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
believe catholic ladders
Protestants believe that the sacraments are like ladders that God gave to us by which we can climb up to Him. Catholics believe that they are like ladders that God gave to Himself by which He climbs down to us.
listening world care
An argument in apologetics, when actually used in dialogue, is an extension of the arguer. The arguer's tone, sincerity, care, concern, listening, and respect matter as much as his or her logic - probably more. The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: "What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say.
ideas elitist persons
Be egalitarian regarding persons. Be elitist regarding ideas.
humility self catholic
Humility is not an exaggeratedly low opinion of yourself. Humility is self-forgetfulness.
age orthodoxy rebellion
In an age of relativism, orthodoxy is the only possible rebellion left
water grace littles
Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.
world doe womb
The womb is like an altar, it's the place where God continually comes into the world and does what only God can do...create.
unlimited-love may goodness
Only God may be adored, because only God is unlimited goodness, truth, and beauty, and thus only God deserves unlimited love.
mean opportunity justice
God allows unjust disparities between rich and poor because He does not miraculously intervene to establish justice against human wills. Also, discrepancies are not unjust by themselves; justice does not mean equality of result but equality of opportunity.
doe fool christ
The most compelling evidence for God's existence is Christ. If God does not exist, then Christ was the biggest fool who ever lived.
faith inspiration heart
Your heart is like an infinitely large hole, and only God is big enough to fill it.
faith inspiration together-again
All of history is a kind of broken marriage and God puts it back together again.
love kindness suffering
Kindness-mere kindness-cannot tolerate suffering. Love can.
stupid mistake thinking
It was a very stupid mistake to think you could deal with heresy by burning heretics. It's the very same mistake that modernist Catholics are making today in reverse. They think you can love heretics by loving heresies.