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Homilies on LukeThirty-nine of Origen's homilies on the Gospel of Luke survive in Jerome's Latin translation. Origen preached them in Caesarea, perhaps around 234 or 240, to a congregation of catechumens and faithful. Most of the homilies are short; on average, they treat about six verses...
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Ascetical WorksIn the Christian world of the fourth century, the family of St. Gregory of Nyssa was distinguished for its leadership in civic and religious affairs in the region of the Roman Empire known as Pontus. Cardinal Newman, in an essay on the trials of...
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Discourses Against Judaizing ChristiansSt. John Chrysostom's Discourse Against Judaizing Christians are eight homilies or sermons with a unifying theme: the correction of certain abuses in a fourth-century Christian community. Judged by modern tastes the Discourses may seem lengthy, and Chrysostom himself admits that they taxed his energies...
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Duns Scotus on the Will and Morality (Translation Edition)Since the original publication of Duns Scotus on the Will and Morality in 1986, there has been a remarkable growth of interest in the thought of this early fourteenth-century Franciscan master. Allan B. Wolter's critically acclaimed book inspired much of the inquiry, and today...
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Christian Faith and the Theological LifeWhat does it mean to believe in God? This question still provokes a recalcitrant world. In spite of the apparent disinterest of our age, the religious question continues to task and to vex, sometimes quietly, sometimes dramatically. When religious divisions occasion civil strife, believers...
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The Song of Songs: The World's First Great Love Poem"Next to Genesis, no book in the Hebrew Bible has had a stronger influence on Western literature than the Song of Songs."-The New York Review of Books One of the greatest love poems ever written, The Song of Songs celebrates the sexual awakening of...
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Christianity, Empire, and the Making of Religion in Late AntiquityIn Christianity, Empire, and the Making of Religion in Late Antiquity, Jeremy M. Schott examines the ways in which conflicts between Christian and pagan intellectuals over religious, ethnic, and cultural identity contributed to the transformation of Roman imperial rhetoric and ideology in the early...
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Gendered Voices: Medieval Saints and Their InterpretersThese studies . . . not only illuminate the past with a fierce and probing light but also raise, with nuance and power, fundamental issues of interpretation and method.--from the Foreword, by Caroline Walker Bynum Female saints, mystics, and visionaries have been much studied...
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Praying by Hand, Praying with Beads: A Universal Form of PrayerBy and large, the only reference most Christians of other denominations have for prayer with beads is Catholics and their rosaries. This devotional landscape is however now changing in remarkable ways. Various forms of prayer with beads are developing within Anglican, Lutheran, and Protestant...
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Catholic Women Speak: Bringing Our Gifts to the TableAn anthology of essays by women who represent a broad international perspective and come from a variety of personal backgrounds, who believe that the Church cannot come to a wise and informed understanding of family life without listening to women. +Author: Catholic Women Speak...
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Child's Guide to the Seven SacramentsIn this next volume of the best selling Child's Guide series, Elizabeth Ficocelli makes the seven sacraments come alive for youngsters five to nine. We meet Dominic, a little boy who has a school assignment to do a report on the seven sacraments. The...
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Catholic Sacraments: A Rich Source of BlessingsUsing passages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the official rubrics of sacramental rites as the basis for their writing, the contributors to this collection of texts highlight the connection between theology, prayer, and ritual. The book is divided into four main...
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Reading the Early Church Fathers: From the Didache to Nicaea"This is the book I wish I had when I was first studying the early church and the development of Christianity," says author James Papandrea. Reading the Early Church Fathers introduces the reader to the primary sources of church history, with commentary that will...
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Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena and the Voices of Women TodayIn this thought-provoking book Mary Catherine Hilkert reflects on the person and impact of Catherine of Siena as a means to examine the challenges facing contemporary women of faith. Known for her wisdom as well as her forthright speech, her role as counselor to...
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Entering Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle: A Reader's CompanionThis book explains the seven stages of the spiritual journey described in the classic Interior Castle. Here, Teresa of Avila, the great Spanish mystic and theological Doctor of the Church, meticulously (and metaphorically, using striking marriage and nature imagery) details the theological doctrine of...
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The Human Poetry of Faith: A Spiritual Guide to LifeDrawing on examples from literature, film and, popular culture, the author explores fresh ways to bring Christianity into the secular world. +Author: Michael Paul GallagherPublisher: Paulist PressPublished: 07/01/2003Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.50dISBN: 9780809140701
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Understanding Difficult Scriptures in a Healing WaySince loving connection is the central theme of the Bible, reading any scripture passage should help us feel closer to God, ourselves, others and the universe. Yet, difficult scriptures--those that seem to present an unloving, frightening or narrow image of God--can reinforce patterns of...
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Meister Eckhart, Vol .1: Teacher and PreacherBargains in books are rare today, but one would be hard put to find in American publishing anything superior to these in content and format. The Parish Visitor Meister Eckhart: Teacher and Preacher edited by Bernard McGinn with the collaboration of Frank Tobin and...
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From Brokenness to CommunityThe lectures in this volume witness the importance of the meeting between the university of the learned and the university of the poor. From them a deep understanding of true discipleship emerges. +Author: Jean VanierPublisher: Paulist PressPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 56Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 6.78h x...
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Reading the Old Testament: An IntroductionReading the Old Testament is a clear and carefully organized introduction for contemporary readers. It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their understanding of the individual biblical books, and explore the way the Bible...
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