Faith, Hope, Love

You cannot go the theologians for an understanding of faith, hope, and love. You must go to the Christian philosopher. All I can tell you is that unless you plumb the depths of these three words, you will never fully grasp the meaning of I Corinthians 13. The book is rich in material and is an invaluable aid for anyone teaching Bible class. This work of Josef Pieper, to use another man's words, is good beyond hope! Not only that, his writing is within reach of most adult readers - unlike some of the other German writers who write only for their peers. This is every person's book! Use it with his other books, The Four Cardinal Virtues and The Truth of All Things. You'll never lend this book. Never.

I first came into contact with this work because it was a required text for my seminary class on ethics. Pieper was a first rate German philosopher and expert on the works of St. Thomas Aquinas.If you study this book, Faith, Hope, Love (the three theological virtues), along with his other book, The Four Cardinal Virtues (fortitude, temperance, justice, prudence), you will have a wonderful primer on ethics from a classical perspective. I especially enjoyed his section on love. It is one of the best treatments of the subject I have read.One word of warning is in order. Philosophy is not light reading. I know, it was one of my majors. Philosophy written in German and translated into English produces a book that is not for the timid. If you are willing to take on the challenge, more power to you. It is worth the effort, but you should know what you are getting into before you put down your money. This is a book for those who want to think and wrestle with ethics. It is not for everyone.

Ive read this book in a University Library and took notes on it, but the second time reading it (that is why I purchased it...because I liked it so much the first time) actually opened the substance of this book and developed the ideas even further. I think this book is magnificent and will be including quotations from it in a book that I am writing. As far as the delivery and quality of service; I would have to say the book was delivered on time, the condition was impeccable and every order through amazon goes smoothly. For anyone wondering whether they should read this book, I HIGHLY recommend it, but realize that what you believe about faith, hope, (belief), God, and Love will change altogether for the best due to the insights and thought provoking material Joseph Pieper concisely extrapolates in this wonderful book.

This is a five-star book but the review is three-star for the Kindle version. It's too barebones, without even a linked table of contents, so navigating through it is annoying. There are no indications of paper version page numbers for those who wish to create an academic citation. I wanted it in a hurry, so went for the Kindle version, but I have a paper copy on the way for future reference. It's too bad when a Kindle version is so poorly done but a substantial price is charged for it anyway.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.To fulfill this verse, read this book and think about it. It will fill your mind with "the most excellent way" (1 Cor 13) in life and open up the true meaning of God's command to love Him, love ourselves and our neighbor the same, and to love our enemies.

This book should be the go-to for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the Theological Virtues! It is an essential work for fleshing out the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. It helps bridge the gap between medieval scholasticism and modern thinking.Any man who can quote from both St. Thomas Aquinas and C.S. Lewis is good in my book!!!

This book explores all realms of what being a Christian is. Captivating and academic a book that is a read and re-read.

Great and fairly easy read for an overview of the theological virtues.

A classic that bears multiple re-readings.

great book