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The Roman MissalThe Roman Missal: Study Edition provides The Roman Missal, Third Edition in a standard book format, a more portable version perfect for liturgists, scholars, and all who wish to use it for planning and study. The content is identical to the ritual version; however,...
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Psalms 73-150: Volume 23The book of Psalms plays a significant role in the public and private prayer of both the Jewish and Christian communities today, helping to shape the minds and hearts of modern believers.In two commentaries, one covering Psalms 1-72 and the other Psalms 73-150, Dianne...
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The Byzantine Rite: A Short HistoryMuch has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of formation:...
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The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku PilgrimageThe Henro Michi is the oldest and most famous pilgrimage route in Japan, and it consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Every henro, or pilgrim, is said to follow in the...
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Introduction to the Mystery of the ChurchIntroduction to the Mystery of the Church is an ecclesiological survey presenting a doctrinal synthesis of the Church. The author's intention is to propose an overview of this mystery in connection with the entirety of the Christian mystery. The book is divided into two...
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Dark Passages of the Bible: Engaging Scripture with Benedict XVI and St. Thomas AquinasMultiple gods? Divinely mandated genocide? Rejection of an afterlife? If the Scriptures are the inspired and inerrant word of God that Christians claim them to be, how can they contain these things? For many believers in the modern age, traditional Christian answers to these...
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Letters, 1-50St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria for thirty-two years in the first half of the fifth century, was a great champion of the faith against heresy; he opposed Novatianism, Neoplatonism, and Judaism. His principal struggle, however, was with Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Cyril vehemently defended...
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Spirit's Gift: The Metaphysical Insight of Claude BruaireSpirit's Gift is the first book in English devoted to the philosophy of Claude Bruaire (1932-1986). Its focus is the notion of gift, a notion that has recently been the subject of lively debate involving Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Marion, Marcel Mauss, and others. What...
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Between God and Man: Six Sermons on the Priestly OfficeWhen Innocent III became pope in 1198 he announced that he had been elevated to a position "between God and man." This audacious claim has often been quoted to characterize the papal monarchy over which he presided and the secular powers he wielded for...
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Ethics and Theological Disclosures: The Thought of Robert SokolowskiHonouring distinguished philosopher and professor Robert Sokolowski for his work in phenomenology, the essays included in this collection demonstrate the reception and fruitfulness of Sokolowski's analysis of moral action and his idea of a theology of disclosure.Author: Guy MansiniPublisher: Catholic University of America PressPublished:...
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Homilies on Genesis and ExodusOrigen, son of the martyr Leonides, oldest in a family of seven children was born probably at Alexandria 184/85 and died probably in Tyre 253/54 after imprisonment and torture during the Decian persecution. Surnamed "man of steel" Origen was an outstanding theologian of the...
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WritingsSt. John of Damascus (ca. 675-749) is generally regarded as the last great figure of Greek Patrology. Outstandingly important for his support of images in the Iconoclastic Controversy, this priest-monk of St. Sabbas near Jerusalem is known also for his treatment of Christian morality...
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Spirit and Fire: A Thematic Anthology of His WritingsThis volume presents more than 1000 selections from the various extant writings of Origen, the Alexandrian theologian. It contains translatations from the original Greek and Latin, added scriptural references in the texts, an index, and bibliographical information.Author: OrigenPublisher: Catholic University of America PressPublished: 04/01/2001Pages:...
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The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700This text argues that early modern Catholicism, the period known more traditionally as the Counter Reformation, was both shaped by and an active response to the profound changes of the 16th century, including: the growth of the state; economic expansion; social dislocation; and the...
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Islam's Jesus"Accessible and readable. Spotlights an important theological theme in a way that both illuminates its internal development in Islamic thought and presents it as a helpful basis for interreligious discussion. The topic is very much in need of teaching and discussion and is a...
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Afro-Cuban Theology: Religion, Race, Culture, and IdentityThe first book to compare Cuban American and African American religiosity, Afro-Cuban Theology argues that Afro-Cuban religiosity and culture are central to understanding the Cuban and Cuban American condition. Gonzalez interprets this saturation of the Afro-Cuban as transcending race and affecting all Cubans and...
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The Birth of OrientalismModern Orientalism is not a brainchild of nineteenth-century European imperialists and colonialists, but, as Urs App demonstrates, was born in the eighteenth century after a very long gestation period defined less by economic or political motives than by religious ideology. Based on sources from...
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The Amish of Lancaster CountyMore than 8.5 million people visit Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, every year to experience the culture of the oldest Amish community in the world. This book by the leading scholar of the Amish explains the uncommon lifestyle of these simple-living people who intrigue so many...
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Preaching Effectively, Revitalizing Your ChurchAn experienced and respected teacher of homiletics offers seven practical steps (and attendant missteps to avoid) for all preachers who seek to improve their homiletic style and content. +Author: Guerric DebonaPublisher: Paulist PressPublished: 09/01/2009Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70dISBN: 9780809146024This...
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Anguish of the Jews (Revised and Updated): Twenty-Three Centuries of AntisemitismThe story told by Edward Flannery...calls not only for reform but for profound and meaningful repentance. --David W. Tracy A major contribution to Jewish-Christian relations. --Marc Tanenbaum It will bring the Catholic community an entirely new development in their thinking about the people of...
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