a2ae,22-48) ; 12. Dispositions, Virtues, Gifts, Beatitudes and Fruits (1a2ae,49-70) ; 13. Sin (1a2ae,71-85) ; 14. Law, Old Law, New Law, and Grace (1a2ae,90-114) ; 15. Faith, Hope, and Charity (2a2ae,1-46) ; 16. Prudence, Justice, and Injustice (2a2ae,47-79) ; 17. Religion and Other Matters to do With Justice (2a2ae,80-122) ; 18. Courage and Temperance (2a2ae,123-170) ; 19. Freely Given Graces, Kinds of Life, and States of Life (2a2ae,171-189) ; 20. God Incarnate (3a,1-26) ; 21. The Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ (3a,27-59) ; 22. The Sacraments of the Christian Church (3a,60-90) ; 23. Epilogue ; Appendix: The Summa Theologiae at a Glance ; Bibliography ; Index

Thorough, well organized, and supplemented with copious notes and pie charts that give a visual breakdown of the philosophical and theological subjects covered in the Summa ... those looking for a comprehensive and accessible companion to Aquinass Summa could do no better