F. J. Sheed (1897–1981)

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) 812 copies, 6 reviews

Theology and Sanity (1946) 681 copies, 7 reviews

To Know Christ Jesus (1962) 447 copies, 4 reviews

A Map of Life: A Simple Study of the Catholic Faith (1937) 335 copies, 3 reviews

Catholic Evidence Training Outlines: A Classic Guide to Understanding & Explaining the Truths of the Catholic Church (1980) 135 copies

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

Knowing God: God and the Human Condition (1967) 80 copies, 1 review

Saints Are Not Sad: Short Biographies of Joyful Saints (1949) 75 copies

Christ in Eclipse: A Clinical Study of the Good Christian (1978) 68 copies, 1 review

What difference does Jesus make? (1971) 63 copies

The Mary Book (1950) 63 copies

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

The church and I (1974) 58 copies, 1 review

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) 43 copies, 1 review

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

Genesis regained (1969) 32 copies

Born Catholics (1965) 31 copies, 1 review

Lord's Prayer: The Prayer of Jesus (1975) 27 copies

Communism and man (1976) 25 copies

Christ in the classroom, (1973) 18 copies

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

Soundings in Satanism (1972) 16 copies

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

Marriage and the Family (2015) 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

God and Politics 8 copies

Nullity of marriage (2015) 6 copies

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

The Guest-Room Book (1948) 5 copies

Faith comes by hearing: Study outlines on speaking the faith (Stagbooks) (1967) 5 copies

Man the forgotten 5 copies

The new guest-room book, assembled by F. J. Sheed. Illustrated by Enrico Arno 3 copies

God and the Human Condition 3 copies

Mary Book 2 copies

Teolog�a para todos 2 copies

Instructed Heart Soundings at four depths 2 copies

Reading for Catholic Parents 2 copies

Holy Spirit in Action 1 copy

Thoughts for Daily Living 1 copy

The Confessions of Saint Augustine, Books I-IX 1 copy

Um mapa para a vida 1 copy, 1 review

Map of Life, A 1 copy

Catholic Evidence 1 copy

Theology and Sanity New Enlarged Edition with a New Preface 33 Years After 1 copy

What Difference Does Jesus Make? 1 copy

God: Unity and Trinity 1 copy

the life of Christ 1 copy

God and Intelligence in Modern Philosophy 1 copy

The Confessoins of St. Augustine 1 copy

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The Confessions of St. Augustine (0397) — Translator, some editions — 18,703 copies, 127 reviews

What's Wrong with the World (1910) — Introduction, some editions — 964 copies, 9 reviews

The Confessions. Books 1-10 (1974) — Translator, some editions — 154 copies, 1 review

The Philosophy of St. Bonaventure (1960) — Translator, some editions — 86 copies

Collected Letters (1972) — Translator — 70 copies

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

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Sheed, F. J.
Legal name: Sheed, Francis Joseph
Other names: Sheed, Frank
Birthdate: 1897-03-20
Date of death: 1981-11-20
Burial location: Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Place of death: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Places of residence: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
London, England, UK
Education: University of Sydney (BA|1917)
Occupations: publisher
author
translator
editor
lawyer
lay theologian
Relationships: Ward, Maisie (wife)
Sheed, Wilfrid (son)
Sheed, Rosemary (daughter)
Ward, Wilfrid (father-in-law)
Ward, Mrs. Wilfrid (mother-in-law)
Organizations: Sheed & Ward
Catholic Evidence Guild
Awards and honors: Campion Award (1960)
Short biography: Catholic Author, Publisher, and Apologist.
Francis Joseph "Frank" Sheed, also known by his initials, F. J. Sheed, earned a law degree in his native Sydney, Australia and moved to England, where he worked with the Catholic Evidence Guild as a writer and public speaker. With his wife, Maisie Ward, he formed the Sheed & Ward Publishing House in London in 1926. They later came to America with their children Wilfrid and Rosemary, and settled in Jersey City.

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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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