{"product_id":"summary-of-the-summa-of-st-thomas-or-compedium-of-theology-volume-iii-charles-rene-billuart","title":"Summary Of The Summa Of St. Thomas, or Compedium Of Theology - Volume III -  Charles René Billuart","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d3bb95c5-17d0-4bcb-af0e-e0452684dd69\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eThis third volume continues Billuart’s structured summary of the \u003cem data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas Aquinas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, focusing on moral theology, especially the principles governing human action and the path to human fulfillment in God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"656\"\u003eThe work examines human acts in detail, including their moral structure, voluntariness, and the conditions that determine moral responsibility. It then turns to the passions, virtues, and vices, explaining how the rational soul orders human behavior toward the good through habit and reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"925\"\u003eA central theme of the volume is the ultimate end of human life—beatitude—and how it directs all moral activity. Billuart carefully presents Aquinas’s teaching that true happiness cannot be found in created goods but only in the possession of God as the highest good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1108\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe volume maintains a clear scholastic organization, aiming to make the moral teaching of the \u003cem data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003eSumma\u003c\/em\u003e accessible while preserving its philosophical depth and theological precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57774383694149,"sku":"999999999999999999999999999","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/1790\/8293\/files\/1776995847.jpg?v=1776995860","url":"https:\/\/rm12kr-ug.myshopify.com\/products\/summary-of-the-summa-of-st-thomas-or-compedium-of-theology-volume-iii-charles-rene-billuart","provider":"Scholastic Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}