Humble Strength: The Eye-Opening Benefits of Humility

by Kevin Vost

St. Augustine calls humility the “foundation of all the other virtues”–but what exactly is this virtue?
In Humble The Eye-Opening Benefits of Humility, Catholic author and clinical psychologist Kevin Vost shows that humility isn’t self-hatred, but rather knowing your truest self through God’s grace. With Scripture passages and wisdom from the saints, Humble Strength shows Catholics

224 pages, Paperback

Published July 14, 2022

About the author

Kevin Vost, Psy. D. (b. 1961) has taught psychology at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, and MacMurray College. He is a Research Review Committee Member for American Mensa, which promotes the scientific study of human intelligence.

He enjoys reading the Classics (especially Aristotle and the Stoics) and St. Thomas Aquinas in his spare time.

Reviews

[Emily Woodham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of research into humility. It’s written in a conversational tone, which makes it easy to read, and he has peppered it throughout with his humor.

I learned a lot from him and am grateful I read it. I like his explanations of false humility, vainglory, and suggestions for climbing toward true humility. I especially appreciated his description of St. Anselm’s mountain of humility.

[Cecilia Cicone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thoroughly researched and is mostly a regurgitation of different perspectives on various aspects of the virtue of humility. Doesn’t add anything new. I really wish the reader would have been more vulnerable in his approach, if not with personal anecdotes then at least with tackling tough topics, such as the role of humility for those of us who have experienced abuse or serious suffering.

[Sean Zimprich · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was a helpful synopsis of humility from many great thinkers and spiritual leaders throughout history but I think I would have enjoyed it much more if he had incorporated much more of his own experience and anecdotes from his life to help illustrate humility and bring it alive - I do like his incorporation of different saints lives but again I think more stories and personal reflections from his own life would have been much more enjoyable verses feeling like your reading a textbook on humility