Using the most recent scholarship on the thirteenth century, the Dominican order, and sainthood, Thomas Aquinas embeds Thomas in the lived context of his time and place, approaching him as an imperial aristocrat, a poor mendicant, a promising student, and a religious. This groundbreaking biography considers Thomas as man, Christian, mystic, and saint. People who think they know Thomas will be surprised by him, and people curious about him will be intrigued by the fascinating character who became the greatest theologian of the Middle Ages. Book jacket.
