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Formed In The Image Of Christ
$26.95Add to cartThe Christian life is an imitation of Christ’s response to God, a religious response to God’s initiative. We are called to make all responses religion and morality acts of adoring worship and praise. This sacramental theology is the fundamental moral theology of Bernard Haring, C.Ss.R., whose contributions as a twentieth-century theologian have prepared the way of renewal in Catholic theology today.
Part One of this book introduces Bernard Haring and his place in the history of Roman Catholic moral theology. Part Two examines the central concepts of Haring’s sacramental-moral theology: responsibility, Christ as Word of God and High Priest, the human person as word and worshiper, and the sacraments as dialogue and response. In Part III the author illustrates how Haring takes a minor category the virtue of religion and places it at the center of moral life.
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From The Heart Of The Church
$26.95Add to cartThe Catholic social tradition is one of thinking and acting. Within this tradition stand the social encyclicals as unique manifestations of the Church’s ethical intuition and commitment to the Gospel as lived in society. This book provides a view of the social encyclical tradition within a broader understanding of Catholic theology. In From the Heart of the Church, Judith Merkle, S.N.D., de N., examines the social teaching of the Church since Leo XIII from the perspective of its links to the Church and its life. While the social encyclicals of the popes since Leo XIII form a key expression of the social teachings of the Church in the last century, this book also explores the roots of these teachings in the life and theology of the Church today.
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Quantum Theology : Spiritual Implications Of The New Physics (Revised)
$19.95Add to cartHere, best-selling author Diarmuid O’Murchu presents a vision of the intersection of quantum physics and spirituality. It is now revised to reflect the most recent advances in physics. From black holes to holograms, from relativity theory to the discovery of quarks, this book is an original and rich exposition of quantum theory and the way it unravels profound theological questions.
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Church : One Holy Catholic And Apostolic
$14.99Add to cartTo love Christ is to love His church. So say the authors of this fresh look at four defining characteristics of the church. Though many people see the church as unimportant–even a hindrance to spirituality–this book reminds us that “the church is God’s gift to his children for provision, protection, and growth. The church is the vessel for the display of God’s glory” throughout the earth.
Three pastor-scholars explore the meaning for evangelicals today of the Nicene Creed’s affirmation of the church as “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.” Their desire is that we may love Christ more by loving his church, serve him better by serving his body, and realize more fully our union with him through fellowship with his people. -
Catholicism In Dialogue
$115.00Add to cartBackground
The Conversation Begins
The Historical Roots Of Interreligious Dialogue In The Church
The Nature, Types And Fruits Of Dialogue
Views Of Dialogue
The Presence And Example Of Pope John Paul II
The Official Magisterial Teaching Of The Church On Interreligious Encounter And Dialogue
Contradictions In The Understanding Of The Church
The Three Basic Positions On The Other Religious Traditions
Tensions Between Mission And Dialogue
Interreligious Encounter And Dialogue: The Existential Dialogue
The Historical Horizon Of The Dialogue’s Possible Future
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Mutual understanding between the faithful of the world’s great religions is no longer a luxury; all over the world, religions are challenged to find common ground in the cause of peace and justice, and in the face of war and exploitation. Meanwhile, stereotypes, antipathies and sectarian isolation continue to rob religion of the impact it can and should have in fostering a better world. Conversations across Traditions offers a fresh invitation to and model for interfaith dialogue.Drawing on his extensive knowledge and experience of ecumenical cooperation, Roman Catholic lay brother and monk Wayne Teasdale offers a strong and prophetic voice for interfaith dialogue that brings traditions together without watering them down. He offers a blueprint for combining the strengths and perspectives of various faiths in order to address the crises of poverty, racism, environmental pollution and moral indifference.
Highly informative and compelling, this book is accessible to a wide audience, from the classroom to study groups and others who want to learn about conversing across traditions. Teasdale offers a valuable approach to teaching the Roman Catholic tradition in our pluralized, globalized world. At the same time, his spiritual insight and prophetic wisdom lead the reader into the frontier world of interfaith relations where confusion is always present, and faith, though not as secure as in isolation, is enriched by contact with the great world religions. This book is visionary, hopeful, and deeply inspiring as we walk into the uncharted future.
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Scripture Matters : Essays On Reading The Bible From The Heart Of The Churc
$16.95Add to cartDrawing from the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Josemaria Escriva, and Pope Benedict XVI, Scott Hahn takes a fresh and pentrating look into the depths of Scripture, showing how to uncover its many layers of meaning and inspiration. This gem of a book is sure to leave you with a new appreciation for the inexhaustible treasure of Scripture.
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Mind Intent On God
$15.99Add to cartAlcuin of York was one of the most significant figures of the Anglo-Saxon Church alongside Bede and Cuthbert. This introductory selection from his extensive writings includes Alcuin’s prayers, poetry and prose. Douglas Dales is Chaplain and Head of RE at Marlborough College. His other published titles include “This is my Faith” and “Glory: the spiritual Theology of Michael Ramsey”.
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Gender And The Nicene Creed
$21.95Add to cart“A cogent and persuasive plea for a return to the full catholic tradition which would make a critical contribution to the debate about gender in matters of faith.”–The Most Rev. Desmond M. Tutu
Writers of scripture and theologians have used scores of images to describe God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Yet only the patriarchal perspective seemed to survive and be taught. In this comprehensive reflection on the Nicene Creed, Geitz looks to the writings of theologians, mystics, and scholars throughout the centuries for a balanced and scholarly approach to an often divisive issue of Christians.
Elizabeth Geitz writes, “My desire is to help us move from an initial emotional response to feminine tradition of the church to one that is based on sound biblical, historical and theological principles.”
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Trinity : A New Living Spirituality
$15.00Add to cartBestselling author Joseph Girzone returns to the reflections on his personal spirituality typical of Never Alone and A Portrait of Jesus, his most popular books since the original Joshua.
With Trinity, Joseph Girzone guides readers to a deeper understanding of this foundational concept, explaining why it is not antiquated theological dogma, but a living expression of the very essence of God. He offers support and clarity to those who already believe in God, and invites those who profess not to believe on a journey to find “an image of a God who is believable, and perhaps, even lovable.”
For centuries, Christians have struggled to understand the nature of God as three persons in one. But with grace similar to that which allowed Saint Patrick to explain the Trinity by using a shamrock, Girzone takes a step back from the most arcane explanations to offer a simple, useful understanding. He begins by showing the ways God was perceived by the ancient Hebrews and reveals how Jesus forever changed that image of God. As he chronicles the growth from the time of Jesus and the early Church, writing about the challenges Christianity faced from both within and without, Girzone elucidates the mysterious ways the Trinity works in the world and especially, in the Church, as an extension of Jesus’ presence in history. Writing with passion and insight, he helps readers understand how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit work within individuals as well, guiding them as they struggle along the pathways of life on Earth.
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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 -
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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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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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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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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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. -
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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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.
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Written That You May Believe (Revised)
$30.95Add to cartWritten That You May Believe has quickly become a standard text for the feminist-informed study of the Gospel of John. Scholars have hailed its publication and dedicated a session at the American Academy of Religion to discuss its message. Lay readers have welcomed it as a companion in opening up the meaning of the Fourth Gospel, and small groups have begun using it as a guide in their devotional reading. This revised edition, enriched with new chapters from Sandra Schneiders and a study guide prepared by John C. Wronski offers new ways to nourish faith through the rich symbolism of the Gospel of John and an invitation to “dwell in” the liberating truth of Jesus.
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Theology At The Eucharistic Table
$35.95Add to cartAs a theologian and Benedictine monk, Jeremy Driscoll has found ongoing inspiration in the regular celebration of the Eucharist, the power of the celebration bringing security and depth to this theological reflections and research. Theology at the Eucharistic Table is a collection of Driscoll’s studies that have the unifying theme of the Eucharist.
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We Drink From Our Own Wells
$24.00Add to cartA significant event in the development of liberation theology is the publication of “We Drink from Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey of a People” by Gustavo Gutierrez. Gustavo’s book fulfills the promise that was implicit in his “A Theology of Liberation” which appeared in Spanish in 1971 and soon became a charter for many Latin American theologians and pastoral workers.
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Theological Reflection : The Creation Of Spiritual Power In The Information
$24.95Add to cartTheological Reflection demonstrates the process of discovery that is at the heart of theological education–learning by reflecting on experience.
Theological reflection as presented in this book was developed to support a program of theological education called Education for Ministry (EFM). Its roots are both biblical and traditional, presenting those engaged in theology with the educational context for theological reflection as it has been developed by EFM over more than twenty-five years. It provides a way of learning theology so that participants can develop harmony between life’s experience, the world, and the Christian faith.
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Who Is Jesus
$24.95Add to cartWho is Jesus? This is the fundmental question for christology. The earliest Christians used various titles, most of them drawn from the Old Testament or Hebrew Scriptures, to express their faith in Jesus. They called him prophet, teacher, Messiah, Son of David, Son of Man, Lord, Son of God, Word of God, and occasionally even God. In Who Is Jesus? Thomas Rausch focuses on the New Testament’s rich variety of christologies.
Who Is Jesus? covers the three quests for the historical Jesus; the methods for retrieving the historical Jesus; the Jewish background; the Jesus movement; his preaching and ministry, death and resurrection; the various New Testament christologies; and the development of christological doctrine from the New Testament period to the Council of Chalcedon. Clear and accessible, comprehensive and coherent, a perfect volume for anyone, both new students and knowledgable seminary professors looking for a wonderful summary. -
King Sauls Asking
$14.95Add to cartWho should lead us? Who should we, as a community, look to for guidance? These questions, as old as humankind, followed the Israelite community upon their return from the Exile: Should they return with Davidic kingship or without it? Their answer was King Saul. Reading Israel’s first king as a riddle or the epitome of Israel’s experience with kingship, King Saul’s Asking explores the characterization of the figure Saul, the question of the apparent silence of God, the multiple complexities of responsibility for kingship, and the readers’ opportunities for transformation. It provides a new approach to the Old Testament, supplying the reader with not only an in-depth character study but also an interesting, insightful read, and opportunity for transformation.
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Communion With Non Catholic Christians
$18.95Add to cartHow should a Catholic pastor respond to non-Catholics who wish to have Communion without conveying harshness, scrupulosity, legalism, or rudeness? Intended to help Christians recognize the present provisional norms and to seek new possibilities in eucharistic sharing. Communion with Non-Catholic Christians examines the risks, challenges, and opportunities involved in the admission of Communion to non-Catholic Christians.
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Targum Of Canticles
$99.95Add to cartWritten in the eighth century, C.E. Targum Canticles offers one of the classic interpretations of the Song of Songs. In the relationship between the bridegroom and the bride in the Song, with its rhythm of communion, estrangement and reconciliation, the Targumist discovers allegorical history of God’s relationship to Israel from the first exodus from Egypt, to the final exodus from exile when the Messiah comes. The Targum of Canticles was one of the Song of Songs as the special reading for Passover. It was adapted in the medieval and early modern periods by Christian scholars who saw in the Song a cryptic history of Christ’s relationship to the Church. Targum Caticles has played a central role in the interpretation of one of the most puzzling books of the Bible.
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Christianity With An Asian Face
$34.00Add to cart11 Chapters
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Drawing on the twin themes of liberation and inculturation, Peter Phan explicates a new theology forged in the cauldron of the encounter between two vastly different cultures. He devotes particular attention to the meaning of Christ for Asian Americans and the emergence of new christological titles Jesus as Eldest Son and Ancestor.
Phan also explores his personal roots to sketch the contours for Vietnamese American theology, an expression of faith caught between the Dragon and the Eagle. -
Mystical Thought Of Meister Eckhart
$39.95Add to cartIn this widely acclaimed work, Bernard McGinn, the preeminent Eckhart scholar, delves into Eckhart’s complex and profound theology and penetrates layers of controversy to reveal the originality and brilliance of the medieval mystic’s radical message.
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Catechism Of The Catholic Church 2nd Edition (Expanded)
$18.00Add to cartFour centuries in the making, a monumental undertaking and a magnificent achievement, the first definitive Catholic Catechism since the Council of Trent in 1566 details the doctrine, dogma, and the basic tenets of the Church.
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Wounded Innocence : Sketches For A Theology Of Art
$21.95Add to cartWhat is the theological significance of art? Why has the Church always encouraged the arts? What is so profoundly human about the arts? In A Wounded Innocence Alejandro R. Garcia-Rivera answers these questions in a series of “sketches” that are mixed spiritual and theological reflections on various works of art written in a poetic style. These reflections explore the relationship between the multi-dimensional spiritual and the arts.
The first “sketch,” “The Beginning of Art,” introduces the rest that go on to explore further the human, artistic, and theological implications of a wounded innocence. Each “sketch” reflects on a particular human work of art. Some are conventional works of art. Others may never find their way into a museum but, then, that is one of the implications coming out of this book. A museum does not define what a work of art is, its human depth does. In these deeply studied yet spiritually written reflections on each work of art, it is hoped that the reader will find his and her own creative depth described, perhaps even revealed.
A Wounded Innocence is both inspiring and informative. Readers will learn about art, spirituality, and theology, and will find themselves inspired to look at works of art, and even to produce a work of art. It sets a new way of doing theology that is at the same time spiritual. More importantly, Garcia-Rivera describes a theology of art.
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Catholicism In The Third Millennium Second Edition (Reprinted)
$24.95Add to cartWhat is Catholicism? And where is the Catholic Church headed in the third millennium? These two questions provide the structure for Thomas Rausch’s Catholicism in the Third Millennium. Here Rausch combines a faithful presentation of the tradition with a critical theological reflection and interpretation of where the Church is today and where it might be moving.
Catholicism in the Third Millennium offers an appreciation of the forces and movements that have shaped, and continue to influence, the ongoing change and development of Roman Catholicism. Chief among these is the influence of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) in reshaping Catholicism.This revised edition includes updated text from Rausch’s Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium particularly the final chapter on “The Unfinished Agenda” of Vatican II. Each chapter concludes with focus questions developed by Catherine E. Clifford of St. Paul’s University, Ottawa. This experience of guided reading provides readers with a broad survey of Roman Catholic faith and practice in its contemporary context.
For readers who wish to compare particular passages of this volume with the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an outline is provided in an appendix, with references to the appropriate sections of the Catechism. A second appendix offers a glossary of terms used in the book, while a third appendix lists a number of basic works for further investigation of Catholic faith and life.
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Pontius Pilate : Portraits Of A Roman Governor
$14.95Add to cartPontius Pilate examines the portraits of this Roman governor found in the Gospels. Unlike some discussions of Pilate, this one takes Pilate’s role as governor and representative of Roman imperial power seriously. It views Pilate predominantly as a strong, efficient, and astute governor, not as a weak and indecisive man, pressured into killing Jesus against Pilate’s convictions. The conclusion considers some of the ethical and theological issues the scenes involving Pilate raise for contemporary readers.
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Sacred Encounters With Jesus
$14.95Add to cartSacred Encounters with Jesus is a discerning and comprehensive account of how people still experience Christ today. What is surprising to me is that no one has previously taken the trouble to collect and explain the meaning of these experiences. This fascinating book conveys a wealth of both religious and psychological wisdom.” –From the Foreword by Morton Kelsey The nature of these sacred encounter experiences is that Jesus heals and transforms people just as he ministered to his brokenhearted and defeated disciples. The reader will enter into the miraculous experience of the terminally ill girl who was healed by Jesus’ touch after her parents had already said their final good-byes, will share the shock of a psychotherapist who turned to see Jesus walking beside her one day, and will feel the incredulous wonder of a woman who reached up and touched Jesus’ hair as he knelt beside her and prayed. These experiences raise the possibility that some people will readily accept and others will summarily dismiss-that Jesus can be experienced as directly and as personally today as when he walked the earth 2,000 years ago.
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Doing Local Theology
$28.00Add to cartClemens Sedmak’s Doing Local Theology, presents the construction of “local theologies” as an enterprise that is not just for Latin Americans, Asians, or Africans. Nor just for theologians. Instead, it is the art of thinking theologically about any local church and implementing a process that grounds people intentionally and aesthetically in the deepest Christian dimensions of their daily lives. This book is beautifully written and will become a standard in courses on method in theology, foundations of ministry, and adult discussion groups. Theologizing, in Sedmak’s terms, is reflection on people’s everyday world, on everyday occurrences, and on local realities. Most of all, he shows how the everyday is where people encounter God in their relationships with one another, their larger communities, and the very physical environment we live in. If Robert Schreiter’s monumental Constructing Local Theologies provides theoretical underpinning on the nature of local theologies, Clemens Sedmak shows that it is an art in which people learn to understand themselves and find full freedom as God’s daughters and sons.
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Scripture Documents : An Anthology Of Official Catholic Teachings
$34.95Add to cartIn order to promote the Church’s ongoing efforts “to share the boundless riches of the divine Word with the faithful entrusted to its care” (Dei Verbum 25), The Scripture Documents reproduces in one volume key documents that record Catholic teaching on the interpretation of the Bible.
Intended as a reference work, this collection of conciliar, papal, and curial documents on sacred Scripture includes for each official document a brief historical introduction that facilitates a contextual understanding of each document, a running annotation, and a select bibliography of available commentaries and related works.
Like the Canon of Scriptures itself, this collection includes various kinds of documents authored by different Roman ecclesiastical authorities within the Church’s Teaching Office and expressed in several different literary forms. Each document addresses issues and problems peculiar to the historical situation in which it was written.
The Scripture Documents provides easy access to those official documents that record some of the Church’s efforts to promote and guide the study of the Bible among the faithful. The teaching these instructions convey is helpful for all who seek to read and interpret the Scriptures in the light of faith.
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Never Said A Mumbalin Word
$8.99Add to cartThis powerful Lenten devotional is drawn from an ethos forged by the iron grip of sorrow and suffering. Welcome to a spiritual journey through Lent and Holy Week that will lead you to the God who loves us beyond all human understanding. Meditations and spiritual exercises will enrich and empower your faith as you encounter the Christ who suffered and died, and who seeks to live in and with you.
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Aquinas And His Role In Theology
$26.95Add to cartIn Aquinas and His Role in Theology, Marie Dominique Chenu provides a lively and representative overview of the life and writings of the thirteenth-century theologian whom many consider to be the greatest master of Catholic religious thought. A rich explanation of the prolific and versatile books of Aquinas follows the story of his life’Sjourney through the heart of Europe in the high Middle Ages. Chenu also portrays the religious and spiritual personality of Aquinas, showing how his typically systematic theology is rooted in personal contemplative roots and a passion for pastoral preaching.
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Problem With Evil Of The Western Tradition
$26.95Add to cartWhile others have contributed tomes and volumes on the history of Evil, Kelly covers much ground in much fewer pages. An ample bibliography will direct the curious to more in depth study, while readers who prefer a lighter treatment (albeit a meticulously researched and well-written one) will experience a wealth of information packed between these covers.
Delineating between “Evil” and “evils”, the author starts the tour in the Book of Job and follows literary, religious and philosophical strands through to the biotech ambiguities of the early 21st century. He draws a picture of how the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia viewed Evil by examining myths similar to biblical texts along with biblical references to Satan. And, by gleaning from both Christian and non-religious writings, he shows how these have formed the idea of Evil in the collective conscience. The final chapters illuminate modern theories and approaches to Evil, and the book culminates with the author’s own reflection on what he believes Evil to be. -
Mystical Portrait Of Jesus
$29.95Add to cartThe poetic and symbolic nature of John’s gospel betrays the weakness of historical-critical and other “scientific” methods of scriptural exegesis: Although valuable for the insights they do provide, scientific methods are not sensitive to the spiritual dimensions of biblical revelation.
Father Dumm therefore offers something more than the traditional chapter-and-verse commentary. Understanding that all of the gospels were written after the resurrection and, consequently, that the passion narrative greatly influenced how the earlier chapters were composed, Father Dumm gives more prominence to the climax of the career of Jesus: his passion, death, and resurrection. By beginning “at the end,” Father Dumm uncovers the guiding principle of this gospel. In the process he makes some surprising discoveries about the dangers of religious ritual but finds remedy for these dangers in the importance of personal mystical experience within the context of a believing community.
