When the Holy See granted general permission for Catholics to study again at Oxford and Cambridge, the condition was established that lectures should be offered to support their faith, as Catholics would be a minority in a rather hostile environment. In the days when C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien walked the gardens of Oxford, these lectures were provided by the wise and sharp Monsignor Ronald Knox, himself a convert to the Catholic Church.
Erudite and profound, Monsignor Knox not only helped keep Catholic students alive in their faith, but also led many lapsed Catholics and non-Catholics into the Church. His writings continue to offer inspiration and teaching to all those facing questions about life and faith.
Some of Knox's best talks are collected in this volume. "If God Exists," "The Unholiness of the Church," and "Unselfishness in Marriage" are just a few of the topics he skillfully discussed, in a manner as entertaining and relevant now as when they were first given at Oxford in the 1920s and 1930s.