Takeaway: Aquinas is important, an understatement I know.
This is the second book in the Armchair Theologians series that I have read. I like the idea of a series of short books on theologians or important periods. It is a mix between Oxford’s Very Short Introduction series and a Dummies handbook. It actually is pretty intellectually rigorous (or at least Aquinas is) but they are written with the lightness and humor of a dummies book.
christianaudio.com had a sale on the series last week, each book only $5. So I picked up Aquinas. I have also read John Calvin. I liked the Aquinas more than the Calvin book. Aquinas is a bigger philosophical figure, so it it feels more like a intro to philosophy book than a theology book, although it is clear that Aquinas was doing theology and was concerned with issues of understanding and seeking after God.
Renick clearly enjoyed his task of writing a Dummies style book for Aquinas. He makes all kinds of jokes (mostly funny) but probably too many dated pop culture references. This book was written almost 10 years ago, and even then the references were probably a bit dated. (He has two different references to the dog in the show Fraiser.) And glancing around at other reviews, it seems that people either liked or hated the humor.
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