Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft
Peter John Kreeftis a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. He is the author of numerous books as well as a popular writer of Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He also formulated, together with Ronald K. Tacelli, SJ, "Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
age orthodoxy rebellion
In an age of relativism, orthodoxy is the only possible rebellion left
jesus want honest
Anyone, without exception, can know God if they really want to simply by praying, by honestly telling Him that they want to know Him. He always responds to honest seekers. Jesus promised, 'All who seek, find.
spiritual boredom anorexia
Violence is spiritual junk food, and boredom is spiritual anorexia.
should
We can and should investigate and learn from the wisdom in other religions.
color devil grey
Grey is the devil's favorite color.
opposites atheism theism
The opposite of theism is not atheism, it’s idolatry
honest welcome ifs
If you are truly confident about something, you welcome honest questions about it.
love fall opposites
True love, unlike popular sentimental substitutes, is willing to suffer. Love is not "luv." Love is the cross. Our problem at first, the sheer problem of suffering, was a cross without Christ. We must never fall into the opposite and equal trap of a Christ without a cross.
jesus opposites joy
Those who meet Jesus always experience either joy or its opposites, either foretastes of Heaven or foretastes of Hell. Not everyone who meets Jesus is pleased, and not everyone is happy, but everyone is shocked.
atheist said hume
Even David Hume, one of history most famous skeptics, said it's just barely possible that God exists.
eye poet scientist
The eye of the poet sees less clearly, but sees farther than the eye of the scientist.
christian suffering worst
The greatest Christians in history seem to say that their sufferings ended up bringing them the closest to God - so this is the best thing that could happen, not the worst.
saint wimps made
Great saints have often been made out of great sinners, but not one was ever made out of a wimp.
writing choices stories
God writes the story of our lives with the pen strokes of our own free choices.