Product Overview
There are ten important questions everyone should ask;
and the answers to these questions, which lead to ultimate
truth, are a matter of reason, not of faith.
Well-known Catholic philosopher and writer Peter
Kreeft tackles each of these questions in a logical
step-by-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
beginning, at the bottom of the ladder, which is the
passion for truth. When it comes to the most important
questions a person can ask, no mere interest in
philosophical dabbling will do. The passion for truth does
not stop there, however, but carries the reader from one
page to the next in this thought-provoking adventure of the
mind.
Among the topics, or "steps", that Kreeft's characters delve into include:
- Do you have the passion to know?
- Does truth exist?
- What is the meaning of life?
- What is love, and why is it so important for our lives?
- If there is a God, what proof is there for his existence?
- Has God revealed himself to us in a personal way?
And many other important questions and topics to help climb the ladder to the truth about life.
Editorial Reviews
"When I was coming into the Catholic Church 25 years ago, the voice that stood out for me more than any other on the contemporary scene as an oasis of clear and accessible sanity was Peter Kreeft's. Jacob's Ladder shows that a mind, heart and soul filled with Catholic teaching only becomes richer, deeper and more beautiful with time. Lift this joyous chalice to the lips of your soul and drink deeply. It is satisfying indeed!"
- Mark Shea, author, By What Authority?
- Patrick Madrid, author, Where is That in the Bible? p>"In Jacob's Ladder, Peter Kreeft offers a wonderful book for someone genuinely interested in asking profound questions and seeking profound answers. With clarity, wit, and insight, the characters of his dialogue consider some the most central questions in human life-including truth, meaning, love, God and Jesus-in a way both entertaining and accessible. The first chapter especially, considering and refuting various forms of relativism and subjectivism, is a necessary preamble to any serious discussion of anything."
- Christopher Kaczor, Author, The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church
"In this delightful and ingenious guidebook for living Catholic faith, Peter Kreeft removes most contemporary popular objections to embracing God, Jesus, and the Catholic Church. Using two characters, Mother, an imposing beach-going philosopher of life, and Libby, a 23-year old former journalist who has naively adopted the culture's critique of religion, Kreeft exposes the many fallacies in contemporary moral and philosophical relativism.
By imparting a deeper insight into the ideal of passion, truth, meaning and love, Mother creates a light to shine upon the true, good, and beautiful character of principles, God, Jesus, and Catholicism. This is a "must read" for those seeking a way out of our cultural malaise."
- Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Author, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life
