Adolphe Tanquery (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. In Latin. 1943 Benziger Brothers, Inc. (New York), 5 5/8 x 8 inches tall x 2 inches thick orange cloth hardcover, no dust jacket, silver lettering to front cover and spine, xxvi, 871 pp. Slight soiling and moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers. Pucker to spine, perhaps where the book had been glued. Ink prior owner name to blank front free-endpaper. Neat colored pencil underlining and marginalia throughout. Otherwise, a good reading/reference copy of this mid-century American Catholic seminary text. ~T~ [3.0P] Volume 2 of Adolphe Tanquerey's classic, comprehensive Catholic theology textbook, written in Latin and based on Thomistic thought, covering core doctrines like Faith, God (One & Triune), Creation, and the Incarnation, serving as a foundational text for clergy and seminarians. A systematic, scholastic summary (synopsis) aligned with St. Thomas Aquinas's theology, adapted for modern times and used in seminaries for decades. Focuses on fundamental dogmas: De Fide (On Faith); De Deo Uno et Trino (On God One and Triune); De Deo Creante et Elevante (On God the Creator and Elevator/Exalter); and De Verbo Incarnato (On the Incarnate Word/Jesus Christ).