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What have we learned in the last 50 years about Jesus of Nazareth? And what does he offer to the majority of humanity who struggle for life? In this volume, renowned writers from around the globe share the responses to these questions of their communities.

This is the fascinating story of Cameroonian and German refugees on the island of Fernando Po 1916 - 1919; perhaps the only group of Europeans to be refugees in Africa. The story begins in Cameroon in 1965 and travels back in time to Germany and colonial Kamerun, the arrival of Christian missions, and then into World War I, followed by the removal

Provides the single most thorough history of the influence of Spain on Christian mysticism during the Reformation. This is a complete treatment of the subject, including extensive notes and references. Unlike general histories that have been written about the Reformation, McGinn's volume is rich in detail and provides a fascinating and intelligent review of mysticism in early Spain.

Written That You May Believe has quickly become a standard text for the feminist-informed study of the Gospel of John. This revised edition, enriched with new chapters from Sandra Schneiders and a study guide prepared by John C. Wronski, offers new ways to nourish faith through the rich symbolism of the Gospel of John and an invitation to "dwell in" the liberating truth of Jesus.

Explores the way gender structures our understanding of that reality which transcends our experience. This book is intended to promote reflection and to avoid an adversarial "us versus them" approach by presenting a variety of perspectives, looking at the reasons offered by each and trying to bring them into dialogue.

"All around the world a resurgence of Christian contemplative living is creating a new framework for spirituality inside and outside of formal religion. Building on and expanding from the thoughts and works of such as Richard Rohr, Thomas Keating, Tilden Edwards, Laurence Freeman, and other founding members of the modern contemplative movement, a new movement carries on the work of their mentors. This collection brings together the diverse voices who have emerged as new leaders of the contemplative movement. Exploring a multitude of themes, such as silence, imagination, meditation, embodiment, community and social action, this volume introduces the new voices who reflect globally on the gifts, challenges, differences and commonalities of Christian contemplation today for communities and people of faith."

The seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson (1902-1994) was perhaps the twentieth century's most well-known Jewish religious leader. This book, the fruit of the author's exhaustive research, closely examines Rabbi Schneerson's substantive corpus and identifies the cohesive educational theory that underlies it.

Narrates a reflexive account of the ""doing"" of contextual theology at the Jesuit School of Theology (JST) of Santa Clara University. The collection explores practicing contextual theology in the classroom and beyond, in service, international immersions, interreligious dialogue, and mission.

The Jewish mystical tradition embodies an intersection of the particular and the universal that speaks to wider crises in the governing assumptions of western culture and scientific disciplines. The essays in this colllection exemplify the kind of radical interdisciplinarity that can move through these crises and beyond them.

Original edition published as: The discernment of spirits: an Ignatian guide for everyday living. New York: Crossroad Pub. Co., c2005. This edition updated.

Offers a study of Julian of Norwich's doctrine of grace. The thesis of the book is that Julian of Norwich developed a sophisticated, multifaceted doctrine of grace that reflected a profound knowledge of the theological tradition; at the same time resisting the dominant theological tradition and its established socio-political alignments.

The first English translation of the ground-breaking study by the German medical doctor, psychotherapist and mystic Carl Albrecht (1902-1965), first published as Psychologie des Mystischen Bewusstseins. The book offers the results of Albrecht's meticulous long-term empirical research into mystical consciousness.

Rethinks the soteriological premises of the Christian discourse on interreligious dialogue and makes an effort to overcome the conventional typology'exclusivism-inclusivism-pluralism. From a hermeneutic perspective, the author sets out to find the answer to this predicament in Jesus' life, message, and practice.

Fr. Grosjean has listened intensely to youth, and in engaging ways speaks to the heart of love, both a gift from God, and a challenge. This book stands out because it speaks directly to the practice of love, and so its text is simple but powerful.

Explores how beauty can be found in religions and cultures. This book also views how the beauty of the Christian gospel should be communicated in different religious and cultural settings. This valuable collection of essays features a host of highly respected scholars, presenting a unique treatment of the concept of beauty as seen in a variety of religions and cultures.

Paul writes his letter to the Philippians referencing two related forms of persecution. The Christians of Philippi are experiencing persecution by the Roman authorities who govern the Philippi. Paul himself is experiencing persecution by the Roman authorities (the Roman emperor's praetorian guard) in Rome.

Deals with the central practices of the founder of Hasidism, Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov - known as the Besht - and its sources in the Safedian Kabbalah of Rabbi Moses Corovero.

With the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the world again witnessed the pomp and honor of the Swiss Guard, the Pope's Army. Bestselling author and columnist Royal recounts the colorful history of the military guard that has witnessed every major Vatican event for half a millennium.

The author with her unsurpassed ability as a writer and teacher shows how we can only help others once we learn to love ourselves.

The editor of the magisterial Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils provides the best overview of the councils available in English. Tanner covers the history of conciliar teaching, from the early and medieval councils to the Second Vatican Council, showing their abiding importance in the life of the church.

A wholly revised and updated edition of the book widely read by professional counselors as well as those who do the work of counselors, such as ministers, teachers, and nurses.

A profound resource for psychology, spiritual direction, and pastoral integration. Renowned author May discusses the role of self-compassion and self-care in mental health. In this new edition, he also adds material on the intersection of psychology and spirituality, with expanded discussions of trust, solitude, and prayer.

An influential philosopher sheds light on the truth, beauty, and wisdom of Christianity through insights and stories from Buddhist, Hindu, and other Eastern spiritual traditions. Beatrice Bruteau offers perspectives and practices from Eastern wisdom sources that have parallels in Christianity so that Christians can adapt or adopt them and deepen their own experiences. She also presents challenging ideas from the East that are at variance with usual Christian beliefs in order to stimulate fresh thinking and new insights. Throughout, she interweaves views and techniques from the East with familiar Christian stories and worship to turn the Christian jewel to new angles of brilliance and glow.

Mundy encourages and teaches us to listen to our inner guide, the "still small voice" that speaks for God within us all. Mundy has written a beautiful guide to the Guide who brings peace, assurance and understanding.

Explores the roots of the post-truth phenomenon. The book's intent is to provide the philosophical world with a phantasm in which it can see not just the what of'historical engineering, but the why: to show the flaws of modern philosophy itself.

"By nature or divine design humans make several physical and emotional transitions in their lives. Some of these transitions are most difficult, for they require changes of lifestyle and responsibilities. In this book, Dr. Kalellis offers practical yet serious thoughts for the transition process to help readers cope with their own aging issues and in their later years have a better life"--

Share the experience of Advent with Bishop Morneau and with a chosen company of mystics and poets. Each day begins with identification for the day of Advent and the gospel reading.

A tour-de-force of new investigation, scholarly rigour, storytelling, and humour. In this authoritative work, Mark Massa tells the astonishing story of how a supposedly tolerant American culture has prejudged members of their largest religious group, and how the profound differences between Catholics and non-Catholics explain this animosity.

This saga opens with the mutiny of captured Africans on the Amistad in 1839, follows the path of missionaries who risked their lives to plant schools among emancipated slaves in the South, and culminates with the testimonies of descendants of those who were freed.