Resurrexi Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Is there a book that goes through the following arguements in favor of the following topics in an order similar to this one: God exists, God can reveal Himself, God did reveal Himself in the OT, Christ was historical and was the promised Messias, Christ was God, Christ founded the Catholic Church and thereby proves Catholicism to be correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 The [i]Summa Theologica[/i] of St. Thomas Aquinas fits that description quite nicely. Alas, it is 6,000 pages long. St. Thomas' [i]Summa Contra Gentiles[/i], which was re-issued in four paperback volumes not too long ago by the University of Notre Dame Press, might be a better choice. But DEFINITELY look into Dr. Peter Kreeft's two "compendiums" of the [i]Summa Theologica[/i]: [i]A Summa of the Summa[/i] and [i]A Shorter Summa[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 St. Thomas Aquinas also wrote a summary of his Summa. I will link it tomorrow when I get time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirsap Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 [url="http://www2.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/aristotl.htm"]http://www2.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/aristotl.htm[/url] Have a browse through this. They are online books I think. Most, if not all, of them are orthodox, I think. Especially consider: A Systematic Study of the Catholic Religion. [url="http://www2.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/sscr.htm"]http://www2.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/sscr.htm[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic_anonymous Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 [i]An Intelligent Person's Guide to Catholicism[/i] by Fr Alban McCoy. It has everything you're looking for in the order you want it...and it's considerably slimmer than the [i]Summa[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic_anonymous Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 In fact, here is the table of contents for [i]An Intelligent Person's Guide[/i]: [u][b]Common Questions[/b][/u] Faith and reason: enemies or allies? God and Proof: argument or assertion? 'God' and God: language or reality? God: three and one? God and Evil: can they both exist? The Church: do we need it? Sacraments: saving signs or magic? Our Lady: mariology or mariolatry? The Papacy: help or obstacle? Catholicism and Conscience: are they compatible? The Ordination of Women: why not? Annulment: divorce by another name? Christianity and world religions: can they all be true? [u][b]The Ten Commandments: Human Flourishing[/b][/u] God: not idols, magic or performance Parents: honour them, despite Philip Larkin Value Human Life - all of it Defend Marriage Property, Poverty and Relationships Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say [b][u]The Seven Deadly Sins[/u][/b] The First Deadly Sin: Pride The Second Deadly Sin: Sloth The Third Deadly Sin: Envy The Fourth Deadly Sin: Avarice The Fifth Deadly Sin: Gluttony The Sixth Deadly Sin: Wrath The Seventh Deadly Sin: Lust [u][b]The Virtuous Life: Introducing the Virtues[/b][/u] Faith Hope Love - and do what you will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Try [u]A Map of Life[/u] by Frank Sheed and [u]Yes or No?[/u] by Peter Kreeft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 The Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Aquinas's Shorter Summa: [url="http://www.sophiainstitute.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SIP&Product_Code=43-1&Category_Code=AQUT"]http://www.sophiainstitute.com/Merchant2/m...egory_Code=AQUT[/url] Sophia Institute Press has a number of other great Catholic titles as well. Handbook of Christian Apologetics (not specifically Catholic but will take you to Christianity, I know one of the authors - Peter Kreeft - is a well respected Catholic writer) [url="http://astore.amazon.com/prolifesearch-20/detail/0830817743/104-8086061-0571155"]http://astore.amazon.com/prolifesearch-20/...8086061-0571155[/url] Pocket (I think summarized) edition of the above: [url="http://astore.amazon.com/prolifesearch-20/detail/0830827021/104-8086061-0571155"]http://astore.amazon.com/prolifesearch-20/...8086061-0571155[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Fundamentals of the faith by Peter Kreeft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 [quote name='thessalonian' post='1201327' date='Feb 20 2007, 09:18 AM']The Bible.[/quote] I was hoping I wasn't the only one who thought of the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswranch Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 [quote name='thessalonian' post='1201327' date='Feb 20 2007, 08:18 AM']The Bible.[/quote] If you can learn the proofs yourself of salvation history, then you can sit down with the person and do a bible study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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