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Books by Dave Armstrong: “More Biblical Evidence for Catholicism”

July 31, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

[published in February 2002 by AuthorHouse and in May 2007 by Lulu] —– To purchase, go to the bottom of the page —– [Cover design by Chad Toney] Table of Contents [two chapters (or portions) are hyper-linked (blue or brown) and can be read online. Some differences in the final book edit exist. ] Dedication Foreword: Dr. Scott Hahn [below] Introduction [below] Chapter One: Biblical Indications as to the Definition of the Gospel and the Nature of Sacramentalism Chapter Two: Fictional… Read more

Books by Dave Armstrong: “A Biblical Defense of Catholicism”

July 31, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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[297 pages; completed in May 1996. Published in October 2001 by AuthorHouse and in June 2003 by Sophia Institute Press; cover illustration and design by Theodore Schluenderfritz] —– To purchase, go to the bottom of the page —– Table of Contents [you can read the hyper-linked portions below online, as sample material. The Sophia Institute edition is slightly different] Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword: Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J Introduction 1. Bible and Tradition: Maintain the Traditions . . . 2…. Read more

Dave Armstrong: “Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries”

July 18, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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(145 pages; first edition completed in December 2002; published by Lulu in April 2007; revised second edition with a new title and new front and back covers completed on 17 August 2013, and published at Lulu on the same day) [former title: Pensées on Catholic Traditionalism] Front cover photograph: Newcastle Upon Tyne: ruins of Tynemouth Priory (chancel: 13th century) at the mouth of the River Tyne, in Northumberland (northeast England). From the website, Losing It: Les Bessant’s Ramblings: 30… Read more

Books by Dave Armstrong: “Orthodoxy and Catholicism: A Comparison”

July 13, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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(Third Edition, 2015) [First Edition completed in July 2004; published by Lulu in August 2007; Third Edition (heavily revised), with additional contributions from Eastern Catholic Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier, was completed in July 2015; 335 pages] —– To purchase, go to the bottom of the page —– Front cover design by Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier Back cover design by Chad Toney My Book, Orthodoxy and Catholicism: A Comparison, to be Read by Bishops and Priests in the Czech Republic Descriptive… Read more

Martin Luther’s Mariology (Particularly the Immaculate Conception)

June 6, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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The Madonna in Sorrow, by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609-1685) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** [originally uploaded on 24 April 2003. Re-edited, with numerous additions and subject headings added: 26 April 2003; major revision: 7 April 2008] ** Martin Luther’s words will be in green. *** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. Overview of Catholic and Protestant Treatment of Luther’s Mariology II. Have Catholic Apologists Exaggerated the Mariology of Luther and Other Early Protestant Leaders? III. Lutheran Scholar Arthur… Read more

Did St. Thomas Aquinas Accept Astrology?

May 30, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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Portrait (c. 1400) by Gentile da Fabriano (1370-1427) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (5-30-06) *** A link to a portion of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, called, Whether divination by the stars is unlawful?, was posted on this blog, in comments. This troubled “Paul D.C.” and he wrote: I was unsettled by what I found there. I am a Catholic convert and mathematician, who has been “hung up” about my past obsessive interest in astrology. I do know about… Read more

Science vs. Religion? 16th-17th Century Astronomers Loved Astrology

May 25, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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Tycho Brahe (1546-1601): brilliant astronomer and also a geocentrist and astrologer [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (5-25-06) *** See the Part II portion, where I document this acceptance. * * * * * I love this particular subject matter (beyond my keen interest in the whole science and religion discussion) because I especially enjoy (as an apologist) doing the following two things: 1) demolishing historical or philosophical or theological or exegetical myths and errors, and: 2) documenting that the actual… Read more

Replies to Objections to the Christian Doctrine of Hell

May 24, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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Photo by “skeeze” (Nov. 2015) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (5-24-06) *** A fellow Christian has stated on my blog that he is troubled by certain objections raised by a certain atheist, concerning hell (the ones listed below). At that point, my duty as an apologist kicked in: if someone is struggling with the reasoning behind some false teaching and is honest enough to admit this (even publicly, which I greatly admire) in an effort to get some encouragement… Read more

Galileo Affair: Not a Disproof of Catholic Infallibility at All

May 18, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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Galileo Galilei: portrait (1624) by Ottavio Leoni (1578-1630) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (5-18-06) *** Eric G. (words in green) is a Catholic. Ken Temple (words in blue) is a Baptist. My older words will be in purple. * * * * * Your point that the Protestants were off on science is well taken. Could you provide us with the exact references to where they wrote that stuff? I just lost a good two hours of work, wherein… Read more

Galileo Debacle and the State of Astronomical Knowledge in 1633

May 13, 2006 By Dave Armstrong

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The great German Lutheran astronomer (and astrologer), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) in 1610 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (5-13-06) *** This is a collection of follow-up discussion and my additional comments, with regard to my earlier summary-post, Galileo: The Myths and the Facts. Eric is a fellow Catholic. His words will be in green. The words of the philosopher-scientist Thomas Kuhn will be in blue. * * * * * “DelRay”, a Catholic, wrote: I’m concerned that you weaken, rather… Read more