UNITED STATES AUTHOR · CHRISTIAN LIFE · CATHOLIC AUTHORS
Fulton J. Sheen
Also known as: Fulton John Sheen, Fulton J Sheen
'God' is the most abused and overused word in the English language.
— from Religion without God
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Treasure in clay
Treasure in Clay provides a lifetime's worth of wisdom from one of the most beloved and influential figures in twentieth-century Catholicism.Completed shortly before his death in 1979, Treasure in Clay is the autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen, the preeminent teacher, preacher, and pastor of American Catholicism.Called "the Great Communicator" by Billy Graham and "a prophet of the times" by Pope Pius XII, Sheen was the voice of American Catholicism for nearly fifty years. In addition to his prolific writings, Sheen dominated the airwaves, first in radio, and later television, with his signature program "Life is Worth Living," drawing an average of 30 million viewers a week in the 1950s. Sheen had the ears of everyone from presidents to the common men, women, and children in the pews, and his uplifting message of faith, hope, and love shaped generations of Catholics. Here in Sheen's own words are reflections from his childhood, his years in seminary, his academic career, his media stardom, his pastoral work, his extensive travels, and much more. Readers already familiar with Sheen and as well as those coming to him for the first time will find a fascinating glimpse into the Catholic world Sheen inhabited, and will find inspiration in Sheen's heartfelt recollections. Treasure in Clay is a classic book and a lasting testament to a life that was worth living.
Communism and the conscience of the West
The author in this book shows that the Revolutions of Communism are on the conscience of the Western world. This book has shocking statements made 67 years ago that have been fulfilled. Some quotes from this book, include: “The Western world generally has lost the concept of man as a creature made to the image and likeness of God, and reduced him… to a component part of the universe… This distortion of the true nature of man was due principally to the philosophy of historical liberalism, which saw man as endowed with no higher destiny than the economic. There is no word more “dangerous” than liberalism, because to oppose it is a new “unforgivable sin.” “As Western civilization loses its Christianity it loses its superiority.” “It is a characteristic of any decaying civilization that the great masses of the people are unconscious of the tragedy. . .Only those who live by faith know what is happening in the world… the great masses without faith are unconscious of the destructive process going on, because they have lost the vision of the heights from which they fallen.” “The Antichrist will not be so called; otherwise he would have no followers…he will come disguised as the Great Humanitarian; he will talk peace, prosperity and plenty not as means to lead us to God, but as ends in themselves…He will tempt Christian(s) with the same three temptations with which he tempted Christ… He will have one great secret which he will tell to no one: he will not believe in God. Because his religion will be brotherhood without the fatherhood of God, he will deceive even the elect. He will set up a counterchurch … It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content. It will be a mystical body of Antichrist that will in all externals resemble the mystical body of Christ.” “Thus does a society which lost its faith in the authority of a Church sneak authority back into society through the door of the counterchurch… Once inner faith is lost, a dictatorship becomes imperative to reestablish some kind of order by force.”
On being human
On Being Human (1975) is one of the major integrative books of Humanistic Psychology. Earlier, in the 1960s, books on this new school of psychology, tended to feature lists of concepts, rather than a well synthesized theory. This book, with Charles Hampden-Turner's Radical Man, illustrates how the field quickly matured in the 1970s. In part it may be understood as a philosophy of (humanistic) psychology. The introduction distinguishes the terms "human," "humane," (which can be applied to Behavioristic psychology,) and "humanistic," the latter of which "must imply and focus upon a ... concept of man ... that recognizes his status as a person, irreducible to more elementary levels, and his unique worth as a person potentially capable of autonomous judgment and action." Major parts, (3-4 chapters each,) are: "Homo Symbolicus," "Culture Maker," "Toward Delight: Play, Love and Beauty," "Freedom, Responsibility," and "Man Transcending." In chapter 8 we find a brief but delightful history of love in psychology, entitled "Acquiring Academic Respectability." Part of the significance of this book lies in the fact that introductory textbooks in psychology (and educational psychology, etc.) have long missed the broader scope, meaning and substance of humanistic psychology, as effectively illustrated here.