Reviews for Thomas Aquinas as reader of the Psalms

The average rating for Thomas Aquinas as reader of the Psalms based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-10-07 00:00:00 Darren Anderson Finished! Really ended up enjoying it especially the last chapter which answered questions about the body and soul after death. Left me wanting to read more about St. Thomas, a very good thing. Also, very good for meditation. September 22, 2019: This is at least my third time to start this book and my countless try at innumerable other books on the Angelic Doctor. Everyone keeps suggesting this or that book on him as the one which cracked the code for them. Trust me, I probably already have all those books gathering dust on my bookshelves. But I have made it up to page 85 and past the first and third arguments for the existence of God and I am still following, even to article 5, part 3. Started this quite awhile ago but failed to record it because I have quit it so often before. So far so good ... still reading...

Review # 2 was written on 2017-08-07 00:00:00 Joe Snowaen This book wasn't what I originally thought it was going to be, i.e. the spirituality of St. Thomas explained perhaps in a narrative format. If this is what you are looking for, find a different book. But it is definitely worth the read. It was rather Bishop Barron's explanation on just how spiritual the writings of St. Thomas are. Picture Fr. Barron as a professor or rector of the seminary trying to help his students not only understand the material, but make it relevant to their life and spirituality. Barron teaches us that back in St. Thomas' time there was little concept of separation of discipline, so his spirituality is within his work of the Summa Theologiae, and that our understanding of God necessarily affects the way we interact with God and live our life.