Biography: religious and spiritual Books
Princeton University Press The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta
Book SynopsisA "geadl" or hagiography, originally written by Gealawdewos thirty years after the subject's death, in 1672-1673. Translated from multiple manuscripts and versions.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Best Scholarly Edition in Translation, Society for the Study of Early Modern Women "By 2050, Africans will constitute around a third of the world's Christian population, roughly a billion people, and over a hundred million of those will live in Ethiopia. As we confront that new reality, the need to rediscover those African cultural and spiritual roots becomes imperative. The story of Walatta Petros is a wonderful contribution to this task."--Philip Jenkins, Books & Culture "This richly informative book is unexpected in many ways... In following the dramatic main narrative, we learn about the customs and faith of the great Ethiopian church, all of which is profoundly important for understanding that tradition as it exists today."--Philip Jenkins, Christian CenturyTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. A*Contents, pg. v*Abbreviations, pg. xi*Chronology, pg. xiii*Preface, pg. xvii*Acknowledgments, pg. xxxiii*Introduction to the Text, pg. 1*Manuscripts of the Text and Earlier Translations, pg. 49*Introduction to the Translation of the Text, pg. 61*The Ethiopian Script and Its Transcription, pg. 72*Introduction, pg. 77*Chapter 1: The Author's Worthiness - Chapter 50: The Mother of Our Mother Dies, pg. 78*Chapter 51: Our Mother Raises the Monk Silla Kristos from the Dead - Chapter 92: Our Mother Departs to Eternal Life, pg. 190*Alternate Ending of the Gadla Walatta Petros, pg. 271*The Translation of the Miracles of Walatta Petros (ta'amera Walatta Petros), pg. 273*Summaries of Additional Miracles of Walatta Petros (ta'amera Walatta Petros), pg. 335*Summary of the Short History of Walatta Petros's Community (in MSS I and J only), pg. 349*The Translation of the Poem Portrait of Walatta Petros (Malke'a Walatta Petros), pg. 353*The Translation of the Poem Hail to Walatta Petros (Salamta Walatta Petros), pg. 381*Colophons, pg. 391*Appendix: Manuscript Folio Missing From the Conti Rossini print edition (From MS J), pg. 393*Glossary: People, Places, and Terms in the Text, pg. 395*Works cited, pg. 471*Index, pg. 487
£33.25
Princeton University Press The Philosopher the Priest and the Painter
Book SynopsisIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And the painter of the work? The Dutch master Frans Hals--or so it was long believed, until the work was downgraded to a copy of an original. But where is the authentic version, and who painted it? Is the maTrade Review"Steven Nadler has produced another gem of original research and lively and lucid writing."--Catherine Wilson, Times Literary Supplement "Riveting... In The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter, Nadler has ... written his most inviting book yet... Nadler's detective work makes for fascinating reading... [T]he resulting survey of Golden Age Dutch culture, Cartesian philosophy and art connoisseurship ... makes for ... very welcome intellectual entertainment."--Michael Dirda, Washington Post "[B]y situating him firmly in his time and place, [Nadler] makes clear what made Descartes the intellectual superstar of his day... [A]n original, intriguing set-up... [A]s an introduction to Descartes' philosophy, it is excellent."--David Wolf, Slate "As one would expect from a distinguished philosopher such as Nadler, the description of Descartes's philosophy, and in particular his Discourse (1637) and Meditations (1641), is flawless."--Jerry Brotton, Literary Review "Cartesian iconography centers around a widely known portrait of Descartes attributed to Frans Hals. In this book, Nadler uses the story of that painting's origin to present a study of Descartes and his philosophy that will be accessible to a wide audience... [T]his volume serves as a very good introduction to Descartes's philosophy in historical context."--Choice "[C]harming... Nadler, an American philosopher and author, has written an immensely readable introduction to Descartes."--Australian "[A] landscape (or at least a well-turned charcoal sketch) of religious, artistic, and economic life in the Netherlands during the first half of the 17th century... Nadler's book ... takes us back upstream a ways--beginning, rather than exempting us from, a dialog with the dead."--Scott McLemee, Inside Higher Ed "[A]bsorbing."--France Magazine "Nadler is appealing to a wider audience that is looking less for hard-nosed scholarship and more for a story to follow, some intrigue to pique the mind while telling the reader something interesting and informative about the life and work of Descartes. Insofar as the work is meant for a general audience, it accomplishes its aims well enough and should be well-received and enjoyed by those readers."--Aaron Massecar, European Legacy "Nadler gives us a remarkably accessible and historically rich picture of Descartes's life and thought. The book provides a reliable and lively introduction to Descartes for the general reader and for scholars a pleasant portrait of Descartes."--Peter M. Distelzweig, Journal of the History of PhilosophyTable of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Prologue: A Tale of Two Paintings 1 Chapter 2 The Philosopher 8 Chapter 3 The Priest 36 Chapter 4 The Painter 55 Chapter 5 "Once in a Lifetime" 87 Chapter 6 A New Philosophy 111 Chapter 7 God in Haarlem 143 Chapter 8 The Portrait 174 Notes 199 Bibliography 219 Index 227
£17.09
Princeton University Press Meir Kahane
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Enlightening and accessible . . . a nuanced and eye-opening portrait of an overlooked figure in Jewish political history." * Publishers Weekly *"[An] important and insightful new book."---David N. Myers, Los Angeles Review of Books"Shaul Magid’s excellent book is not a guide to opposing the world-view of Kahane. It is a rich resource for understanding how deeply this world-view is rooted in the two centres of modern Judaism: the American Jewish community and Israel. And understanding opens the door for tikkun, or repair."---Uri Dromi, Times Literary Supplement"[an] excellent biography . . . which presents provocative arguments aimed at reassessing the Kahane phenomenon."---Itamar Ben Ami, Haaretz"According to a new biography by scholar Shaul Magid, Kahane represented the “underbelly” not only of American Orthodoxy, but of American Jewry writ large. In Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical Magid…invites all mainstream American Jewish institutions to grapple with their role in creating Kahane and perpetuating his ideas today."---Hadas Binyamini, +972 Magazine "Magid’s fascinating book is important in sharpening our understanding regarding the sea change and extremism that has taken place in Israeli society and politics from the 1980s to the twenty-first century."---Avi Shilon, Israel Studies Review"Meir Kahane offers a detailed account of Kahane’s life and activities in the United States and Israel. It is an intellectual history that is a major contribution to our understanding of Kahane’s thought and its cultural context. Yet the book is much more than a biography. It is an intervention in the historiography of the Jewish political tradition and its contemporary relevance. Magid compellingly shows that Kahane is part and parcel of the contemporary Jewish discourse of race, power, and politics—covertly in the United States and more and more overtly in Israel." * Journal of Religious Ethics *
£28.50
Princeton University Press Dietrich Bonhoeffers Letters and Papers from
Book SynopsisFrom National Book Award-winning author Martin Marty, the surprising story of a Christian classic born in a Nazi prison cellFor fascination, influence, inspiration, and controversy, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison is unmatched by any other book of Christian reflection written in the twentieth century. A Lutheran pastor andTrade Review"Religious scholars as well as general readers interested in theology or the history of Christianity will find this a great choice."---John Jaeger, Library Journal"Martin E. Marty has written a simple account of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's hugely influential Letters and Papers from Prison. He explains how the work came to be collated and Bonhoeffer's moral opposition to Hitler and how he wrote until his execution days before World War II ended. There is a thorough analysis of Bonhoeffer's theology followed by a description of how those beliefs--and his influence--spread."---Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald"In my library, there is a whole shelf devoted to Bonhoeffer, whom I began reading decades ago. What has always attracted me to his writings is not only the heroic witness of his life and death, but also his instinct in a time of crisis to 'do' theology according to the quasi-monastic model he constructed at Finkenwalde. In a course on modern spiritual writers, I usually assign not the letters but The Cost of Discipleship. Having read Marty's brilliant study, I may now go back to the letters in order to--as one of Marty's subtitles puts it--'send the book further along the way.'"---Lawrence S. Cunningham, Commonweal"Biography can be a powerful genre for theology, as Bethge's classic biography of Bonhoeffer demonstrates. Both the casual fan and the serious scholar should commend Marty for his fine account of Bonhoeffer's most famous and most enigmatic book."---Barry Harvey, Christian Century"Essentially Marty gives us a well-informed survey of Letters and Papers from Prison's reception over the past sixty-five years."---John S. Conway, Association of Contemporary Church Historians Quarterly"Marty's perspective spans the entire spectrum of global influence and controversy of LPP over the six decades of the book's life from its inception forward. . . . Of particular value for readers less familiar with the 20th century reception of LPP will be his sketches of its life in East and West, Protestant and Roman Catholic worlds, in Latin America, South Africa and Asia, in Black Theology, and in Evangelicalism. While the biographer's task is not to present or interpret the contents of LPP, he describes the encounters of its most challenging and controversial concepts."---Nancy Lukens, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Society Newsletter"The biography is a must for all who have their own history with Letters and Papers from Prison and who wish to revisit that story in the light of the wide range of new insights into a correspondence between two friends that wrote Church history."---Ralf K. Wustenberg, Theology"Marty tells an engaging story of how Letters and Papers from Prison gradually came to be and how in the process it has been interpreted and misinterpreted and creatively used or misused by diverse audiences around the world."---Mark S. Brocker, Lutheran Quarterly"This book was a job worth doing and Marty has done it sensitively and well."---Andrew Chandler, Journal of Ecclesiastical History"This work is a singular contribution to our study of the history of ideas through one author's, Bonhoeffer's, book and how his insights inform western culture in its encounters with other systems of thought."---Donald J. Dietrich, European Legacy"A theologically sophisticated but gripping narrative in a rare genre: the biography of a book. . . . This is a demanding but engaging read for faculty, students, pastors, and laity."---John C. Shelley, Religious Studies Review
£999.99
Princeton University Press Living I Was Your Plague
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Roper’s book proves that a rigorously scholarly work can also be a pleasure to read."---Dan Hitchens, The Times"Roper questions Luther’s character and legacy with the same anti-authoritarianismthat animated her subject, combining acuity with wit and levity, just as Luther did— though with fewer obscenities."---Suzannah Lipscomb, A Financial Times Best Book Of The Week"Provocative and thought-provoking, Living I Was Your Plague is an important contribution to our understanding of the life and afterlife of one of history’s most complex figures, and a lively testament to the striking originality of Roper’s scholarship."---Alexandra Walsham, Times Literary Supplement"Through its thematic approach this collection says much that could not be said in the inevitably heroic format of the biography. It provides insights that will shape the reader’s experience of every future encounter with Luther. It integrates visual and material culture brilliantly throughout, arguing that from Cranach’s early portraits to Playmobil’s bestselling Luther figurine, images must be central to our interpretation of the Reformation. And it offers a critical reflection – wonderfully personal in places – on the experience of writing biography and living as a historian through a period of intense public interest. At a moment at which tensions over race and heritage have coalesced around public representations of historical men this collection provides a moral compass for those seeking to write the histories of heroes with dark sides."---Bridget Heal, History Today"After an outpouring of books about Luther at the time of the quicentenary, one could have been forgiven for thinking. . . that there wasn't much of interest left to be said. In her ambition to tackle together the life and the legend, and her avowed determination to appraise Luther in a thorougly Lutheran spirit of anti-authoritarianism, Lyndal Roper has triumphantly demonstrated the contrary."---Peter Marshall, The Tablet"[Living I Was Your Plague] may unsettle in ways that open diligent readers to new vision. The book accomplishes something that few of the books about Luther occasioned by the 2017 anniversary accomplished: it sees Luther with fresh eyes and shows us why we need to wrestle with his legacy."---Vincent Evener, Christian Century"Roper questions Luther’s character and legacy with the same anti-authoritarianism that animated her subject, combining acuity with wit and levity, just as Luther did — though with fewer obscenities. But it is those obscenities that Roper, Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford, has in mind, as she grapples with how to understand an intellectual in the context of their whole self, conscious and unconscious, warts and all."---Suzannah Lipscomb, Financial Times"Intelligent and absorbing"---Sean Sheehan, The Prisma
£19.00
Princeton University Press Saint Patrick Retold
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Hagiography Society Book Prize"
£17.09
Princeton University Press Meir Kahane
Book SynopsisThe life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewish survivalMeir Kahane came of age amid the radical politics of the counterculture, becoming a militant voice of protest against Jewish liberalism. Kahane founded the Jewish Defense League in 1968, declaring that Jews must protect themselves by any means necessary. He immigrated to Israel in 1971, where he founded KACH, an ultranationalist and racist political party. He would die by assassination in 1990. Shaul Magid provides an in-depth look at this controversial figure, showing how the postwar American experience shaped his life and political thought. Magid sheds new light on Kahane's radical political views, his critique of liberalism, and his use of the grammar of race as a tool to promote Jewish pride. He discusses Kahane's theory of violence as a mechanism to assure Jewish safety, and traces how his Zionism evolved from a fervent support of Israel to a belief that the Zionist projTrade Review"Enlightening and accessible . . . a nuanced and eye-opening portrait of an overlooked figure in Jewish political history." * Publishers Weekly *"[An] important and insightful new book."---David N. Myers, Los Angeles Review of Books"Shaul Magid’s excellent book is not a guide to opposing the world-view of Kahane. It is a rich resource for understanding how deeply this world-view is rooted in the two centres of modern Judaism: the American Jewish community and Israel. And understanding opens the door for tikkun, or repair."---Uri Dromi, Times Literary Supplement"[an] excellent biography . . . which presents provocative arguments aimed at reassessing the Kahane phenomenon."---Itamar Ben Ami, Haaretz"According to a new biography by scholar Shaul Magid, Kahane represented the “underbelly” not only of American Orthodoxy, but of American Jewry writ large. In Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical Magid…invites all mainstream American Jewish institutions to grapple with their role in creating Kahane and perpetuating his ideas today."---Hadas Binyamini, +972 Magazine "Magid’s fascinating book is important in sharpening our understanding regarding the sea change and extremism that has taken place in Israeli society and politics from the 1980s to the twenty-first century."---Avi Shilon, Israel Studies Review"Meir Kahane offers a detailed account of Kahane’s life and activities in the United States and Israel. It is an intellectual history that is a major contribution to our understanding of Kahane’s thought and its cultural context. Yet the book is much more than a biography. It is an intervention in the historiography of the Jewish political tradition and its contemporary relevance. Magid compellingly shows that Kahane is part and parcel of the contemporary Jewish discourse of race, power, and politics—covertly in the United States and more and more overtly in Israel." * Journal of Religious Ethics *
£19.00
SPCK Publishing John Calvin
Book SynopsisA welcome reissue of this highly acclaimed biography of the controversial Reformation leader and influential theologian
£8.99
SPCK Publishing Thomas Merton
Book SynopsisThe essential letters of one of the 20th century's most influential religious figures
£14.39
SPCK Publishing George Whitefield
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContentsPreface 11Chapter 1 From Rebellious Youth to Ordination 17Chapter 2 Georgia Missionary 40Chapter 3 The Great Outdoors 61Chapter 4 Awakening in America 82Chapter 5 Catalyst of Revival in Scotland 107Chapter 6 Howell Harris and the Countess 131Chapter 7 Trapped in the Homeland 159Chapter 8 The Grand Itinerant 183Chapter 9 Preacher Extraordinaire 197Chapter 10 Social Gospeller 218Chapter 11 Theologian and Churchman 243Chapter 12 A Fervent Spirituality 270Chapter 13 Last Days and Assessment 299Bibliography 322Index 326
£13.29
Fleming H. Revell Company Catch a Star
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Baker Publishing Group Touched by Heaven Inspiring True Stories of One
Book SynopsisThese remarkable, firsthand encounters with Jesus reveal the breathtaking compassion and love He has for us, and offer true encouragement for those facing life's darkest moments.
£9.99
Cornell University Press The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena
Book SynopsisLuongo investigates how Catherine's spiritual authority and sanctity were linked with contemporary political and cultural developments.Trade ReviewThis is an important book. Luongo examines the career of Catherine of Siena... in a new light and offers a picture of Catherine that diverges from those presented by her hagiographers,... biographers, and more recently, scholars of medieval women's religiousness.... Luongo's portrayal of Catherine is exciting and compelling: exciting in revealing the intrigue and danger in which Catherine actively participated, compelling in its evidence and interpretation.... The book unquestionably stands as a major contribution to the history of medieval Christianity. -- Anne L. Clark * Church History *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Catherine's Vocational Years: Worldliness and Female Sanctity2. Catherine Enters Tuscan Politics: Networks and Letter Writing3. Niccolò di Toldo and the Erotics of Political Engagement4. Catherine’s Sienese famiglia: Pious Networks and Political Identities5. Prophetic Politics: Catherine in the War of Eight SaintsConclusionBibliographyIndex
£38.40
Johns Hopkins University Press The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle
Book SynopsisThe hard-won recognition that divine authority and human freedom ultimately cannot be in conflict must never be taken for granted, and the irony that the thought of Paul has repeatedly been invoked to undo that recognition truly does make this insight one of 'the permanent elements.'"-from the IntroductionTrade Review[The book's] fourteen chapters deal with the distinctive character of Pauline mysticism, wheter it was Hellenistic or Judaic, the Pauline epistles, the eschatological doctrine of redemption,... and the permanent elements in Paul's mysticism. New Testament Abstracts
£24.75
Louisiana State University Press Luis Gerónimo de Oré
Book SynopsisBorn in a provincial city in the Peruvian Andes, the Franciscan linguist and theologian Luis Geronimo de Ore (1554-1630) lived during a critical period in the formation of the modern world. In the first full-length biography of Ore, Noble David Cook and Alexandra Parma Cook reconstruct the friar’s life and the communities in which he circulated.Trade ReviewA masterful history." - John Frederick Schwaller, author of The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America: From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond"Noble David Cook and Alexandra Parma Cook's study is methodologically rigorous and meticulously comprehensive, the result of decades-long research of Oré's publications and reports, the social milieus in which they were produced, and the actions of the renowned figures with whom Oré interacted." - John Charles, author of Allies at Odds: The Andean Church and Its Indigenous Agents, 1583-1671
£42.26
University of Pennsylvania Press Augustines Manichaean Dilemma Volume 1
Book SynopsisJason David BeDuhn reconstructs Augustine's decade-long adherence to Manichaeism, apostasy from it, and subsequent conversion to Nicene Christianity.Trade Review"A major contribution to Augustine studies." * Journal of Religion *"BeDuhn's prose is, as usual, lucid and engaging. He brings a historical and methodological sophistication to his work that is sorely lacking in many studies of the patristic period. BeDuhn's deep knowledge of primary Manichaean sources and ritual procedures, along with his formidable grasp of his subject, makes him uniquely qualified to tackle the central importance of Manichaeism within a figure that looms so large in western intellectual tradition, but whose story is so often incompletely told." * Journal of Early Christian Studies *"What did Augustine see in Manichaeism? Why did he stay so long? . . . BeDuhn's richly explored answers are worth a cover-to-cover read, presenting as he does such treasure culled from every aspect of Augustine's relationship with Manichaeism from his conversion to that sect to his apostasy from it." * Church History *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Becoming Manichaean Chapter 2. Inhabitation Chapter 3. Indoctrination Chapter 4. Faustus Chapter 5. Exile Chapter 6. The Apostate Chapter 7. Conversion Chapter 8. Rationalizing Faith Chapter 9. A New Man? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£59.50
University of Pennsylvania Press Augustines Manichaean Dilemma Volume 2
Book SynopsisDemonstrating that as Augustine defined and became a "Catholic" self, he also intently engaged with his former Manichaean faith, Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, Volume 2 explores the close interplay of these two processes in Augustine's works up to and including the Confessions.Trade Review"Drawing on his unparalleled expertise in Manichaeism, Jason BeDuhn vividly narrates the decade between Augustine's conversion and his Confessions, making this familiar story startlingly fresh and new. Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, Volume 2 is a tour de force." * Paula Fredriksen, author of Augustine and the Jews *Table of ContentsNote on Terminology Introduction Chapter 1. The True Religion Chapter 2. Myth and Morals Chapter 3. Perfecting the Paradigm Chapter 4. Fortunatus Chapter 5. The Exegete Chapter 6. The Problem of Paul Chapter 7. Accused Chapter 8. Discoveries Chapter 9. How One Becomes What One Is Chapter 10. Truth in the Realm of Lies Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£999.99
University of Pennsylvania Press Warner Mifflin
Book SynopsisWarner Mifflin—energetic, uncompromising, and reviled—was the key figure connecting the abolitionist movements before and after the American Revolution. A descendant of one of the pioneering families of William Penn''s Holy Experiment, Mifflin upheld the Quaker pacifist doctrine, carrying the peace testimony to Generals Howe and Washington across the blood-soaked Germantown battlefield and traveling several thousand miles by horse up and down the Atlantic seaboard to stiffen the spines of the beleaguered Quakers, harried and exiled for their neutrality during the war for independence. Mifflin was also a pioneer of slave reparations, championing the radical idea that after their liberation, Africans in America were entitled to cash payments and land or shared crop arrangements. Preaching restitution, Mifflin led the way in making Kent County, Delaware, a center of reparationist doctrine.After the war, Mifflin became the premier legislative lobbyist of his generationTrade Review"Mifflin is frequently overlooked in the pantheon of Quaker abolitionists. Nash's book is a long-awaited contribution to histories of Quaker antislavery at the end of the eighteenth century, bringing this pivotal figure back to prominence in the era of the Revolution and New Republic . . . Nash successfully utilises the best of the biographical genre to demonstrate Mifflin's originality among his peers." * Quaker Studies *"Warner Mifflin is a blessing. It brings the Quaker abolitionist from the historical shadows and into the blazing light of his moral courage and singular efforts to right the terrible wrongs of American slavery and racism. The story may be an old one, but Mifflin's is as important for our own times as it is for our understanding of the Revolutionary era." * Thomas P. Slaughter, author of The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman, Apostle of Abolition *"Over the past half century Gary B. Nash has done more than anyone to change our vision of early America. His biography of Warner Mifflin adds luster to this already brilliant achievement. To anyone who wants to see the art, craft, and skill of one of our greatest historians: read this book." * Marcus Rediker, author of The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist *
£31.50
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Robert of Arbrissel Sex Sin and Salvation in the
Book SynopsisTells the story of Robert of Arbrissel (ca 1045-1116). Robert was a parish priest, longtime student, reformer, hermit, wandering preacher, and founder of the abbey of Fontevraud. This book narrates the course of Robert's life and his relationships with others along the way, and includes notes, a bibliography, and an introduction to the book.
£18.86
The Catholic University of America Press Etienne Gilson An Intellectual and Political
Book SynopsisEtienne Gilson was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy, as well as a scholar of medieval philosophy. In 1946 he attained the distinction of being elected an ‘Immortal’ (member) of the Academie francaise. This major biography of Gilson was first published in France in 2018, and now arrives in a long-anticipated English translation.
£27.96
The Catholic University of America Press John Tracy Ellis
Book SynopsisFor several decades prior to his death in 1992, Monsignor John Tracy Ellis was the most prominent historian of American Catholicism. His bibliography lists 395 published works, including seventeen books, most famously, American Catholics and the Intellectual Life, a scathing indictment of the mediocrity of Catholic higher education.
£56.25
New York University Press Freedoms Prophet
Book SynopsisA tireless minister, abolitionist, and reformer, Richard Allen (1760-1831) influenced nearly every black leader of the nineteenth century, from Douglass to Du Bois. This book tells the story of the founder of the first major African-American church and the leading black activist of the early American republic.Trade ReviewFew Americans know the extraordinary story of Richard Allen, who rose from slavery in colonial America to become a prosperous entrepreneur and inspirational preacher in the early republic. In this bold biography, Newman rescues Allen from obscurity to achieve a larger goal: to recognize African Americans as active makers of the American republic. The book’s title is provocative, since few people think of blacks as ‘founding fathers,’ but instead as passive victims in an era dominated by their owners: Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Hamilton. & Above all else, Newman explains, ‘this book poses a simple question: what happens if we put Richard Allen into the hallowed American founding generation?’ The question turns out to have many consequences, for including blacks offers a fuller and truer picture of our origins as a nationand of our potential as a republic. * The New Republic *Newman sees Richard Allen as a black founding father, engaged in developing a nation within a nation, joining blacks to one another in separate institutions within the new republic. It has been a continuing challenge in which charismatic preachers have had a central role * The New York Review of Books *In this elegant and insightful biography, historian Newman (The Transformation of American Abolitionism) offers a vivid portrait of Bishop Richard Allen. . . . Newmans beautifully written study is not only a first-rate social history of the early Republic and African-American culture and religion, it provides a detailed sketch of Allen that is sure to become the definitive biography of the leader. * Publishers Weekly *Newman offers an incredibly detailed and astute look at Allen both in the context of religion and in the broader context of American History and philosophy on equality. . . . Newman portrays a man driven by a moral and philosophical impulse for racial justice, evolving as he faced personal, religious, and leadership challenges, as well as the broader national challenge of living up to a creed of equality at a time when the Founding Fathers fell short of those ideals. * Booklist *This is an exuberantly written book that shows how much more we can learn about some eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century black figures. * American Historical Review *Freedoms Prophet is more than a fine biography of Richard Allen. . . . It tells the dramatic story of the role of the black church and its leaders in the African American struggle in Philadelphia and other northern communities against southern slavery and for a place of equality in America during the early decades of nationhood. This compelling study joins the first ranks of the recent work that has profoundly expanded our understanding of the formation of African American community and identity in pre-Civil War America. -- James Oliver Horton,author of In Hope of LibertyA rich, imaginative, and probably definitive portrait of Richard Allen. . . . Newman makes a convincing case that Allen deserves the iconic status of ‘Founding Father’ as much as Washington or Jefferson. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Black Founder's Many Worlds 1 "For Zion's Sake ... I Will Not Rest" 2 Gospel Labors3 The Year of the Fever, Part 1: A (Deceptively) Simple Narrative of the Black People4 The Year of the Fever, Part 2: Allen's Antislavery Appeal 5 "We Participate in Common": Allen's Role as a Black Mediator6 A Liberating Theology: Establishing the AME Church 7 Stay or Go? Allen and African Colonization 8 Allen Challenged: Shadow Politics and Community Con?ict in the 1820s 9 A Black Founder's Expanding Visions 10 Last Rights Conclusion: Richard Allen and the Soul of Black Reform Notes Index About the Author
£23.74
The University of Alabama Press The Confederacys Fighting Chaplain Father John B
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The University of Alabama Press Once They Had a Country Two Teenage Refugees in the Second World War
£19.76
The University of Alabama Press Dixie Heretic
Book SynopsisA life-and-times biography of the minister and social reformer Renwick C. Kennedy (1900-1985).Trade Review“Renwick Kennedy was a significant intellectual of Depression-era and postwar Alabama, and the author makes clear his relevance for a variety of issues in the South and the nation. Kennedy’s name has long been associated with the Black Belt, and he shows up in most studies of the region. No one before has given the sustained and smart attention as the author here has done.” —Charles Reagan Wilson author of Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause and Judgment and Grace in Dixie: Southern Faiths from Faulkner to Elvis
£30.56
MD - Duke University Press Prierias
Book SynopsisPresents the biography of Silvestro Mazzolini da Prierio, little-known, yet eminent, sixteenth-century ecclesiastic, as well as an account of his wide-ranging literary works. This study is useful for scholars of church history and the history of theology, as well as a range of specialists interested in the Renaissance and the Reformation.Trade Review"Tavuzzi illuminates with technical exactitude the inner workings of a major religious order and the quality and quantity of the education of its members in Italy on the eve of the Reformation. No other book does this in this way—and it is difficult for me to imagine any other scholar doing it as well."—John O’Malley, Professor of Church History, Weston Jesuit School of Theology
£48.60
Fordham University Press With Christ in Prison From St. Ignatius to the
Book SynopsisProvides an account of many Jesuits, from the time of St Ignatius to the 1990's, who have been incarcerated around the world for their faith. This book examines the experience of incarcerated Jesuits around the world and down through the centuries from the standpoint of these various themes.
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Fordham University Press Pure Act
Book SynopsisA biography of experimental poet and spiritual seeker Robert Lax, who inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac and many others. Using information and stories drawn from journal entries, letters, interviews and the author’s personal recollections, the book chronicles the development of Lax’s distinctive poetic style and a spontaneous, spiritual approach to life he called pure act.Trade Review"Presenting Lax as an embodiment of the "wisdom of simplicity" and himself as a "naive boy who had washed up on his shores", McGregor becomes both unobtrusive character and reliable narrator in this text, connected to Lax by the author's own need for personal searching." -The Merton Seasonal "This is a biography to which I will return for inspiration." -Rev. Ted Huffman "Biographer Michael McGregor periodically visited [Lax] in Greece starting in 1985; his authorial reflections set the tone and character for his excellent biography, revealing the tug-and-pull of the particular in Lax's life." -American Catholic Studies "McGregor, who discovered Lax after reading Merton's classic book The Seven-Storey Mountain as a young man, subtitles his biography The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax. The poet, who spent most of his life living an austere, quiet life in Greece, latterly on the island of Patmos, regarded his dwelling place as 'like living in a church.'" -The Catholic Herald "[Pure Act] will help re-awaken your idealism." -Ron Rolheiser, OMI "Pure Act is a homage, a love letter, an apologia for a curious poetics, and a well-considered story about an uncommon man and his very uncommon life. For us, it may prove something of a wake-up call as well." -- -Scott Cairns The Christian Century "Pure Act is an admiring biography, one that is well-researched and written with affection...While Lax's strange life--McGregor calls it an "uncommon" life--will not cause readers to emulate it, it will provoke them to ponder what it is to be fully human. This is, of course, one of the principal functions of biography, needed now more than ever." -- -Dana Greene National Catholic ReporterTable of ContentsPrologue: Going Back 1. A Mutual Wonder-field 2. Ends and Means 3. Portals to a Land of Dusk 4. The Cottage 5. Lo, the sun walks forth! 6. Suicide Notes 7. The Scream 8. Aquinas and the Circus Beckon 9. The Siren Call of Hollywood 10. On the Road with the Cristianis 11. Being a Presence in Postwar Marseilles 12. Entering the Lion's Mouth 13. Paris, Jubilee, and Kerouac 14. Inspiration in a Greek Diner 15. A New Poetics 16. "Original Child Bomb" and an Island Home 17. The Sorrow of the Sponge Diver 18. A Saint of the Avant-Garde 19. Alone in the World 20. A Galapagos of the Spirit 21. All Thoughts as They Come 22. The Flaw in the Ideal 23. Hell Hath No Fury 24. Finding a Common Language 25. Pure Act Becomes Pure Love 26. The Peacemaker's Handbook Epilogue: The Singer and the Song Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments Photographs follow page
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Fordham University Press In Your Eyes I See My Words
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University of Hawai'i Press Holy Man Father Damien of Molokai
Book SynopsisThis book is recognised as one of the best, if not the best, biographies of father Damien of Molokai. As well as a carefully researched and well reported account of one man's life, the book contains a very clear sketch of the social history of leprosy in the late 19th century.Trade Review'An absolutely fascinating book.'—Washington Post'Beautifully written, deeply perceptive.'—Los Angeles Times'Superb. The best account ever published of Father Damien and his long testing at Kalawao.'—Honolulu Advertiser'History with a very special human face ... examines the evidence sensitively and evocatively.'—Journal of Pacific History'May be the best biography of Damien yet written. Carefully researched and reported, the author’s fascination with the man and the disease is transmitted to the reader.'—Library Journal
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Costly Call Book 2
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Vindicating the Vixens
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Lion Hudson Edith Cavell Faith Before the Firing Squad
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WW Norton & Co Confessions A New Translation
Book SynopsisThis translation of Confessions enlivens the beguiling world of late antiquity.Trade Review"... Constantine makes Augustine his own in the way of great translators." -- The Best Books of 2018: Works in Translation! - Open Letters Review
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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection The Life of Patriarch Ignatius
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Register of William Bothe Bishop of Coventry
Book SynopsisNewly edited register of William Bothe rehabilitates a much maligned figure.William Bothe, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, was the first bishop from a family that was to become a virtual episcopal dynasty, and one of the most vilified bishops of the fifteenth century. His register spans a short episcopate of only six years, but is nevertheless of great importance to the history of the see. It provides information about Bothe's episcopal officers, their backgrounds and careers, and about the details of life in the diocese at thistime. Moreover, it allows a reassessment of this bishop's administration, suggesting that his concern for his diocese and dedication to his work was greater than has been hitherto appreciated. An appendix gives full details of his itinerary.Trade Review[An] exemplary edition. [...] Canterbury and York Society are to be thanked for bringing the work to completion. * CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction The Register of William Bothe Appendix 1: The itinerary of William Bothe Index of People and Places Index of Subjects
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WW Norton & Co An American Martyr in Persia
Book SynopsisOne of NPR's Books We Love in 2022. Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography In this erudite and piercing biography, best-selling author Reza Aslan proves that one person's actions can have revolutionary consequences that reverberate the world over.Trade Review"An engrossing, entertaining, evocative, and unexpectedly cinematic story, a pleasure to read in that specific way where it’s impossible not to imagine the movie or ten-episode series in your head as you go. For both the facts of the story and Aslan’s unique ability to merge literary flourish with accessible scholarship and historical deep-dives, it’s a page-turner the likes of which are rarely produced in the historical biography genre. For its filling of a major gap in the library of geopolitical history, its resonance with the present-day strife in Iran, its echoes of other historical political battlelines in the region, and its celebration of how sincere faith of any denomination can inform a more noble and humanistic view of international relations, it’s required reading." -- Shana Nys Dambort - LA Weekly"Aslan tells us Baskerville’s story with passion and sweetness." -- Tunku Varadarajan - Wall Street Journal"A rip-roaring tale of a fascinating time in history… Aslan’s vivid storytelling evokes an intriguing cast of courtiers, clerics, desperados and idealists." -- Tara Bahrampour - Washington Post"Reza Aslan has a unique talent for showing how piety and politics can merge, or quarrel, in the hearts of people. An American Martyr in Persia is a fascinating and thoroughly engrossing biography. A triumph." -- Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, author of Conditional Citizens"An astonishing story that underscores the power of biography. In Reza Aslan’s lyrical voice, Howard Baskerville’s short life comes alive as a fantastical fairy tale—a wild and improbable adventure story. [Aslan] reminds us that Iran’s revolution is quite simply unfinished." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Prometheus"Beautifully written and immensely readable.… Aslan meticulously weaves Iranian–US relations with palace intrigue, Russian and British designs on Persia, and heart-stopping accounts of battles between the forces of democracy and autocracy—some seventy years before another Iranian revolution grabbed the attention of the west." -- Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ"Great read, thoughtful and thought provoking. We must all pay attention to Reza Aslan’s timely reminder that ‘the suffering of any person anywhere is the responsibility of all peoples everywhere.’" -- Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran"Aslan has rediscovered the tale of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures of the early twentieth century.… [This story] is a poignant reminder of the extraordinary affinity that historically existed between the peoples of Iran and the United States and raises the hope that this closeness might someday be kindled anew." -- Scott Anderson, author of The Quiet Americans"A remarkable history that echoes to this day, with much to teach us about modern Iran and about ourselves. Read this book and be reminded of the common humanity that can transcend even our own cavernous divides." -- Ben Rhodes, author of After the Fall"Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia is a stirring reminder of the power of idealism, hope, and courage in the face of tyranny and injustice. The story of Howard Baskerville is as important today as it was in his lifetime, and Aslan’s lucid prose and compelling narrative introduces him to a new generation who will find inspiration in his deeds." -- Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer"Replete with fascinating asides into the revolutionary politics of the era and the complex dynamics between Russia, England, and Persia, this is a provocative portrait of an unsung American hero." -- Publishers Weekly"An intriguing read that breathes life into a pivotal moment of Persian/Iranian history." -- Kirkus
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New York University Press The Expeditions
Book SynopsisOne of the earliest surviving biographies of Prophet Mu?ammad, translated into readable, modern English for the first timeThe Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Mu?ammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Ma?mar ibn Rashid (96-153/714-770), was a prominent scholar from Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qur?an. This fascinating foundational seminal work contains stories handed down by Ma?mar to his most prominent pupil, ?Abd al-Razzaq of Sanaa, relating Mu?ammad's early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East.This new translation, which renders the original text into readable, modern English for the first time, is accompanied by numerous annotations elucidating the cultural, religious, and historical contexts of the events and individuaTrade ReviewThis book is a must for scholars in the field, and those who would join them. * Religious Studies Review *A welcome addition to the sparse English language treatment of early Prophetic biography...Impressive [and] interesting. * Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt *
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Baylor University Press John Clifford and Radical Nonconformity
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Cornell University Press Elizabeth Seton
Book SynopsisFrom socialite to saint, it was an extraordinary journey for Seton, one gracefully chronicled in Catherine O''Donnell''s richly textured new biography.... A remarkable biography of a remarkable woman.? Wall Street JournalIn 1975, two centuries after her birth, Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Seton, making her the first saint to be a native-born citizen of the United States in the Roman Catholic Church. Seton came of age in Manhattan as the city and her family struggled to rebuild themselves after the Revolution, explored both contemporary philosophy and Christianity, converted to Catholicism from her native Episcopalian faith, and built the St. Joseph’s Academy and Free School in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Hers was an exemplary early American life of struggle, ambition, questioning, and faith, and in this flowing biography, Catherine O’Donnell has given Seton her due.O’Donnell places Seton squarely in the context of the dynamic and Trade ReviewFrom socialite to saint, it was an extraordinary journey for Seton, one gracefully chronicled in Catherine O'Donnell's richly textured new biography.... A remarkable biography of a remarkable woman. * Wall Street Journal *The author situates Seton in the America of the times, including the anti-Catholicism that O'Donnell rightly sees as more nuanced than Seton saw herself.... [A] well-documented study. * Library Journal *Most Americans (even Catholics) know little about [St. Elizabeth Seton], as general histories of the United States tend to neglect her entirely. Catherine O'Donnell's superb new biography, a thorough account of Seton's fascinating life and extraordinary achievements, remedies that oversight.... O'Donnell brings Seton vibrantly back to life.... There is a power to this book that will remain with readers long after they complete it, and I highly recommend it to people of all faiths. * First Things *A sparkling example of how saints can arise from the vicissitudes of their time. Elizabeth Seton: American Saint will be welcomed by those who are devoted to this American saint and by a new generation of Americans who may have overlooked her story. * National Catholic Register *Catherine O'Donnell's Elizabeth Seton is a gift to students of U.S. history, U.S. Catholicism, and Setonian affiliates of every kind. This first critical biography of the first U.S.-born saint in nearly seventy years is painstakingly researched and remarkably well-written. With ample historian's aplomb, O'Donnell weaves a compelling narrative that is easy to follow—indeed, a page-turner—and historically complex.... The book is a major achievement in the field. It deserves a wide readership and would be particularly appropriate for graduate courses in U.S. religion or U.S. Catholicism. The accessibility of O'Donnell's prose would also make it a suitable addition to advanced undergraduate courses. * Reading Religion *A masterful work of scholarship that is also a joy to read. Elizabeth Seton is a must-read for anyone interested in the saint herself, in the birth of the Catholic Church in America, or what it was like to be a woman in the early years of the country calling itself the United States of America. Between Catherine O'Donnell's expressive and well-balanced writing, the voices of the various characters and the drama of Mother Seton's own life, Elizabeth Seton reads almost like a novel.... Seen through the life of this one ordinary and yet extraordinary woman, sainthood has never seemed so attainable. * The Catholic Register *O'Donnell has set a high standard for works about Catholicism and history, and those that are biographical. One interested in any or all of those fields will appreciate and welcome what she has written. * The Central Minnesota Catholic Magazine *This volume peels back layers of a reflective life, that of a vocation that we Jesuits would refer to as a "contemplative-in-action," the rich intricacy of which I have been, up to this time, regrettably unacquainted... I was riveted by O'Donnell's scrutiny of Seton's association with John Henry Hobart, who first stirred in Elizabeth a learned attentiveness to the subtleties of Christianity. * Journal of Jesuit Studies *This biography will become the standard life of Seton... Catherine O'Donnell vividly describes the process by which Seton, a thirty-year-old widowed mother of five, destitute, and under the influence of several charismatic Protestant and Catholic men, made a decision to become a Roman Catholic. * The Journal of American History *With this scholarly biography O'Donnell has provided a major contribution not just to the scholarship on American Catholicism but to the history of the Early Republic and to women's history. * Religion *This is no ordinary hagiography; Seton was no ordinary woman. O'Donnell deftly maps her subject's life with an eye toward social, cultural, and political milieu of the antebellum United States—reminding readers that Elizabeth Seton was an American woman long before she became "Mother Seton." * Journal of the Early American Republic *
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Cornell University Press Bernard of Clairvaux
Book SynopsisIn this intimate portrait of one of the Middle Ages'' most consequential men, Brian Patrick McGuire delves into the life of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to offer a refreshing interpretation that finds within this grand historical figure a deeply spiritual human being who longed for the reflective quietude of the monastery even as he helped shape the destiny of a church and a continent. Heresy and crusade, politics and papacies, theology and disputation shaped this astonishing man''s life, and McGuire presents it all in a deeply informed and clear-eyed biography.Following Bernard from his birth in 1090 to his death in 1153 at the abbey he had founded four decades earlier, Bernard of Clairvaux reveals a life teeming with momentous events and spiritual contemplation, from Bernard''s central roles in the first great medieval reformation of the Church and the Second Crusade, which he came to regret, to the crafting of his books, sermons, and letters. We see what brought BernaTrade ReviewBased on the earliest lives of Bernard and his numerous extant letters, this book provides an excellent, carefully structured chronological narrative of "a human being, not a saint." * Choice *Brian McGuire is to be congratulated on producing this volume which will provide a clear exposition of the traditional view of Bernard's career along with insight into the many concerns that attracted his attention. The author is also to be praised for openly and honestly confronting the hard questions that contemporary readers might have in reading about Bernard, and for giving direct answers to their questions. * Cistercian Studies Quarterly *Based on an unrivaled knowledge of the relevant sources and a deep understanding of the Cistercian way of life. [T]his will undoubtedly be the definitive biography of this monumental figure for many years to come. * Times Literary Supplement *McGuire is to be commended for continuing to try to fulfill his own teacher's command, but it makes one wonder whether Bernard's original biographers felt similarly compelled. It also raises important questions about the way in which religious communities depend on biographies of their founders for their own institutional identity. * The Journal of Religion *Bernard of Clairvaux is a welcome and needed contribution to Cistercian scholarship and look into the motivations, ideals, and activities of a complex man who many have called the most influential individual in the first half of twelfth-century Europe. Thanks to Brian Patrick McGuire, the picture of this elusive saint becomes a bit clearer. * Church History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: In Pursuit of a Difficult Saint 1. A Time of Hope and Change 2. A Saint's Origins 3. From the New Monastery to the Valley of Light, 1115–1124 4. Monastic Commitment and Church Politics, 1124–1129 5. Toward Reformation of Church and Monastery 6. Healing a Divided Church, 1130–1135 7. Victory and Defeat: A Conflicted Church, 1136–1140 8. The World after the Schism: One Thing after Another, 1140–1145 9. Preaching a Crusade and Leaving Miracles Behind, 1146–1150 10. Business as Usual in Preparing for Death
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Dartmouth College Press Gershom Scholem From Berlin to Jerusalem and
Book SynopsisA new intellectual portrait of a prominent twentieth-century philosopher
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Fordham University Press The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico: Neil Connolly’s
Book SynopsisHow the South Bronx and Puerto Rican migration defined Fr. Neil Connolly’s priesthood as he learned to both serve and be part of his community South Bronx, 1958. Change was coming. Guidance was sorely needed to bridge the old and the new, for enunciating and implementing a vision. It was a unique place and time in history where Father Neil Connolly found his true calling and spiritual awakening. The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico captures the spirit of the era and the spirit of this great man. Set in historical context of a changing world and a changing Catholic Church, The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico follows Fr. Neil Connolly’s path through the South Bronx, which began with a special Church program to address the postwar great Puerto Rican migration. After an immersion summer in Puerto Rico, Fr. Neil served the largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the Bronx from the 1960s to the 1980s as they struggled for a decent life. Through the teachings of Vatican II, Connolly assumed responsibility for creating a new Church and world. In the war against drugs, poverty, and crime, Connolly created a dynamic organization and chapel run by the people and supported Unitas, a nationally unique peer-driven mental health program for youth. Frustrated by the lack of institutional responses to his community’s challenges, Connolly challenged government abandonment and spoke out against ill-conceived public plans. Ultimately, he realized that his priestly mission was in developing new leaders among people, in the Church and the world, and supporting two nationally unique lay leadership programs, the Pastoral Center and People for Change. Discovering the real mission of priesthood, urban ministry, and the Catholic Church in the United States, author Angel Garcia ably blends the dynamic forces of Church and world that transformed Fr. Connolly as he grew into his vocation. The book presents a rich history of the South Bronx and calls for all urban policies to begin with the people, not for the people. It also affirms the continuing relevance of Vatican II and Medellin for today’s Church and world, in the United States and Latin America.Table of ContentsForeword | ix Introduction | 1 1. Puerto Rico | 9 2. The New Parish | 27 3. A Changed Church, a Changed Role | 57 4. Summer in the City | 80 5. World Struggles, Parish Struggles | 105 6. Organizing Priests | 140 7. Social Action, Political Power | 165 8. South Bronx—Commitment and Abandonment | 189 9. New Ministers | 213 10. People for Change | 239 11. Another World, a Larger Mission | 264 12. New Leadership | 293 Acknowledgments | 313 Notes | 319 Index | 347
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Fordham University Press A Ministry of Risk
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian
Book Synopsis One of the most widely read German authors in the world, Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. After his death, his novels enjoyed a revival of popularity, becoming a staple of popular religion and spirituality in Europe and North America. Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism is the first comprehensive study of the impact of German Pietism (the religion of Hesse's family and native Swabia) on Hesse's life and literature. Hesse's literature bears witness to a lifelong conversation with his religious heritage despite that in adolescence he rejected his family's expectation that he become a theologian, cleric, and missionary. Hesse's Pietist upbringing and broader Swabian heritage contributed to his moral and political views, his pacifism and internationalism, the confessional and autobiographical style of his literature, his romantic mysticism, his suspicion of bourgeois culture, his ecumenical outlook, and, in an era scarred by two world wars, his hopes for the future. Veneration and Revolt offers a unique perspective on the life and works of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers. Trade Review"The enormous commentary on Hesse rarely takes this Pietist context seriously, but according to Stephenson, it is impossible to understand Hesse without understanding Pietism.... Stephenson's argument is compelling and its implications are striking.... Clearly and engagingly written, thoroughly rooted in Hesse's work and the vast commentary on Hesse, Stephenson's book is a fine general introduction to Hesse, as well as a powerful argument about the roots of Hesse's art. An important contribution to Hesse studies, Veneration and Revolt also contributes significantly to the ongoing debate about the origins, meanings, and trajectories of modernity." -- Robert Weldon Whalen, Queens University of Charlotte -- German Studies Review, 34/3, 2011, 201111"Taking his title from Hesse, Barry Stephenson has given us the first thorough appreciation of the Nobel Prize--winner within the religious culture from which he emerged. Hesse's debt to pietism, against which he rebelled yet which he always venerated as his spiritual heritage, was long a commonplace. But no previous scholar approached the problematic topic with the requisite background in religious studies that informs this book. Beginning with the history of Pietism and its role in Swabia and German Romanticism, it moves through Hesse's life and oeuvre, exposing significant new dimensions from his early 'religion of art' to The Glass Bead Game. This major and highly readable contribution forces us to contemplate Hesse's novels in a wholly original and edifying light." -- Theodore Ziolkowski, Princeton University, author of Modes of Faith (2007), and Minos and the Moderns (2008) -- 200901Table of Contents Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism by Barry Stephenson Momani Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Hermann Hesse: The Missionary's Son Part I: Contexts Pietism: A First Glance The Swabian Mandarins The Maulbronn Affair Romantics and Pietists Part II: Setting Out Hesse's ""Religion of Art"" Peter Camenzind: Rejection of Aestheticism Beneath the Wheel: The Anti-School Novel Demian: Chiliastic Vision War, Church, and State Part III: Turning Back Siddhartha: Swabian Mysticism ""Breaking the Will"" Steppenwolf: ""The Hell of Myself"" Narcissus and Goldmund: Reconciliation Part IV: Coming Home The Journey to the East: Narrating a Life/History Joseph Knecht and The Glass Bead Game: Spiritual Heritage Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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St Augustine's Press His Humble Servant – Sister M. Pascalina
Book SynopsisThis is a personal and insightful portrait of Pope Pius XII, the memories of Sister M. Pascalina Lehnert, who served as his housekeeper for forty years. Her book, most of it written just a few months after the Pope’s death, shares insights into the person, the life, and the thinking of Pius XII, from his time as Nuncio in Munich until his death. Much of Sister’s motivation in writing this work was to correct the many distortions of fact and interpretation regarding this great pope. This book was a best seller in the original German, as well as in the Italian and French translations. This is the first edition in English. These reminiscences were written down at the instructions of Sister’s Superior General, but were not made known to the public until 1982, when it was published in German at the express wishes of Pope John Paul II to publish the work without any changes. So the work remained a lively, flowing account of memories and anecdotes in a simple, spontaneous style. It is a powerful and insightful account of Pius’s daily life, his treatment of those around him, and his concern for the upholding of the traditional teaching of the Church in the face of his awesome burden to lead the Church during World War II.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface: Sister Pascalina LehnertTranslator’s foreword: Susan JohnsonPrologue: From the diary of a fifteen-year-oldChapter 1. An envoy of peace to the worldChapter 2. Happy times at “Stella MarisHN and in MunichChapter 3. Farewell to Munich and the move to BerlinChapter 4. Cardinal Secretary of StateChapter 5. Pastor AngelicusChapter 6. The tiara as a crown of thorns: the Second World WarChapter 7. Preparing for the 1950 Holy YearChapter 8. A feast as a symbol: St. Joseph the WorkmanChapter 9. Creation of cardinals and first illnessChapter 10. The Marian Year and a further illnessChapter 11. Anima Christi . . . and testamentChapter 12. Eightieth birthday and fortieth episcopal jubileeChapter 13. Serviendo consumerChapter 14. Consummatum estIndex
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St Augustine's Press Remembering Belloc
Book SynopsisHilaire Belloc was a man of many parts. Half English, half French, with an American wife, Belloc was a man who thought and traveled widely. He was the best essayist in the English language. His historical studies covered much of European history. He wrote a book on America, another on Paris, another on the Servile State. He sailed his boat The Nona around England and into the Island of Patmos. He walked to Rome and, with his four companions, through Sussex. While he did so, he thought, reflected, laughed, wondered. He was a born Catholic. He saw the depths of European civilization in its classical and Christian heritage, as well as in their being lost. Bellow saw Islam as an abiding power. His books on walking are classic. He walked much of Europe, England, France, Italy, Spain, and North Africa. His insight into people was extraordinary. He wrote verses for children, poetry, studies of English kings and French cardinals. He was prolific. He had a son killed in World War I and another in World War II. He had many friends; his friendships with Chesterton and Baring were lasting and profound. When we “remember” Belloc, we remember much of what we are, much of what we ought to be. Belloc was something of a sad man, yet he laughed and sang and was in many ways irrepressible. Reading Belloc is both a delight and an education. He belonged to a tradition of letters that was never narrow but knew that to see something small, one had to see the whole picture, both human and divine. We remember Belloc to find out who we are and who we ought to be – men who sing and laugh and wonder about the mystery of things given to us.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: Part 1 Chapter 1 “On the Character of Enduring Things” Chapter 2 On Endurance and Fortitude Chapter 3 At the Lake of Tiberias Chapter 4 On FameChapter 5 “A Place Where I Have Never Yet Seen” Part 2 Chapter 6 The Path to Rome: Belloc’s Walk a Century Later Chapter 7 Permanence Chapter 8 On the Vanity of Learned Men Chapter 9 Ars Taedica Chapter 10 On the Usefulness of the New Year Part 3 Chapter 11 “Islam Will Not Be the Loser” Chapter 12 A Certain Loss Chapter 13 On Thinking Continually of Those in Beatitude Chapter 14 On Remembering “A Remaining Christmas”@ Chapter 15 On Being Close to Things Primary Part 4Chapter 16 On Towns and Places Chapter 17 The Fight for Good Things Chapter 18 On Irony as the “Avenger of Truth” Chapter 19 Belloc’s Mrs. Markham on the Americans Chapter 20 “Ultimate Knowledge upon the Ultimate Realities” Part 5Chapter 21 Belloc on the Metaphysics of Walking Chapter 22 On the Loneliest Month Chapter 23 “In the Presence of So Wonderful a Thing” Chapter 24 “What We Have Long Called England” Part 6 Chapter 25 The Charm of Belloc: “On Caring Too Much” Chapter 26 October Thirtieth, 1902 Chapter 27 In Persuit of Nobody Chapter 28 Belloc’s Infamous Phrase Chapter 29 Harbour in the North Chapter 30 The Unsuccessful Man Conclusion Bibliography
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