This is a list of some of my favorite resources on Classical Theism and the topics discussed throughout this series of blog posts. There are many, many others out there, but these are the highlights from where I pulled most of my current viewpoints on these matters.

*denotes advanced material.

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General Classical Theism

Books

Edward Feser, Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide
Edward Feser, The Last superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism
Edward Feser, Five Proofs of the Existence of God
*Edward Feser, Scholastic Metaphysics
R. Garrigou-Lagrange, Reality – A Synthesis of Thomistic Thought
R. Garrigou-Lagrange, God, His Existence and His Nature; A Thomistic Solution
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae
Thomas Aquinas, Contra Gentiles
Matt Fradd and Robert A. Delfino, Does God Exist? A Socratic Dialogue on the Five Ways of Thomas Aquinas

Blog Posts

Edward Feser, Classical Theism

Video Talks

Edward Feser, Talk: An Aristotelian Proof of God’s Existence

Video Courses

Aquinas 101 (email course with amazing short, well produced videos walking through the entire Summa Theologica)

Audio Talks

The Thomistic Institute Podcast, Playlist: Metaphysics
Pints With Aquinas Podcast
Classical Theism Podcast

Divine Simplicity

Books

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae: The Simplicity of God I Q.3
Catholic Encyclopedia, Divine Attributes of God
*Johann Gerhard, Theological commonplaces. On the nature of God and on the most holy mystery of the Trinity.
Augsburg Confession Article I: The Book of Concord
The Defense of the Augsburg Confession Article 1: The Book of Concord
*Francis Pieper, Christian Dogmatics Vol. 1: Chapter 8
God’s Essence and Attributes (De essentia et attributis divinis)

Audio Talks

Edward Feser, Podcast – Classical Theism and Divine Personalism
Bishop Robert Barron, Symposium with William Lane Craig on Divine Simplicity

Blog Posts

Edward Feser, ‌WHY IS THERE ANYTHING AT ALL? IT’S SIMPLE

Teleology

Books

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae: The Law I-II Q. 90-97
Thomas Aquinas, 5th way of Summa Theologiae: The Existence of God Q2 A3
Servais Pinckaers,  THE SOURCES OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS.
Trent Horn and Leila Miller, Made This Way
Charles Rice, 50 Questions on the Natural Law: What It Is and Why We Need It.

Blog Posts

Edward Feser, Conjuring Teleology
Edward Feser, Atheistic teleology?
Edward Feser, ‌Natural theology, natural science, and the philosophy of nature

Video Talks

Edward Feser, Talk: Natural Law and Sexual Ethics

Audio Talks

The Thomistic Institute Podcast, Playlist – Introduction to natural law
Robert A. Delfino, Classical Theism Podcast Ep. 14: Does the Fifth Way Still Have Teeth?

Papers/Articles

Edward Feser, ‌Perveted Faculty Argument
David S. Oderberg, Why I am not a Consequentialist
Edward Feser, Natural Law, Natural Rights, and Private Property
Edward Feser, Teleology: A Shopper’s Guide
Pr. Heath Curtis, Should Christian Couples Use Contraception?

Essentialism

Books

*David S. Oderberg, Real Essentialism
*Edward Feser, Scholastic Metaphysics – Chapter 4

Papers/Articles

David S. Oderberg, Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Law
David S. Oderberg, Temporal Parts and Possibility of Change

Blog Posts

Edward Feser, Empirical science and the transcendentals

Luke 10:27

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’