5 Top catholic books like Summa Contra Gentiles: Book Two: Creation by Thomas Aquinas

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Summa Contra Gentiles: Book Two: Creation

By: Thomas Aquinas

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Book Two of the Summa Contra Gentiles series examines God's freedom in creation, his power as creat…

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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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2. A History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Greece and Rome, From the Pre-Socratics to Plotinus

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

4.11

Format: 521 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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"[O]ther thinkers have philosophised since the time of Plato, but that does not destroy the interest and beauty of his philosophy"

-Frederick Charles Copleston, A History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Greece and Rome, From the Pre-Socratics to Plotinus

"Plato's proposals in this matter are abhorrent to all true Christians. His intentions were, of course, excellent, for he desired the greatest possible improvement of the human race; but his good inte…"

-Frederick Charles Copleston, A History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Greece and Rome, From the Pre-Socratics to Plotinus

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3. God and Philosophy

By: Étienne Gilson

4.15

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

In this classic work, the eminent Catholic philosopher Étienne Gilson deals with one of the most im… read more

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4. Proslogion

By: Anselm of Canterbury , Max J. Charlesworth

3.80

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

In the Proslogion , St. Anselm presents a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Anselm's… read more

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"Eu nu caut să înțeleg pentru a crede, ci eu cred pentru a înțelege."

-Anselm of Canterbury, Proslogion

"Oh, mizeră soartă a omului care L-a pierdut pe Cel pentru care a fost făcut."

-Anselm of Canterbury, Proslogion

"I was striving unto God but collided with myself. I was seeking rest in my inner recesses but found tribulation and grief in my inmost being."

-Anselm of Canterbury, Proslogion

"Nous sommes certainement tous tombés dans celui dans lequel nous avons tous péché! Celui qui possédait si facilement tant de bonheur évanoui maintenant, l'a pour lui et pour nous malheureusement perd…"

-Anselm of Canterbury, Proslogion

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5. City of God

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Bettenson

3.93

Format: 1186 pages, Paperback

No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than Augustine's City of… read more

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"There are wolves within, and there are sheep without."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

"A wholesome fear would be a fit guardian for the citizens."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

"Humility raises us not by human arrogance but by divine grace."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

"He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

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6. Living in God's Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture

By: David VanDrunen

3.69

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Modern movements such as neo-Calvinism, the New Perspective on Paul, and the emerging church have p… read more

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7. Phaedo

By: Plato , David Gallop , R.D. Archer-Hind

3.77

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

The Phaedois acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and … 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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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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10. Meno

By: Plato , G.M.A. Grube

4.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

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11. A History of Philosophy, Vol. 7: Modern Philosophy, from the Post-Kantean Idealists to Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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12. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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13. A History of Philosophy, Volume 2: Medieval Philosophy, from Augustine to Duns Scotus

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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14. Civil Disobedience

By: Henry David Thoreau

3.80

Format: None pages,

Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience was originally published in 1849 as Resistance to Civil Go… read more

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15. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation

By: James K.A. Smith

2.00

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our t… read more

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16. Metaphysics

By: Aristotle , Joe Sachs

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Metaphysics (Greek: ta meta ta phusika) is one of the principal works of Aristotle & the first majo… read more

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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

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"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. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

By: Immanuel Kant , Christine M. Korsgaard , Mary J. Gregor

4.27

Format: 197 pages, paper

Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ranks alongside Plato's Republic and Aristo… read more

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19. The Republic

By: Plato , Desmond Lee

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more

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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."

-Plato, The Republic

"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."

-Plato, The Republic

"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."

-Plato, The Republic

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

-Plato, The Republic

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20. Apology

By: Plato , James J. Helm

4.20

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more

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"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."

-Plato, Apology

"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."

-Plato, Apology

"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."

-Plato, Apology

"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."

-Plato, Apology

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21. Paradise Lost

By: John Milton , John Leonard

3.84

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the… read more

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"What hath night to do with sleep?"

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

"Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n."

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

"Solitude sometimes is best society."

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

"Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss."

-John Milton, Paradise Lost

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22. All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism

By: James E. Dolezal

4.50

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classi… read more

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23. Thomistic Common Sense: The Philosophy of Being and the Development of Doctrine

By: Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Despite living in an "information age," we are confronted by the clash of ideologies and a crisis o… read more

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24. Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics

By: Andrew Davison

4.75

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

Few ideas have excited greater interest among theologians in recent decades than the idea of 'parti… read more

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25. Christ the Logos of Creation: An Essay in Analogical Metaphysics

By: John R. Betz

4.29

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The Prologue of the Gospel of John identifies Jesus Christ as the eternal Word or Logos of the Fath… read more

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26. Approaches to God

By: Jacques Maritain

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

English, French (translation) read more

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27. Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology (Faith and Reason: Studies in Catholic Theology and Philosophy)

By: Thomas Joseph White

4.26

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

This book considers the merits of Thomas Aquinas's arguments for the existence of God. Aquinas port… read more

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28. The Philosophy Of Being

By: Henri Renard

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Philosophy of Being by Henri Renard is a deeply philosophical and thought-provoking book that e… read more

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29. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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30. Primary Readings in Philosophy for Understanding Theology

By: Diogenes Allen

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Knowledge of key philosophic terms or concepts is vital to the understanding of many issues in Chri… read more

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31. Summa Contra Gentiles: Book Two: Creation

By: Thomas Aquinas

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Book Two of the Summa Contra Gentiles series examines God's freedom in creation, his power as creat… read more

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12 must-read classics books like Summa Contra Gentiles: Book Two: Creation by Thomas Aquinas

Transform Your Habits

A History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Greece and Rome, From the Pre-Socratics to Plotinus

Frederick Charles Copleston

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Proslogion

Anselm of Canterbury , Max J. Charlesworth

3.80

Transform Your Habits

City of God

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Bettenson

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Phaedo

Plato , David Gallop , R.D. Archer-Hind

3.77

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Dr. Faustus

Christopher Marlowe

3.80

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The Faerie Queene

Edmund Spenser , None , C. Patrick O'Donnell , Thomas P. Roche Jr.

3.77

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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum

4.29

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King Lear

William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe

3.91

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