Theology and Sanity28 reviews F. J. Sheed Ignatius Press, 1993 Wonderful Overview in Plain English + Sheed's Masterpiece + Theology and Sanity + Theology and Sanity + Outstanding Review of Catholic Worldview and Implications for One's Life             Seven Deadly Sins Today4 reviews Henry Fairlie University of Notre Dame Press, 1988 Brilliant, beautifully-written, tough, and timeless. + Same lessons over and over + Pointed, tough, and, given the author's position, brave It is difficult to praise this book sufficiently. Henry Fairlie's 1978 book has thankfully been reprinted by the University of Notre Dame Press for a new generation. Fairlie presents the Seven Deadly Sins--Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony and Lust--as they manifest themselves in ...             The Road of Science and the Ways to God3 reviews Stanley L. Jaki University Of Chicago Press, 1980 This book is for scholars and teachers. + Simply the best + Surprised this book has not generated more controversy Don't try to read more than two paragraphs at a time or your head will explode. Stanley Jaki is mandatory for folks interested in history, philosophy, religion, or just being obnoxiously well read and well thought out. If you've read this book, you're ready to go on to other subjects and other ...             Conversations with Walker Percy (Literary Conversations Series)2 reviews University Press of Mississippi, 1985 Essential Reading for Percy Enthusiasts + Deeply satisfying addition to your Walker Percy Collection This volume (and its companion, More Conversations With Walker Percy) offers a fascinating and compelling glimpse into the mind of Walker Percy and a valuable study of the development of his literary and philosophical convictions as his career progressed. Though Percy's funny satirical piece ...             Orthodoxy86 reviews G. K. Chesterton Waking Lion Press, 2007 Christianity Vol. 2 + The Apostle of Common Sense is Alive & Well! + Chesterton's Humor and Perspective + Orthodoxy + Prolix but worth the effort             The Christian Universe Morehouse-Barlow, 1966 Originating as the Boyle lectures, this is a defense of Christian religion against "unbelievers & heretics". APOLOGETICS Author Eric Mascall aka Prof. E.L. Mascall-University of London             The Whimsical Christian: 18 Essays2 reviews Dorothy L. Sayers Collier Books, 1987 Proof that God has a sense of humor. + An amazing book by an amazing author With the exception of C.S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers is the wittiest and most logically satisfying Christian apologist of the 20th Century. I would be hard pressed to say which is the better writer, but both stand at the absolute apex of modern English exposition. It is a shame that those who enjoy ...             The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor12 reviews Flannery O'Connor Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988 The impact of the holy + I refuse to lend this to anyone. + Give light to the rest of her writing + Humor, Faith, and Work + Past works are suited for today.             A General Theory Of Authority Yves R. Simon University of Notre Dame Press, 1991             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 ...             Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion8 reviews Peter Kreeft Ignatius Press, 1992 Virtue-Can We recover It? + An Answer For A World Morally Confused + Good but not the logical analysis I expected + SOOO good             Guide for the Perplexed32 reviews E. F. Schumacher Harper Perennial, 1978 Reading This Book Could Be the Turning Point in Your Life + One of my favorite books + A WONDERFUL WORK IN APPLIED THEOLOGY + A teasure whose brevity belies its depth             Homo Ludens7 reviews Johan Huizinga Beacon Press, 1971 Essential + "No one is more serious than children at their games" Montaigne I'm sure the translation is as poor as everyone says, but for God's sake, this is one of only three or four absolutely essential twentieth-century books on the history of games and gaming. It's insightful and humorous even in English, so just imagine how good it is in Dutch. Along with Murray, ...             The Abolition of Man83 reviews C. S. Lewis HarperOne, 2001 How to fix what is broken + A Dense Defense of Natural Law and the Validity of Reason + Gimongously Interesting! + Value Galore and Remedial for every epoch             Crossing the Threshold of Hope36 reviews Pope John Paul II Knopf, 1995 God Bless JPII + Classic + Powerful! + Theology Made Easy             Philosophy,: An introduction (Harper torchbooks, TB 1638)1 review Joseph M Bochenski Harper & Row, 1972 Very useful for whom really wnat to think. Easy way you can find in this book to understand what philosophy really is.             The Hungry Soul: Eating and the Perfecting of Our Nature8 reviews Leon R. Kass University Of Chicago Press, 1999 A feast for the spirit hungry for understanding itself + Wonderful, magical, irrational madness! + The hungry soul + A different kind of recipe book.             RATIONAL MAN3 reviews HENRY BABCOCK VEATCH Liberty Fund Inc., 2003 A contemporary interpretation of Aristotle's Nichomean Ethic + Aristotle for Modern Times + Act Rationally Probably the finest tribute to this book comes from Mortimer J.Adler, who, in the addendum to "The Time of Our Lives", and repeated in "Desires, Right and Wrong", gives Mr Veatch credit for writing the only common sense interpretation of Aristotle's Nichomean Ethics in modern times. In easy to ...             Psychology As Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship7 reviews Paul C. Vitz Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994 Very good book for genuine & intellectual persons + Religion or science? + What religion will we teach in public schools? "Psychology As Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship" A very good book to read. Would be best read by those with (minimum) high school intelectual background. The book covers more on the misleading 'sef-centred/help' psychology which are very prevalent nowadays, along with it's potential ...             Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion8 reviews Peter Kreeft Ignatius Press, 1992 Virtue-Can We recover It? + An Answer For A World Morally Confused + Good but not the logical analysis I expected + SOOO good