F. J. Sheed (1897–1982)

Author of Theology for Beginners

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About the Author

Frank Sheed was one of the most distinguished Catholic writers and apologists of the twentieth century. Together with his wife, Maisic Ward, he founded the venerable Catholic publishing house Sheed and Ward in London. His many books include To Know Christ Jesus, A Map of Life, Theology and Sanity, show more Society and Sanity, and Saints Are Not Sad. show less

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Works by F. J. Sheed

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Theology for Beginners (1957) 792 copies, 6 reviews

Theology and Sanity (1946) 671 copies, 7 reviews

To Know Christ Jesus (1962) 439 copies, 4 reviews

A Map of Life: A Simple Study of the Catholic Faith (1937) 330 copies, 3 reviews

Catholic Evidence Training Outlines: A Classic Guide to Understanding & Explaining the Truths of the Catholic Church (1980) 129 copies

Society and Sanity: Understanding How to Live Well Together (1975) 99 copies

Knowing God: God and the Human Condition (1967) 77 copies, 1 review

Saints Are Not Sad: Short Biographies of Joyful Saints (1949) 72 copies

Christ in Eclipse: A Clinical Study of the Good Christian (1978) 67 copies, 1 review

The Mary Book (1950) 63 copies

What Difference Does Jesus Make? (1971) 63 copies

The church and I (1974) 59 copies, 1 review

The instructed heart: Soundings at four depths (1979) — Author — 59 copies

The Holy Spirit in Action: Why Christians Call Him "The Lord and Giver of Life" (1981) 48 copies

The book of the Saviour (2022) 46 copies

Is it the same church? (1968) 41 copies, 1 review

The Action of the Holy Spirit, the Lord And Giver of Life: The Lord And Giver of Life (2006) 35 copies

Genesis Regained (1969) 30 copies

Born Catholics (1965) 30 copies, 1 review

The Lord's prayer: The prayer of Jesus (1975) 26 copies

Communism and man (1976) 26 copies

Christ in the classroom, (1973) 17 copies

Poetry and life;: An anthology of English Catholic poetry (1942) 17 copies

Soundings in Satanism (1972) 16 copies

Marriage and the Family (2015) 16 copies

Theologians Today: F. J. Sheed (1972) 15 copies

Are we really teaching religion? (2021) 13 copies

The Irish Way (2021) 12 copies, 1 review

Death Into Life: A conversation (1977) 11 copies

Sidelights on the Catholic Revival (1940) 10 copies

Our hearts are restless : the prayer of St. Augustine (1976) 9 copies

Faith comes by hearing: Study outlines on speaking the faith (Stagbooks) (1967) 7 copies

God and politics 7 copies

Ground Plan for Catholic Reading - With a Note on Reading and Education (1937) 6 copies

The Guest-Room Book (1948) 6 copies

Man: The Forgotten 5 copies

Nullity of marriage 5 copies

The New Guest-Room Book 4 copies

God and the Human Condition 3 copies

Mary Book 2 copies

Teolog�a para todos 2 copies

Reading for Catholic parents 2 copies

Nullity of Marriage (2015) 1 copy

God and Intelligence in Modern Philosophy 1 copy

the life of Christ 1 copy

What Difference does Jesus make? 1 copy

Instructed Heart Soundings at four depths 1 copy

Born Catholics 1 copy

Confessions of St. Augustine Books 1-10 1 copy

The Confessoins of St. Augustine 1 copy

Map of Life, A 1 copy

Um mapa para a vida 1 copy, 1 review

Thoughts for Daily Living 1 copy

God: Unity and Trinity 1 copy

Resurrection: A Biblical Study 1 copy

Holy Spirit in Action 1 copy

The Confessions of St. Augustine, trans. by F. J. Sheed 1 copy

Catholic Evidence 1 copy

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Associated Works

Confessions (0397) — Translator, some editions — 23,130 copies, 157 reviews

What's Wrong with the World (1910) — Introduction, some editions — 948 copies, 9 reviews

The Confessions. Books 1-10 (1974) — Translator, some editions — 132 copies

The Philosophy of St. Bonaventure (1960) — Translator, some editions — 85 copies

Collected Letters (1972) — Translator — 69 copies

Mind if I differ? A Catholic-Unitarian dialogue (1964) — Foreword — 10 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Sheed, Francis Joseph
Other names: Sheed, Frank
Birthdate: 1897-03-20
Date of death: 1982-11-20
Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Occupations: publisher
author
translator
editor
Relationships: Ward, Maisie (wife)
Sheed, Wilfrid (son)
Sheed, Rosemary (daughter)
Ward, Wilfrid (father-in-law)
Ward, Mrs. Wilfrid
Organizations: Sheed & Ward
Awards and honors: Campion Award (1960)

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Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed

Theology for Beginners been acclaimed as one of the outstanding modern introductions to theology. It is clear, precise, and inspiring compendium of the central doctrines of the Christian faith. The author makes the truths of theology not only understandable, but exciting reading for the Catholic layman.

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