Theology and sanity
by Frank J. Sheed · first published 1946
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…Walter Miller (recommended SF classic) The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis (an old favorite, recommended) The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco (some interesting parts, but overall a disappointment) Theology and Sanity - Frank Sheed (recommended; a very written description of the Catholic faith; weaknesses are it's long and it's aimed to a mid 20th c. audience) Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees - Peter…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗Rather than engage in a conversation that will wind up being ultimately a superficial argument or confirmation of your current stance I recommend a book. It's called "Theology and Sanity" by Theologian Frank Sheed of Australia. Arguing deep topics with a few lines of text every few hours is no way to be persuaded. But it will all too easily confirm your current ideas simply because you…
on “Young people are flocking to astrology” ↗…value the one effect and not the other of that fire by which the Holy Ghost is figured to us. It is an odd delusion that one is warmer in the dark, that one can love God better in the dark. – Frank Sheed, Theology and Sanity, 1946 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.58569
on “Should we use AI and LLMs for Christian apologetics? (2024)” ↗