Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling Søren Kierkegaard Original title: Frygt og bæven OL112736W
Summa Theologica Summa Theologica Thomas Aquinas,Kennedy, Daniel Joseph, 1862-1930 Thomas's magnum opus, comprising a systematic integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christianity. Covers topics such as the nature and existence of God, human nature, law and morality and the r… OL15314568W
The Regensburg Lecture The Regensburg Lecture James V. Schall The man who was simultaneously the Pope and the greatest living theologian is retiring, and he is joined in retirement by Fr. James Schall, S.J., the English-speaking world's greatest living Catholic… OL15338585W
Darwinism and the divine Darwinism and the divine Alister E. McGrath "Darwinism and the Divine examines the implications of evolutionary thought for natural theology, from the time of publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species to current debates on creationism a… OL15521202W
John Henry Newman on the Nature of the Mind John Henry Newman on the Nature of the Mind Jane Rupert From his vantage point in the nineteenth century, John Henry Newman offers much needed clarity to the twenty-first century, an age characterized by significant tension between science and religion an… OL15705081W
God and logic in Islam God and logic in Islam John Walbridge "This book investigates the central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life. Despite widespread characterization of Islam as a system of belief based only on revelation, John Walbridge argues tha… OL16968588W
A Manual for Creating Atheists A Manual for Creating Atheists Peter Boghossian For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as a… OL17076191W
Faith and Philosophy Faith and Philosophy Alvin Plantinga This collection of essays is issued by his students, friends, and colleagues in honor of W. Harry Jellema, whose retirement this summer at the age of 70 closes a period of exceptional service to Calv… OL17632779W
Reasonable Pleasures Reasonable Pleasures James V. Schall The fact of pleasure is obvious to us, but its relation to reason is less understood. We are beings who laugh and run, sing and dance, but we too seldom reflect on why we do these things. Above all, … OL17834423W
A Deeper Vision A Deeper Vision Robert Royal In this wide-ranging and ambitious volume, Robert Royal, a prominent participant for many years in debates about religion and contemporary life, offers a comprehensive and balanced appraisal of the C… OL17834563W
The divine magician The divine magician Peter Rollins In this exploration of traditional Christianity, the author turns the tables on conventional wisdom, offering a fresh perspective focused on a life filled with love. The author knows one magic trick… OL19994842W
What God can do for you now What God can do for you now Robert N. Levine It is easy to believe God has abandoned us. In atrocities from Hitler’s Germany to today’s Darfur, the meek and the poor are left to fend for themselves. In the United States, we are menaced by viole… OL2939054W
Universe of Stone Universe of Stone Philip Ball Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirtee… OL7918260W
The Incoherence of the Philosophers The Incoherence of the Philosophers al-Ghazzālī Although Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058-1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the Philosop… OL8627085W