When it came to writing about the “permanent things”, Thomas Howard was without peer. An English professor and Catholic convert, Howard wrote prolifically over his long career, in a style that will never cease to be both relevant and refreshing. This collection of his essays is a sampling of his finest work.The secular world is a rushing whirlwind, often devoid of the consideration of eternal truths. Seeking to voice the beauty of such truths, Howard articulates and respectfully en...

Throughout the world, many consider T.S. Eliot to be the most important and influential poet of the 20th century, and Four Quartets to be his finest poem and greatest literary achievement. Dove Descending is a journey into the beauties and depths of Eliot's masterpiece written by Thomas Howard, bestselling author, professor and critic.In this line-by-line commentary, Howard unravels the complexities of the sublime poem with such adept adroitness that even its most...

John Dewey's logical theory, as articulated by Delton Thomas Howard, emphasizes the importance of experience in the process of inquiry and knowledge acquisition. Dewey posits that logic is not merely a set of abstract rules but is deeply rooted in human experience and the practical challenges we face. This perspective shifts the focus from traditional formal logic to a more dynamic understanding of reasoning, where the context and consequences of ideas play a crucial role in determining th...

Through his prolific and highly regarded writings, Thomas Howard's name is familiar to Protestants and Catholics alike. With grace, charm, and wit, Dr. Howard describes his journey from Evangelicalism to Anglicanism, and finally, to the Church of Rome. In a world saturated with fashionable unbelief, Howard's testimony inspires and informs.This is the personal story of a man's search for spiritual fulfillment that includes a detailed explanation of the factors that led him to his ul...

This book is a reprint with revisions of one of Thomas Howard's earliest and most popular books. It is somewhat autobiographical; revealing thoughts of a young man who has been seized by the love of Christ and, at first sees dogmas and institutions as obscuring the terrible truth of God's love in Christ. But even at that earlier period, Howard showed his awareness that without those institutions there would be no way of encountering Christ the tiger.Howard is able to bring out the ...

In his first full-length book since converting to Roman Catholicism over ten years ago, Thomas Howard presents his wonderful, refreshing insights on the "glad tidings" of the deeper meaning of Catholic piety, dogma, spirituality, vision and practice, rendered in his unique style of prose for which he is well-known. The book's chapters take the form of lay meditations on Catholic teaching and practice, opening up in practical and simple terms the richness at work in virtually every detail o...

Calling for the transformation of undergraduate education, Thomas and Harney argue that the liberal arts should be integrated into the traditional management curriculum to blend technical and analytic acumen with creativity, critical thinking, and ethical intelligence. In describing their vision for a new liberal management education, the authors demonstrate how a holistic pedagogy that does not sacrifice one wealth of learning for another instead encourages participation and integration t...

In this new edition of a modern classic, Thomas Howard contrasts the Christian and secular worldviews, refreshing our minds with the illuminated vision of reality that inspired the world in times past and showing us that we cannot live meaningful lives without it.Howard explains in clear and beautiful prose the way materialism robs us of beauty, depth, and truth. With laser precision and lyrical ponderings he takes us through the dismal reductionist view of the world to the shimmer...

God fashioned the universe as a seamless fabric, a marvelous, unified, orderly creation. But man's sin tore it asunder, disrupting its great cosmic harmonies. Only Christ could make the symphony ring out again. And through a dazzling array of literature, music, sculpture, art, theater, and dance, men and women of faith, too, can work with Christ to mend the tear in the universe.According to the late Professor Thomas Howard, the poet and the prophet both speak a loud voice against t...

Internationally acclaimed as one of the best books about C.S. Lewis and his writings, Thomas Howard provides new insights and helps us to see thinges we didn't see of appreciate in Lewis before. Focusing on narnia, the space trilogy, and Till We Have faces, Howard explores with remarkable clairty the moral vision in the imaginary world of the master storyteller Lewis.

In his books and articles, Thomas Howard has never been one to shy away from controversy. While attending the Evangelical Church of his parents and teaching English at an Evangelical college, Howard wrote his provocative best seller Evangelical is Not Enough. Soon after entering the Anglican Communion, Howard began asking the kinds of questions that would eventually lead him into the Roman Catholic Church.Throughout his pilgrimage of faith, Howard wrote numerous thought-pr...

"Standards of Life and Service" by Thomas Henry Howard is a profound exploration of the ethical and moral frameworks that guide human behavior and societal interactions. Howard delves into the principles that define a life of integrity and service, emphasizing the importance of personal responsibility and community engagement. Through a series of thought-provoking essays, he challenges readers to reflect on their own values and the impact of their actions on others, advocating for a life l...