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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









   





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Joseph Pearce is the prolific author of several acclaimed biographies of major Catholic literary figures, including G. K. Chesterton, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Hilaire Belloc, as well as several other works. He is a Writer in Residence and Professor of Literature at Ave Maria University in Florida, Editor-in-Chief of Ave Maria University Communications and Sapientia Press, as well as Co-Editor of the The Saint Austin Review (or StAR), an international review of Christian culture, literature, and ideas published in England (St. Austin Press) and the United States (Sapientia Press). Pearce's most recent book is The Quest for Shakespeare. He is also editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, a tradition-oriented alternative to popular textbook series such as the Norton Critical Editions or Oxford World Classics, designed to concentrate on traditional readings of the Classics of world literature. Visit his Ignatius Insight author page for further information.




Jesus of Nazareth
by Pope Benedict XVI


Now in Paperback, with a new Index! In this bold, momentous work, Joseph Ratzinger--in his first book written since he became Pope--seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent "popular" depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith.

From Jesus of Nazareth: "the great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the God who formerly unveiled his countenance gradually first to Abraham, then to Moses and the Prophets, and then in the Wisdom Literature--the God who revealed his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth." Read more about Jesus of Nazareth.








 
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