“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine
Because I’ve built up a large collection of duplicate books and resources, each week I’m giving away one or more of these items, absolutely free, no strings attached. You can enter anytime during each week for that week’s giveaway, with a new giveaway beginning each Friday. To see a list of past giveaways, go here.
This week’s giveaway is a distilled version of the thought of one of the Church’s greatest thinkers, St. Thomas Aquinas. The book, titled The Pocket Aquinas, provides a great introduction to this Angelic Doctor. From James Gallen’s Amazon review:
The Pocket Aquinas” is a good introduction to the world of Thomistic thought and writing. The book is divided into eight, topically organized sections highlighting the main themes of St. Thomas’ work. Within each section there are collections of his work dealing with questions pertinent to the section’s subject. Each section concludes with a list of suggested readings.
Overall I feel that the reading of this book I was introduced to a condensed version of Aquinas’ thought. What is missing is the “feel” of Aquinas’ work which one can only get from a reading of a large, unabridged section of a tome. Although I generally have little interest in abridgments, I feel that I have learned a bit of St. Thomas’ wisdom. For this “The Pocket Aquinas” is a worthwhile read.
To enter to win, fill out your name and e-mail address in the form below. None of your information will ever be given out, and I will only use it to contact the winner. The winner will be selected on Friday morning using a random generator, and the giveaway item(s) will be sent out, free-of-charge, shortly thereafter.
In the future, I will be giving away books, CD’s, and DVD’s, sometimes more than one item per giveaway. Check back next Friday!
(One entry per person, please. The deadline for each entry will be 11:59pm each Friday. Since I’m covering the shipping costs, only residents within the continental United States will be eligible to win.)
Update: The drawing is closed for the week of Friday, 05/06. Congratulations to BC Pal for winning this week! Check your e-mail for instructions on receiving the book (if you don’t see an e-mail from me, check your spam box–apparently e-mails with “giveaway” in the subject line often end up there.)
And check the blog for the next giveaway!