The Creed in Slow Motion

Ronald Knox was genius personified. He works are easily equal those of Bishop Fulton Sheen.Three words describe this work by Monsignor Knox. Those words are, wisdom, clarity and beauty. It is difficult to explain the great depth of the wisdom his explanation of the faith as it is expressed in the Creed, the clarity with which is is expressed, and the beauty with which it is expressed. I can only offer a brief passage as an example.Here, Knox is explaining that God is the maker of heaven and earth and offers us a vision of the Holy Trinity: "The Mind of God produced a Thought; a thought equal to and worthy of itself. ... the Divine Word, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity and in the same instant ... Love sprang into existence, a Love which flowed back and forth in perfect measure, between those two. And so a third Person enriches the live of the Godhead, that Love which we call the Holy Spirit".Truly, this book is worth every penny it may cost and will return value a hundred fold to the reader.

I haven't written a review before, but this book brought me to it. I'm reading this out loud to my children (4th and 1st grade). The fourth grader doesn't want me to stop at one chapter a night. The first graders aren't as enthusiastic about it but are learning things in spite of themselves. My husband and I are bowled over by the insights. Knox writes so clearly and simply, with lots of humor. Very C.S. Lewis. I'm excited to find his Mass in Slow Motion someday.

The essays in the book were intended for school girls, but can be powerful for anyone. The chapters are short but use clear explanations that provide much material for further meditations. Knox, who inspired both C.S. Lewis and Tolkin can take difficult concepts and make them live. I plan to read his other books.

Msgr. Knox has a wonderful explanation of every aspect of the Faith. Going through the Credo one phrase at a time, he explains in easy-to-understand language all we need to know.

This was a nice book to read during Lent. Each lecture is just the right length for a thoughtful reflection. Highly recommended.

A simple but profoundly insightful explanation of the Catholic Creed. Based on his sermons to British schoolgirls during the Second World War, Ronald Knox's The Creed in Slow Motion is a delight to read.

I who didn't believe in the claims of the catholic church set off to prove her wrong but in my study of both sides I found the evidence to prove otherwise. I hear my brothers and sisters ( protestant who do love the lord) make claim after claim that never hold up if they were to do serious research . Ronald Knox and frank shred and pretty much any catholic author but especially ex Protestants who become catholic have the best materials on all subjects. Ex protestant don't hate their past but fully embrace it in the catholic church and appreciate what they now have because when u find a treasure you cherish it. The only church that wasn't a heretical church in the first century was named catholic by St john the apostles deciple and that is the church Christ died to give us, made up of sinners and saints but the gift of god Robbia children where we on earth can meet the risen lord in the most intimate way by partaking the true manna from heaven (Jesus Christ body blood soul and divinity) ! I wish as a child from. Broken family wishes that the churn be one even as god is one . So many misconceptions out there of the church history which I the biggest problem and setting the record straight.

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