Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of over 46 books including: Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans, Fundamentals of the Faith. His books and lectures cover an impressive breadth of topics (site keywords): Philosophy, truth, wisdom, love, beauty, art, design, imagination, creativity, film, cinema, Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewis, cosmic dance, eternity, time, prayer, meditation, silence, identity, the self, life, freedom, Pascal's Wager, Aquinas, Bible, church, ecumenism, charismatic, Pentecostal, angels, demons, good, evil, sin, suffering, pain, hell, relativism, atheism, culture war, pro-life, abortion, death, homosexuality, morality, ethics, metaphysics, theology, God, Christ, Holy Spirit, the sea, surf, soul, spirit, gender, sex, masculinity, femininity, happiness, passion, pleasure, paradise, joy, praise, worship, Heaven The Ocean of God's Love Dr. Peter Kreeft http://www.peterkreeft.com Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 EST en-us Copyright 2006 Dave Nevins kreeft4@davenevins.com no How to Win the Culture War. A rousing call to arms, identifying the real enemies and mapping key battlefields -- a war between the culture of life and the culture of death. Calvin College - 1/25/98 Dr. Peter Kreeft Fri, 12 May 2006 00:01:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_01 53:20 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, Culture War, philosophy, Christianity, culture, Christ, Heaven, paradise, angel, demon Divine Truth. Explores the nature of self, subjective truth, objective truth and Christ as the Truth. All Souls Episcopal - 2/22/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:02:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_02 95:41 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, Truth, Philosophy, Christianity culture, Christ, Heaven, paradise, light, subjective, objective, Trinity Ecumenism Without Compromise. Denominationalism is not just a Christian scandal, but absolutely intolerable. St. Matthias Episcopal - 5/17/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:03:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_03 35:37 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, Ecumenism, philosophy, Christianity, culture, Christ, Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, union, unity Calls attention to Tolkien's great words reminding us about forgotten wisdom on evil. MacLaurin Institute - 4/4/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:04:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_04 47:47 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, Lord of the Rings, evil, philosophy, Christianity, culture, Christ, evil A Refutation of Moral Relativism -- Not just a strong case, but a refutation of the philosophy that no society has ever survived. Integritas Institute - 2/24/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:05:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_05 50:18 no Relativism, Absolutism, philosophy, Christianity, culture, Christ, conscience, values, objective, subjective Christ's Concept of Happiness -- What is the meaning of happiness? How do you get it? Institute for the Psychological Sciences - 1/17/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:06:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_06 65:42 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, Heaven, paradise, happiness, pleasure Making Sense Out of Suffering -- Tackles questions related to the nature of suffering, evil and sin. Socrates in the City - 1/23/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:07:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_07 76:54 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, Heaven, paradise, suffering, bliss Arguments for the Existence of God -- Five classic defenses. Texas AM Veritas Forum - 1995 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sat, 13 May 2006 00:08:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_08 78:07 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, Heaven, paradise, God, athiesm, Pascal Women and the Priesthood -- Why "only boys can be the daddies." Franciscan University of Steubenville - 1994 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:09:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_09 65:31 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, women, priest, priesthood, priestess, ordination There may be more to angels than it seems. ChristiFideles - April 1999 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:10:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_10 80:15 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, Heaven, paradise, God, athiesm, Pascal Traditional moral wisdom for modern moral confusion. St. Mike's College - 11/8/02 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:11:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_11 60:59 no Peter Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, gender, disorder, homosexual, homosexuality, gay, morality, ethics A unique meditation on the sea as an icon of God. Church of the Open Door - 1/17/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:12:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_12 36:45 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, sea, surfing, ocean, angels, icon, God Contrasts two classics, Walker Percy's Lost in the Cosmos and C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man, on the topics of Natural Law, humor and irony, direct and indirect communication, the nature of self, knowing vs. knowing about, and others. C.S. Lewis Institute - 1993 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:13:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_13 68:40 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, God, Walker Percy, C.S. Lewis Next to the Bible, C.S. Lewis's masterpiece receives Dr. Kreeft's highest recommendation. Third Presbyterian Church - 3/25/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:14:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_14 60:08 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity A commentary on C.S. Lewis's brilliant exposition on the problems of suffering and evil. Third Presbyterian Church - 3/25/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:15:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_15 66:02 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, God, pain, suffering, trial, challenge, C.S. Lewis A commentary on C.S. Lewis's solution to evil, worked out in fiction. Also deals with the fascinating question "Why does God wear disguises?" Third Presbyterian Church - 3/25/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:16:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_16 74:33 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, God, disguise, face, mystery, C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis's personal and honest account of the loss of his wife, and how God deepened his love. Third Presbyterian Church - 3/25/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:17:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_17 46:05 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Christianity, Christ, God, death, life, grieve, loss, C.S. Lewis A magnificent overview of the arguments. Socrates in the City - 5/19/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:18:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_18 75:54 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, God, Existence of God, athiesm, existence of God, proof of God The philosophical case against abortion. Georgetown University - 10/19/06 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:19:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_19 71:36 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, logic, pro-life, pro life, abortion, pro-choice, pro choice, baby C.S. Lewis's insights on these intriguing topics. C.S. Lewis Institute Oxford Conference - 7/02 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:20:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_20 66:19 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, God, C.S. Lewis, time, eternity C.S. Lewis's joyful cosmology of femininity and masculinity. C.S. Lewis Institute Cambridge Conference - 1994 Dr. Peter Kreeft Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:21:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_21 60:54 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, cosmic, dance, masculinity, femininity, angel, reductionism, God, joy C.S. Lewis and the power of creative images. C.S. Lewis Institute - Oxford Conference 1991 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:22:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_22 89:47 no Peter Kreeft, Imagination, Christianization, Kreeft, C.S. Lewis, creative, God, The innate hunger for total joy. National Conference on Apologetics - 11/12/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:23:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_23 57:14 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, God, argument, desire, joy Imaging the fire of God's love. Boston University - 10/22/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:24:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_24 58:38 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, Chauvinism, Egalitarianism, sexuality, sex, gender, masculinity, femininity Life's most important activity. University of Georgia - 3/8/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:25:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_25 21:00 no God, prayer, love, culture war, silence, listen, God's voice, voice Shining light on three kinds of evil: suffering, death and sin. Socrates in the City, New York, NY - 5/4/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:26:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_26 58:00 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, God, suffering, death, sin, dark, evil C.S. Lewis on the three great transcendentals. Oxford, England - 7/28/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:27:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_27 62:32 no transcendental, God, logic, metaphysics, theology, knowledge, good, true, truth, beautiful Apologetics in Tolkien's classic. 2004 National Conference on Apologetics - 11/13/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:28:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_28 64:11 no Christianity, philosophy, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, God, Apologetics The intregration of predestination and freewill; an insightful perspective via Lord of the Rings. Trinity Forum Academy - 6/6/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:29:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_29 45:42 no predestination, freewill, freedom, Lord of the Rings, story, author, character, destiny The paradoxical nature of self. Trinity Forum Academy - 6/6/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:30:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_30 18:32 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, identity, philosophy, God, identity, self, person, ego Prose that no writer will want to miss! The power of words revealed by Lord of the Rings. Trinity Forum Academy - 6/6/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 February 2007 00:31:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_31 75:59 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, philosophy, God, language, prose, poetry, love, names, Tolkein, Lord of the Rings, words, glory The practice of God's presence. EWTN - 6/05 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 February 2007 00:32:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_32 24:15 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, prayer, philosophy, God Scripture as a living portrait. St. Anselm's Church - 10/18/03 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 February 2007 00:33:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_33 22:49 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, prayer, philosophy, scripture, the Word, Jesus, Christ, God An interview on the love of wisdom. Catholic Answers Live - 3/14/04 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 February 2007 00:34:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_34 42:39 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, prayer, wisdom, theology, philosophy, God The heart's deepest longing. Christ Episcopal Church - 1/30/06 Dr. Peter Kreeft Wed, 28 February 2007 00:35:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_35 64:10 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, longing, philosophy, God, heart, desire, Heaven, paradise The live character of Christ. Gordon Conwell - 9/20/07 Dr. Peter Kreeft Fri, 18 January 2008 00:36:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_36 80:07 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, shocking, beauty, Christ, Socrates, alive, media, Hollywood, art Advice to Hollywood writers. Act One Program - 8/05/06 Dr. Peter Kreeft Thu, 15 October 2009 00:37:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_37 31:46 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, beauty, writing, screenwriting, media, Hollywood, art, movies, film, movie From the philosophical to the artistic. Sacred Arts Foundation - 9/12/09 Dr. Peter Kreeft Mon, 30 November 2009 00:38:00 EST www.peterkreeft.com_38 107:54 no Peter Kreeft, Kreeft, beauty, art, music, writing, film, movie, cooking, dancing, plays, sculpture, architecture