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Get started doing research on Doctor of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas, theologian and philosopher

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This research guide will connect you to reference works, print books and ebooks, databases for articles, and other information sources on St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church (1225-1274).


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How do you find full text?

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Click here to view Videos from the Thomistic Institute

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Hear an episode of this long-running and informative BBC 4 radio program "In Our Time"

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This research guide was created by Alexa Orbin, English Department Intern at Gumberg Library, August 2021.