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Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy | Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel

God Is No Delusion: A Refutation of Richard Dawkins | Thomas Crean, O.P.

Socrates Meets Descartes | Peter Kreeft

Sermon in a Sentence: Saint Thomas Aquinas | John McClernon

New Outpourings of the Spirit | Joseph Ratzinger

Meet Henri De Lubac | Rudolf Voderholzer

Marian Devotion in the Domestic Church | Catherine & Peter Fournier

Joseph Ratzinger: Life in the Church and Living Theology | Maximilian Heinrich Heim

The Greek Fathers: Their Lives and Adventures | Adrian Fortescue

Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: The Letter to the Hebrews | Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch

Chastity, Poverty and Obedience | Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.

The Blessing of Christmas | Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Chance or Purpose?: Creation, Evolution, and a Rational Faith | Chrisoph Cardinal Schšnborn

Island of the World: A Novel | Michael O'Brien

The Order of Things | James V. Schall, S.J.

The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand | Paul Kengor & Patricia Clark Doerner

Seek that Which is Above | Pope Benedict XVI

Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church | Pope Benedict XVI

God and His Image: An Outline of Biblical Theology | Dominique Barthelemey

An Invitation to Faith: An A to Z Primer on the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI | Pope Benedict XVI

Mother Benedict: Foundress of the Abbey of Regina Laudis | Antoinette Bosco

Pope Benedict XVI: The Conscience of Our Age | Vincent Twomey

Ronald Knox as Apologist: Wit, Laughter and the Popish Creed | Fr. Milton Walsh

Christians in China: A.D. 600-2000 | Jean Charbonnier

 

NEW from PETER KREEFT and IGNATIUS PRESS:

Because God Is Real: Sixteen Questions, One Answer

Atheistic and agnostic writers are aggressively attacking traditional religious beliefs. Philosopher and prolific writer Peter Kreeft is up to the challenge in this work of popular apologetics aimed at both teens and adults. The masterful Kreeft tackles sixteen crucial issues about the deeper meaning of life. The questions that Kreeft explores range from, "Is faith reasonable?," Can you prove there is a God?", and "Why is Jesus different?," to "Why is sex so confusing?," "Why is there evil?", and "Why must we die?"

Kreeft provides thoughtful, lucid, and persuasive answers for believers, unbelievers, and seekers to consider. As always, Kreeft is insightful, inspiring, and entertaining. This book is ideal for those exploring faith for the first time, as well as for confirmation and religious education classes. It's an intellectual and spiritual feast! This is vintage Kreeft.

"The good news of the Gospel is as exciting as a murder mystery. For at its heart there is a murder: the murder of God two thousand years ago in Jerusalem. And this God is the greatest of mysteries: who He is and why He put us here, and why He came here and what His plans are for us. The story is literally a matter of life or death--eternal life or death." -- Peter Kreeft

"Be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you." -- 1 Peter 3:15

• Read the Introduction to Because God Is Real: Sixteen Questions, One Answer



Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He is an alumnus of Calvin College (AB 1959) and Fordham University (MA 1961, Ph.D., 1965). He taught at Villanova University from 1962-1965, and has been at Boston College since 1965.

He is the author of numerous books (over forty and counting) including: C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium, Fundamentals of the Faith, Catholic Christianity, Back to Virtue, and Three Approaches to Abortion. See below for full listing if his Ignatius Press titles.

In addition to Socrates Meets Sartre, Kreeft's most recent Ignatius Press books include You Can Understand the Bible, The God Who Loves You, and The Philosophy of Tolkien

Peter Kreeft's personal web site | Excerpts of his writing




Peter Kreeft books published by Ignatius Press include:


Angels and Demons: What do we really know about them? Answers to 100 questions about these spiritual beings.

Back to Virtue: Traditional moral wisdom for modern moral confusion.

Catholic Christianity: A complete commentary on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees: Explicates Pascal's surprisingly modern insights on contemporary life and powerful arguments for Christianity.

C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium: Six insightful essays on C.S Lewis' The Abolition of Man.

Ecumenical Jihad: A combat manual for the culture wars.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Heaven: An unexcelled look at one of the most popular, yet least understood subjects.

Fundamentals of the Faith: Inspiring essays in Christian apologetics.

The God Who Loves You: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling: Kreeft grapples with tough questions about God's love, evil, and the meaning of life.

Handbook of Christian Apologetics: (with Fr. Ronald Tacelli, S.J.) Hundreds of answers to life's most crucial questions.

Heaven, the Heart's Deepest Longing: Fascinating exploration into the search for total joy.

The Journey: Lively dialogues dealing with moral dilemmas and philosophical impasses along life's path.

Love Is Stronger Than Death: Our terminal illness, death, is explored as fulfillment into infinite joy in the love of God.

Making Choices: Practical wisdom for everyday moral decisions.

Making Sense Out of Suffering: A brave, insightful and encouraging look into the meaning of suffering.

The Philosophy of Tolkien: An examination of the worldview behind The Lord of the Rings.

Philosophy 101 by Socrates: An introduction to philosophy via Plato's Apology.

Prayer For Beginners: An accessible, concise primer on prayer

Prayer: the Great Conversation: Straight answers to tough questions about prayer.

Refutation of Moral Relativism: Intelligent, engaging dialogues between a relativist and absolutist.

Shadowlands: A tremendous primer on the man behind the movie, with many of C.S. Lewis' most moving passages.

Shorter Summa: The essential philosophical passages of St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica.

Socrates Meets Descartes: The Father of Philosophy Analyzes the Father of Modern Philosophy's "Discourse on Method"

Socrates Meets Machiavelli: The Father of Philosophy cross-examines the author of The Prince.

Socrates Meets Marx:The Father of Philosophy cross-examines the founder of communism.

Socrates Meets Sartre: The Father of Philosophy cross-examines the founder of existentialism and engages in a Socratic dialogue on existentialism and human emotion.

Snakebite Letters: Devilishly devious secrets for subverting society as taught in Tempter's Training School.

Summa of the Summa: The essential philosophical passages of St. Thomas Aguinas Summa Theologica edited and explained for beginners.

Three Approaches to Abortion: A thoughtful and compassionate guide to today's most controversial issue.

Three Philosophies of Life: Inspiring and unique insights into Ecclesiastes (life as vanity), Job (life as suffering), and Song of Songs (life as love).

Yes or No?: Straight answers to tough questions about Christianity.

You Can Understand the Bible: Book-by-book guide to reading and understanding the Bible.

Your Questions, God's Answers: Solid responses for Catholic teens.

Related IgnatiusInsight.com Articles and Interviews:

On Writing and Apologetics | Talking with Peter Kreeft
Seducing Minds With The Socratic Method | An Interview with Peter Kreeft
Socrates Meets Sartre: In Hell? | From Socrates Meets Sartre
The Point of It All | From The God Who Loves You
The Divinity of Christ | From Fundamentals of the Faith
How To Read The Bible | From You Can Understand The Bible
The Presence of Christ in The Lord of the Rings | From The Philosophy of Tolkien
Abortion: What Can Be Done? | Introduction to Three Approaches to Abortion
The Question of Hope | From Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing









   
















G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the finest Christian authors and apologists of the past two hundred years. Raised as an agnostic, he embraced Christianity as a young man, ultimately entering the Catholic Church in 1922. He wrote hundreds of essays, as well as novels, short stories, poetry, apologetics, literary criticism, and nearly everything else imaginable. Dale Ahlquist, president and co-founder of the American Chesterton Society and author of G.K Chesterton: Apostle of Common Sense, writes, "Chesterton was equally at ease with literary and social criticism, history, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology. His style is unmistakable, always marked by humility, consistency, paradox, wit, and wonder. His writing remains as timely and as timeless today as when it first appeared, even though much of it was published in throw away paper." Read more about the life and work of this remarkable thinker, author, and apologist.



Confessions of an Ex-Feminist
by Lorraine V. Murray


Confessions is the honest and heart-rending account of a woman who was born into a Catholic family, attended parochial schools and fully embraced the beliefs of her faith, but ran into major roadblocks in college. Amidst the radical feminist college environment of the 1960's, she lost her faith, and her morality, jumping aboard the bandwagon of "free love." She indulged in a series of love relationships in college, all of which crashed and burned. Despite the obvious contradiction between feminist teachings and her own experience, Murray still believed she had to free herself from the yoke of tradition. Attaining a doctorate in philosophy, with an emphasis on the feminist writings of Simone de Beauvoir, Murray taught philosophy in college. For many years, she launched a personal vendetta against God and the Catholic Church in the classroom, trying to persuade students that God did not exist, mocking values Catholics hold dear, and touted feminism as the cure for many social ills. When she discovered she was pregnant, Murray followed the route that feminists offer as a solution for unmarried women. Much to her surprise, her abortion was a shattering emotional experience, which she grieved over for years. It was the first tragic chink in her feminist armor.

Read more about Confessions of an Ex-Feminist, or read an excerpt from the book.










 
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