The St. Albert the Great Project for a New Scholastic Century

For Scholarly
Audiences:

The St. Albert the Great
Project will reach scholarly
audiences by means of
translations, articles in
philosophical and theological
journals, and scholarly
presentations at academic
conferences.

Among the authors and works
that the Project will translate
and promote are the following:

•   St. Albert the Great,
practically all his writings.

– He is the Universal Doctor of
the Church and the teacher of
St. Thomas Aquinas, yet only
about 10% of his work is
available in English!

•   St. Thomas Aquinas,
Quodlibetal Questions.

– This book, over 400 pages
long, consists of the Angelic
Doctor’s answers to specific
questions posed by his students.

•   Cardinal Cajetan,
Commentary on the Summa
Theologiae of St. Thomas
Aquinas, and Sylvester of
Ferrara, Commentary on the
Summa Contra Gentiles of
St. Thomas Aquinas.

– Pope Leo XIII thought so
highly of these Renaissance-era
commentaries that he ordered
them to be published together
with the Latin of St. Thomas’s
two most famous works.

•   John Capreolus, The Books
of Arguments in Defense of
the Theology of St. Thomas
Aquinas.

– Traditionally known as “The
Prince of Thomists,” this 15th-
century theologian is almost
completely forgotten today.

This is only a brief sampling of
the works to be translated. A
more complete list is available
upon request.

The work of reviving these lost
treasures of wisdom will give
rise to numerous articles and
presentation topics.

For Popular
Audiences:

Scholasticism begins from the
principles of common sense. In
doing so, it distinguishes itself
from many modern systems of
thought that proudly boast of
taking radical doubt, or at least
the rejection of the supposed
“naiveté” of common sense, as
their starting-point.

Now, precisely because
scholasticism is built on
common sense, many of its
arguments can be presented in
ways that are easily accessible
to the minds of persons who are
not professional philosophers.
For instance, one classic
scholastic argument for the
immortality of the human soul
begins by simply asking us to
reflect upon what we experience
inside our own minds when we
think about abstract ideas like
“2+3=5.” The argument then
points out certain implications of
that experience that we might
not have considered before . . .
implications that lead to the
conclusion that the soul that is
thinking through this mind is a
spiritual, not a physical, entity.

It is important that the St. Albert
the Great Project for a New
Scholastic Century not ignore
the potential for spreading
scholastic principles outside of
academic settings. Dr. Matthew
Kent, founder of the Project,
will write and speak in popular
venues on topics such as the
following:

•   the immortality of the soul
•   the existence of God
•   the natural law
•   the virtues
•   the history of philosophy

Dr. Matthew Kent is available
to speak to any group,
academic or non-academic,
whose members might be
interested in the kinds of ideas
highlighted above. To request
him as a speaker, email him at
mkent@stalbertproject.org or
call him at 612-801-4758.



						The St. Albert the Great Project for a New Scholastic Century





		DONATE NOW (NOTE: Donations are NOT tax deductible)