The Nature and Mission of Theology: Essays to Orient Theology in Today's Debates2 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Ignatius Press, 1995 Who would be the most perfect philosopher? + Tremendous Learning Experience Every philosopher, or would be philosopher, should read this book at least to see who is the perfect philosopher! "Faith does not destroy philosophy, it champions it. Only when it takes up the cause of philosophy does it remain true to itself."             Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology Of The Body7 reviews John Paul II Pauline Books & Media, 2006 Outstanding! + Excellent Introduction and Footnotes + John Paul the Great + A magnificent new translation Of Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" + Excellent Translation, Great Introduction             Catholicism: Christ and the Common Destiny of Man4 reviews Henri de Lubac Ignatius Press, 1988 UT UNUM SINT + A treasure which leads us to a deeper understanding of the nature of the Church + Towards the [Roman] *Catholic* + Rich, Eye-opening             Introduction To Christianity (Communio Books)26 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, ... Ignatius Press, 2004 Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI + Beyond the unassuming introduction + A Rare Gem + To be read and re-read + A little difficult to read...             Josef Pieper: An Anthology2 reviews Ignatius Press, 1989 The place to start + Crystal clear writing For those unfamiliar with the writings of the German Thomist Josef Pieper, this is the place to start. Pieper, like his contemporaries von Balthasar and Etienne Gilson, had a wide ranging intellect and an incredibly deep knowledge of philosophy and history. This is evidenced by the topics found ...             Jesus of Nazareth147 reviews Doubleday, 2007 Sublime + . . .not a good believer, but + A excellent reading of the Gospel message + Excellent transaction. + Most important book on Jesus             Drama of Atheist Humanism3 reviews Henri de Lubac Ignatius Press, 1995 Great + A brilliant analysis of key 19th century thinkers who paved the way for aggressive neo-atheism, + wonderful This is the book that first got me interested in religion. It is an outstanding discussion of Comte, Marx & Nietzsche. After reading this, the reader may want to read Kung's Does God Exist? and Baum's Doctors of Modernity: Darwin, Marx & Freud.             Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today13 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Ignatius Press, 1996 You too are called to communion + Absolutely Amazing + A good introduction to communion ecclesiology + I can see why he is a Sheperd + Pleasantly surprised             God Is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life13 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Stephan Otto Horn, ... Ignatius Press, 2003 One in a million + An Excellent Set of Reflections on the Eucharist + bought for reading group + A Gem             The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Vol. 1: Heretics, Orthodoxy, the Blatchford Controversies (Collected ...3 reviews G. K. Chesterton Ignatius Press, 1986 Chesterton's most famous work, and some oft-forgotten gems + Where is the Chesterton of today? This volume, the first in Ignatius Press's _Collected Works_ of Chesterton series, contains what is probably G. K. Chesterton's most famous work, _Orthodoxy_. What many people do not know is that Orthodoxy was written only at the end of a long debate in the British press. Chesterton had been making ...             Prayer6 reviews Hans Urs von Balthasar Ignatius Press, 1986 A richly textured treatment of prayer + Balthasar's Best + Like drinking cool, spring water on a hot day. For American Christians lazily accustomed to psychospiritual pap, this book might seem overwrought and inaccessible. But don't get the wrong idea: this is not a book for arm-chair intellectuals either. Rather in this book we witness how a "kneeling theologian" savors the theological bouquet that ...             The Unity of Philosophical Experience7 reviews Etienne Gilson Ignatius Press, 1999 A history of philosophy with philosophical implications + Best Single Book in the History of Philosophy + A Philosophical Must + This is one of the good ones + A Gem             Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church's Marian Belief4 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Ignatius Press, 1983 A Good, Dense Beginning for Mariological Studies + Ratzinger on top form + Advocating Mariology: Marian Devotion, Theotokos & Immaculate Conception + Concise Summary of Mariology             Love Alone Is Credible5 reviews Hans Urs von Balthasar Ignatius Press, 2005 Beginning to Read von Balthasar + The greatest of these is Love + Read slowly. Again and again + A Good Start + The Primacy of Love             Mary: The Church at the Source3 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, ... Ignatius Press, 2005 A modern documentation of the Church's perspective of Marian doctrine + Selected papers on Mary, Mariology, and the mission of the Church + An Excellent Beginning for Reflections on Mariology Ably translated by Adrian Walker from the writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Mary: The Church At The Source is a modern documentation of the Church's perspective of Marian doctrine, enlightening the contours of ecclesial faith. Mary: The Church At ...             Commentary on Aristotle's Physics (Dumb Ox Books' Aristotelian Commentary Series)1 review St. Thomas Aquinas, Richard J. Spath, ... St. Augustines Dumb Ox Books, 1999 A Masterpiece. Exhaustive and Complete! If you enjoy Aristotle and Aquinas and would like to gain a better understanding on Aristotle's work titled "Physics," then this is definitely a book you need to own. While there are literally hundreds of titles in print and out of print (but able to be found) on Aristotle's physics, there is no ...             Mary: God's Yes to Man : Pope John Paul II Encyclical Letter : Mother of the Redeemer3 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar Ignatius Press, 1988 Compelling, interest description of teaching on Virgin Mary + Not for the uninitiated -- still a valuable treatise As a young man in the process of converting to Catholicism, I found "Mary: God's Yes to Man" to be a very compelling, deep, and driving study of the role of the Blessed Virgin in History, in Tradition, in the Church, and in the lives of the modern believer. I went into this book with very little ...             The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods7 reviews A. G. Sertillanges Catholic University of America Press, 1987 Absolutely gorgeous book! + A classic text having lost none of its relevance for modern day seekers of Truth + Contact with Genius + Reflective             The Spirit of the Liturgy21 reviews Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI Ignatius Press, 2000 Understanding what we do on Sunday. + Not much more to say + good service + The Spirit of the Liturgy + Slow in the middle but thrilling at the end             In Defense of Philosophy3 reviews Josef Pieper Ignatius Press, 1992 In Defense of Serious Thought and Ultimate Questions + Excellent Philosophy Intro and Pieper stepping stone + A must for any student of philosophy. Josef Pieper's book titled IN DEFENSE OF PHILOSOPHY is a book that readers should carefully consider. Pieper wrote this book to give philosophical meaning to life. He was clear that in a society that admires technology and "practical wisdom" as opposed to those who think and comtemplate about ...