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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.
4.01
12k+
St. Thomas Aquinas Summary
St. Thomas Aquinas 92%
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
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 92%
Five proofs for God, four virtues for a good life, and why only the infinite satisfies.
by Peter Kreeft 1485
4.04
462 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 91%
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
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? 91%
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
by Alasdair MacIntyre 1988
4.24
409 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 91%
We were made for contemplation: everything else, from work to politics, is just preparation.
by Josef Pieper 1957
4.45
248 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
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 91%
For a thousand years, philosophy was one long attempt to reconcile reason with revelation.
by Anthony Kenny 2005
3.80
284 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 90%
A field manual of logic, evidence, and philosophy for the hardest questions of Christianity.
by Peter Kreeft 1994
4.23
2k+ 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 90%
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
by Peter Kreeft 2014
4.52
210 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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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
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 90%
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.
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61
Iota Unum Summary
Iota Unum 90%
The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.
by Romano Amerio 1996
4.34
61 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
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
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
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 89%
The Catholic faith explained with scripture and logic: no blind leaps, no memorized scripts.
by Scott Hahn 2007
4.21
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 89%
Biblical critics said faith would unravel. This textbook shows it deepens instead.
by William L. Portier 1993
3.82
17 ratings
Seeds of the Word
by Robert Barron • 2015
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
4.31
372
Seeds of the Word Summary
Seeds of the Word 89%
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
by Robert Barron 2015
4.31
372 ratings
Thomas Aquinas
by K. Scott Oliphint • 2017
Aquinas built a God from reason alone. Scripture says sin makes that project idolatrous.
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38
Thomas Aquinas Summary
Thomas Aquinas 89%
Aquinas built a God from reason alone. Scripture says sin makes that project idolatrous.
by K. Scott Oliphint 2017
3.53
38 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 89%
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
by Christopher Watkin 2017
4.36
44 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.
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37
Truth Is Symphonic Summary
Truth Is Symphonic 89%
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
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 89%
Love is the only measure of a good reading. Everything else is a means.
by Augustine of Hippo
4.07
4k+ ratings
A Little Manual for Knowing
by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2014
Knowing is not downloading facts but pledging love to a reality you don't yet understand.
3.81
276
A Little Manual for Knowing Summary
A Little Manual for Knowing 89%
Knowing is not downloading facts but pledging love to a reality you don't yet understand.
by Esther Lightcap Meek 2014
3.81
276 ratings
The Abolition of Man
by C.S. Lewis • 1943
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
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The Abolition of Man Summary
The Abolition of Man 89%
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
by C.S. Lewis 1943
4.12
42k+ ratings
Where the Conflict Really Lies
by Alvin Plantinga • 2011
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
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1k+
Where the Conflict Really Lies Summary
Where the Conflict Really Lies 89%
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
by Alvin Plantinga 2011
4.02
1k+ ratings
A Mind at Peace
by Christopher O. Blum • 2017
Phones are designed to hook you. The real cure is an ancient set of virtues.
4.12
164
A Mind at Peace Summary
A Mind at Peace 89%
Phones are designed to hook you. The real cure is an ancient set of virtues.
by Christopher O. Blum 2017
4.12
164 ratings
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
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135
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 89%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 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 89%
Catholicism is a religion of sharp edges, not rounded corners. The friction is the point.
by Robert Barron 2016
4.49
365 ratings
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts
by David Torevell • 2023
The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts Summary
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts 89%
The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.
by David Torevell 2023
Inventing the Individual
by Larry Siedentop • 2014
Liberalism wasn't born against Christianity. Christianity invented the individual.
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710
Inventing the Individual Summary
Inventing the Individual 89%
Liberalism wasn't born against Christianity. Christianity invented the individual.
by Larry Siedentop 2014
4.11
710 ratings
Ideas Have Consequences
by Richard M. Weaver • 1948
A 14th-century philosophical error unraveled the West. Fixing it demands harder medicine.
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2k+
Ideas Have Consequences Summary
Ideas Have Consequences 89%
A 14th-century philosophical error unraveled the West. Fixing it demands harder medicine.
by Richard M. Weaver 1948
4.13
2k+ ratings
Quality Research Papers
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister • 2014
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
3.74
172
Quality Research Papers Summary
Quality Research Papers 89%
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister 2014
3.74
172 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.
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270
The Theological Origins of Modernity Summary
The Theological Origins of Modernity 89%
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
by Michael Allen Gillespie 2008
4.23
270 ratings
Awake, Not Woke
by Noelle Mering • 2021
Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.
4.30
676
Awake, Not Woke Summary
Awake, Not Woke 88%
Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.
by Noelle Mering 2021
4.30
676 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 88%
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
by Scott Hahn 2023
4.45
114 ratings
The Crisis of the Modern World
by René Guénon • 1927
Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.
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The Crisis of the Modern World Summary
The Crisis of the Modern World 88%
Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.
by René Guénon 1927
4.09
2k+ ratings
Catholicism
by Robert Barron • 2011
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
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Catholicism Summary
Catholicism 88%
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
by Robert Barron 2011
4.50
4k+ ratings
Loving to Know
by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2011
Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.
4.29
121
Loving to Know Summary
Loving to Know 88%
Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.
by Esther Lightcap Meek 2011
4.29
121 ratings
How God Became King
by N.T. Wright • 2012
The Gospels record a coronation, not just a biography. Christians have been reading them backwards.
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3k+
How God Became King Summary
How God Became King 88%
The Gospels record a coronation, not just a biography. Christians have been reading them backwards.
by N.T. Wright 2012
4.25
3k+ ratings
A Subversive Gospel
by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
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53
A Subversive Gospel Summary
A Subversive Gospel 88%
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
by Michael Mears Bruner 2017
4.00
53 ratings
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
by Gregory Bassham • 2003
Free will, the Ring's corruption, and the rescue no one earned: philosophers on Middle-earth.
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The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy Summary
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy 88%
Free will, the Ring's corruption, and the rescue no one earned: philosophers on Middle-earth.
by Gregory Bassham 2003
4.27
5k+ 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 88%
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 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 88%
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
by David Bentley Hart 2013
4.25
2k+ ratings
Reason and Religious Belief
by Michael Peterson • 1990
What philosophers actually argue about God: the key debates, from proofs and evil to pluralism.
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264
Reason and Religious Belief Summary
Reason and Religious Belief 88%
What philosophers actually argue about God: the key debates, from proofs and evil to pluralism.
by Michael Peterson 1990
3.88
264 ratings
Naming the Spirit
by W. David O. Taylor • 2025
Art, music, and breath reveal the Spirit far more than doctrine ever could.
4.60
5
Naming the Spirit Summary
Naming the Spirit 88%
Art, music, and breath reveal the Spirit far more than doctrine ever could.
by W. David O. Taylor 2025
4.60
5 ratings
Saving Leonardo
by Nancy R. Pearcey • 2010
Science claims truth, religion gets feelings. How that split remade art, ethics, and the self.
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1k+
Saving Leonardo Summary
Saving Leonardo 88%
Science claims truth, religion gets feelings. How that split remade art, ethics, and the self.
by Nancy R. Pearcey 2010
4.32
1k+ 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 88%
Earthly pursuits cannot fill the human void. Bavinck shows why only the triune God satisfies.
by Herman Bavinck 1907
4.70
755 ratings
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41)
by Juan Manuel Burgos • 2012
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
4.46
26
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) Summary
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) 88%
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
by Juan Manuel Burgos 2012
4.46
26 ratings
Desiring the Kingdom
by James K.A. Smith • 2009
Secular rituals already shape your deepest loves. Christian worship was meant to do the same.
4.22
4k+
Desiring the Kingdom Summary
Desiring the Kingdom 88%
Secular rituals already shape your deepest loves. Christian worship was meant to do the same.
by James K.A. Smith 2009
4.22
4k+ ratings
The Desecration of Man
by Carl R. Trueman • 2026
Modern identity is built on desecration: transgressing limits once sacred to prove we are gods.
4.58
464
The Desecration of Man Summary
The Desecration of Man 88%
Modern identity is built on desecration: transgressing limits once sacred to prove we are gods.
by Carl R. Trueman 2026
4.58
464 ratings
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