Pensées vs Summa Theologica: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Catholic authors, Controversial literature, Catholic Church, Christianity, Philosophy
Pensées
"Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The…
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Summa Theologica
Thomas's magnum opus, comprising a systematic integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christianity. Covers topics such as the nature and existence of God, human nature, law and morality and the relationship of God,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Summa Theologica highest: Summa Theologica 4.1 · Pensées 3.8.
- Summa Theologica has the widest readership — 4180 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Pensées | Summa Theologica | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (4180) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.0 (48) |
Reception
| Pensées | Summa Theologica | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 4180 |
| Editions | 395 | 277 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 15784 |
| Reading it now | — | 3040 |
| Written reviews | — | 182 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3355 | 10966 |
| Pages | 297 | 212 |