Hello, friends. This is Father Patrick Briscoe. Thank you for joining us for this episode of

Godsplining. I have as my guest today, the one and only Dr. Peter Craft, a professor of

philosophy for many years at Boston College, a noted author, maybe you like me, have read one of Dr. Kraef's

books. There are many such books that could be options to pull from. And I'm so excited to have

the good professor with us today to talk about his latest works from Calvinism to Catholicism

and the mystery of joy. Dr. Krafe, thanks for jumping onto Godsplining. You're welcome. Thank you for having me.

For many years, of course, you were reluctant to write a full autobiographical book.

I mean, I think many of your books in some ways are autobiographical.

They chronicle pieces of your own journey. I think you've been a great guide in that

way, in philosophy and in theology, certainly. What was it that prompted you finally to write

this tale of your conversion? The stubbornness of Mark Brumley, as Ignatius Press, who kept pressuring me to do so,

and I said, I think autobiographies are misleading

and a waste of time, like diaries.

And he reminded me that C.S. Lewis wrote one, surprised by joy.

So I said, well, if he did, I guess I should too.

And Lewis explains at the beginning of that book that that's not basically an

an autobiography of Lewis, but of joy.

So my autobiography, from Calvinist to Catholic, is basically an autobiography of my conversion

rather than me.

You don't learn that much about my personal proclivities or my family or my later life. It's a conversion story, but there's a lot of

me in it. And one that I think is so useful today. I wonder if in your years of teaching,

if you would see the same, if you would see the same,

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