Seize the day this Cyber Monday and save 30% on any and all books by these four outstanding figures of recent Catholic history: the newly-beatified Fulton J. Sheen; the Nobel Prize-winning Sigrid Undset; the peerless preacher Ronald Knox; and the historian par excellence Henri Daniel-Rops.
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Blessed Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen was one of the most renowned Catholic priests of the twentieth century. An eminent scholar, prolific author, and natural entertainer, Sheen provided insight into the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith for millions around the world through his scores of books and countless radio and television programs.
Ronald Knox
Ronald Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, and author, and one of the most prominent twentieth-century converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Best known for his contemporary English translation of the Scriptures (the “Knox Bible”), he wrote numerous works of apologetics and collections of sermons, retreat conferences, and lectures, as well as six detective novels.
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist and essayist and a convert to the Catholic faith. Her work is renowned for its realism and poignancy, and she received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Best known for her Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy and Master of Hestviken tetralogy, Undset also wrote numerous other novels and works of non-fiction that showcase her talents for comprehending the human heart and human history.
Henri Daniel-Rops
Henri Daniel-Rops, the nom de plume of Henri Petiot, was a French Catholic historian. Author of some seventy books—written over a span of just thirty years—he also served as editor for the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism, which consisted of one hundred and fifty volumes. Phenomenally successful in his own time, Daniel-Rops made religious history accessible and popular; in 1955, he was elected to the Académie française and in 1956 he received the Order of St. Gregory from Pope Pius XII.
