{"product_id":"forty-reasons-i-am-a-catholic-9781622826148","title":"Forty Reasons I Am a Catholic","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy title explains itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it's misleading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are more than 40 reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fact, there are at least ten to the 82nd power, which, I am told, is the number of atoms in the universe. And that's just in ordinary matter, which makes up only 4.9% of the universe, the rest being dark matter and dark energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of my reasons is an independent point, so I have not organized this book by a succession of chapters or headings. After all, most readers only remember a few big ideas or separate points after reading a book. (I've never heard anyone say \"Oh, that was a good continuous-process-of-logically-ordered-argumentation\" but I've often heard people say, \"Oh, that was a good point.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich takes me back to \u003ci\u003emy\u003c\/i\u003e main point: \"Why are you a Catholic?\" is a good question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good question deserves a good answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are forty of mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and also at the King's College (Empire State Building) in New York City. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of more than seventy-five books. Dr. Kreeft is a convert to the Catholic Church from reformed Protestantism. He earned an A.B. degree from Calvin College, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University, followed by postdoctoral work at Yale University. He has received several honors for achievements in the field of philosophy, including the Woodrow Wilson Award, Yale-Sterling Fellowship, Newman Alumni Scholarship, Danforth Asian Religions Fellowship, and a Wethersfield-Homeland Foundation Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628851597586,"sku":"9781622826148","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a65ad0a-962d-48c0-bc71-47bef8036787.jpg?v=1732710618","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forty-reasons-i-am-a-catholic-9781622826148","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}