Theology for Beginners is one of the most outstanding presentations of
the central doctrines of the Christian faith ever penned. After showing
how God is Spirit, the author examines God's infinity and man's creation
from nothing, and then moves on to the Trinity, the Fall, the
Incarnation and Redemption, the Mystical Body, Grace and the Sacraments,
and the Last Things. For those to whom these doctrines once seemed
formidable, Sheed's is a fresh voice of lucid and carefully reasoned
prose. To read Theology for Beginners is to have one's mind awakened to
the spiritual realities at the center of human existence.
F. J. Sheed was one of the best-known Catholic apologists of the 20th
century. He and his wife, Masie, founded the Catholic publishing house
of Sheed & Ward. They were also outstanding public lecturers as part of
the Catholic Evidence Guild.