Bøger udgivet af Paulist Press International,U.S.

At a time when many more students around the world are taking courses and seminars in theology and religious studies, some can be confused about the meaning of basic and even very important theological terms. To help relieve this situation, the dictionary identifies and clarifies a thousand central terms, providing necessary information about their origin, the history of their usage, and their place in the story of Christianity. Fresh in its language and ecumenical in its style, this dictionary has already proved itself a valuable resource for thousands of students and teachers of theology and religious studies. The third, enlarged edition adds some further entries, updates other entries, includes two timelines, and indicates some essential bibliographical resources (both printed and online). Highlights: - Shorter and more accessible than larger theological dictionaries and encyclopedias that often run to many volumes - Balanced and ecumenical in perspective - Offers essential and up to date information on Eastern Christianity - Includes essential information from the Bible and the history of Christianity - Includes some of the very latest information and "breaking news" in theology +

The goal of the Symposium Toward Healing and Renewal which took place at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 6-9 February 2012, was to help bishops, religious superiors, and others in positions of special responsibility to make an honest examination of conscience, as requested by the Pope.

"Highly recommended....She brings both a sure grasp of biblical scholarship and an understanding of the interedependence of scripture and the church". Liguorian

A selection of writings and speeches by Cardinal William H. Keeler, one of the most influential American Catholic churchmen in recent times in the area of Catholic-Jewish relations.

Life is full of ups and downs. Whether we like it or not, we are on a constant roller coaster of successes and failures, major life changes, losses, and transitions. For our happiness and inner peace, we often need help in negotiating these passages through turbulent times. We in the North American culture have forgotten the magic our ancestors knew--how to use rituals for a successful life journey. This book will teach you the secrets of how to create personal, family, and communal rituals that will change your life. Through this book readers will learn: - how to create rituals for life stages and transitions - how to heal and transform relationships - the differences between ceremony and ritual - the important elements of an effective ritual - the skills to move forward through times of loss and change - how to repair ritual failures +

This book surveys the study of biblical inspiration by focusing on the contributions and insights of six major scholars: Abraham Heschel, James Burtchaell, Bruce Vawter, William Abraham, Kern Trembath, and Paul Achtemeier. These scholars were chosen for their contributions to the theme of biblical inspiration, and as a whole, provide a veritable cross-section of the diversity of insights in this topic as found in Anglo-American scholarship. This presentation offers a constructive criticism of these insights from a Roman Catholic perspective, synthesizes the positive contributions of these scholars, and shows the significant contribution to the continuing dialogue among North American scholars in the field of biblical inspiration. A unique contribution of this work is that it affirms the traditional understanding of biblical inspiration as set forth by the Catholic Church, most notably in Dei Verbum of Vatican II, while at the same time also affirming the continuity between past biblical inspiration and present spiritual illumination. +

A Jesuit priest and teacher presents a rich treasury of materials for prayer and meditation produced by a great cloud of Jesuit witnesses beginning with St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, and continuing right to the present day.

This edited volume focuses on virtue using the same perspective that has characterized the previous fifteen volumes in the prestigious series Readings in Moral Theology from Paulist Press begun by Charles E. Curran and Richard A. McCormick in 1979. This volume brings together fourteen previously published articles dealing in a comprehensive manner with the important topic of the role of virtue in moral theology and the Christian life. The contributors to this volume include the most important figures in Catholic moral theology who have written about virtue. In addition the authors represented here come from the different theological perspectives found in moral theology today. The first part deals with the role of virtue in general beginning with an overview of the seminal work of Thomas Aquinas. A second chapter explains the important work of Alasdair MacIntyre while the last two chapters in this part come from the Catholic and feminist perspectives. The three chapters in the second part discuss the role of the various virtues in three different spheres of human existence--professional life, sexuality, and ecology. The third part develops in some depth the significant particular virtues of charity, justice, prudence, courage, and humility. +