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Society and Sanity
Understanding How to Live Well Together
Frank Sheed • Introduction by Peter Kreeft
If there are two words that seem not to fit together
they are “society” and “sanity”. Spend twenty
minutes on the freeway or ten minutes reading the
newspaper, or ponder the religious and political
conflicts in some regions of the world, and you will
understand the point.
Yet if people are to thrive—to live fully and
together in peace—we must have sanity when it
comes to society. And that requires sanity when it
comes to thinking about man. Sanity involves seeing
things as they really are. Social sanity requires
seeing man as he really is—to grasp who and what
human beings are and what sort of social arrangements
help or hinder human flourishing.
In this classic work, Society and Sanity, Catholic
thinker Frank Sheed brings his brilliant mind and
lucid writing style to bear on the good human society.
By explaining perennial truths about human
nature based on the wisdom of Catholic social
ethics, Sheed’s book is as pertinent today with our
controversies about love, the nature of marriage,
the role of government, the relationship of law and
morality and of Church and State, and the duties of
the citizen, as it was a half a century ago.
“In a society that is obsessed with the abnormal,
indeed, with the insane, Frank Sheed’s calm
voice is refreshing and restorative. Sanity is clarity,
and Sheed is crystal clear.”
Dale Ahlquist, author, G.K. Chesterton:
The Apostle of Common Sense
“Today hardly anyone refers to our civilization
as Christian, and many wonder whether it even
can be called civilized. Frank Sheed shows that
without a return of ‘Christian,’ our civilization
has no hope even of becoming civilized again.”
Karl Keating, author,
Catholicism & Fundamentalism
“As our society continues to divorce itself from
sanity it is in more need than ever of the wisdom
to be found in Sheed’s timeless classic.”
Joseph Pearce, author, The Quest for Shakespeare
SOCS-P . . . Sewn Softcover, 270 pp, $17.95
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Jacob’s Ladder
Ten Steps to Truth
Peter Kreeft
There are ten very important questions everyone
should ask; and the answers to these questions,
which lead to ultimate truth, are a matter of reason,
not of faith.
Popular author and philosopher Peter Kreeft
tackles each of these questions in a logical stepby-step
way, like climbing the rungs of a ladder.
Because questions are best answered by dialogue,
Kreeft answers these fundamental questions in an
imaginary conversation between two very different
people who meet at the beach.
Kreeft’s characters begin at the bottom of the
ladder, which is the passion for truth. When it
comes to the most important questions one can
ask, no mere interest in philosophical dabbling will
do. The passion for truth carries the reader from
one page to the next in this thought-provoking
adventure of the mind, addressing questions on the
meaning of life, what is love, the existence of God,
divine revelation, and much more.
“A wonderful book for anyone asking profound
questions. With clarity, wit, and insight, the
characters of Kreeft’s dialogue consider some
the most central questions in human life in a
way both entertaining and accessible.”
Christopher Kaczor, author,
The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church
“The voice of Peter Kreeft is an oasis of clear
and accessible sanity. Lift this joyous chalice
to the lips of your soul and drink deeply. It is
satisfying indeed!”
Mark P. Shea, author, By What Authority
“Kreeft is our generation’s C.S. Lewis,
as this brilliant book demonstrates. It captures
the imagination with vivid and arresting prose
while leading the reader beyond the limitations
of the imagination into the lofty heights of
reason, reality, and truth.”
Patrick Madrid, author,
Where is That in the Bible
JACL-P . . . Sewn Softcover, 160 pp, $14.95
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