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A Shorter Summa
by Peter Kreeft • 1485
Five proofs for God, four virtues for a good life, and why only the infinite satisfies.
4.04
462
A Shorter Summa Summary
A Shorter Summa 93%
Five proofs for God, four virtues for a good life, and why only the infinite satisfies.
by Peter Kreeft 1485
4.04
462 ratings
St. Thomas Aquinas
by G.K. Chesterton • 1923
A friar's proof: the senses are holy, common sense leads to truth, Aristotle walks with saints.
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12k+
St. Thomas Aquinas Summary
St. Thomas Aquinas 93%
A friar's proof: the senses are holy, common sense leads to truth, Aristotle walks with saints.
by G.K. Chesterton 1923
4.01
12k+ ratings
Medieval Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny • 2005
For a thousand years, philosophy was one long attempt to reconcile reason with revelation.
3.80
284
Medieval Philosophy Summary
Medieval Philosophy 92%
For a thousand years, philosophy was one long attempt to reconcile reason with revelation.
by Anthony Kenny 2005
3.80
284 ratings
Thomas Aquinas
by Robert Barron • 1996
Aquinas the rationalist is a mirage. His entire theology is a path to ecstatic union with God.
4.48
276
Thomas Aquinas Summary
Thomas Aquinas 91%
Aquinas the rationalist is a mirage. His entire theology is a path to ecstatic union with God.
by Robert Barron 1996
4.48
276 ratings
Truth Is Symphonic
by Hans Urs von Balthasar • 1987
Scripture's tensions aren't flaws; they're a symphony whose only script is love.
4.41
37
Truth Is Symphonic Summary
Truth Is Symphonic 91%
Scripture's tensions aren't flaws; they're a symphony whose only script is love.
by Hans Urs von Balthasar 1987
4.41
37 ratings
Handbook of Catholic Apologetics
by Peter Kreeft • 1994
A field manual of logic, evidence, and philosophy for the hardest questions of Christianity.
4.23
2k+
Handbook of Catholic Apologetics Summary
Handbook of Catholic Apologetics 91%
A field manual of logic, evidence, and philosophy for the hardest questions of Christianity.
by Peter Kreeft 1994
4.23
2k+ ratings
Tradition and Incarnation
by William L. Portier • 1993
Biblical critics said faith would unravel. This textbook shows it deepens instead.
3.82
17
Tradition and Incarnation Summary
Tradition and Incarnation 91%
Biblical critics said faith would unravel. This textbook shows it deepens instead.
by William L. Portier 1993
3.82
17 ratings
Practical Theology
by Peter Kreeft • 2014
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
4.52
210
Practical Theology Summary
Practical Theology 91%
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
by Peter Kreeft 2014
4.52
210 ratings
Thomas Aquinas
by K. Scott Oliphint • 2017
Aquinas built a God from reason alone. Scripture says sin makes that project idolatrous.
3.53
38
Thomas Aquinas Summary
Thomas Aquinas 91%
Aquinas built a God from reason alone. Scripture says sin makes that project idolatrous.
by K. Scott Oliphint 2017
3.53
38 ratings
Introducing Moral Theology
by William C. Mattison III • 2008
Morality isn't a rulebook: it's the craft of becoming someone who truly thrives.
3.78
139
Introducing Moral Theology Summary
Introducing Moral Theology 91%
Morality isn't a rulebook: it's the craft of becoming someone who truly thrives.
by William C. Mattison III 2008
3.78
139 ratings
Iota Unum
by Romano Amerio • 1996
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
4.34
61
Iota Unum Summary
Iota Unum 91%
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
by Romano Amerio 1996
4.34
61 ratings
The Theological Origins of Modernity
by Michael Allen Gillespie • 2008
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
4.23
270
The Theological Origins of Modernity Summary
The Theological Origins of Modernity 90%
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
by Michael Allen Gillespie 2008
4.23
270 ratings
Credo
by Athanasius Schneider • 2023
Why the Catholic faith cannot change: a bishop's complete doctrinal restatement for believers.
4.53
74
Credo Summary
Credo 90%
Why the Catholic faith cannot change: a bishop's complete doctrinal restatement for believers.
by Athanasius Schneider 2023
4.53
74 ratings
Systematic Theology
by Wayne Grudem • 1994
All of Scripture coheres into one doctrine. The method for tracing it is teachable.
4.23
17k+
Systematic Theology Summary
Systematic Theology 90%
All of Scripture coheres into one doctrine. The method for tracing it is teachable.
by Wayne Grudem 1994
4.23
17k+ ratings
Bible Doctrine
by Wayne Grudem • 1999
What the whole Bible teaches about God, humanity, and salvation, organized into one coherent map.
4.35
1k+
Bible Doctrine Summary
Bible Doctrine 90%
What the whole Bible teaches about God, humanity, and salvation, organized into one coherent map.
by Wayne Grudem 1999
4.35
1k+ ratings
The Consequences of Ideas
by R.C. Sproul • 1988
Philosophy's stark choice: Kant's closed door or Aquinas's open one. Fallout, from Thales to Sartre.
4.18
2k+
The Consequences of Ideas Summary
The Consequences of Ideas 90%
Philosophy's stark choice: Kant's closed door or Aquinas's open one. Fallout, from Thales to Sartre.
by R.C. Sproul 1988
4.18
2k+ ratings
Reforming Apologetics
by J.V. Fesko • 2019
Why the Reformed tradition defended the faith with creation and common notions, and must again.
4.18
136
Reforming Apologetics Summary
Reforming Apologetics 90%
Why the Reformed tradition defended the faith with creation and common notions, and must again.
by J.V. Fesko 2019
4.18
136 ratings
Back to Virtue
by Peter Kreeft • 1986
Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.
4.29
861
Back to Virtue Summary
Back to Virtue 90%
Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.
by Peter Kreeft 1986
4.29
861 ratings
On Christian Doctrine
by Augustine of Hippo
Love is the only measure of a good reading. Everything else is a means.
4.07
4k+
On Christian Doctrine Summary
On Christian Doctrine 90%
Love is the only measure of a good reading. Everything else is a means.
by Augustine of Hippo
4.07
4k+ ratings
Reasons to Believe
by Scott Hahn • 2007
The Catholic faith explained with scripture and logic: no blind leaps, no memorized scripts.
4.21
2k+
Reasons to Believe Summary
Reasons to Believe 90%
The Catholic faith explained with scripture and logic: no blind leaps, no memorized scripts.
by Scott Hahn 2007
4.21
2k+ ratings
Happiness and Contemplation
by Josef Pieper • 1957
We were made for contemplation: everything else, from work to politics, is just preparation.
4.45
248
Happiness and Contemplation Summary
Happiness and Contemplation 90%
We were made for contemplation: everything else, from work to politics, is just preparation.
by Josef Pieper 1957
4.45
248 ratings
The Wonderful Works of God
by Herman Bavinck • 1907
Earthly pursuits cannot fill the human void. Bavinck shows why only the triune God satisfies.
4.70
755
The Wonderful Works of God Summary
The Wonderful Works of God 90%
Earthly pursuits cannot fill the human void. Bavinck shows why only the triune God satisfies.
by Herman Bavinck 1907
4.70
755 ratings
Catechism of the Catholic Church
by Catholic Church • 1992
The book the Catholic Church wrote to explain itself: every doctrine, every sacrament, every prayer.
4.52
13k+
Catechism of the Catholic Church Summary
Catechism of the Catholic Church 90%
The book the Catholic Church wrote to explain itself: every doctrine, every sacrament, every prayer.
by Catholic Church 1992
4.52
13k+ ratings
Mysterium Paschale
by Hans Urs von Balthasar • 1920
God's power is self-emptying love, not force: proven in silence between Cross and Easter.
4.22
216
Mysterium Paschale Summary
Mysterium Paschale 90%
God's power is self-emptying love, not force: proven in silence between Cross and Easter.
by Hans Urs von Balthasar 1920
4.22
216 ratings
The Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit
by Photius • 1983
The Filioque gives the Spirit two causes. Photius shows why that fractures the Trinity from within.
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74
The Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit Summary
The Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit 90%
The Filioque gives the Spirit two causes. Photius shows why that fractures the Trinity from within.
by Photius 1983
4.07
74 ratings
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
by Alasdair MacIntyre • 1988
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
4.24
409
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? Summary
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? 90%
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
by Alasdair MacIntyre 1988
4.24
409 ratings
The Spirit of Catholicism
by Karl Adam • 1924
Catholicism's core is not a rulebook but a living person: Christ, indwelling a visible community.
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200
The Spirit of Catholicism Summary
The Spirit of Catholicism 90%
Catholicism's core is not a rulebook but a living person: Christ, indwelling a visible community.
by Karl Adam 1924
4.21
200 ratings
Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1
by Herman Bavinck • 2003
Christian certainty rests not on argument but on the Spirit's inner testimony to Scripture.
4.68
571
Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1 Summary
Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1 90%
Christian certainty rests not on argument but on the Spirit's inner testimony to Scripture.
by Herman Bavinck 2003
4.68
571 ratings
Seeds of the Word
by Robert Barron • 2015
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
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372
Seeds of the Word Summary
Seeds of the Word 90%
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
by Robert Barron 2015
4.31
372 ratings
The Intellectual Life
by Antonin Sertillanges • 1921
Thinking as a sacred calling: the 1921 guide to the virtues, solitude, and discipline it demands.
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3k+
The Intellectual Life Summary
The Intellectual Life 90%
Thinking as a sacred calling: the 1921 guide to the virtues, solitude, and discipline it demands.
by Antonin Sertillanges 1921
4.41
3k+ ratings
The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins
by Vincent of Lérins • 2009
Heretics twist Scripture. One fifth-century monk's three rules exposed every one of them.
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101
The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins Summary
The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins 90%
Heretics twist Scripture. One fifth-century monk's three rules exposed every one of them.
by Vincent of Lérins 2009
4.53
101 ratings
Catholicism
by Robert Barron • 2011
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
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4k+
Catholicism Summary
Catholicism 90%
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
by Robert Barron 2011
4.50
4k+ ratings
Bridging the Great Divide
by Robert Barron • 2004
Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.
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26
Bridging the Great Divide Summary
Bridging the Great Divide 90%
Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.
by Robert Barron 2004
4.23
26 ratings
Jacques Derrida
by Christopher Watkin • 2017
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
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44
Jacques Derrida Summary
Jacques Derrida 90%
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
by Christopher Watkin 2017
4.36
44 ratings
Jesus Becoming Jesus
by Thomas G. Weinandy • 2018
The Synoptic Gospels as one story: Jesus enacts divine Sonship through baptism, miracles, cross.
4.29
14
Jesus Becoming Jesus Summary
Jesus Becoming Jesus 90%
The Synoptic Gospels as one story: Jesus enacts divine Sonship through baptism, miracles, cross.
by Thomas G. Weinandy 2018
4.29
14 ratings
Finding the Right Hills to Die on
by Gavin Ortlund • 2020
Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.
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3k+
Finding the Right Hills to Die on Summary
Finding the Right Hills to Die on 90%
Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.
by Gavin Ortlund 2020
4.33
3k+ ratings
St. ATHANASIUS
by Athanasius of Alexandria • 2010
Only the Creator could rescue creation from death: an ancient case that made Christian orthodoxy.
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48
St. ATHANASIUS Summary
St. ATHANASIUS 90%
Only the Creator could rescue creation from death: an ancient case that made Christian orthodoxy.
by Athanasius of Alexandria 2010
4.40
48 ratings
Panentheism
by John W. Cooper • 2006
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
4.23
48
Panentheism Summary
Panentheism 90%
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
by John W. Cooper 2006
4.23
48 ratings
Vibrant Paradoxes
by Robert Barron • 2016
Catholicism is a religion of sharp edges, not rounded corners. The friction is the point.
4.49
365
Vibrant Paradoxes Summary
Vibrant Paradoxes 90%
Catholicism is a religion of sharp edges, not rounded corners. The friction is the point.
by Robert Barron 2016
4.49
365 ratings
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes
by Kenneth E. Bailey • 2011
1 Corinthians is not a jumbled letter. Ancient Hebrew rhetoric reveals it as five balanced essays.
4.36
393
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes Summary
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes 90%
1 Corinthians is not a jumbled letter. Ancient Hebrew rhetoric reveals it as five balanced essays.
by Kenneth E. Bailey 2011
4.36
393 ratings
Pope Peter
by Joe Heschmeyer • 2020
Jesus gave Peter the keys. If that claim holds, the papacy isn't a medieval invention.
4.43
311
Pope Peter Summary
Pope Peter 90%
Jesus gave Peter the keys. If that claim holds, the papacy isn't a medieval invention.
by Joe Heschmeyer 2020
4.43
311 ratings
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals
by Gavin Ortlund • 2019
A thousand years of theology vanished from evangelicalism. Recovering it changes everything.
4.26
406
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals Summary
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals 89%
A thousand years of theology vanished from evangelicalism. Recovering it changes everything.
by Gavin Ortlund 2019
4.26
406 ratings
The Humility of God
by Ilia Delio O.S.F. • 2005
What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.
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72
The Humility of God Summary
The Humility of God 89%
What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.
by Ilia Delio O.S.F. 2005
4.38
72 ratings
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. • 2005
Universities, science, and human rights emerged not despite the Catholic Church but because of it.
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3k+
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization Summary
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization 89%
Universities, science, and human rights emerged not despite the Catholic Church but because of it.
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. 2005
4.12
3k+ ratings
The Papacy
by Erick Ybarra • 2022
Rome's primacy: what Eastern fathers affirmed for a millennium before Orthodoxy walked away.
4.56
36
The Papacy Summary
The Papacy 89%
Rome's primacy: what Eastern fathers affirmed for a millennium before Orthodoxy walked away.
by Erick Ybarra 2022
4.56
36 ratings
Catholics in Exile
by Scott Hahn • 2023
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
4.45
114
Catholics in Exile Summary
Catholics in Exile 89%
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
by Scott Hahn 2023
4.45
114 ratings
The Experience of God
by David Bentley Hart • 2013
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
4.25
2k+
The Experience of God Summary
The Experience of God 89%
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
by David Bentley Hart 2013
4.25
2k+ ratings
All That Is in God
by James E. Dolezal • 2017
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
4.47
986
All That Is in God Summary
All That Is in God 89%
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
by James E. Dolezal 2017
4.47
986 ratings
Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica - Compendio
by Various • 2005
Think you know Catholicism? This official summary reveals the logic that ties it all together.
4.52
2k+
Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica - Compendio Summary
Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica - Compendio 89%
Think you know Catholicism? This official summary reveals the logic that ties it all together.
by Various 2005
4.52
2k+ ratings
Why the Catholic Church Must Change
by Margaret Nutting Ralph • 2013
One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.
3.96
28
Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary
Why the Catholic Church Must Change 89%
One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.
by Margaret Nutting Ralph 2013
3.96
28 ratings
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