Good Reading List To Learn Traditional Theology

Started by tradne4163, September 01, 2013, 09:50:02 PM

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GloriaPatri

Quote from: Bonaventure on September 04, 2013, 02:53:18 PM
What does 6th form mean?

It's a reference to the UKs educational system, I believe. 6th form, if I recall correctly is the equivalent of a high school senior in the States.

Spooky

This Is The Faith by Canon Ripley is a good solid overview. It also has a list of heresies in the back with short description of their, uh, heresy and the timeframe.

Lynne

Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 04, 2013, 02:49:37 PM
Here's a bunch of free books on PDF files. http://www.sedevacantist.com/books/

Also, are you aware of Archive.org? This is an invaluable resource. You have an virtually endless resource of Catholic books available for FREE on this site to download on PDF files. You can transfer them on your mobile devise and read to your hearts content.

The number of out-of-print orthodox Catholic books at archive.org is ginormous!  :D

Unfortunately, it's not always easy to find stuff on there. I've bookmarked a bunch of resources I thought were interesting at http://archive.org/bookmarks/catquilt
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tradne4163

Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.
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SouthpawLink

Quote from: tradne4163 on September 05, 2013, 08:52:40 AM
Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.

The ecclesiology textbooks are only, if that, more detailed treatments of the treatises/tracts on ecclesiology in the manuals of dogmatic theology.  The dogmatic manuals of Msgr. Van Noort (vol. II) and Very Rev. Tanquerey (vol. I) should prove quite useful to you.
"Is there no exception to the rule forbidding the administration of the Sacraments to baptized non-Catholics who are in good faith? In the case of those who are in good health, the prohibition is absolute; no dispute on this point is possible in view of the repeated explicit declarations of the Holy Office" (Rev. S. Woywod, A Practical Commentary on the Code of Canon Law, vol. I, sec. 625, p. 322ff.).

Contrast the above with the 1983 CIC, Can. 844 §3 & 4: "Catholic ministers administer the sacraments of penance, Eucharist, and anointing of the sick licitly to members of Eastern Churches which do not have full communion with the Catholic Church. . . .  If the danger of death is present or if, in the judgment of the diocesan bishop or conference of bishops, some other grave necessity urges it, Catholic ministers administer these same sacraments licitly also to other Christians not having full communion with the Catholic Church." — The phrase "properly disposed" does not save the canon from error, because the context shows that no conversion is expected on the part of non-Catholics ("manifest Catholic faith in respect to these sacraments" is the sole requirement).

Machaut1377

For a theology appertaining to Sacred Images the Apologia of St. John Damscenes' Against those who decry holy images is a must.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/johndamascus-images.asp

Mysterium Fidei

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Quote from: SouthpawLink on September 07, 2013, 12:47:47 PM
Quote from: tradne4163 on September 05, 2013, 08:52:40 AM
Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.

The ecclesiology textbooks are only, if that, more detailed treatments of the treatises/tracts on ecclesiology in the manuals of dogmatic theology.  The dogmatic manuals of Msgr. Van Noort (vol. II) and Very Rev. Tanquerey (vol. I) should prove quite useful to you.

I agree with the above and also on this list: http://www.sedevacantist.com/books/  scroll down to almost the bottom, there is a book entitled: The Mystery of the Church by Humbert Clerissac. I have not read it yet, but it seems good and Mr. Lane thinks highly of it.

You may also be interested in this: http://www.romancatholicism.org/fenton-proof1.htm 

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Denzinger; Predestination (Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange); Providence (Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange); Grace (Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange); [anything by Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange]; Radio Replies Vol. I, II, & III; Introduction to the Devout Life (St. Francis de Sales); Right and Reason (Fr. Austin Fagothey); The Faith of Our Father's (James Cardinal Gibbons); Conspiracy Against God and Man (Fr. Clarence Kelly); Baltimore Catechism.

These are just a few of the works (some for simpler folk, some for complicated folk) that I didn't see mentioned in this thread. If I repeatedly any that were already mentioned, then I apologize in advance.
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GloriaPatri

Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 07, 2013, 03:20:28 PM
Quote from: SouthpawLink on September 07, 2013, 12:47:47 PM
Quote from: tradne4163 on September 05, 2013, 08:52:40 AM
Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.

The ecclesiology textbooks are only, if that, more detailed treatments of the treatises/tracts on ecclesiology in the manuals of dogmatic theology.  The dogmatic manuals of Msgr. Van Noort (vol. II) and Very Rev. Tanquerey (vol. I) should prove quite useful to you.

I agree with the above and also on this list: http://www.sedevacantist.com/books/  scroll down to almost the bottom, there is a book entitled: The Mystery of the Church by Humbert Clerissac. I have not read it yet, but it seems good and Mr. Lane thinks highly of it.

You may also be interested in this: http://www.romancatholicism.org/fenton-proof1.htm 

Though be warned about the rest of the second website. It is extremely Jansenistic.

Mysterium Fidei

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Quote from: GloriaPatri on September 07, 2013, 05:50:02 PM
Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 07, 2013, 03:20:28 PM
Quote from: SouthpawLink on September 07, 2013, 12:47:47 PM
Quote from: tradne4163 on September 05, 2013, 08:52:40 AM
Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.

The ecclesiology textbooks are only, if that, more detailed treatments of the treatises/tracts on ecclesiology in the manuals of dogmatic theology.  The dogmatic manuals of Msgr. Van Noort (vol. II) and Very Rev. Tanquerey (vol. I) should prove quite useful to you.


I agree with the above and also on this list: http://www.sedevacantist.com/books/  scroll down to almost the bottom, there is a book entitled: The Mystery of the Church by Humbert Clerissac. I have not read it yet, but it seems good and Mr. Lane thinks highly of it.

You may also be interested in this: http://www.romancatholicism.org/fenton-proof1.htm 

Though be warned about the rest of the second website. It is extremely Jansenistic.

Yeah, I don't endorse the website and really know nothing about it. I was just posting a link to the piece by Fr. Fenton.

Another good source that I have found is the out of print library at Ite as Thomam:    http://iteadthomam.blogspot.com/p/out-of-print-library-itopl.html

These are delivered via e-mail in PDF format. There is a $3.99 charge for each download, but many of these volumes are hard to find or very expensive to get in a hardcopy.

LouisIX

Once one has a good foundation in the western philosophical tradition, a nice overview can be given from Ott.  Then one can dive into more specific works, depending on area of interest.
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GloriaPatri

Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 07, 2013, 07:30:21 PM
Quote from: GloriaPatri on September 07, 2013, 05:50:02 PM
Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 07, 2013, 03:20:28 PM
Quote from: SouthpawLink on September 07, 2013, 12:47:47 PM
Quote from: tradne4163 on September 05, 2013, 08:52:40 AM
Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.

The ecclesiology textbooks are only, if that, more detailed treatments of the treatises/tracts on ecclesiology in the manuals of dogmatic theology.  The dogmatic manuals of Msgr. Van Noort (vol. II) and Very Rev. Tanquerey (vol. I) should prove quite useful to you.


I agree with the above and also on this list: http://www.sedevacantist.com/books/  scroll down to almost the bottom, there is a book entitled: The Mystery of the Church by Humbert Clerissac. I have not read it yet, but it seems good and Mr. Lane thinks highly of it.

You may also be interested in this: http://www.romancatholicism.org/fenton-proof1.htm 

Though be warned about the rest of the second website. It is extremely Jansenistic.

Yeah, I don't endorse the website and really know nothing about it. I was just posting a link to the piece by Fr. Fenton.

Another good source that I have found is the out of print library at Ite as Thomam:    http://iteadthomam.blogspot.com/p/out-of-print-library-itopl.html

These are delivered via e-mail in PDF format. There is a $3.99 charge for each download, but many of these volumes are hard to find or very expensive to get in a hardcopy.

Mysterium Fidei, do you know if the books on Ite ad Thomam's out-of-print website are translated, or are they in their original languages?

Mysterium Fidei

Quote from: GloriaPatri on September 13, 2013, 04:55:26 PM
Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 07, 2013, 07:30:21 PM
Quote from: GloriaPatri on September 07, 2013, 05:50:02 PM
Quote from: Mysterium Fidei on September 07, 2013, 03:20:28 PM
Quote from: SouthpawLink on September 07, 2013, 12:47:47 PM
Quote from: tradne4163 on September 05, 2013, 08:52:40 AM
Unfortunately, I struck out on Ecclesiology books. They seem to have a lot of the Dogmatic Theology books, though.

The ecclesiology textbooks are only, if that, more detailed treatments of the treatises/tracts on ecclesiology in the manuals of dogmatic theology.  The dogmatic manuals of Msgr. Van Noort (vol. II) and Very Rev. Tanquerey (vol. I) should prove quite useful to you.


I agree with the above and also on this list: http://www.sedevacantist.com/books/  scroll down to almost the bottom, there is a book entitled: The Mystery of the Church by Humbert Clerissac. I have not read it yet, but it seems good and Mr. Lane thinks highly of it.

You may also be interested in this: http://www.romancatholicism.org/fenton-proof1.htm 

Though be warned about the rest of the second website. It is extremely Jansenistic.

Yeah, I don't endorse the website and really know nothing about it. I was just posting a link to the piece by Fr. Fenton.

Another good source that I have found is the out of print library at Ite as Thomam:    http://iteadthomam.blogspot.com/p/out-of-print-library-itopl.html

These are delivered via e-mail in PDF format. There is a $3.99 charge for each download, but many of these volumes are hard to find or very expensive to get in a hardcopy.

Mysterium Fidei, do you know if the books on Ite ad Thomam's out-of-print website are translated, or are they in their original languages?

They are in their original languages. I have only purchased English language volumes as I am not yet proficient in Latin.  :-[   Still a work in progress.

AnneTce

Quote from: Spooky on September 04, 2013, 07:39:06 PM
This Is The Faith by Canon Ripley is a good solid overview. It also has a list of heresies in the back with short description of their, uh, heresy and the timeframe.
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Parresia

A Systematic Study of the Catholic Religion – Fr. Charles Coppins, SJ 
How Christ said the first Mass – Fr. James Meagher, DD   

Both of those would be great options.