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Taking Jesus Seriously
$24.95Add to cartIn this book the words of Jesus become clearer when matched with the practices and insights of Buddhist meditation. This book presents a Christian way to implement the words of Jesus by looking inside to see what stands between the reader and God’s kingdom. Cowan connects everyday examples and Jesus’ words to the method of Buddhist vipassana or insight meditation by offering instruction, perception, and guidance. With practice, readers can begin to notice what is actual, leave anxiety to the Father, accept pain, and see the world as a child would. This book is designed to be read over twelve weeks while practicing 20-30 minutes of daily meditations. Each chapter includes questions and answers.
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Saving Grace
$14.95Add to cartRon Lavin says that we desperately need to re-examine and return to the basics of the Christian faith — and what better source of inspiration is there than the word of God and the sacraments, God’s holy pipelines from heaven?
In the latest installment of his popular Another Look series, Lavin explores God’s Word, baptism, and communion, and demonstrates that far from being meaningless rituals, they are extremely relevant for modern living. Weaving together time-tested biblical truths with a series of vignettes about Grace Livingstone, a fictional character who is a typical church “outsider,” Lavin illustrates how faithful proclamation of the Word and celebration of the sacraments can be effective tools for evangelism and outreach. The ups and downs of Grace’s life, and her need for the Word and sacraments, are sure to resonate with you.
Structured in three four-session sets, Saving Grace is an ideal group study resource — each chapter includes a “digging deeper” section plus stimulating discussion questions, and there are tips to assist small group leaders. Saving Grace is also great for new member or adult Sunday school classes, personal meditation, and sermon preparation.
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Dancing The Sacraments
$17.95Add to cartThe sacraments of baptism and communion are foundational acts of the Christian faith — in addition to affirming God’s grace, they have the power to transform us in the living presence of the Almighty. Elaine Ward believes that the sacraments also “enable us to become aware of the holy.” Dancing The Sacraments is an extensive collection of 20 complete worship services that will help congregations experience the holiness in these rituals.
Each thematically unified service provides the framework for a celebration of communion or baptism, and includes:
* a sermon
* a children’s message (with brief talking points to reinforce the theme)
* scripture readings
* hymns
* a complete set of prayers
There’s also original poetry, plus an informative discussion of ways to help children understand the symbolism of the sacraments, including suggestions for specific activities. Renew the power and potency of your baptism and communion services — Dancing The Sacraments gives you a wealth of inventive material for observing them with awe and reverence.
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Paradise Restored
$12.95Add to cart“Children’s time” — a brief lesson specifically targeted for preschool and elementary age youngsters — is an important part of the Sunday morning worship service in many churches today. But many of those who are called upon to provide these lessons feel too intimidated to write their own material. Pastors, children’s ministry leaders, and Sunday school teachers who need fresh, exciting messages that captivate their young people will find that this collection of easy-to-prepare lessons is just what the doctor ordered.
Geared toward the typical age range of the “children’s time” audience — toddlerhood to age 13 — Ping-Pong Words is a valuable resource for anyone who presents children’s sermons or devotionals. Each of the 31 lessons is scripture-based and runs 3-5 minutes in length, and many include demonstrations using simple visual aids such as ping-pong balls, family pictures, a flashlight, and clothespins to illustrate common precepts in ways that clearly communicate God’s Word to young ears, eyes, and hearts. The lessons are flexible, and can be incorporated into a variety of churches and ecumenical settings. Appropriate for Sunday school, worship services, religious schools and day care programs, Bible clubs, and anywhere else where young people gather to learn about God, this volume is certain to earn a trusted place on the bookshelf.
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Dateline Jerusalem : Dramatic Dialogue Sermons For Lent
$8.95Add to cartYou’ll feel like you are right on the scene viewing the events of Holy Week as this innovative series presents the familiar story of Jesus’ death and resurrection in a novel, engaging, and entirely modern way. In a television-style interview format, six witnesses share their point of view in up-to-date language and references — making each personage more accessible to contemporary congregations.
Dateline: Jerusalem is a flexible resource that can be used in many different settings: during Lenten worship services, as part of a Christian education curriculum, or for a youth program. Scripture lessons accompany each script, and a character summary provides further insight into the personality of each interviewee. Easy to produce with a minimum of staging, these dialogues provide a fresh, engaging approach to the timeless story.
Characters interviewed are:
* Pontius Pilate
* Caiaphas
* Peter
* Mary Magdalene
* John
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Life Strategies For Catholic Teens
$14.99Add to cartWith an element missing from many teen books today, Life Strategies for Catholic Teens addresses the challenges young people face today from a Catholic Christian perspective. In typical Auer style, Life Strategies for Catholic Teens blends concrete examples, lively anecdotes, scriptural references, and appropriate quotations from sources that range from ancient proverbs to Shakespeare and popular song lyrics.
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Why Would Anyone Believe In God
$40.00Add to cartPreface
What Does It Mean To “believe”?
Where Do Beliefs In Gods Come From? Religious Concepts As Minimally Counterintuitive
Where Do Beliefs In Gods Come From? Finding Agents Everywhere
Where Do Gods Come From? Additional Factors That Contribute To Gods’ Credibility
How Religious Actions Enhance Belief In Gods
The Naturalness Of Belief In God
The Naturalness Of Believing In Minds: An Analog For Understanding Belief In God
Why Would Anyone NOT Believe In God?
In Conclusion
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Because of the design of our minds. That is Justin Barrett’s simple answer to the question of his title. With rich evidence from cognitive science but without technical language, psychologist Barrett shows that belief in God is an almost inevitable consequence of the kind of minds we have. Most of what we believe comes from mental tools working below our conscious awareness. And what we believe consciously is in large part driven by these unconscious beliefs. Barrett demonstrates that beliefs in gods match up well with these automatic assumptions; beliefs in an all-knowing, all-powerful God match up even better. Barrett goes on to explain why beliefs like religious beliefs are so widespread and why it is very difficult for our minds to think without them. Anyone who wants a concise, clear, and scientific explanation of why anyone would believe in God should pick up Barrett’s book. -
Founders On God And Government
$63.00Add to cartForeword: Religious Liberty
Michael Novak
PrefaceReligion And The Common Good: George Washington On Church And State
Vincent Philip Muoz
One Public Religion, Many Private Religions: John Adams And The 1780 Massachusetts Constitution
John Witte, Jr.
The Religious Rhetoric Of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas E. Buckley, S.J.
Religion And Politics In The Thought Of James Madison
Garrett Ward Sheldon
John Witherspoon’s Revolutionary Religion
Jeffry H. Morrison
Benjamin Franklin And The Role Of Religion In Governing Democracy
Howard L. Lubert
James Wilson: Presbyterian, Anglican, Thomist, Or Deist? Does It Matter?
Mark D. Hall
George Mason’s Pursuit Of Religious Liberty In Revolutionary Virginia
Daniel L. Dreisbach
Catholic Politics And Religious Liberty In America: The Carrolls Of Maryland
James R. Stoner
Afterword: Revolutionary-Era Americans: Were They Enlightened Or Protestant? Does It Matter?
Barry Alan Shain
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In God We Trust?” The separation of church and state is a widely contested topic in the American political arena. Whether for or against, debaters frequently base their arguments in the Constitution and the principles of the American founding. However, Americans’ perception of the founding has narrowed greatly over the years, focusing on a handful of eminent statesmen.By exploring the work of nine founding fathers, including often overlooked figures like John Carroll and George Mason, The Founders on God and Government provides a more complete picture of America’s origins. The contributors, all noted scholars, examine the lives of individual founders and investigate the relationship between their religious beliefs and political thought. Bringing together original documents and analytical essays, this book is an excellent addition to the library of literature on the founding, and sheds new light on religion’s contributions to American civic culture.
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After The Passion Is Gone
$50.00Add to cartIntroduction
J. Shawn Landres And Michael Berenbaum
Part One: The Context Of The PassionIntroduction To Part One
Almost A Culture War: The Making Of The Passion Controversy
Mark Silk (Trinity College)
Passionate Blogging: Interfaith Controversy And The Internet
William J. Cork (Catholic Diocese Of Galveston-Houston)
Living In The World, But Not Of The World: Understanding Evangelical Support For The Passion Of The Christ
Leslie Smith (UCSB)
The Passion Paradox: Signposts On The Road Toward Mormon Protestantization
Eric Samuelsen (BYU)
Is It Finished? The Passion Of The Christ And The Fault Lines In American Christianity
Julie Ingersoll (University Of North Florida)
Part Two: The Passion In ContextIntroduction To Part Two
The Journey Of The Passion Play From Medieval Piety To Contemporary Spirituality
Karen Jo Torjesen (Claremont Graduate University)
The Gibson Code?
Lorenzo Albacete (St. Joseph Seminary, Yonkers)
“But Is It Art?”: A Prelude To Criticism Of Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ
Robert A. Faggen (Claremont McKenna College)
Antisemitism Without Erasure: Sacred Texts And Their Contemporary Interpretations
Gary L. Gilbert (Claremont McKenna College)
Theologizing The Death Of Jesus, Gibson’s The Passion, And Christian Identity
Jeffrey S. Siker (Loyola Marymount University)
Manly Pain And Motherly Love: Mel Gibson’s Big Picture
David Morgan (Valparaiso University)
Imago Christi: Aesthetic And Theological Issues In Jesus Films By Pasolini, Scorsese, And Gibson
Lloyd Baugh, SJ (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome)
Part Three: Jews And Christians: Reframing The DialogueIntroduction To Part Three
Theological Bulimia: Christianity And Its Dejudaization
Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College)
A March Of Passion, Or, How I Came To Terms With A Film I Wasn’t Supposed To Like
Stephen R. Haynes (Rhodes College)
The Exposed Fault Line
Richard L. Rubenstein (University Of Bridgeport)
Crucifying Jesus: Antisemitism And The Passion Story
Stephen T. Davis (Claremont McKenna College)
Five Introspective Challenges
David M. Elcott (American Jewish Committee)
No Crucifixion = No Holocaust: Post-Holocaust Reflections On The Passion Of The Christ
John K. Roth (Claremont McKenna College)
The Passionate Encounter: The Ethics Of Affirming Your Faith In A Multi-Religious World
Elliot N. Dorff (University Of Judaism)
Reframing Difference: Evangelicals, Scripture, AnAdditional Info
Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ topped box office charts and changed the American religious conversation. The controversies it raised remain unsettled. In After The Passion Is Gone: American Religious Consequences, leading scholars of religion and theology ask what Gibson’s film and the resulting controversy reveal about Christians, Jews, and the possibilities of interreligious dialogue in the United States. Landres and Berenbaum’s collection moves beyond questions of whether or not the film was faithful to the gospels, too violent, or antisemitic and explores why the debate focused on these issues but not others. The public discussion of The Passion shed light on a wide range of American attitudes–evangelical Protestant, mainline Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish–about media and faith, politics and history, Jesus and Judaism, fundamentalism and victimhood. After The Passion Is Gone takes a unique view of vital points in Christian-Jewish relations and contemporary American religion -
In Pursuit Of Justice
$50.00Add to cartWhat Distinguishes A Christian-Democratic Point Of View?
Civil Society And Human Development
The Question Of Being Human
E Pluribus Unum And Faith-Based Welfare Reform
The Cause Of Racial Justice
Equal Education For All
Liberalism And The Environment
Citizenship And Electoral Reform
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This is a series of eight essays on diverse public policy concerns that asks the questions: What does racial justice, or environmental protection, or family policy look like when approached from a Christian-democratic perspective? And what about the civil-society questions of welfare, education, and political participation? The author, James W. Skillen, argues that the roots of a Christian-democratic approach are neither liberal nor conservative, but pluralistic, opening the way to a healthy regard for both social complexity and government’s responsibility to uphold political community.Published in cooperation with the Center for Public Justice
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End Of Illusions
$53.00Add to cartI The Peacemakers
A Road Away From War
Albert W. Palmer
Putting Christianity In Cold Storage
Albert W. Palmer
On Saving Civilization
Charles Clayton Morrison
What Can America Do For Peace?
Charles Clayton Morrison
A War For Imperialism
Charles Clayton Morrison
The Same Old War
John Haynes Holmes
The Causes Of War–Hitler
John Haynes Holmes
Nazi Atrocities And The American War Fever
Paul L. Blakely
All Will Be Lost By War
Paul L. Blakely
A Clash Of Imperialisms
Ernest Fremon Tittle
What Can Christians Do?
Georgia Harkness
What, Then, Should Churches Do?
Georgia Harkness
Keeping Christ Above The Strife
Harry Emerson Fosdick
II The ProphetsAn End To Illusions
Reinhold Niebuhr
Why The Church Is Not Pacifist
Reinhold Niebuhr
Christian Faith And The World Crisis
Reinhold Niebuhr
First Letter To The French Protestants
Karl Barth
Second Letter To The French Protestants
Karl Barth
A Letter To Great Britain
Karl Barth
Five Mournful Years For Jewry
Stephen S. Wise
Enemy Of Human Freedom
Stephen S. Wise
The Crime Of Crimes
Stephen S. Wise
The Darkest Political Tyranny
John Bennett
Irresponsible Idealism
Henry P. Van Dusen
The Christian As Citizen
Henry P. Van Dusen
Defending Justice Despite Our Own Injustice
Lynn Harold Hough
The Barbarian Alternative
Lewis Mumford
The Aftermath Of Utopianism
Lewis Mumford
III The Gathering StormWar And Peace
America’s Responsibility In The Present Crisis
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The rise of Islamic radicalism has led to heated discussions about how best to address the threat of religious terror. Disputes covering the right and wrong of war with Iraq, and the even bigger war on terrorism, continue to rage across America. But this is not the first argument of this nature–America was faced with a similar moral dilemma on the eve of World War II. Fascism was conquering Europe, and religious leaders across the nation vehemently debated how to confront Nazi Germany.In The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler’s Gathering Storm, Joseph Loconte brings together pieces from the most significant religious thinkers of the pre-war period. In these essays, the writers eloquently and passionately present their arguments for going to war or maintaining the peace. In doing so, they explore issues vibrantly relevant today, including the Christian cause for war, the problem of evil, and America’s role in the world. These urgently written pieces connect the past with the present and resonate with renewed clarity and poignancy
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Violence Of Love
$23.00Add to cartThese selections from the sermons and writings of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador share the message of a holy prophet of modern times.
Three short years transformed Archbishop Oscar Romero from a conservative defender of the status quo into one of the church’s most outspoken voices of the oppressed. Though silenced by an assassin’s bullet, his spirit–and the challenge of his life–lives on. He was beatified by Pope Francis in 2015.
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Case For Chastity
$15.99Add to cartIn twenty-six short topical chapters, teens and young adults share their questions and real-life experiences about sexual relationships. Their questions range from “How far is too far?” to “What’s wrong with cohabitation?” Two questions posed by many people of all ages both within and outside the Church are also treated: “Chastity sounds nice, but is it practical?” and “What do the Bible and celibate men know about sex anyway?”
Teens will find A Case for Chastity a readable and informative book, and their parents and teachers, particularly catechists and DREs, will find it an invaluable resource.
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Beads And Strands
$24.00Add to cartMercy Oduyoyes latest book gathers a wealth of insights under three headings–“”Africa and Redemption””; “”Global Issues in African Perspective””; and “”Women, Tradition, and the Gospel in Africa.”” She brings Akan and other African traditions into correlation with biblical stories to show the reader how African wisdom from a womans perspective offers deep insights into biblical episodes and themes.
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Mystery Of Faith
$18.99Add to cartIn his familiar, conversational style, Father Himes invites the reader to consider ten basic truths of Catholicism. Beginning with discussions of Trinity, Grace, the Incarnation and Salvation, Himes moves into exploration of Church as the continuing presence of Jesus Christ in the world today. After discussing what Baptism and the baptismal commitment really involves, he focuses on Eucharist, showing the importance of the sacrament for personal growth and for the building of community. After discussing the Sacraments of Matrimony and Holy Orders, Himes explores the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation in the Christian community, and concludes with discussion of the great gift to the church that we know as tradition.
Based on Father Himes’ popular video series, The Mystery of Faith, this book includes questions for reflection and discussion at the conclusion of each chapter. An excellent resource for small groups or parish learning communities seeking to revitalize and deepen their understanding of basic Catholic beliefs.
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Work Of The People
$17.95Add to cartThe word “liturgy” literally means “the work of the people” — so the active participation of everyone in the congregation should be the goal of Christian worship. Designed to help you attain that sense of full partnership, The Work Of The People provides you with a full year’s worth of eloquent resources for thoughtful, reverent services. It’s a comprehensive collection of liturgical prayers and readings for 52 Sundays, with each week’s material based on a common subject (Freedom, Hospitality, Peace, and Stewardship are just a few examples). Written in everyday language that connects them to our daily lives, the prayers are conceived for congregational reading (either responsively or in unison) — and their thematic unity will lead to reflection and insight in addition to praise and celebration.
The components for each week include:
* call to worship
* invocation
* call to confession
* prayer of confession
* words of assurance
* Psalm reading
* offering sentences
* prayer of dedication
* benediction
* scripture references (as possible texts for homilies based on the theme) -
Thespian Theology Cycle C
$12.95Add to cartStimulate audiences to see the scriptural message in a new light with these inspiring sketches based on Cycle C lectionary readings for the Lent and Easter seasons. Originally developed for presentation by a high school-age youth group, the simple, easy-to-perform scenes in this latest installment of John TenBrook’s popular Thespian Theology series are an excellent tool for sharing the Gospel with unchurched people and getting them excited about Jesus Christ. Each skit is introduced by brief “Thespian Theological Thoughts” on the drama and the scripture texts. These versatile pieces can be staged as an alternative to the Sunday sermon or used for youth programs and other fellowship settings — they’re sure to enlighten audiences of all ages while leaving an indelible impression.
Some of the intriguing titles include:
* Dust Thou Art… Art Thou Dust? (Ash Wednesday)
* Moses The Fig Tree (Lent 3)
* The Spiritual Struggle Of Sidney Centurion (Passion/Palm Sunday)
* “But I Wasn’t There… Ya Gotta Show Me!” (Easter 2)
* Let Everyone Who Is Thirsty Come (Easter 7) -
Resistance And Theological Ethics
$56.00Add to cartIntroduction: Contemporary Resistance Ethics
Ronald H. Stone
I Resistance To Social ForcesResistance And Economic Globalization
Robert L. Stivers
Globalization: Reform Or Resist?
Gordon K. Douglass
Environmental Movements As Forms Of Resistance
Heidi Hadsell
Resistance To Structural Adjustment Problems
Laura Stivers
Nationalism And International Migration
Dana W. Wilbanks
Resistance And Biotechnology Debates
F. E. Bonkovsky
Resistance To Military Neo-Imperialism
Ronald H. Stone
II Biblical And Historical Roots Of ResistanceThe Subversive Kingship Of Jesus In Luke
Paul Hertig
Reading Revelation Today: Witness As Active Resistance
Brian K. Blount
Nature, Resistance, And The Kingdom Of God
John C. Raines
Citizenship, Resistance, And St. Augustine
Frances S. Adeney
“Is God Dead?”: The Complexity Of Resistance
Scott C. Williamson
Korean Women’s Resistance: “If I Perish, I Perish”
Young Lee Hertig
III Theological Ethics Of ResistanceResistance, Affirmation, And The Sovereignty Of God
Mark Douglas
Fundamentalism And The Big Picture Bible
Robert A. Chesnut
Is This New Wine? Resistance Among Black Presbyterians
Ronald E. Peters
Spirit And Resistance: A Theological Perspective On Lillian Hellman
Lora M. Gross
Theology Of Resistance In Bonhoeffer And Tillich
Matthew Lon Weaver
Resisting Malpraxis In Religion
Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.Additional Info
Protestantism, at its best, grounds both its religious and its social critique in the faith of the prophets and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as understood and lived by the church. Its teachings and desired practice stand in start contrast to complacent religion that seems to be at ease with imperial greed, domination, and violence.Resistance and Theological Ethics collects the edited and updated essays that emerged from the meeting of the Theological Educators for Presbyterian Social Witness in Geneva, Switzerland and southern France in 1999. Inspired there by the sixteenth century forces of renewal unleashed through resistance to an imperial church and society, the writings of these educators and ethicists combine to sound a clarion call for the church to stand in resistance to social, economic and political forces that threaten–while embracing those that foster–social justice, peace and human welfare.
Each author emphasizes a specific call to nonviolent resistance against powers grounded in particular forms of sin: religious pride, greed, violence and domination. Divided into three parts, the book details social forces to be resisted, presents historical and biblical examples of resistance, and concludes with theological analysis and advocacy for action in contemporary American society.
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Lost Soul Of American Protestantism
$50.00Add to cartForeword
R. Laurence Moore
The American Way Of FaithConfessional Protestantism
Defining Conservatism Down
The Intolerance Of Presbyterian Creeds
The Sectarianism Of Reformed Polity
The Irrelevance Of Luthern Liturgy
Conclusion: Confessional Protestantism And The Making Of Hyphenated Americans
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In The Lost Soul of American Protestantism, D. G. Hart examines the historical origins of the idea that faith must be socially useful in order to be valuable. Through specific episodes in Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed history, Hart presents a neglected form of Protestantism–confessionalism–as an alternative to prevailing religious theory. He explains that, unlike evangelical and mainline Protestants who emphasize faith’s role in solving social and personal problems, confessional Protestants locate Christianity’s significance in the creeds, ministry, and rituals of the church.Although critics have accused confessionalism of encouraging social apathy, Hart deftly argues that this form of Protestantism has much to contribute to current discussions on the role of religion in American public life, since confessionalism refuses to confuse the well-being of the nation with that of the church. The history of confessional Protestantism suggests that contrary to the legacy of revivalism, faith may be most vital and influential when less directly relevant to everyday problems, whether personal or social.
Clear and engaging, D. G Hart’s groundbreaking study is essential reading for everyone exploring the intersection of religion and daily life.
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Augustine And Politics
$54.99Add to cartDedicatory Preface
Thomas F. Martin O.S.A.
Introduction
John Doody, Kevin L. Hughes, And Kim Paffenroth
Human Nature And Virtue In Relation To PoliticsUnited Inwardly By Love: Augustine’s Social Ontology
Phillip Cary
Truthfulness As The Bond Of Society
Robert P. Kennedy
Friendship As Personal, Social, And Theological Virtue In Augustine
Kim Paffenroth
Freedom Beyond Our Choosing: Augustine On The Will And Its Objects
David C. Schindler
Augustine’s Theory And Critique Of PoliticsBetween The Two Cities: Political Action In Augustine Of Hippo
Robert Dodaro O.S.A.
Democracy And Its Demons
Michael Hanby
Local Politics: The Political Place Of The Household In Augustine’s City Of God
Kevin L. Hughes
Augustine And The Politics Of Monasticism
Thomas F. Martin O.S.A.
The Glory And Tragedy Of Politics
Thomas W. Smith
Augustinian Influence And PerspectivesToward A Contemporary Augustinian Understanding Of Politics
Todd Breyfogle
Sexual Purity, “the Faithful,” And Religious Reform In Eleventh-Century Italy: Donatism Revisited
Louis I. Hamilton
The Enchanted City Of Man: The State And The Market In Augustinian Perspective
Eugene McCarraher
Machiavelli’s City Of God: Civic Humanism And Augustinian Terror
Paul WrightAdditional Info
The study of Augustine’s political teachings has suffered from a history of misreadings, both ancient and modern. It is only in recent years that the traditional lines of “Augustinian pessimism” have been opened to question. Scholars have begun to explore the broader lines of Augustine’s political thought in his letters and sermons, and thus have been able to place his classic text, The City of God, in its proper context. The essays in this volume take stock of these recent developments and revisit old assumptions about the significance of Augustine of Hippo for political thought. They do so from many different perspectives, examining the anthropological and theological underpinnings of Augustine’s thought, his critique of politics, his development of his own political thought, and some of the later manifestations or uses of his thought in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and today. This new vision is at once more bracing, more hopeful, and more diverse than earlier readings could have allowed. -
Augustine And Politics
$140.00Add to cartDedicatory Preface
Thomas F. Martin O.S.A.
Introduction
John Doody, Kevin L. Hughes, And Kim Paffenroth
Human Nature And Virtue In Relation To PoliticsUnited Inwardly By Love: Augustine’s Social Ontology
Phillip Cary
Truthfulness As The Bond Of Society
Robert P. Kennedy
Friendship As Personal, Social, And Theological Virtue In Augustine
Kim Paffenroth
Freedom Beyond Our Choosing: Augustine On The Will And Its Objects
David C. Schindler
Augustine’s Theory And Critique Of PoliticsBetween The Two Cities: Political Action In Augustine Of Hippo
Robert Dodaro O.S.A.
Democracy And Its Demons
Michael Hanby
Local Politics: The Political Place Of The Household In Augustine’s City Of God
Kevin L. Hughes
Augustine And The Politics Of Monasticism
Thomas F. Martin O.S.A.
The Glory And Tragedy Of Politics
Thomas W. Smith
Augustinian Influence And PerspectivesToward A Contemporary Augustinian Understanding Of Politics
Todd Breyfogle
Sexual Purity, “the Faithful,” And Religious Reform In Eleventh-Century Italy: Donatism Revisited
Louis I. Hamilton
The Enchanted City Of Man: The State And The Market In Augustinian Perspective
Eugene McCarraher
Machiavelli’s City Of God: Civic Humanism And Augustinian Terror
Paul WrightAdditional Info
The study of Augustine’s political teachings has suffered from a history of misreadings, both ancient and modern. It is only in recent years that the traditional lines of “Augustinian pessimism” have been opened to question. Scholars have begun to explore the broader lines of Augustine’s political thought in his letters and sermons, and thus have been able to place his classic text, The City of God, in its proper context. The essays in this volume take stock of these recent developments and revisit old assumptions about the significance of Augustine of Hippo for political thought. They do so from many different perspectives, examining the anthropological and theological underpinnings of Augustine’s thought, his critique of politics, his development of his own political thought, and some of the later manifestations or uses of his thought in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and today. This new vision is at once more bracing, more hopeful, and more diverse than earlier readings could have allowed. -
Season Of Ash And Fire
$20.99Add to cartIn addition to prayers and liturgies for Ash Wednesday through Ascension Day, this book includes suggested themes and symbols for the Sundays of Lent, daily Scripture readings for Lent and the fifty Days of Easter, household prayers for Lent and Easter, and an order for Lenten study groups. A Selected Scripture Index is included. This book has been designed for ease of use in both thematic and lectionary-based worship services.
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Roman Catholic Worship (Reprinted)
$29.95Add to cartA great deal has happened in Roman Catholic worship since Vatican II promulgated the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy on December 4, 1963. But the myth persists that very little happened in the four centuries between the end of the Council of Trent on December 4, 1563, and Vatican II. Roman Catholic Worship explores what occurred in those four hundred years before Vatican II and how the stage was set for all the changes that have come about since the council. It may be true that liturgical texts were frozen during those intervening centuries, but to assume that liturgical texts are the whole of liturgy is questionable. James White demonstrates that the worship life of Roman Catholicism was in constant transition during this entire period despite the intransigence of liturgical texts.
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Morally Complex World
$31.95Add to cartHow can people celebrate the gospel of life in their daily lives? What about cloning? Is euthanasia morally acceptable in certain cases, such as terminal illness? In case of health reasons, mental illness, pregnancy due to rape, etc., is abortion morally acceptable? Are you in favor of the use of contraceptives, both natural and artificial?
A Morally Complex World will not answer such complex questions in detail, but it does provide a framework for trying to grapple better with the first question of how we should lead our moral lives in general, as well as some of the concrete ethical issues the other three questions raise.
A Morally Complex World is an accessible introduction to moral theology covering the methodology of moral theology; basic concepts such as conscience and moral agency; natural law, moral norms; how the Bible can be used in Christian ethics; how to dialogue on contested ethical issues; how to consider sin and moral failure; and finally, how to mediate moral principles and moral teaching in a pastorally sensitive manner in concrete life situations.
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John Henry Newman
$46.00Add to cartIntroduction
Biography Of John Henry Newman
An Historical Overview Of Newman’s Theology Of Faith
Human Faith Ad Divine Faith
Human Certitude In Concrete Matters Of Truth
Newman’s Mature Notion Of Catholic Faith
Faith And Reason In Newman’s Nature Notion Of Catholic Faith
Conclusion
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As one of the most outstanding Christian thinkers in history, John Henry Newman continues to influence theology, especially Catholic theology, long after his death in 1890. Yet, his writings on faith, particularly The Grammar of Assent, are difficult to read without guidance and direction. John Henry Newman: A View of Catholic Faith for the New Millennium provides both a comprehensive introduction to Newman’s theology and a thorough analysis of its relevance for the Church today.The first systematic analysis of Newman’s thought, this book skillfully weaves together the Cardinal’s diverse writings on faith with seminal secondary sources and presents an integrated view of his mature notion of Catholic faith. Enhanced by a detailed introduction, biographical sketch, and bibliography, this book explores John Henry Newman’s teaching on the relationship between faith and doubt, the role of the will in certitude, the relationship between faith and reason, the personal nature of faith, the function of the magisterium, the importance of dialogue, and the role of the conscience in decision-making. The concluding chapter examines the significance of Newman’s thought for Catholic theology today.
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Good Goats : Healing Our Image Of God
$15.95Add to cartWhy is it so important to heal our image of God? It is not so we’ll know what afterlife is like. Rather, it is because we become like the God we adore. We must understand God’s love and grace first and foremost, and in turn we will be able to love other people with grace. Studies have shown that this is true in many aspects of our lives. In marriage, for example, the more a couple experiences God as a lover, the more likely they are to enjoy a wholesome, loving marriage.
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Lent And Easter Wisdom From Fulton J Sheen
$13.99Add to cartSheen’s sparkling wit and keen intellect made him one of most popular spokesmen for Catholicism in American history. These 50 passages and prayers lead the reader on a guided retreat of austerity and renewal as each comes face to face with the implications of Jesus’ life and ministry.
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No Room At The Table
$18.00Add to cartA cry that touches our hearts and awakens our desire to help – in some way – the hundreds of thousands of children around the world who are at risk. Overwhelmed by poverty, war, hunger and separation from family, they are not allowed to be children. They carry guns, they sell themselves to buy food, they live on the streets. Donald Dunson tells the stories of our children from New Orleans to the Sudan. Each chapter profiles three or four individuals as it probes an issue affecting children children including hunger and poverty, was and sexual exploitation, homelessness and the need for love. No Room at the table concludes with a list of resources for involvement and action. It is an eye – and heart – opening work.
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Responding To Evil
$8.95Add to cartThe impact of 9-11-01 on the American (and the world’s) consciousness brought the presence of evil front and center. How can good and evil be reconciled, and how can we respond sensibly to evil in our lives? This book provides some answers to such queries, particularly through examining how modern Christians, often ordinary people, have done so.
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Documents Of The Baptismal Liturgy (Revised)
$39.95Add to cartA brilliant collection of early liturgies that demonstrates how the rite of baptism evolved in the early church. The texts are classified geographically with chapters on the ante-Nicene church, Byzantium, Syria, Armenia, Rome, Milan, Spain, Africa, Gallican documents, the Sarum rite, and more.
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Praying The Scriptures
$26.95Add to cartPraying the Scriptures sets a number of biblical prayers in the context of biblical revelation so that they are seen as celebrations of God’s great saving deeds of the Exodus and the Resurrection. Thus they bring us into the very heart of the experience of salvation in that ultimate prayer-event that is the Eucharist. In this context prayers of petition become acts of trust in the goodness of the God who entered our world definitively in the person of Jesus Christ, while prayers of gratitude convert the lives of believers from fear and guilt to courage and joy.
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Other Hand Of God
$24.95Add to cartIf the Spirit is not equal to the Father and the Son, can the Trinity survive? Is the role of the Spirit in salvation as important as that of the Son? Why was the divinity of the Spirit problematic in the early Church? If the Son, Jesus Christ, is “the way the truth and the life,” what role does the Spirit have in God’s reaching out to touch the Church and the world? Is there any contact with, any experience of God, apart from the Spirit? In what sense is the Spirit the goal of the Christian life? The Other Hand of God addresses these theological queries.
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Worship : A Primer In Christian Ritual
$29.95Add to cartWhat is worship? Keith F. Pecklers, S.J., answers this important theological question by focusing on the basics of Christian worship. Beginning with the definitions of such terms as “ritual” and “liturgy” he writes in a very readable style about the historical/theological foundations of worship, tracing the evolution of Christian liturgy from the earliest centuries of the Christian era up to the reforms of Vatican II.
Pecklers focuses on such liturgical issues of importance in our post-Vatican II Church as: inculturation, popular religion, and the social responsibility that authentic worship requires. He also considers some key social issues of the twenty-first century and their impact on our worship: the break-up of the stable parish community and decline in church attendance; the clergy shortage and priestless parishes; ecumenical liturgical cooperation and interreligious dialogue; the credibility of preaching; and how worship welcomes or excludes the marginated. -
American Catholics And Civic Engagement
$144.00Add to cartIntroduction
Peter Steinfels
Part 1: Catholic Thought In The American ContextThe Common Good & Catholic Social Thought
John A. Coleman
Pluralism & The Common Good: A Response
Jane Mansbridge
Catholic Social Thought & The American Experience
Stephen J. Pope
Contending With Liberalism
William A. Galston
Catholics And The Liberal Tradition
Michael Lacey & William M. Shea
Part 2: Catholic Institutions In The American Public SquareThe Catholic Parish In The Public Square
Philip J. Murnion
What Do State Catholic Conferences Do?
William Bole
The Limits Of Coalitions And Compromises: The California State Catholic Conference
Edward E. Dolejsi
Catholic Health Care & The Challenge Of Civic Society
Clarke E. Cochrane
Part 3: Catholics In The Public Square: AutobiographiesPro-life, Pro-family, Pro-poor
Mary Jo Bane
State House Politician
David Carlin
On The Beat In The South Bronx And Central America
David Gonzalez
Politics And Polling
Dotty Lynch
A Journalist’s Calling
Don Wycliff
Look For The Real Story
Paul Moses
Family, Faith And Union
Kirk Adams
The Workers’ Worker
John J. Sweeney
Family, Good Fortune And Stewardship
Thomas J. Donnelly
God Deals With Me Through My Clients
W. Shepherdson Abell
Part 4: Catholics In The Voting BoothHow Catholic Is The Catholic Vote?
David C. Leege & Paul D. Mueller
There Is No Catholic Vote-And It’s Important
E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Catholic Republicans
Kate O’Beirne
Communitarian Lite
William BoleAdditional Info
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding the contributions to U.S. civic life of the Catholic, Jewish, mainline and evangelical Protestant, African-American, Latino, and Muslim communities in the United States, the two volumes in this series gather selected essays from the Commonweal Colloquia and the joint meetings organized by the Commonweal Foundation and The Faith and Reason Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington. Participants in the Commonweal colloquia and the joint meetings–leading Catholic scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, novelists and poets, church administrators and lobbyists, activists, policy makers and politicians–produced approximately forty-five essays presented at ten meetings that brought together over two hundred and fifty participants. The two volumes in the American Catholics in the Public Square Series address many of the most critical issues now facing the Catholic Church in the United States by drawing from the four goals of the colloquia-to identify, assess, and critique the distinctive elements in Catholicism’s approach to civic life; to generate concrete analyses and recommendations for strengthening Catholic civic engagement; to encompass a broad spectrum of political and social views of Catholics to encourage dialogue between Catholic leaders, religious and secular media, and political thinkers; to reexamine the long-standing Catholic belief in the obligation to promote the common good and to clarify how Catholics may work better with those holding other religious or philosophical convictions toward revitalizing both the religious environment and civic participation in the American republic.This first volume, American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice, includes a general introduction by Peter Steinfels and is structured in four parts, each of which include a brief overview. Part One, Catholic Thought in the American Context, explore the fundamental concepts that underlie Catholic social thought and their relevance to American public debate and public policy-the intellectual tools with which Catholics have often participated in the public square. Part Two, Catholic Institutions in the American Public Square, reveal
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Through The Year With Padre Pio
$21.99Add to cartPatricia Treece, top-selling author about saints and spirituality, presents 365 daily readings selected from the correspondence of Padre Pio. Readers will savor the wisdom of the most popular twentieth-century saint on a wide variety of subjects, including prayer, suffering, anger, faith, humility and many others.
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Martin Luther King Jr
$16.95Add to cartMartin Luther King, Jr.-Spirit-led Prophet tells the compelling story of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.-pastor, theologian, scholar, orator, civil rights leader, martyr. Spirit-led Prophet chronicles King’s activities illustrating his nonviolent faith and how he lived it out in his ministry. In the midst of a tumultuous public life, King prayed for guidance and depended upon God’s spirit to lead him. Despite the cruelty and violence of the forces arrayed against the movement, King stressed the necessity to love one’s enemies, to believe that unearned suffering is redemptive and to have faith in God’s just purposes.
“Richard Deats has produced in his work an invaluable spiritual portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the sources of his faith, courage, and willingness to offer his life to the nonviolent stuggle against violence, racial, and economic injustice. These teachings, so well revealed in this unique biography, have endured because they continue to offer hope and inspiration for all who would fulfill the Dream.”
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Let Me Know You
$19.95Add to cartOne of Augustine’s earliest prayers after his conversion was a prayer to understand himself and to discover God. He came to realize that all of us follow more or less the same path of discovery, a path that begins in darkness and moves toward wisdom. Although few achieve the perfection of wisdom, we can be certain that we are showing our love for God by reaching out in love to our fellow human beings. In “Let Me Know You” Father Burt offers a rare reflection on the seven steps in Augustine’s journey towards the vision of God and suggests that they are also the stages we must go through in order to finally “see” the God of love for ourselves.
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Ordering The Baptismal Priesthood
$34.95Add to cartProfound conflicts mark the theology and practice of ministry in the Roman Catholic Church today. The affirmation of lay ministry rooted in baptism has left many priests and potential priests questioning their identity in the Church. Some lay ministers resent what they see as prerogatives and privileges accorded to the ordained. While some members of the Church are attempting to reclaim an identity for the ordained based on hierarchical and juridical powers, others are rejecting the very notion of the distinctive ministry of the ordained. Both lines of thinking betray the vision of Vatican II and the formative traditions of the Church.
Ordering the Baptismal Priesthood affirms lay and ordained ministry today and proposes seven convergence points as principles to shape a theology of ordered ministries. Ordered ministry grounded in baptism constitutes a repositioning of the minister in the Church and provides a way forward in articulating a contemporary theology of ministry. Such a theology respects the role of the laity in both the spiritual and temporal orders. It offers a way to account for more stable ministry on the part of the laity who have prepared themselves formationally and professionally for service to the Church. It officially positions their contributions among recognized ministries in the name of the Church. Finally, it heals the divide that too often separates the lay and the ordained by allowing for a diversity of ordered ministries within the official ministry of the Church.
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Returning Home To Your Catholic Faith
$8.99Add to cartReturning Home to Your Catholic Faith addresses with honesty and compassion the fears, hurts, and guilt that many inactive Catholics feel when they first consider returning to the Church. A brief, to-the-point presentation of issues always stress God’s mercy; most people who leave and later return do so as part of the process of maturing. Practical tips on how to reconnect with the Church are included. The section on what the Church is like today is a reassuring overview of the opportunities available in a parish.
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Catholic Teens Guide To Tough Stuff
$14.99Add to cartBeing a teenager can be a lot of fun, but there is the tough stuff that shapes and defines who you are and what you can grow to be. This book addresses a broad range of issues that confront youth today. Some (dating, for example) are perennial; others (such as the potential hazards of the Internet) are more recent. The issues include relationship with self, relationships with peers, and relationships with parents and other adults. Each topic is treated with straightforward but gentle wisdom and frequent splashes of humor, with a common thread of Catholic faith as the source of strength and guidance.
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Practical Commentary On Holy Scripture
$44.95Add to cartThis book is a great introductory Bible study all by itself – for it brings out the Catholic teachings that are hidden in Sacred Scripture! A famous book – one which received recommendations from 14 bishops when first published and which went through at least 16 editions – this commentary is not a work for scholars, but rather a very practical book for the ordinary Catholic.
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Faith : A History Of Christianity
$31.00Add to cartBeginning with the birth of Jesus and tracing the religion established by his followers up to the present day, The Faith is a comprehensive exploration of the history of Christianity. Judiciously covering all the signal moments without bogging down in minutia, author Brian Moynahan’s superbly written and generously illustrated book is of central importance to Christians, historians, and anyone interested in a faith that shaped the modern world.
Moynahan’s research uses little-known sources to tell a magnificent story encompassing everything from the early tremulous years after Jesus’ death to the horrors of persecution by Nero, from the growth of monasteries to the bloody Crusades, from the building of the great cathedrals to the cataclysm of the Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation, from the flight of pilgrims from Europe in pursuit of religious freedom to the Salem Witch Trials, from the advent of a traveling pope to the rise of televangelists. -
Didache : Text Translation Analysis And Commentary
$19.95Add to cartIn this study edition, Aaron Milavec provides an overview of his pioneering efforts to surface the hidden unity governing the progression of topics in the Didache, a mid-first-century pastoral program for training converts. Milavec’s commentary uses literary and sociological insights to reconstruct the faith and hope, the discipline and rituals, the anxieties and challenges facing gentiles being trained for full, active participation in the earliest Jewish-Christian communities, 50-70 C.E. His analytic, Greek-English side-by-side, gender-inclusive translation is included as well as a description of how the only surviving manuscript was discovered. Women’s voices and women’s issues surface throughout. His study questions, bibliography, and flowcharts enable even first-time users to grasp the functional and pastoral genius of the Didache.
