7 Best philosophy books like The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism by Thomas Joseph White

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The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism

By: Thomas Joseph White

4.39

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

This introduction to Catholicism “combines scholarly depth with an engaging style to present the wh…

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1. Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 39)

By: Edward Feser

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Scholastic Metaphysics provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essen… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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2. The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ

By: Brant Pitre , Robert Barron

4.53

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Over the past hundred years, scholars have attacked the historical truth of the Gospels and argued … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
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  • nonfiction
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  • catholic
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3. St. Francis of Assisi

By: G.K. Chesterton , Joseph F. Girzone

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, perhaps the greatest saint in the Christian calendar,… read more

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"The moment sex ceases to be a servant it becomes a tyrant."

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

"The objection to an aristocracy is that it is a priesthood without a god."

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

"The modern mind is hard to please; and it generally calls the way of Godfrey ferocious and the way of Francis fanatical. That is, it calls any moral method unpractical, when it has just called any pr…"

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

"I beseech you, little brothers, that you be as wise as brother Daisy and brother dandelion; for never do they lie awake thinking of tomorrow, yet they have gold crowns like kings and emperors or like…"

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

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4. The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

By: Antonin Sertillanges

4.41

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

"Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of th… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
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  • nonfiction
  • catholic
"Genius simplifies things"

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

"Truth serves only its slaves."

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

"Reason ambitions only a world; faith gives it infinity."

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

"The good is the brother of the true; it will help its brother."

-Antonin Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

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5. The Imitation of Christ

By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Paperback

Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
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  • spirituality
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6. Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

By: Brant Pitre

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and traditi… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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7. Vita Nuova

By: Dante Alighieri , Mark Musa

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

Vita Nuova(1292-94) is regarded as one of Dante's most profound creations. The thirty-one poems in … read more

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8. The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius , None

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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9. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • philosophy
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10. How Harry Cast His Spell: The Meaning Behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books

By: John Granger

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

More than any other book of the last fifty years (and perhaps ever), the Harry Potter novels have c… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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11. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
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12. The Spirit of the Liturgy

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Jon Saward , Joseph Ratzinger

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Considered by Ratzinger devotees as his greatest work on the Liturgy, this profound and beautifully… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • faith
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13. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

By: Thérèse of Lisieux , John Clarke

4.42

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

This book, first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual cl… read more

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"Love lives only by sacrifice"

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"I have at last found my vocation; it is love!"

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"Love will consume us only in the measure of our self-surrender."

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"It is for us to console our Lord, and not for Him to console us."

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

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14. Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

By: Kimberly Hahn , Scott Hahn , Peter Kreeft

4.40

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

The well-known and very popular Catholic couple, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, have been constantly trav… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • faith
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  • catholic
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15. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

By: Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre

4.60

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly wh… read more

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"The whole context of Jesus' bread of life discourse is centered on the Jewish hopes for the coming of a new Moses and the return of the manna from heaven."

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"People were not to consume blood because "the life" or "the soul" (Hebrew nephesh) of the animal is in the blood. As Leviticus states, "It is the blood that makes atonement, by the power of its life.…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"Some ancient rabbis believed that the manna was protological--that it had existedsince the very dawn of creation. As such, the manna was the perfect food, untouched by the sin of humanity's first par…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five t…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

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16. The Power and the Glory

By: John Updike , Graham Greene

3.13

Format: 192 pages,

How does goodspoil, and how can badbe redeemed? In his penetrating novel The Power and the Glory, G… read more

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  • religion

17. To Know Christ Jesus

By: Frank Sheed

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

This modern spiritual classic by Frank Sheed, the renowned author, publisher and lecturer, is broug… read more

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18. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

By: Mortimer J. Adler , Charles van Doren

3.98

Format: 426 pages, Paperback

How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. I… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"In short, we can only learn from our "betters"."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

"A good rule always describes the ideal performance."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

"The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

19. The Lord

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Romano Guardini

4.01

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The only true and unedited telling of the life of Christ--his life and times, in historical context… read more

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20. The Spiritual Combat

By: None , Lorenzo Scupoli , None , None

3.54

Format: 317 pages,

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21. Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

4.50

Format: 846 pages, Paperback

Over 3 million copies sold!  Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - th… read more

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"  Man and woman were made “for each other"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

"The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

"The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life."

-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete"

-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

22. The Ways of Mental Prayer

By: None

3.14

Format: 54 pages, Paperback

The Ways of Mental Prayerranks as one of the Church s greatest classics on prayer, and was highly r… read more

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23. Life of St. Dominic: 1170-1221

By: Bede Jarrett

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In the Life of St. Dominic, Father Bede Jarrett, one of the truly eminent Dominicans of our century… read more

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24. Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Adrian Walker

3.22

Format: 111 pages,

"Ho voluto fare il tentativo di presentare il Gesu dei Vangeli come il Gesu reale, come il "Gesu st… read more

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25. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah

By: Brant Pitre

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"Brant Pitre is one of the most compelling theological writers on the scene today." - Bishop Robert… read more

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  • christian
  • church history
  • theology
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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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26. Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know

By: Michael Barber

4.34

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Series Summary The new What Every Catholic Should Know series is intended for the average faithful … read more

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27. Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

By: Brant Pitre

4.63

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path o… read more

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  • theology
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"If you find your heart very desolated and afflicted at the loss of property, believe me, you love it too much. The strongest proof of love for a lost object is suffering over its loss... We must neve…"

-Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

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28. The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism

By: Thomas Joseph White

4.39

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

This introduction to Catholicism “combines scholarly depth with an engaging style to present the wh… read more

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29. On Virginity - Enhanced (Illustrated)

By: Gregory of Nyssa

3.72

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This edition of On Virginity comes complete with a Bieber Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided… read more

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  • christianity
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30. A Brief Text-Book of Logic

By: Charles Coppens

4.86

Format: 89 pages, Paperback

"Of this Philosophy there exist many excellent text-books in the Latin, but very few in the English… read more

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31. Christian Friendship: Engaging the Tradition, Transforming the Culture

By: John P. Bequette

3.29

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In response to a contemporary cultural situation in which human dignity is gravely threatened, Chri… read more

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19 must-read religion books like The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism by Thomas Joseph White

Transform Your Habits

Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 39)

Edward Feser

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ

Brant Pitre , Robert Barron

4.53

Transform Your Habits

The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

Antonin Sertillanges

4.41

Transform Your Habits

The Imitation of Christ

Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.

4.32

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5 Best philosophy books like Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated by Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Transform Your Habits

Introduction to the Devout Life

Francis de Sales

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Love and Responsibility

Pope John Paul II

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

4.50

Transform Your Habits

This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival

Robert Barron

4.35

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