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Book SynopsisIn the field of biblical hermeneutics one area which scholarship has neglected is Catholic biblical scholarship during the early modern era. A brief look through a standard textbook on hermeneutics reveals the all-to-common jump from Luther, Calvin and the other Reformers, straight to Spinoza and the pioneers of the historical critical method. Catholic figures during the Reformation and afterward are often considered too reliant on tradition, too entrenched in dogmatic disputes, and too ignorant of historical methods to be taken as serious scholars of Scripture. In this timely work, Dr. Murray addresses these misconceptions and systematically shows why they are inadequate and a more nuanced judgment is needed. Beginning with a much-needed overview of contemporary scholarship, the work examines the historical context and key influences on the Catholic approach to the Bible. After addressing the Council of Trent and the Jesuit Order, it then examines two influential Jesuit biblical scholars in the next two chapters, the Spanish Cardinal Franciscus Toletus (1532-1596) and the great Flemish exegete Cornelius a Lapide (1567-1637). Dr. Murray examines the life, works, secondary literature, and biblical hermeneutics of both great scholars showing that Catholics, just like their Reformed brethren, could be serious and quality exegetes. While they lacked the historical knowledge and tools of today, the work shows that the Jesuits were pioneers in showing how their faith and devotion could be compatible with a historical and scientific study of Scripture. Jesuit Biblical Studies After Trent is a must read for those seeking to understand how Catholics were approaching the Bible after the Reformation and for those seeking to learn how to integrate their personal faith with a scientific study of Scripture.

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Book SynopsisRecent developments in technology have given rise to the impression that the boundaries imposed by our bodiliness can somehow be overcome. The increasing philosophical interest in bodiliness as an unavoidable human condition can be seen as a response to this far too comfortable impression. The essays in this volume address the topic of bodiliness from a theological point of view. They show that our perceptions of, and relationships with, one another cannot be divorced from our bodily condition, and that this existential reality affects significantly how we understand our relationship with God. The contributions also address how we can best deal with the fragility of our bodily condition, as well as the challenges that technological and medical procedures for altering the appearance and constitution of our bodies pose. Special attention is given to how liturgical experience not only offers us a means to respond to these challenges but also to deepen our understanding of Christian communities as ineluctably bodily.

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Book SynopsisA riveting account of the vile and criminal actions taken by those who tried in desperation to silence God's word of this timeand the decades-long perseverance of the prophetess and the followers of the Nazarene in the face of them. The priestmen fear for their power over the people and for their titles and means. For this reason, they incite against the teaching prophetess and emissary of God, Gabriele, through whom God, the All-One, proclaims His eternal word: The word of love, of freedom, unity, and peaceableness -- God in us, without religion, without priests and pastors, without high-ranking people, without ceremonies, without rites and cult acts. It is certain that no prophet belonged to the caste of priests; no prophet, who came from God, founded a religion or was devoted to a religionto say nothing of belonging to one. Instead, they bring the direct word of God to the people, which threatens the priesthood and religions in its power over the people. Whoever does not bow to

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Book SynopsisMother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun, won the Nobel Prize in 1979 for her work caring for the poor, sick, and dying. A pictorial history book celebrates her life and achievements, featuring unpublished photos and highlighting her global impact through nearly 740 homes dedicated to her causes.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains a collection of essays in honour of the late Professor of Comparative Literature, C Clifford Flanigan, who died suddenly in 1993 at the age of 52. The scholarship of this book constitutes an example of the interdisciplinary approach to the study of ecclesiastical history which is the aim of the newly established Centre for Christianity and the Arts at the Theological Faculty at the University of Copenhagen.

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Book SynopsisAstonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mystics Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel''s Kitchen, Carol Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in Enduring Grace. In these striking and sustaining depictions of seven remarkable women, Flinders brings to life a chorus of wisdom from the past that speaks with remarkable relevance to our contemporary spiritual quests. From Clare of Assisi in the Middle East to Thérèse of Lisieux in the late nineteenth century, Flinders''s compelling and refreshingly informal portraits reveal a common foundation of conviction, courage, and serenity in the lives of these great European Catholic mystics. Their distinctly female voices enrich their writings on the experience of the inner world, the nourishing role of friendship and community in our lives, and on finding our true work. At its heart,

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Book Synopsis?A treasure...a wise and entertaining book that should appeal to the spiritual pilgrim in all of us, no matter what the faith and no matter whether believer or nonbeliever.? ? Chicago TribuneTheNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) EverythingandJesus: A Pilgrimageturns his attention to the relationship between LGBT Catholics and the Church in this loving, inclusive, and revolutionary book.A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and support?and a reminder of Jesus'' message for us to love one another. In this moving and inspiring book, Martin offers a powerful, loving, and much-needed voice in a time marked by anger, prejudice, and divisiveness.On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin S.J.posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected, he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics?and people everywhere?to stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters. Father Martin''s post went viral and was viewed more than 1.6 milliontimes.Adapted from an addresshe gave to New Ways Ministry, a group that ministers to and advocates for LGBT Catholics,Building a Bridgeprovides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of us as God''s children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridgeto enableLGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the us versus them mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministry?respect, compassion, and sensitivity?as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community. WINNER OF THE LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD IN SOCIAL ACTIVISM/CHARITY.

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Book SynopsisThis selection of the aphoristic sayings from the writings and recorded works of the Catholic saints ranges over nearly two thousand years of ecclesiastical history. Ranging from the polished prose of St Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists, to the cry of the martyr on the scaffold, these quotations touch on a wide variety of themes such as joy, hope, faith, folly, and death.Trade Review`a rich and varied sampling of Christian concerns and interpretations over the centuries' Church History`a lively anthology with a rich antiphony of voices' Library Journal'beautiful anthology ... A perfect starting point for personal prayer and meditation!' Spiritual Life'a rich collection of brief selections from the writings and sayings of saints from the early Fathers to the saints of our own day.' America

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Book SynopsisGuide to the holdings of the Vatican Archives, organised into related agency groups. Includes approximately 500 entries that describe the purpose and workings of each administrative agency of the Vatican, followed by a listing of the official records it produced. It is these administrative record that now constitute the archives.Trade ReviewIt represents by far the most detailed account that one can find in one place of the post-medieval holdings in the archives ... and it undoubtedly a useful work of reference. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *The Vatican Archives represent a resource of incomparable richness for the history of the papacy, of the countries with which the papacy has been in contact, and of the Roman Catholic Church generally. The appearance of a substantial new guide aiming to give a comprehensive account of the Vatican Archives as well as of papal archives housed outside the Vatican City is therefore a major event. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1: College of Cardinals; Part 2: Papal Court; Capella pontificia; Famiglia della santita di Nostra Signore; Part 3: Roman Curia; Congregations; Offices; Tribunals; Part 4: Apostolic Nunciatures, Internunciatures, and Delegations; Part 5: Papal States; General Administration; Territoy under French Occupation, 18091814; Local Administration; Part 6: Permanent Commissions; Part 7: Miscellaneous Official Materials and Separate Collections; Miscellaneous Official Materials; Archivum arcis; Miscellaneous armaria of the ASV; Original amaria of the ASV; Miscelleneous series; Separate Collections; Individual and Family Papers; Records of Archconfaternities and Confraternities; Miscellaneous Papers regarding Religious Orders; Monasteries, Convents, Abbeys, and Churches; Miscelleneous Manuscripts; Spogli Cardinali; Appendix 1: List of Indexes in the Archives, Appendix 2: Current Agencies of the Modern Holy See (Vatican City-State), Bibliography, Indexes: Alphabetical List of Agencies, Series Titles, Chronological Index, Geographical Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the second volume in what will be a translation with full scholarly apparatus of the entire correspondence of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). The translation follows Van Acker''s definitive new edition of the Latin text, which is being published serially in Belgium by Brepols. As in that edition, the letters are organized according to the rank of the addressees. The first volume included ninety letters to and from the highest ranking prelates in Hildegard''s world: popes, archbishops, and bishops. Volume II comprises letters 91-217, in which Hildegard addresses lower-ranking spiritual leaders (abbots and abbesses, for the most part) offering advice and consolation, and is particularly noteworthy for the correspondence with Guilbert of Gembloux, who provides a wealth of information about the saint and her spiritual gift.Trade ReviewThe two already published volumes are exemplary. The translations read well, the notes are helpful, and the brief bibliography and indexes enhance the readability of the text. * Commonweal *The appearance of the second volume of translations of Hildegard's letters...is an event to be welcomed. It makes accessible, in readable and accurate translations, another tranche of Hildegard's correspondence. * Catholic Historical Review *

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a series of reflections on the state of Christianity, and especially Catholicism, in the world today. The centrepiece of the volume is a lecture by the renowned philosopher Charles Taylor, from which the title of the book is taken. The lecture, delivered at Dayton University in January of 1996, offered Taylor the opportunity to speak about his theological views and his sense of the cultural placement of Catholicism, its history and trajectory. Four well-known commentators on religion and society were invited to respond to Taylor''s lecture: William M. Shea, George Marsden, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Rosemary Luling-Haughton. Their chapters offer a variety of astute reflections on the tensions between religion and modernity, and in particular on the role that Catholicism can and should play in contemporary society.Trade ReviewContains a remarkably succinct and explicit statement of Taylor's most basic religious commitments, responses by fellow Catholic scholars, and Taylor's concluding reflections and comments. * Commonweal *Table of Contents1: Charles Taylor: A Catholic Modernity? 2: William M. Shea: "A Vote of Thanks to Voltaire" 3: Rosemary Luling-Haughton: Transcendence and the Bewilderment of Being Modern 4: George Marsden: Matteo Ricci and the Prodigal Culture 5: Jean Bethke Elshtain: Augustine and Diversity 6: Charles Taylor: Concluding Reflections and Comments

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Book SynopsisAnti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in our nation, but few people seem to notice, or care. A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements about Roman Catholicism without fear of serious repercussions. Jenkins shines a light on anti-Catholic sentiment in American society and illuminates its causes, looking closely at gay and feminist anti-Catholicism, anti-Catholic rhetoric and imagery in the media, and the anti-Catholicism of the academic world. For newspapers and newsmagazines, for television news and in movies, for major book publishers, the Catholic Church has come to provide a grossly stereotyped public villain. Catholic opinions, doctrines, and individual leaders are frequently the butt of haTrade ReviewOverall, The New Anti-Catholicism is an insightful, highly readable, and disturbing expose of anti-Catholicism in contemporary America. While it might leave the reader with questions about the 'new'-ness of the current anti-Catholicism and how that anti-Catholicism fits into the opinion held by many secularists and liberals of Christianity in general, perhaps that is not such a bad thing. * John C. Pinheiro, H-Net Book Review *

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Book SynopsisIlluminates the personal life of Hildegard of Bingen as viewed through the defining lens of her personal correspondence: her early, hesitant bid for recognition of her spiritual gifts; her courageous, and ultimately futile, fight to retain the companionship of her close personal friend and the poignant outcome of that struggle; and more.Trade Review[an] accessible [and] illuminating collection of her writings...set within an unobtrusive but skilfully crafted mini-biography of the saint. * Church Times *

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Book SynopsisThe illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, Felice della Rovere became one of the most powerful and accomplished women of the Italian Renaissance. Now, Caroline Murphy vividly captures the untold story of a rare woman who moved with confidence through a world of popes and princes.Using a wide variety of sources, including Felice''s personal correspondence, as well as diaries, account books, and chronicles of Renaissance Rome, Murphy skillfully weaves a compelling portrait of this remarkable woman. Felice della Rovere was to witness Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, watch her father Pope Julius II lay the foundation stone for the new Saint Peter''s, and saw herself immortalized by Raphael in his Vatican frescos. With her marriage to Gian Giordano Orsini--arranged, though not attended, by her father the Pope--she came to possess great wealth and power, assets which she used to her advantage. While her father lived, Felice exercised much influence in the affairs of Rome, even egotiaTrade ReviewMurphy has recreated Felice della Rovere's life with agility and tact. She successfully fleshes out the customs and historical background of her Machiavellian princess. * Bruce Boucher, New York Times Book Review *One feels in reading this vivid biography that one has gotten to know a woman of energy and talent who became 'the most powerful woman in Rome of her day.' * Publishers Weekly *The Pope's Daughter firmly establishes the once-forgotten Felice della Rovere as one of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, at the same time demonstrating that Murphy is perhaps headed for a fruitful career breathing life into history's overlooked heroines.... Though Rovere's life has been long overlooked as a subject worthy of the ever-growing genre of historical biography, in Murphy's deft hands, her fascinating life in the shadowy recesses of the Vatican offers extraordinary insights into what was possible for a strong-minded woman during the rinascimento. * San Francisco Chronicle *Murphy has achieved the near-miraculous; she has brought someone back from the dead. She has reconstructed the character of Felice della Rovere with such masterly empathy that she seems to breathe again. Along the way, she gives a magnificent portrayal of what life in Renaissance Rome was really like, showing how religion, family, and money could all combine to bring advancement to the skillful, or disaster to the unlucky. Felice was one of the skillful: Caroline Murphy has painted her vividly and unforgettably as a character to equal her mercurial father, Julius II. * Iain Pears, author of An Instance of the Fingerpost *Impossible to put down, Caroline Murphy brings to life the streets of sixteenth century Rome, the intrigues of the papal court, and the extraordinary character of Felice della Rovere. The Pope's Daughter overturns many of our assumptions about what was possible for women in Renaissance Italy. * Lyndal Roper, Professor of Early Modern History, Oxford University *A superb study.... The Pope's Daughter is a masterpiece. * Damian Thompson, The Daily Telegraph *Enhanced by an extensive bibliography, this absorbing book belongs in any collection of women's studies, Renaissance history, or the history of popes. * Library Journal *One feels in reading this vivid biography that one has gotten to know a woman of energy and talent who became 'the most powerful woman in Rome of her day.' * Publishers Weekly *Murphy has recreated Felice della Rovere's life with agility and tact. She successfully fleshes out the customs and historical background of her Machiavellian princess. * Bruce Boucher, New York Times Book Review *Murphy has achieved the near-miraculous; she has brought someone back from the dead. She has reconstructed the character of Felice della Rovere with such masterly empathy that she seems to breathe again. Along the way, she gives a magnificent portrayal of what life in Renaissance Rome was really like, showing how religion, family, and money could all combine to bring advancement to the skillful, or disaster to the unlucky. Felice was one of the skillful: Caroline Murphy has painted her vividly and unforgettably as a character to equal her mercurial father, Julius II. * Iain Pears, author of An Instance of the Fingerpost *The Pope's Daughter firmly establishes the once-forgotten Felice della Rovere as one of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, at the same time demonstrating that Murphy is perhaps headed for a fruitful career breathing life into history's overlooked heroines.... Though Rovere's life has been long overlooked as a subject worthy of the ever-growing genre of historical biography, in Murphy's deft hands, her fascinating life in the shadowy recesses of the Vatican offers extraordinary insights into what was possible for a strong-minded woman during the rinascimento. * San Francisco Chronicle *Impossible to put down, Caroline Murphy brings to life the streets of sixteenth century Rome, the intrigues of the papal court, and the extraordinary character of Felice della Rovere. The Pope's Daughter overturns many of our assumptions about what was possible for women in Renaissance Italy. * Lyndal Roper, Professor of Early Modern History, Oxford University *A superb study.... The Pope's Daughter is a masterpiece. * Damian Thompson, The Daily Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisCanon Law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Legal Theory, by the Reverend John J. Coughlin, explores the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church from a comparative perspective. The Introduction to the book presents historical examples of antinomian and legalistic approaches to canon law (antinomianism diminishes or denies the importance of canon law, while legalism overestimates the function of canon law in the life of the Catholic Church). The Introduction discusses these approaches as threats to the rule of law in the Church, and describes the concept of the rule of law in the thought of various Anglo-American legal theorists. Chapter One offers an overview of canon law as the home system in this comparative study. The remaining chapters consider antinomian and legalistic approaches to the rule of law in light of three specific issues: the sexual abuse crisis, ownership of church property, and the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Chapters Two and Three disTrade ReviewThis is a pioneering book, accomplished in itself and potentially a stimulus for future jurisprudential trends in a comparative context. * Robert Ombres, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion *[This book is] a timely and an excellent consideration on these themes and should be required reading for all jurists. * James Campbell, The Heythrop Journal *Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF CANON LAW CHAPTER TWO: CANON LAW AND THE SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS: Antinomianism, Legalism, and the Failure of the Rule of Law CHAPTER THREE: CANON LAW AND THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS CONTINUED: The Consequences of the Failure of the Rule of Law CHAPTER FOUR: CHURCH PROPERTY: A Comparison of the Theories of Property in Canon Law and Liberal Theory CHAPTER FIVE: CHURCH PROPERTY CONTINUED: The Diocese and Parish; Canon Law and State Law CHAPTER SIX: INDETERMINANCY IN CANON LAW: The Refusal of Holy Communion to Catholic Public Officials: Canon 915: "A Central Case" CHAPTER SEVEN: THE INDETERMINACY CLAIM CONTINUED: Canon 915: "A Doubtful or Hard Case"? CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Book SynopsisAfter purgatory was officially defined by the Catholic Church in the thirteenth century, its location became a topic of heated debate and philosophical speculation: Was purgatory located on the earth, or within it? Were its fires real or figurative? Diana Walsh Pasulka offers a groundbreaking historical exploration of spatial and material concepts of purgatory, beginning with scholastic theologians William of Auvergne and Thomas Aquinas, who wrote about the location of purgatory and questioned whether its torments were physical or solely spiritual. In the same period, writers of devotional literature located purgatory within the earth, near hell, and even in Ireland. In the early modern era, a counter-movement of theologians downplayed purgatory''s spatial dimensions, preferring to depict it in abstract terms--a view strengthened during the French Enlightenment, when references to purgatory as a terrestrial location or a place of real fire were ridiculed by anti-Catholic polemicists and discouraged by the Church. The debate surrounding purgatory''s materiality has never ended: even today members of post-millennial ''''purgatory apostolates'''' maintain that purgatory is an actual, physical place. Heaven Can Wait provides crucial insight into the theological problem of purgatory''s materiality (or lack thereof) over the past seven hundred years.Trade ReviewPurgatory is one of those key devotional topics that everyone in the Catholic world knows about, but almost no one knows how to talk about. Diana Walsh Pasulka knows how to talk about it: historically, sympathetically, and critically. What she gives us here is an eloquent history of purgatory that is sensitive to both the lived, often eccentric, religious and visionary experiences of the believers and the wider public debates and institutional politics that have defined and disciplined the official doctrine down through the centuries. It turns out that there is not one but many purgatories, and that these are even more interesting, and more eerie, than anyone imagined. * Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred *Purgatory is one of those powerful religious ideas that wont go away, even when Catholics refuse to believe in it or cant define it. Diana Pasulka presents a wonderfully clear, well-researched study that shows how purgatory mediates this world and the next, and has evolved from a medieval place to a modern process. The rigor of her historical, material, and ethnographic investigation is exemplary for the study of religion. * David Morgan, Professor & Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Duke University *Heaven Can Wait is a lively exploration of the history of purgatory in Catholic doctrine and devotion. Pasulka covers a wide range of purgatory lore, from traditional to modernist, elite to popular, edifying to merely curious. Her major concern is the fate of purgatory in American Catholicism, and to that end she uncovers little-known material about the purgatory apostolates (featuring devotion to the holy souls) that have played an important part in Catholic life. Pasulka proves that purgatory is alive and well, having survived -- with significant adaptations -- the successive convulsions of early modern and modern Catholic life. * Carol Zaleski, Professor of World Religions, Smith College *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Introduction: The Problem with Purgatory ; 1. When Purgatory Was a Place on Earth: The Purgatory Cave on the Red Lake in Ireland ; 2. Lough Derg: Moving Purgatory Off the Earth ; 3. Exile from Ireland: Bishop John England's Republican Apologetics of Purgatory ; 4. That Sensible Neighborhood to Hell: Providence and Materiality within the Periodical (1830-1920) ; 5. The Ghosts of Vatican II: Purgatory Apostolates and the Lexicon of the Supernatural ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Index

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Book SynopsisOne of the best-loved saints of all time, Francis of Assisi is often depicted today as a kind of proto-hippie or early environmentalist. This book, the most comprehensive study in English of Francis''s view of nature in the context of medieval tradition, debunks modern anachronistic interpretations, arguing convincingly that Francis''s ideas can only be understood in their 13th-century context. Through close analysis of Francis''s writings, particularly the Canticle of the Sun , Sorrell shows that many of Francis''s beliefs concerning the proper relation of humanity to the natural world have their antecedents in scripture and the medieval monastic orders, while other ideas and practices-his nature mysticism, his concept of familial relationships with created things, and his extension of chivalric conceptions to interactions with creatures-are entirely his own. Sorrell insists, however, that only by seeing Francis in terms of the Western traditions from which he arose can we appreciate Trade Review"The author is well qualified for this study. Moreover, the book's scope is wide-ranging, and the style is very readable. Contains an exhaustive bibliography and an excellent index. Recommended for readers at all levels." * Choice *"In view of the many treatments of this topic already available, one might well ask whether it is possible to say anything new or significant. In this study. R. Sorrell has done precisely that in a very convincing way." * Journal of Religion *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: THE MYTH OF THE MEDIEVAL VIEW OF NATURE; APPENDIX I: FRANCIS AND CATHARISM; APPENDIX II: ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY FRANCISCAN SOURCES; APPENDIX III: THE SERMON TO THE BIRDS IN THE EARLY SOURCES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Book SynopsisOf the spiritual odysseys which dominate the literature of nineteenth-century England, Newman''s Apologia Pro Vita Sua is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest and yet one of the most difficult. Newman wrote the Apologia in 1864, as a reply to Charles Kingsley''s attack on his veracity and that of his fellow Roman Catholic clergy; the following year he revised it extensively and thereafter amended new impressions almost until his death in 1890. This fine edition, long unavailable, has been reissued for the centenary; it includes all the variants resulting from Newman''s revisions, in both the printed texts and the surviving manuscripts.Trade Review`Every library should have this edition' Choice`Provides almost everything needed by anyone wishing to grapple with the "facts and problems" which bear on the genesis of the Apologia ... Svaglic's introduction gives evidence of a sensitive understanding of Newman's spiritual difficulties ... has rendered an enormous service to all students of nineteenth-century literature ... There must be few works of comparable size which can be so rarely faulted as this superb edition.' Modern Language Review`Dr Svaglic and the Clarendon Press have put all students of Newman in their debt.' Religious StudiesTable of ContentsEditor's introduction; Author's preface; History of my religious opinions up to 1833; History of my religious opinions from 1833 to 1939; History of my religious opinions from 1839 to 1841; History of my religious opinions from 1841 to 1845; Position of my mind since 1845; Notes; Supplemental matter: Chronological list of letters and papers quoted in this narrative; List of the author's works; Letter to him from his Diocesan; Addresses from bodies of Clergy and Laity; Additional notes; Appendices: Mr Kingsley and Dr Newman: A correspondence on the question whether Dr Newman teaches that truth is no virtue?; 'What, then, does Dr Newman mean?' A reply to a pamphlet lately published by Dr Newman, by Charles Kingsley; The 1864 text of the Apologia'; Editor's notes; Index

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Book SynopsisThis work explores the role of canon law in the ecclesiastical reform movement of the eleventh century, commonly known as the Gregorian Reform. Focusing on the Collectio canonum of Bishop Anselm of Lucca, it explores how the reformers came to value and employ law as as means of achieving desired ends in a time of social upheaval and revolution.Trade Reviewa very successful interpretation of Anselm's attitudes towards the Gregorian reform, appropriately highlighting Anselm's agreements and disagreements with the principles of Pope Gregory VII. * Uta-Renate Blumenthal, Ecclesiastical History, vol.52/2, April 2001 *The author's candor in evaluating the state of the sources and scholarship is a valuable contribution. * Maureen C. Miller, American Historical Review, Apr. 00. *Cushing has accomplished difficult manuscript work for a young historian. There is evidence of real erudition in this book. * Maureen C. Miller, American Historical Review, Apr 00. *Historians have long acknowledged the importance of law in this reform movement, and Kathellen Cushing's work contributes a detailed example of how a leading figure in the movement used law. * Maureen C. Miller, American Historical Review, Apr 00. *This is an extremely well-written and useful study, which makes a substantial contribution to our map of developments in a crucial period of formation for Western canon law ... There is important work in embryo here and what is already in our hands makes its own significant contribution. * GRE, Heythrop Journal Vol 40, no4 Oct99 *Table of ContentsPART I: PAPACY AND LAW ON THE EVE OF THE GREGORIAN REVOLUTION ; PART II: A CANONIST IN THE AGE OF REFORM

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Book SynopsisThe greatest Christian split of all has been that between east and west, between Roman Catholic and eastern Orthodox, a rift that is still apparent today. Henry Chadwick provides a compelling and balanced account of the emergence of divisions between Rome and Constantinople. Drawing on his encyclopaedic command of the literature, he starts with the roots of the divergence in apostolic times and takes the story right up to the Council of Florence in the fifteenth century. Henry Chadwick''s own years of experience as an ecumenist inform his discussion of Christians in relation to each other, to Jews, and to non-Christian Gentiles. He displays a distinctive concern for the factors - theological, personal, political, and cultural - that caused division in the church and prevented reconciliation. His masterly exposition of the complex issues discussed at the Ecumenical Councils (issues that eventually led to the separation) is characteristically clear and fair. This is a work of immense leaTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Henry Chadwick is without a doubt the most learned ecclesiastical scholar still, mercifully alive ... Chadwick refuses the offer of easy neat solutions to the problem of the rift ... Instead he insists on exploring with a wealth of illustrative detail the account of the gradual widening of the gulf between East and West ... marvellous breadth and fair mindedness ... without the rift we should not have this learned and elegant envoi. * Theology *As usual [Chadwick's] writing is magisterial, founded on well-grounded original sources and first-class studies, full of shrewd and sympathetic judgments, retaining patience and charity in the face of some unruly participants in his story. * The Expository Times *... this is clearly an indispensable book. * Church Times *Chadwick is always fair and often generous, helping us to see the seriousness, integrity and achievements of figures caught up in the crossfire of misunderstandings that constituted so much of the theological debate of the early Middle Ages. * Church Times *... one of the fascinating questions raised by this work is when exactly the intellectual balance of power changed between East and West. * Church Times *As always, Dr Chadwick is an entirely reliable guide to a mass of historical material, which in this instance spans nearly 15 centuries. * Church Times *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Early Christian Diversity: The Quest for Coherence ; 3. The Roots of Diversity: Differences in Theology ; 4. Differences in Theology ; 5. Emperor Theodosius: Council of Constantinople (381) ; 6. Augustine: Filioque ; 7. Constantinople's Growing Power: Socrates the Historian ; 8. The Unity of Christ: Devotion to Mary ; 9. Zeno's Henotikon, Rome's Fury, and the Acacian Schism: Dionysus Exiguus ; 10. Three Chapters: The Fifth Council (553) ; 11. One Energy, One Will ; 12. The Sixth (680-1), Council in Trullo (692) ; 13. Icons ; 14. The Papacy and the Franks ; 15. Aachen as Third Rome: Caroline Books; Filioque; Eriugena ; 16. Pope Nicolas I ; 17. Hincmar of Reims ; 18. Jurisdiction: Illyricum, Bulgars. Paulicans ; 19. Pope Nicolas' Advice to the Bulgar Khan. Rome's Saturday Fast ; 20. Problems at Constantinople: Patriarch Ignatius ; 21. Photius ; 22. Pope Nicolas I Supports Ignatius ; 23. Ignatius' Retrial: Nicolas Excommunicates Photius ; 24. Deterioration in Relations ; 25. The Case Against the Latins: Photius Mystagogia ; 26. Photius' Break with Nicolas: Nicolas Invokes Hincmar's Help: Basil the Macedonian: Photius Desposed ; 27. Basil I: Ignatius Restored. The Synod of 869: Pope Hadrian II ; 28. Photius Restored. Pope John VIII. The Council of 879 ; 29. The Emperor Leo VI the Wise: Photius Deposed ; 30. Greek Critics of Photius: Photius Honours Ignatius' Memory ; 31. Liudprand of Cremona in Constantinople ; 32. The Normans in the South: Cardinal Humbert: Council of Rome (1059): Unleavened Bread ; 33. Pope Leo IX's Legation to Constantinople (1054); Humbert and Cerularius ; 34. Peter Damian: Gregory VII; Theophylact of Ochrid ; 35. Pope Urban II: Anselm of Canterbury at Bari ; 36. Anselm of Havelberg ; 37. Crusades: Fall of Constantinople (1204-5): Innocent III: Balsamon ; 38. East-West Debates at Nicaea and Nymphaion ; 39. Purgatory ; 40. Michael Palaeologus' Renewed Quest for Unity: Pope Gregory X: Council of Lyon: Bekkos ; 41. Councils of Basel and Ferrara / Florence: Pope Eugenius IV ; Epilogue

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Book SynopsisIn Mormon Christianity Stephen H. Webb becomes the first respected non-Mormon theologian to explore in depth what traditional Christians can learn from the Latter-Day Saints. Richard Mouw''s recent work, Talking with Mormons, focuses on making the case that Mormons are not a cult and that Christians should tolerate them. But even Mouw, sympathetic as he is, follows all other non-Mormon theologians in declining to accept Mormons as members of the Christian family. They are not a cult, Mouw writes, but rather a religion related to be set apart from traditional Christianity. Mormons themselves are adamant that they are Christian, and eloquent writers within their own faith have tried to make this case, but no theologian outside the LDS church has ever tried to demonstrate just how Christian they are. Webb writes neither as a critic nor a defender of Mormonism but as a sympathetic observer who is deeply committed to engaging with Mormon ideas. His book is unique in taking Mormon theology sTrade ReviewMuch of this book reads like an extended love letter, not one from the lover to his beloved, but from the lover to his family explaining what he loves about her and responding to the family s objections...Webb is a readable writer, quite capable of explaining technical philosophical ideas in nonphilosophical terms...I strongly recommend Webb's book, not just to the non-Mormons at whom it is aimed but also to Mormons. Latter-day Saints will learn a great deal about Catholicism by reading it...Webb's book offers non-Mormons a love letter explaining why he loves Mormons and giving them reasons why they might also. * Mormon Studies Review *Table of ContentsContents ; Ch. 1: Mormon Envy ; Ch. 2: The Magic and Marvel of Being Mormon ; Ch. 3: What's Up with Mormons and Matter? ; Ch. 4: The Other Side of the Family Tree: Relatives or Impersonators? ; Ch. 5: Brigham Young, Philosopher of Industry ; Ch. 6: How to Heal Modernity's Mental Breakdown ; Ch. 7: The Decision ; Appendix A: Two Theological Problems that Mormonism Solves ; Appendix B: Three Philosophical Problems that Mormonism Needs to Solve ; Sources and Suggested Reading ; Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisA meticulously researched inside look at child sexual abuse by clergy, this exhaustive, hard-hitting analysis weaves together interviews with abusive priests and church historical and administrative details to propose a new way of thinking about clerical sexual offenders. Linking the personal and the institutional, researcher and therapist Marie Keenan locates the problem of child sexual abuse not exclusively in individual pathology, but also within larger systemic factors, such as the very institution of priesthood itself, the Catholic take on sexuality, clerical culture, power relations, governance structures of the Catholic Church, the process of formation for priesthood and religious life, and the complex manner in which these factors coalesce to create serious institutional risks for boundary violations, including child sexual abuse. Keenan draws on the priests'' own words not to excuse their horrific crimes, but to offer the first in-depth account of a tragic, multi-faceted phenoTrade Review"Dr. Keenan is to be congratulated on this timely and scholarly study, conducted primarily through interviews with offender and non-offender clergy, which begins the crucial process of helping us to understand, but not forgive, such behavior. Her thesis that the behavior of abusive clergy can only be understood in the context of the responses of the hierarchy of the Church provides a sociological analysis that conveys important lessons for academics, policymakers, and therapeutic practitioners."-Nick Gould, PhD, Professor of Social Work, University of Bath "This book significantly raises the level of debate on these issues in Ireland and, indeed, throughout the world. Dr. Keenan's familiarity with the literature, her therapeutic work with victims and offenders, her dialogue with so many interested parties, and her acute sensitivity to the many personal, social, cultural, and organizational issues involved, make this book a must for all directly involved or seriously interested. I recommend it very highly."-Rev. Enda McDonagh, DD, DCL, Professor Emeritus of Moral Theology, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth "Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church provides a superb analysis of the individual and systemic explanations of clergy abuse in Ireland and around the world. Marie Keenan's work as a treatment provider for child sexual abusers has led to a decade of in-depth research on the abusers and the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. This is a must-read for any academic studying the sexual abuse of children in Church or organizations where adults develop mentoring and nurturing relationships with children and adolescents."-Karen J. Terry, PhD, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York "The scope of Dr. Keenan's analysis is wide-ranging and her conclusions are startling but not surprising. Dr. Keenan has produced a balanced, scholarly, deeply humanistic, and thought-provoking book that is sure to make a major contribution to the problem of sexual abuse by the clergy, and more broadly, that occurring within large, hierarchical institutions. This is a beautifully written and wonderful book."-Tony Ward, PhD, Chair in Clinical Forensic Mental Health, Deakin University "Revelations of the magnitude of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy has elicited shock, horror, and puzzlement throughout the world. Attempting to unravel the complexities of this issue in a way that is scholarly yet sensitive to the humanity of those involved can seem a daunting task. Yet, this is just what Marie Keenan has accomplished in this book, producing a study that brings a new level of understanding to this controversial issue and outlines possible ways toward a safer future."-Stanley L. Witkin, PhD, Professor of Social Work, University of Vermont "Readers will likely finish the book convinced or at least thoroughly compelled by the analysis Keenan so thoroughly outlines...Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church offers a welcome addition to college libraries, therapy centers, and classroom discussions centered on organizations, gender, power, and the complex social construction of child sexual abuse."--Sociology of Religion "The stunning conclusion of this work is that for those who embraced the idealized model of perfect celibate clerical masculinity, seminary and priestly life were in themselves abusive contexts. Overly credulous or unsavvy, they accepted standards that led to "soul death." Eventually, children were the "sacrificial lambs" on the altar of this image of clerical perfection. Until recently, victims' silence allowed Catholics to ignore their complicity in the institutional secrecy and hypocrisy that helped these sacrifices continue... Only a "new model of the church" will do. Keenan's hard-nosed and sophisticated book is a step in that direction." -- John C. Seitz, Fordham University Associate Professor of Theology, National Catholic Reporter "This is a timely and scholarly book from a lecturer at the School of Applied Social Sciences at University College, Dublin, and Chair of the Family Therapy Association." -- Alan Billings, GoodBookStall Review "The topic of the scandal of child sexual abuse by Irish clergy may only have impinged lightly on your awareness, especially if you are neither Irish nor a child psychiatrist. However, this analysis by Marie Keenan, an academic in social work and a systemic therapist, brings unusual perspectives and a depth of experience to the issue of sexual abuse within institutions." -- Fiona Subotsky, British Journal of Psychiatry "For me, the first and final sections of the book are the most substantial and interesting. Keenan's point - that it is vital to listen to and try to comprehend the social world of the sexual abuser. This is important because it can potentially assist in the construction of more appropriate social policy responses. Child Sexual Abuse & the Catholic Church is significant therefore, in seeking to move beyond 'moral panics' and ill-formed notions about priestly abusers... the book is a valuable contribution to understanding child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church in Ireland." -- Paul Michael Garrett, Critical Social Policy "Bravery, scholarly rigour and compassion are all found in abundance in Marie Keenan's illuminating and compassionate new book. She brings together interviews with clergy who have abused children and young people with an examination of the institutional contexts in which these men were trained. She examines the clerical culture and the structures of leadership and governance in the Catholic Church, and addresses how these men abused their positions of trust and continued day after day to say Mass and fulfil their duties." -- Brid Featherstone, Open University "We, her Irish colleagues are extraordinarily lucky that Marie Keenan has not been all too easily silenced or overwhelmed by the inevitable hostility consequent on seeking to 'name' or working to identify alternative explanations and paths forward. I would urge everyone to become familiar with, and informed by, her work and the manner of her working which is surely a brave effort at walking the tightrope between challenging and conforming positions." -- Bernadette O'Sullivan, PhD "This book by Dr. Marie Keenan, Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science in University College Dublin, represents a comprehensive, well researched and wellarticulated analysis of the issue of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Keenan is uniquely positioned to offer such an analysis: as a social worker and systemic psychotherapist, she brings a broad perspective to the issue, drawing on extensive experience working therapeutically with clerical sex offenders, involvement with the Catholic Church in Ireland in developing child protection measures, and doctoral research on the experiences of clerical offenders... The book is a gem, a carefully constructed piece of Irish social history that also offers precious insights for the global church." -- Rosaleen McElvaney, Dublic City University, Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies "Marie Keenan's psychiatric and therapeutic experience with those who have suffered abuse as children, and with adult abusers, both clerical and other, grounds Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church, her very wise account of clerical masculinity as a pertinent dimension of the problem of clerical sexual abuse of children" -- Dublin Review of Books "An excellent book for church leaders and seminary formators and for anyone who wants to understand this crisis in order to bring about healing and reform in the Church." --Catholic Books ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction ; Part I. Sexual Abuse, the Catholic Church, Clerical Men: A Critical Review ; 1. Child Sexual Abuse by Roman Catholic Clergy: The Scale and History of the Problem ; 2. Organized Irresponsibility (I): The Organizational and Institutional Culture of the Catholic Church ; 3. The View from the Ground: Clerical Men ; Part II. Theorising Sexual Abuse ; 4. The Individual as the Unit of Analysis ; 5. A Social Approach for Understanding a Social Problem ; 6. Power and Gender ; Part III. The Irish Case: Its Context and Wider Implications ; 7. Sexuality and Masculinity ; 8. Organized Irresponsibility (II): Clerical Elites, Rules, Obedience, and Loneliness ; 9. The Handling of Abuse Complaints ; 10. Understanding and Explaining Child Sexual Abuse within the Catholic Church ; Conclusion: Prospects, Visions, Agendas ; Appendix ; Glossary ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisDistant Harms, Distant Markets looks at moral complicity in markets, employing resources from sociology, early Christian history, feminism, legal theory, and Catholic moral theology today. The authors skillfully explore the causal and moral responsibilities which consumers bear for the harms that markets cause to distant others.Trade ReviewThis set of essays, individually and as a group, offer a very strong, diversified yet coherent treatment of a crucial question for economic ethics - moral causality in complex market relationships. I would find this volume very helpful for my own research and writing in economic ethics, and could foresee assigning it to advanced undergraduates or graduates in courses on economic ethics, or Catholic/Christian social thought. * Christine Firer Hinze, Fordham University *Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; List of Contributors ; Introduction ; Sociological Resources ; 1. Who is Responsible? Critical Realism, Market Harms, and Collective Responsibility ; Douglas Porpora ; 2. Structural Conditioning and Personal Reflexivity: Sources of Market Complicity, Critique, and Change ; Margaret Archer ; 3. Morality of Action, Reflexivity, and the Relational Subject ; Pierpaolo Donati ; 4. Global Warming: A Case Study in Structure, Agency, and Accountability ; John Coleman, S.J. ; Historical Resources ; 5. Early Christian Philanthropy as a <"Marketplace>" and the Moral Responsibility of Market Participants ; Brian Matz ; 6. How a Thomistic Moral Framework Can Take Social Causality Seriously ; Mary Hirschfeld ; Analytical Resources ; 7. Facing Forward: Feminist Analysis of Care and Agency on a Global Scale ; Christina Traina ; 8. The African Concept of Community and Individual in the Context of the Market ; Paul Appiah Himin Asante ; 9. Individuating Collective Responsibility ; Albino Barrera, O.P. ; Implications ; 10. Social Causality and Market Complicity: Specifying the Causal Roles of Persons and Structures ; Daniel K. Finn

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Book SynopsisG. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this major new biography argues that Chesterton should be seen as the successor of the great Victorian prose writers, Carlyle, Arnold, Ruskin, and above all Newman. Chesterton''s achievement as one of the great English literary critics has not hitherto been fully recognized, perhaps because his best literary criticism is of prose rather than poetry. Ian Ker remedies this neglect, paying particular attention to Chesterton''s writings on the Victorians, especially Dickens. As a social and political thinker, Chesterton is contrasted here with contemporary intellectuals like Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells in his championing of democracy and the masses. Pre-eminently a controversialist, as revealed in his prolific journalistic output, heTrade ReviewIan Kers magisterial new biographical of Chesterto nwill now do for Chesterton what his definitive biography of Newman did for hima major literary achievement. Nobody who has any interest in Chesterton can afford to be without Ian Kers book * William Oddie, The Catholic Herald *This masterly biography has the potential to help establish Chesterton in what Ker regards as his rightful place as a major English author * Susan Elkin, The Independent on Sunday24/04/2011 *Ian Kers tremendous biography is an incitement to read Chesterton a fresh[it] confirms him as a great thinker * Christopher Howse, The Tablet *A discriminating portrait that does welcome justice to the full richness of [Chestertons] hitherto undervalued work the need for a proper critical biography has long been acknowledged and Ker has supplied itfor any true understanding of the scope of Chestertons achievement Kers biography will be indispensable. * Edward Short, The Weekly Standard *A brilliant towering biography * Gary Day, The Times Higher Educational Supplement *Chesterton finally gets the big book he deserves a monumental study * Gerald J. Russello, The National Catholic Register *Heroically researched.. an impressive book that conveys a powerful sense of [Chestertons] personality * Dj Taylor, The Independent *magisterial a splendid book * James E. Peson Jr., Touchstone *This full-length scholarly biography will be indispensable for decades * Richard Harries, The Church Times *Professor Ker's spirited and double-barreled attempt at a rehabilitation of his cherished subject is enjoyable in its own right, and takes in such matters as Chesterton's dialectical genius for paradox, the authority of the Father Brown stories in the detective genre, and the salience of Charles Dickens in the English canonical one * Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic *Magnificent * Irish Catholic *Detailed and compelling * Chronicle of Higher Education *... comprehensive biolography ... * The Lutheran *Spirited and ... enjoyable * The Atlantic *[This] terrific new biography.... gives us a portrait of the man in the full.... Any biography of this size is bound to have some elements of dry, encyclopedic chronology; but in Ker's book, they are far more the exception than the rule. On just about every page, one will find extended quotes from Chesterton, of the kind that display his personality and overall joie de vivre. The author made me rediscover my early love of Chesterton and his perspective on the world, and for that I am deeply grateful * Michael Potemra, National Review Online *Ian Ker provides an account of the thought of Chesterton that surpasses, in its comprehensiveness, anything that has been previously written about him * Bernard Manzo, Times Literary Supplement *Handles a complex subject with admirable lucidity. Mastering Chesterton's output is a heroic feat in itself * Peter Washington, Literary Review *Full of colossal wit, wisdom, and common sense...that is this magnificent book * Catholic Times *There are many fine things in Kers biography. Surely the best is found in his constant stress on the link between the comic and the serious in Chesterton. * Ralph C Wood, Seven *This is a brilliant biography for a brilliant man. * Times Higher Education *Rewarding biography * Tribune *Superb...absorbing * Piers Paul Read, Standpoint *Reveals valuable new information * The Times *Magisterial * Matthew D'Ancona, Sunday Telegraph *[A] masterful biography. Ker... has now become the most important source we have for understanding the master of paradox [Chesterton]... Ker's biography is essential, a labor of love to be sure * America *A big man, physically and intellectually, British Catholic author Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) finally gets the big book he deserves.... a monumental study * National Catholic Register *Ker is supremely capable of locating Chesterton's thought amid that of his contemporaries as well as evaluating it critically. . . . What his biography adds is a judicious critical eye that will help make the case that Chesterton is bigger than the keepers of culture have allowed * National Review *There are some genuinely good books on Chesterton. . . But the need for a proper critical biography has long been acknowledged, and Ker has supplied it. Now, and for the foreseeable future, for any true understanding of the scope of G.K. Chesterton's achievement, which captures not only the sage but the good, gentle, generous man, Ker's biography will be indispensable. * The Weekly Standard *For the sheer life-affirming, joyful Chesterton constantly bursts through the relentless narrative and there is much to discover as well as much to enjoy in the corpulence of this book * Recusant History *Ker's biography is indispensable for anyone who admires Chesterton's work and is interested in his life. * Commonweal *This biography is a necessity for any student of Chesterton * Towers *Ker has produced one of those rare biographies that is full of detailed information and personal anecdotes while never losing the author's original goal. We cannot recommend this volume too highly * The Master's Seminary Journal *Make the case that Chesterton is bigger than the keepers of culture have allowed * National Review *Table of Contents1. The Early Years ; 2. Publishing and Engagement ; 3. Marriage and Fame ; 4. Controversy ; 5. Dickens ; 6. Orthodoxy ; 7. Shaw and Beaconsfield ; 8. Father Brown and the Marconi Scandal ; 9. The Victorian Compromise and Illness ; 10. War and Travel ; 11. America and Conversation ; 12. The Everlasting Man ; 13. Distributism and Apologetics ; 14. Rome and America Again ; 15. The Last Years

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Book SynopsisAn Anthology of Writings from 1483 to 1999 Firmly I Believe and Truly celebrates the depth and breadth of the spiritual, literary, and intellectual heritage of the Post-Reformation English Roman Catholic tradition in an anthology of writings that span a five hundred year period between William Caxton and Cardinal Hume. Intended as a rich resource for all with an interest in Roman Catholicism, the writings have been carefully selected and edited by a team of scholars with historical, theological, and literary expertise. Each author is introduced to provide context for the included extracts and the chronological arrangement of the anthology makes the volume easy to use whilst creating a fascinating overview of the modern era in English Catholic thought. The extracts comprise a wide variety writing genres; sermons, prayers, poetry, diaries, novels, theology, apologetics, works of controversy, devotional literature, biographies, drama, and essays. Includes writings by:John Colet, John FishTrade Reviewbeautiful anthology * Catholic Times *This Oxford anthology is... not only a major event in publishing, but a rich and welcome resource... The editors have put us in their debt by providing so much to surprise and delight, and deepen our appreciation of a rich inherited tradition * Eamon Duffy, The Tablet *This volume brings together a large number of inspirational texts ... The putting together of this anthology has obviously been a labour of love. ... Anyone who wants a thumbnail sketch of the inner story of the English Catholic literature would do well to read in their totality the three historicaloverviews which introduce the main sub-divisions of the book. * Aidan Nichols, Catholic Herald *Table of ContentsPART 1: 1483-1688; PART 2: 1688 - 1850; PART 3: 1850 1999

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Book SynopsisThe Virgin Mary has long been the object of both devotional and scholarly interest, and recent years have seen a proliferation of studies on Hindu goddess-worship traditions.Trade ReviewMany have looked forward to this kind of book for years....Reading each of the paired texts allows for extraordinary illumination between the two, as the author gives close textual analyses dealing with theology, the use of images, and textual and ritual structures. A final essay is especially valuable, as it focuses on some of the larger, broader questions of goddess worship. * CHOICE *...a notable achievement. It allows new questions to flow about the nature of the divine, letting gender issues take their rightful place in mutually enriching conversation. * WATERwheel *Divine Mother, Blessed Mother is a groundbreaking study of comparative theology as well as a beautiful book to enjoy, a work that appears to be as much the fruit of devotion and meditation as of scholarship and philosophical reflection. * Theological Studies *Francis X. Clooney, S.J., once again demonstrates the value of a comparative approach to theology. Through a close textual analysis of particular hymns from each tradition, this study of Hindu goddess traditions in relation to Christian understandings of Mary reveals fresh insight into both traditions and raises new questions to each. Entering both into the vigorous contemporary discussion of gender and divinity, and into the largely intra-Roman Catholic discussion of the historical and symbolic dimensions of Mary's role, Clooney's work is both substantive and provocative. I expect it will engender lively and productive dialogue. * Mary E. Hines, Emmanuel College *Divine Mother, Blessed Mother is a signal contribution to the growing theological literature on goddesses. Indebted to feminist scholarship and promoting women's well-being, Francis X. Clooney provides a close reading of Hindu and Christian texts, offering an elegant, accessible, and insightful treatment of Sri, Devi, Apirami, and Mary. His genius is in sparking their mutual conversation on their own terms. Clooney invites the reader in, and lets the theological implications flow as they will. Interreligious work is enriched immeasurably by this creative contribution. * Mary E. Hunt, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual *Francis Clooney is virtually unique in the field of Hindu Studies as a Catholic theologian with the linguistic and philosophical expertise necessary to produce sophisticated comparative analyses. Written at the intersection of feminist studies, Hindu theology, and Catholic theology, Divine Mother, Blessed Mother is a juxtaposition of three Hindu goddess-centered and three Catholic Marian texts with the aim of investigating the relationship of gender imagery to the practical purpose of liberation. This is an invitation for feminists to view male-authored depictions of sensuous female figures as potentially undermining, not expressive, of patriarchal values; for Catholics to gain empathy for Hindu goddess worship; and for scholars of comparative religion to learn from a master of the art. * Rachel Fell McDermott, Barnard College *Table of Contents1 Sri, Devi, Apirami, and Mary: Who and Why ; 2 Sri in the Sri Guna Ratna Kosa: Divine Equality, Divine Pleasure; in Light of the Akathistos ; 3 Devi in the Saundarya Lahari: From Bliss to Beauty; in Light of the Stabat Mater ; 4 Apirami in the Apirami Antati: Finding Her Within; in Light of the Mataracamman Antati ; 5 Three Hindu Goddesses, Mary, and Reading Ahead ; Glossary ; Notes ; Works Cited ; Index

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in Italian in 1978, Pier Franco Beatrice's The Transmission of Sin is a study of the origins of the doctrine of original sin, one of the most important teachings of the Catholic Church.Trade ReviewBeatrice's book makes a significant contribution to the study of original sin. Any serious student of Augustine or the doctrines of humanity or sin should consult this work. * Adam Harwood, The Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry *This is an excellent work and based on thorough research and scholarship * Isabella Image, Biblical and Early Christian Studies *...a compelling read. * Dominic Keech, Augustiniana *Table of ContentsPreface to the English Edition ; Translator's Note ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Part I: The Doctrine of Original Sin in Its Augustinian Formulation ; Chapter 1: The Pelagian Critique of the Doctrine of Original Sin ; Chapter 2: Original Sin and Its Consequences ; Chapter 3: The Essence and Transmission of Original Sin ; Chapter 4: Infant Baptism and Original Sin ; Part II: The Biblical and Patristic Tradition according to Augustine ; Chapter 5: The Biblical Testimonia ; Chapter 6: Sin and Death in the Theology of Paul ; Chapter 7: Augustine and Ambrosiaster ; Chapter 8: Ambrose and Cyprian, Masters of Augustine ; Chapter 9: Chrysostom, Augustine, and the Pelagians ; Part III: The Origin and Development of the 'Augustinian' Doctrine of Original Sin ; Chapter 10: The 'Legacy of Adam' in Greek Theology from the Second to the Fourth Century ; Chapter 11: The Encratite Origin of the 'Augustinian' Doctrine of Original Sin ; Chapter 12: The Concept of Original Sin as Popular and Manichean Heresy ; Chapter 13: Traducianism, Original Sin, and Infant Baptism in the West ; Chapter 14: Rome and Carthage: Two Traditions Compared ; Conclusion: Towards a New History of the Augustinian Doctrine of Original Sin ; Bibliography ; Supplement to the Bibliography (2011)

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Trade ReviewJerome Baggett is now required reading for all of us seeking to understand the contemporary situation of the Catholic community in the United States...Go out and buy this book. * American Catholic Studies *Table of ContentsPart I: Getting Situated: The View from Afar ; Chapter One: Context: Past Changes and the Present Conversation ; Chapter Two: Framework: A "Cultured" Look at American Catholicism ; Part II: Leaning Closer: Examining the Brushstrokes ; Chapter Three: Self: Rooting and Uprooting ; Chapter Four: Institution: Dilemmas of Authenticity and Authority ; Chapter Five: Community: Narratives for Belonging ; Chapter Six: Civil Society: Private and Public Good ; Part III: Stepping Back: Thinking about the Big Picture ; Chapter Seven: Paradox: Tradition in a Posttraditional Society ; Appendices ; Notes ; Index

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Book SynopsisIn the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the ''Catonsville Nine'' quickly became international news, and they remained in the headlines throughout the summer and fall of 1968, when the activists were tried in federal court. Shawn Francis Peters tells the fascinating story ofthis singular witness for peace and social justice.Trade ReviewClearly a labor of love, The Cantonsville Nine is a useful examination of the ways in which conscience and politics combined to create both an important moment of protest and witness a larger drama critiquing US foreign policy in Vietnam and the rest of the world. * Sarah Thelen, Journal of American Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: "Arguably the Single Most Powerful Antiwar Act in American History" ; Chapter 1: "I Want You to Meet This Priest" ; Chapter 2: "What About Destroying a Death Certificate?" ; Chapter 3: "In Jail For the Right Reason" ; Chapter 4: "A Great Human Act Done by Sincere Men" ; Chapter 5: "Guatemala Smells Like South Vietnam Did a Few Years Ago" ; Chapter 6: "Did You Hear What We Are Planning?"

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Book SynopsisAnne Fedele offers a comprehensive ethnography of alternative pilgrimages to French Catholic shrines dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. Drawing on more than three years of extensive fieldwork, she describes how pilgrims from Italy, Spain, Britain, and the United States interpret Catholic figures, symbols, and sites according to spiritual theories and practices derived from the transnational Neopagan movement. Fedele pays particular attention to the life stories of the pilgrims, the crafted rituals they perform, and the spiritual-esoteric literature they draw upon. She examines how they devise their rituals; why this kind of spirituality is increasingly prevalent in the West; and the influence of anthropological literature on the pilgrims. Among these pilgrims, spirituality is lived and negotiated in interaction with each other and with textual sources: Jungian psychology, Goddess mythology, and ''''indigenous'''' traditions merge into a corpus of theories and practices centered upon thTrade ReviewOver the course of the book Fedele provides a sophisticated account of the re-imagination of sacred sites and the elaboration of new rituals to enact and embody the pilgrims' developing ideas about feminine spirituality. * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. "GOING TO SEE MARY MAGDALENE": STARTING OUT ON A PILGRIMAGE ; 2. THE LOST CONNECTION WITH THE FEMININE ; 3. THE SAINTE-BAUME AND ITS MANY LAYERS ; 4. PILGRIMS DEALING WITH THEIR CHRISTIAN BACKGROUNDS ; 5. CELEBRATING MENSTRUAL BLOOD ; 6. WOUNDED MAGDALENES ; 7. EMBRACING THE DARKNESS ; 8. ENDING THE PILGRIMAGE AND RETURNING HOME ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; MAPS

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