Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
By: Romano Guardini
4.16
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
This book collects a fascinating series of letters written by theologian-philosopher Romano Guardin…
Want to Read $ 13.25If you liked the philosophy plot in Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought) by Romano Guardini , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
By: Pope Francis
4.24
Format: 200 pages,
On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si') is the new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to "every p… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Pope Francis's Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- catholic
"What need does the earth have of us?"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
"A child deserves to be born of that love, and not by any other means, for “he or she is not something owed to one, but is a gift"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
"It is in the very nature of conjugal love to be definitive. The lasting union expressed by the marriage vows is more than a formality or a traditional formula; it is rooted in the natural inclination…"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
"They believe, along the lines of social networks, that love can be connected or disconnected at the whim of the consumer, and the relationship quickly "blocked". We treat affective relationships the …"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
2. Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
By: Scott Hahn , Kilian J. Healy
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A fresh and enlightening new perspective on Mary, Mother of God, and her central importance in the … read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Scott Hahn's Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- catholic
"A covenant differs from a contract almost as much as marriage differs from prostitution."-Scott Hahn, Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
"Down through the centuries, the Church has carefully preserved, protected, and defended its Marian teachings, because to give them up would be to give up the gospel."-Scott Hahn, Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
3. The Cost of Discipleship
By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- theology
"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
"Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
"Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian's life."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
4. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thomas à Kempis's The Imitation of Christ book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- theology
5. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
By: Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton
2.67
Format: 166 pages,
G.K. Chesterton's 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, is a metaphysical thriller, and a det… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jonathan Lethem's The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- philosophy
6. No Man Is an Island
By: Thomas Merton
3.39
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
Here, in one of his most popular of his more than thirty books, Thomas Merton provides further medi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thomas Merton's No Man Is an Island book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
7. The Writing Life
By: Annie Dillard
3.26
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood;… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Annie Dillard's The Writing Life book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- nonfiction
8. Revelations of Divine Love
By: Julian of Norwich , A.C. Spearing , Elizabeth Spearing
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
One of the first woman authors, Julian of Norwich produced in Revelations of Divine Lovea remarkabl… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- christianity
- nonfiction
- theology
9. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- religion
- nonfiction
- theology
10. Redwall (Redwall, #1)
By: Brian Jacques
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias. R… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Brian Jacques's Redwall (Redwall, #1) book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
"I am that is, my sword shall wield for me."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"All work and no play makes Matthias a dull mouse."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"Err, sorry Father Abbot. I tripped y'see. Trod on my Abbot, Father Habit. Oh dear, I mean...."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
11. Il giorno della civetta
By: Leonardo Sciascia
3.96
Format: 425 pages,
Di questo romanzo breve sulla mafia, apparso per la prima volta nel 1961, ha scritto Leonardo Scias… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Leonardo Sciascia's Il giorno della civetta book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
12. American Cause
By: Russell Kirk , Gleaves Whitney
4.33
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
The American Cause explains in simple yet eloquent language the bedrock principles upon which Ameri… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Russell Kirk's American Cause book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- philosophy
- nonfiction
13. Gilead (Gilead, #1)
By: Marilynne Robinson
3.85
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three gener… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead (Gilead, #1) book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
"How I wish you could have known me in my strength."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
"Memory can make a thing seem to have been much more than it was."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
"When something ought to be true then it proves to be a very powerful truth."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
"That is to say, I pray for you. And there's an intimacy in it. That's the truth."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
14. The Children of Men
By: None
4.00
Format: None pages,
In the year 2021, the world is a bleak place where all human males have become sterile, and no chil… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in None's The Children of Men book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
15. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
By: Thornton Wilder
5.00
Format: 36 pages,
Featuring a beautiful new cover and author biography, this novel, which brought Wilder his first Pu… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
16. The Merchant of Venice
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , None
3.78
Format: 247 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the … read more
Want to Read $ 3.75Similar categories in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
"He will fence with his own shadow."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"You speak an infinite deal of nothing."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"The fiend gives the more friendly counsel."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"i buy a thousand pound a year! i buy a rope!"-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
17. The Nicomachean Ethics
By: Aristotle , Jonathan Barnes , None , Hugh Tredennick
3.99
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
‘One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brie… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Philosophy can make people sick."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
"A man without regrets cannot be cured."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
"Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
"The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
18. Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
By: Dante Alighieri , Anthony Esolen
3.93
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous jour… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Dante Alighieri's Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1) book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
19. Death Comes for the Archbishop
By: Willa Cather
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
There is something epic--and almost mythic--about this sparsely beautiful novel by Willa Cather, al… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
20. The Abolition of Man
By: C.S. Lewis
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
Similar categories in Anonymous's Study Bible: NIV book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
22. Leisure: The Basis Of Culture
By: Josef Pieper
4.32
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leis… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Josef Pieper's Leisure: The Basis Of Culture book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
23. The Rule of Saint Benedict
By: Benedict of Nursia , None
3.22
Format: 111 pages, Paperback
Composed nearly fifteen hundred years ago by the father of Western monasticism, The Rule of St. Ben… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Benedict of Nursia's The Rule of Saint Benedict book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
24. A Grief Observed
By: C.S. Lewis
4.22
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's A Grief Observed book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"Time itself is one more name for death."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"The death of a beloved is an amputation."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"I need Christ, not something that resembles Him."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
25. Miracles
By: C.S. Lewis
4.05
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
‘The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's Miracles book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
"Sexual intercourse is rapidly becoming the one thing venerated in a world without veneration."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
"In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
"Death is a safety-device because, once Man has fallen, natural immortality would be the one utterly hopeless destiny for him."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
26. The Four Loves
By: C.S. Lewis
4.17
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human lov… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Four Loves book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"To know that one is dreaming is to be no longer perfectly asleep."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"El amor empieza a ser un demonio desde el momento en que comienza a ser un dios."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"People who bore one another should meet seldom; people who interest one another, often."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
27. Vida contemplativa: Elogio de la inactividad
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.72
Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition
Estamos perdiendo nuestra capacidad de no hacer nada. Nuestra existencia está completamente absorbi… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Byung-Chul Han's Vida contemplativa: Elogio de la inactividad book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- philosophy
- nonfiction
28. The Problem of Pain
By: C.S. Lewis
4.13
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: If God is good and all-powerful… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Problem of Pain book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"Man is to be understood only in his relation to God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
29. No-cosas: Quiebras del mundo de hoy
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.85
Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition
«Hoy estamos en la transición de la era de las cosas a la era de las no-cosas. No son las cosas, si… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Byung-Chul Han's No-cosas: Quiebras del mundo de hoy book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- philosophy
- nonfiction
30. Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
By: Romano Guardini
4.16
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
This book collects a fascinating series of letters written by theologian-philosopher Romano Guardin… read more
Want to Read $ 13.25Similar categories in Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought) book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- catholic
- technology
31. War in Heaven
By: Charles Williams
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found: here A battle over the most sacred object in Chri… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Charles Williams's War in Heaven book and Romano Guardini's Letters from Lake Como: Explorations in Technology and the Human Race (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
- christianity
- religion
"The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"[...] the war between good and evil existed no longer, for the thing beneath the Graal was not fighting but vomiting."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative or other. Yet one must act."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
