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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

by G.K. Chesterton

The book traces in some detail Shaw’s work as a critic (puritanical opposition to Shakespeare) and as a dramatist. G K Chesterton was ideally placed to write...

tags: catholic, british literature, philosophy, european literature, christianity, classics, biography, nonfiction, literature, history, criticism, literary criticism

Twelve Types: A Collection of Mini-Biographies

Twelve Types: A Collection of Mini-Biographies

by G.K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton's biographical essays provide unique portraits of 12 of Europe's most defining figures. Written by one of the world's master essayists, this...

tags: 20th century, catholic, writing, european literature, essays, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, literature, history, british literature, christian

Raids On The Unspeakable

Raids On The Unspeakable

by Thomas Merton

Brief, but challenging essays in which the author looks candidly and without illusion at the world that man has made. Though he sees dark horizons, his...

tags: philosophy, essays, religion, spirituality, poetry, christianity, theology, christian, writing, nonfiction, catholic

Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing

Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing

by Thomas Merton

When Thomas Merton entered a Trappist monastery in December 1941, he turned his back on secular life?including a very promising literary career. He sent his...

tags: philosophy, religion, spirituality, poetry, catholic, christianity, theology, christian, writing, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, language

The God Who Loves You: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

The God Who Loves You: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

by Peter Kreeft

God's love is the subject of Peter Kreeft's imaginative and thoughtful book (a revised and updated version of his book Knowing the Truth of God's LoveKnowing...

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, love, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, christian

Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

by Thomas Aquinas

Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known was asked by his assistant, Brother Reginald, to write a...

tags: philosophy, religion, history, christianity, theology, christian, medieval, classics, historical, nonfiction, catholic

The Ascent to Truth

The Ascent to Truth

by Thomas Merton

Merton defines Christian mysticism, especially as expressed by the Spanish Carmelite St. John of the Cross, and he offers the contemplative experience as an...

tags: religion, spirituality, christianity, theology, nonfiction, catholic

Utopia of Usurers

Utopia of Usurers

by G.K. Chesterton

An engaging work sure to appeal to both scholars and students for the depth of its thought and the freshness of its claims, this is a two-part book by one of...

tags: catholic, writing, anthologies, politics, philosophy, essays, christianity, classics, collections, sociology, economics, nonfiction

Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas Aquinas

Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas Aquinas

by Peter Kreeft

From a lifetime of studying the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, popular author Peter Kreeft says that his amazement has continually increased not only at...

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, christian

Making Choices: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Moral Decisions

Making Choices: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Moral Decisions

by Peter Kreeft

"It's a moral jungle out there," writes Peter Kreeft. In Making ChoicesMaking Choices he describes why we find decision-making so difficult and living with our...

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction

I Burned for Your Peace: Augustine's Confessions Unpacked

I Burned for Your Peace: Augustine's Confessions Unpacked

by Peter Kreeft

Popular author and philosopher Peter Kreeft delves into one of the most beloved Christian classics of all time--Augustine's ConfessionsConfessions. He collects...

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, faith, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, christian

Doors in the Walls of the World: Signs of Transcendence in the Human Story

Doors in the Walls of the World: Signs of Transcendence in the Human Story

by Peter Kreeft

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." -- HamletAfter William Shakespeare's Horatio sees the ghost of...

tags: theology, catholic, faith, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction

The Essential Writings

The Essential Writings

by Meister Eckhart

Librarian Note: An alternate cover for ISBN 006130008X is located here. Librarian Note: An alternate cover for ISBN 006130008X is located here.Librarian...

tags: theology, occult, spirituality, catholic, faith, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, mysticism, christian

Treatise on the Love of God

Treatise on the Love of God

by Francis de Sales

Masterful combination of theological principles and practical application regarding divine love--the subject of Our Lord\'s first and greatest commandment....

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, philosophy, christianity, classics, religion, god, nonfiction, christian

The Superstition of Divorce

The Superstition of Divorce

by G.K. Chesterton

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies-he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or...

tags: catholic, politics, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, cultural, christian

You Can Understand the Bible

You Can Understand the Bible

by Peter Kreeft

Many people are often understandably intimidated or overwhelmed by the sheer size and complexity of the Bible. But now popular author and Boston University...

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, scripture, faith, christianity, religion, nonfiction, christian

Symbol or Substance?: A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham and J. R. R. Tolkien

Symbol or Substance?: A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham and J. R. R. Tolkien

by Peter Kreeft

In this engaging fictional conversation, Peter Kreeft gives credible voices to C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Billy Graham as they discuss one of the most...

tags: theology, catholic, faith, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction

On Politics and Ethics

On Politics and Ethics

by Thomas Aquinas

The selections not only include St. Thomas Aquinas’s views on government, law, war, property, and sexual ethics, but also provide the theological,...

tags: philosophy, religion, christianity, theology, politics, christian, classics, political science, nonfiction, catholic

The Sign of the Cross: The Fifteen Most Powerful Words in the English Language

The Sign of the Cross: The Fifteen Most Powerful Words in the English Language

by Francis de Sales

From the young St. Francis de Sales' heroic efforts to bring Calvinists back to the Faith comes this succinct, eloquent defense of the age-old Catholic...

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, faith, christianity, religion, christian

On Kingship to the King of Cyprus

On Kingship to the King of Cyprus

by Thomas Aquinas

tags: philosophy, religion, christianity, theology, politics, college, classics, academic, political science, nonfiction, catholic

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