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Embodied Words, Spoken Signs
Sacramentality and the Word in Rahner and Chauvet
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The twentieth century witnessed renewed interest in a Roman Catholic theology of the word. The contributions of Karl Rahner and sacramental theologian Louis-Marie Chauvet demonstrate the Roman Catholic conviction that the word is fundamentally sacramental: it has the capacity to bear God’s presence...
Church and Society
The Laurence J. McGinley Lectures, 1988-2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
One of the leading theologians of our time, Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., has written and lectured on a wide range of topics across his distinguished career, and for a wide range of audiences. Integrating faith and scholarship, he has created a rich body of work that, in the words of one observer,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
This book provides an introduction to the study of theology and its various methods of investigation. While most theological texts focus on one facet of study, The College Student's Introduction to Theology introduces the whole rich and complex area of theological studies. It is written from a Roman...
Apostolicity Then and Now
An Ecumenical Church in a Postmodern World
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Apostolicity Then and Now explores apostolicity from its origin to today. Apostolicity is a fundamental mark of the church, referring to Jesus' faith given to, carried on, and taught—unaltered—by a continuous line of apostles. This book primarily focuses on how apostolicity pertains to the church...
Tradition Alive
On the Church and the Christian Life in Our Time
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2003
Michael Plekon's Tradition Alive presents a collection of essays highlighting not only the vibrant tradition of 20th century Eastern Orthodox thought, but also the necessity of its inclusion in the theological canon constructed mainly by Western Christian thinkers. Ranging from the thought of the...
Pope Benedict XVI
His Life and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2005
Includes a new foreword on the resignation and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.
The sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI comes as the capstone to a papacy that that shocked some and delighted others. Pope Benedict was both an ardent intellectual and a driven traditionalist charged with leading...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
The voices of liturgical theology in the twentieth century are many and varied. Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology brings together in one volume the representative writings of scholars throughout the Euro-North American context whose insights have shaped our understanding of liturgy today.
The...
Scripture in the Church
The Synod on the Word of God
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Who should read the Bible? What is the biblical word? How is Scripture to be interpreted? How is it to be prayed and lived? How does Scripture call forth the Church's entire life and mission? In October 2008 the Synod on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church took place in Rome. During...
Prisoner of the Vatican
The Popes, the Kings, and Garibaldi's Rebels in the Struggle to Rule Modern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2006
A Pulitzer Prize winner’s “fascinating” account of the political battles that led to the end of the Papal States (Entertainment Weekly).
From a National Book Award–nominated author, this absorbing history chronicles the birth of modern Italy and the clandestine politics behind the Vatican’s...
Catholic Borderlands
Mapping Catholicism onto American Empire, 1905-1935
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
In 1905 Rev. Francis Clement Kelley founded the Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America. Drawing attention to the common link of religion, Kelley proclaimed the Extension Society’s duty to be that of preventing American Protestant missionaries, public school teachers, and...
Richard John Neuhaus
A Life in the Public Square
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
A brilliant biography of one of the intellectual mavericks of 20th Century Catholicism.
Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) was one of the most influential figures in American public life from the Civil Rights era to the War on Terror. His writing, activism, and connections to people...
by Pir Zia Inayat Khan
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Saracen Chivalry explores the space between Arthurian romance and the ethics and spirituality of Sufism. Framed as a medieval treatise penned by a fabled African queen, the book articulates a vision of life centered on the virtues of wisdom, courage, temperance, and generosity, illustrating these virtues...
Proclaim Liberty
Notes on the Next Great Awakening in America
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
America's history has been shaped by the sacrifice and witness of millions who have exercised in extraordinary ways our nation's guarantee of religious freedom. Historians have referred to these periods as "Great Awakenings." In this ebook, comprised of three talks Carl Anderson gave between...
All the Pope's Men
The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing...