Andrew Louth

The Philokalia and the Inner Life

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Hitherto there has been little attempt to relate the understanding of the inner life found in the Philokalia to the revolution in Western understanding of the psyche found in modern psychology. In this book, Chris Cook demonstrates the potentialities opened up by such an engagement.”

The Problem of Evil in the Ancient World

Philosophy

“In this illuminating book, Mark Edwards surveys approaches to the problem of evil from Homer to Dionysios the Areopagite. With awesome knowledge of the abundant scholarly discussion and with a sharply critical—sometimes withering—intelligence, Edwards cuts through to the ancient texts themselves. In his epilogue, he wonders whether anyone in the ancient world really addressed what in modern thought passes for the ‘problem of evil.’”

The Role of Death in Life

Science & Faith

“In this book, the mutual implication of death and life is demonstrated from an astronomical level, in the emergence of human life from the death of stars, to the molecular level where death enables the emergence of cellular life, through anthropological, philosophical, and theological insights, to the realm of medical care for the dying, where it is claimed that 'only theology can save medicine.' A profound and challenging book.”

Why I Am Roman Catholic

Theology

“This is above all an honest book: Levering is honest about himself, honest about the problems of belief, honest about the difficulty of being a Catholic. It is also a generous book: Levering's reading and sympathies are wide-ranging; he looks for, and finds, what is inspiring and encouraging. Finally, while feeling deeply why one might be discouraged, even despair, he is alert to grounds for hope that come from the future—the future that is in the hands of God who loves us into being and will never desert us, his creatures.”