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Theology for the Layman (Vol. 1: God, the Angels, and Creation)

by Dominican Priests | Introduction by Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

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• Product Code: tftl1
• Publication date: 2024
• Pages: 414
• Size: 5.5 x 8.5

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• A systematic presentation of Catholic doctrine

  Theology for the Layman

  Volume I: God, the Angels, and Creation

   

  Introduction by Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
  A Dominican and Thomistic guide to the essential truths of the Christian faith

  St. Thomas Aquinas Dominican clarity Accessible theology God · Trinity · creation · angels

  Theology for the Layman is a rare work: a popular yet serious course in Catholic theology, written by American Dominican priests and arranged according to the wise order of St. Thomas Aquinas.

  the Summa Theologiae · Catholic doctrine · formation for the laity · intellectual and spiritual clarity

  “Theology for the Layman provides clear, profound, and even sublime reflection on the things that matter the most.”

  From the Introduction

   

  ✠ OVERVIEW ✠

  First published as a series of pamphlets beginning in 1941, Theology for the Layman was designed to give Catholic laymen a serious, orderly, and accessible formation in the truths of the Faith. Its contributors were Dominican priests who took seriously the layman’s need to understand not merely isolated doctrines, but the whole structure of Catholic belief.

  This first volume, God, the Angels, and Creation, begins where theology must begin: with man’s need to know God, the existence and attributes of God, the divine knowledge and will, justice and mercy, providence and predestination, the mystery of the Trinity, the doctrine of creation, and the angelic world.

  The new introduction by Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. situates the work for readers of the twenty-first century, showing why a systematic presentation of the Catholic faith remains urgently necessary in an age filled with confusion, rapid communication, ideological pressure, and fragmented religious knowledge.

  This is theology without vagueness, dilution, or sentimentality: a serious initiation into the truths by which men live, pray, think, suffer, and attain their final end.

   

  ❦ WHY THIS BOOK MATTERS ❦

  A complete vision

  The Catholic faith is treated as an integral whole, not as scattered opinions or devotional fragments.

  Following St. Thomas

  The work follows the order and theological discipline of the Summa Theologiae.

  Accessible, not simplistic

  The chapters are written for lay readers while retaining doctrinal seriousness and precision.

  For today’s confusion

  The book answers the modern need for doctrine that is coherent, stable, and wise.

  Inside Volume I

  The existence of God · the divine attributes · God’s knowledge, truth, life, and will · love, justice, and mercy · providence and predestination · divine power and happiness · the Holy Trinity · creation · the angels · the biblical account of creation

   

  ✠ FROM THE BOOK ✠

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  Theology for the Layman offers wise answers for readers living in a world consumed by impassioned questions.

  Introduction

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  Theology for the Layman, thus, captures the intellectual and spiritual heart of the Summa Theologiae without losing any of its vitality.

  Introduction

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  The Holy Name Society is promoting a pamphlet course in theology for every Catholic man who can read.

  The High Quest

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  The Christian faith doesn’t go out of style; it’s never outdated.

  Introduction

   

  ❦ CHAPTERS IN THIS VOLUME ❦

  1. The High Quest: Why Man Should Know God

  2. In the Beginning: Why God Exists

  3. Looking Upward: The Simplicity, Perfection, and Goodness of God

  4. The Heights and Depths: Infinity, Immutability, Eternity, and Unity

  5. “Eyes Hath Not Seen”: Our Knowledge of God

  6. Riches of Wisdom: God’s Knowledge

  7. Beyond Lies God: Truth and the Life of God

  8. Beyond Lies God: The Divine Will

  9. When Mercy Seasons Justice: Love, Justice, and Mercy

  10. In God We Trust: Providence and Predestination

  11. “Strength Of His Arm”: Power and Happiness of God

  12. Trinity In Unity: The Three Persons in God

  13. All or Nothing at All: Divine Creation

  14. “Spirit World”: The Angels

  15. Standing Room Only: The Angels, Their Intellect and Will

  16. The First Week: The Biblical Account of Creation

   

  ✠ QUESTIONS FOR STUDY ✠

  Each chapter includes questions for review and discussion. These questions show the character of the work: doctrinal, orderly, practical, and meant for serious Catholic formation.

  The High Quest

  What is theology?

  The High Quest

  What is the Summa Theologiae?

  The High Quest

  Is this an opportune time for such a study?

  In the Beginning

  Can the existence of God be proved?

  In the Beginning

  What is meant by causality?

  Looking Upward

  What is meant by Summum Bonum?

  All or Nothing at All

  What does the word create mean?

  All or Nothing at All

  Why is creation a unique act?

  All or Nothing at All

  Why isn’t there a first principle of evil?

  Standing Room Only

  How does an angel differ from man?

  Standing Room Only

  Can the fallen angels repent?

  The First Week

  Can an inspired book contain any error?

  The First Week

  How is it possible to reconcile the Bible with Science?

   

  ✦ BOOK DETAILS ✦

  Title

  Theology for the Layman

  Volume

  God, the Angels, and Creation

  Introduction

  Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

  Tradition

  Dominican / Thomistic

  Scope

  16 chapters

  Audience

  Catholic readers, study groups, clergy, and catechists

  Theology ordered to wisdom

   

  A major recovery of popular Thomistic theology: clear enough for the layman, serious enough for study, and ordered toward the final end for which man was made.

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