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Charts the complex
history of the forces of
renewal unleashed on the
Roman Catholic Church by
the Second Vatican
Council and the
counter-forces that were
mobilised against it.
This title offers an
analysis of how much the
Catholic Church has lived
up to the Council's
promise and become a
genuinely world Church.
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Provides an understanding
of the need and task of
evangelisation in the
Catholic Church from the
perspective of the
Ecclesial Movements.
Drawing out key ideas,
some of the stories of
this work offer a
reflection on the
theological foundations
of the movements; and
some offer us a cultural
and theological
reflection on the
Christian Life.
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Provides an insightful
account of the
progressive
transformation of the
Brazilian Catholic Church
in the period following
the Second World War and
up to the crisis of
populism that culminated
in the military coup of
1964. This book focuses
on the leadership
provided by the National
Conference of Brazilian
Bishops (CNBB in its
Portuguese acronym).
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This volume provides an
analysis of Catholicism
in Britain and France,
examining various aspects
of the faith in the 200
years since the French
Revolution. It also
discusses the challenges
facing the Catholic
church in the modern
world and on its impact
on believers and the two
societies.
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Talks about the Catholic
contributions to
literature, history,
political thought,
devotion, and theology
in the 16th and early
17th centuries. This
book, divided into 8
sections, includes 16
black and white
illustrations from a
variety of Early Modern
sources. It includes
texts that show the role
of women in recusant
community and in the
Church.
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There is no standard
textbook that outlines
the Roman Catholic
theological position in
relation to other
religions which then
explicates this
orientation theologically
and phenomenologically in
relation to the four main
religions of the world
and the flowering of new
religious movements in
the west. This title
covers this gap in the
literature.
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Revealing the scriptures
as they unfold through
the liturgical year,
this text covers all
three cycles, A, B and
C. It offers reflections
on each of the Sunday
lectionary readings,
stresses the biblical
themes of liberation and
love, and points out the
challenges of living the
faith.
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Exploring what is unique
about the Catholic
worldview and culture and
what distinguishes it
from Protestantism, this
text examines the
religious imagination
that shapes Catholic
life. In doing so, it
challenges assumptions
and makes a case for the
vitality of contemporary
Catholic culture.
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This is a scholarly
reassessment of English
Roman Catholic piety at
grass-roots level in
Victorian England. Dr
Heimann's study offers a
controversial analysis of
the influence of
long-established recusant
practices and attitudes
in the new context of the
re-establishment of Roman
Catholicism in England
from the mid-nineteenth
century.
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Articulates how
theological teachings
trickle down from the
Vatican and influence
decisions about food,
marriage, sex,
community celebrations,
and medical care. This
study of American
Catholicism summarizes a
widespread contemporary
tendency to adapt
traditional spirituality
to a world of moral
diversity.
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To mark the retirement of
John Wilkins as editor of
"The Tablet", a number
of the most eloquent and
contributors have written
essays about the Church
of Vatican 2, but above
all to prophesy where
this vision may still
lead the Church and the
people of God.
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This accessible account
explains how Roman
Catholicism and its
beliefs and practices
came to be what they are.
The authors move through
history to sum up the
present characteristics
of Catholic Christianity
and the major challenges
it faces in the third
millennium.
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Offering an introduction
to Catholic Christianity,
this book explains the
major Catholic doctrines
and practices as they
developed historically.
It explains how Roman
Catholicism and its
beliefs and practices
came to be what they are.
It moves through history
to sum up the
characteristics of
Catholic Christianity and
the major challenges it
faces.
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What are the origins of
the Catholic Church? How
has Catholicism changed
and adapted over the
centuries? What
challenges does the
Catholic Church face in
the twenty-first century?
Gerald O'Collins answers
these and other questions
in this clear,
accessible introduction
to the largest and oldest
institution in the world.
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Explores the fatal effect
of the Vatican's concord
with Hitler and Pius
XII's failure to condemn
Hitler's attempt to
exterminate the Jews.
This offers a portrait of
a man in highest power
and authority who was
mother-fixated,
dominated by a German
nun, Sister Pasqualina,
who who was ultimately
more liberal and
anti-Nazi than the Pope
himself.
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By any reckoning the
issues at stake in the
relationship between Pius
XII and Hitler's Germany
are key to any
understanding of the
origins and progress of
the Second World War.
This book interprets the
exercise of power and the
psychological mechanisms
behind it.
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Cardinal John Henry
Newman's conversion to
the Church of Rome
sparked off one of the
bitterest and most
divisive controversies of
the Victorian age. This
critical biography of
Newman surveys his life
from his brilliant Oxford
career to his eventual
elevation to the
Cardinalate.
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Explains why a
philo-Semitic association
was dissolved even as
anti-Semitism was
condemned, how the
Vatican concluded a
concordat with the Third
Reich in 1933, why
Hitler's "Mein Kampf" was
never proscribed by the
Church, and what factors
surrounded the Pope's
silence on the
persecution of the Jews.
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Examines the Popes, an
oldest continuing
institution in the world,
tracing the papal line
down the centuries from
St Peter (traditionally -
but by no means
historically - the first
Pope) to the present,
and from the glories of
Byzantium to the decay of
Rome, from the
Albigensian Heresy to
controversy within the
Church today.
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Opus Dei is one of the
most talked about, but
least known religious
organizations. This work
separates the myths from
the facts and descibes:
the actual use of whips
and the cilice; the
extent of Opus Dei's
funds; the identities of
its influential members
in politics, banking and
high office; and how much
power this shadowy group
really has.
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Newman edges closer to
Rome, under attack from
many quarters. He steps
down as editor of the
Lives of the English
Saints. Days after
completing the Essay on
Development, he resigns
his fellowship of Oriel
College and prepares for
reception into the Church
of Rome.
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Papist Patriots considers
how and why colonial
Catholics embraced the
individualistic,
rights-oriented ideology
of the American
Revolution, in spite of
the fact that the
Revolution's rhetoric was
riddled with
anti-Catholicism, and
even though Catholicism
has had an uneasy
relationship with
Enlightenment liberalism
until very recently.
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The Church of England
bishops' continuing
condemnation of Tract 90
- plus Pusey's two-year
suspension for preaching
a university sermon on
the Real Presence - are
major factors in John
Henry Newman resigning as
Vicar of St Mary's,
Oxford. This volume
covers a crucially
important and significant
period in Newman's life.
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A diary that recounts the
author's spiritual
journey among the poor in
New York City in the
early 1970s. What he
witnessed at the Catholic
Worker continues to
increase in our world:
homelessness,
destitution, and other
forms of poverty. Yet the
spiritual life he
experienced is even more
real as well -
commitment, hope, and
faith among the poor.
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In 1870 the First Vatican
Council vindicated the
old Roman vision of an
essentially unlimited
monarchical authority
residing in the pope,
thus vanquishing an even
older, conciliar,
essentially
constitutionalist ideal
of church governance.
This book reconstructs
the half-millennial
history of that rival and
now largely forgotten
tradition.
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The papacy of Pius XII
(1939-1958) has been a
source of near-constant
criticism and debate
since his death,
particularly because of
his alleged silence
during the Holocaust.
Paul O'Shea examines his
little-studied pre-papal
life to demonstrate that
Pius was neither an
anti-Semitic villain nor
a "lamb without stain."
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The Hispanic presence in
the Church in the United
States is profoundly
reshaping the direction
and character of
Catholicism in this
country. The author
brings an edited
collection of essays
written by leading voices
in the field of ministry
and theology that explore
the present and future of
Catholic Hispanic
Ministry.
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Aims to familiarize you
with Catholicism by
showing you: What it
means to be a Catholic -
traditions, prayers,
beliefs, and holidays;
Who is who in the
Catholic hierarchy; How
Catholics worship; What
the Seven Sacraments and
Ten Commandments are;
and, more. It presents a
tapestry and history of
Catholic faith from
devotions to doctrines.
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Looking forward to the
day when Catholic women
will be ordained, this
book examines issues such
as: when and how this
might take place; how
women are organized; what
the present-day Church
thinking is on the
subject; and whether the
ordination of women is a
source of division or of
healing.
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These essays are from
contributors whose
attempts to promote the
spirit of the Second
Vatican Council have been
confounded by forces of
reaction in the Vatican
(notably Cardinal
Ratzinger). Hans Kung's
essay characterizes the
positive approach to the
life and future of the
Roman Catholic Church.
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Examines the institutions
of the Church and
explores the significance
of the sacraments, with
over 180 photographs.
This book offers an
introduction to the
traditions of Catholic
ritual. It describes the
administrative structure
of the Church, and also
examines the duties
performed by different
sorts of nuns and priests
and the vows they take.
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Contains music for Holy
Week, Easter, weddings
and funerals. The music
selected has been used in
parish churches, and is
suitable for those with
guitars and keyboards,
as well as those who rely
on the organ. This choir
edition contains cantor,
celebrant and choir parts
for full accompaniments.
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Edith Stein was beatified
in 1987 and canonized in
1998. Sarah Borden
presents an overview of
St Edith Stein's life and
thought, beginning with
a biographical chapter
and then covering her
writings on politics,
women, phenomenology,
medieval physics, and
her spiritual and
religious texts.
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A recent statement from
the Vatican has increased
hopes of the possibility
of women becoming
ordained as deacons. This
book sets out a strong
historical precedent for
this.It uniquely presents
the clear evidence for
women's ordained ministry
in the Church from the
3rd to the 10th centuries
and assesses future
prospects for women's
ordination
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Volume III in this
five-volume translation
of the Vulgate Bible
begins with Job's
argument with God and
continues with the Psalms
and the Canticle of
Canticles. Its seven
Poetical Books mark the
third step in a thematic
progression from God's
creation of the universe,
through his oversight of
historical events, and
into the lives of his
people.
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The concept of Purgatory
was a central tenet of
late-medieval and
early-modern Catholicism,
and proved a key
dividing line between
Catholics and
Protestants. This book
states that ideas about
purgatory were often
ill-defined and fluid,
and altered over time in
response to particular
needs or pressures.
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A biography of Pope John
XXIII. Angelo Roncalli
was elected Pope in 1958
and this work
demonstrates how his
personality, teaching
and initiatives with
world leaders gave the
papacy a new image and
set before the Catholic
Church a new version of
its mission to the world.
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The struggle between Hans
Kung and the Inquisition
has always been about the
struggle for power. In
this crucially important
biography the reader will
discover how and why the
Church has arrived in the
21st century, where it
is going and how it
treats its finest
thinkers.
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There is a new breed of
apologists on the
Internet. They are out to
undermine your
Evangelical faith.. .for
they are Catholic! This
book helps you to defend
your Bible-based faith,
and shows you how this
aggressive false teaching
with its false claims to
authority can be
dismantled by the clear
teaching of Scripture -
and simple logic.
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Jeanne was the daughter
of a Roman Catholic
priest who was
excommunicated from the
Church because he married
a woman in his parish.
This is a memoir that
recounts how the Church
lifted the ban, on
specific conditions, one
of which was for the
family to leave Quebec.
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An account of Karen
Armstrong's experiences
as a Roman Catholic nun.
Armstrong describes her
childhood, her progress
at school and her
admission into the order
of St Ignatius in 1962
and - via Oxford
University and an English
literature degree - out
of it again seven years
later.
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Gives a frank account of
the first four decades of
his life. Of his youth
and his decision to
become a priest; his
doubts as he studied; and
his experiences as an
academic, painting a
moving picture of his
personal convictions,
and his struggle for a
Christianity
characterised not by the
domination of a church,
but by Jesus.
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Could a Pope ever consent
to be the subject of a
political power? Owen
Chadwick presents an
analysis of the causes
and consequences of the
end of the historic Papal
State, and the
psychological pressures
upon old Rome as it came
under attack from the
Italian Risorgimento and
liberal movements in
Germany, France, Spain,
Portugal and Tsarist
Russia.
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Scottish bishops obtained
authority, in 1225, to
hold inter-diocesan
meetings without a
supervisory archbishop,
and continued to meet in
this way for 250 years.
This work is a study of
these church councils
from the Latin and
English records based on
original sources.
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For four years from 1990,
the author made a series
of trips through Catholic
Europe. This book is the
result of the trips. It
shows the complications
and contradictions of the
Catholic Church, and
tries to unravel how they
in turn influence a
country's sense of
nationalism. It tests
both faith and the
written word.
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This step-by-step
exercise book integrates
the Christian tradition
of contemplation and the
Eastern wisdom of
meditation. Each of the
43 chapters guides the
reader through a physical
awareness exercise,
contemplates specific
texts from the Bible,
then concludes with a
short story.
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Catholicism is the oldest
and the largest of the
Christian denomination
and has become one of the
world's most practised
faiths. This book
provides an insight into
the origins and history
at the root of the
Catholic belief system.
It offers a factual
account of the Church's
theology, rituals and
achievements.
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Recounts the lives,
deeds and misdeeds of the
265 Popes from St Peter
to Pope Benedict XVI. The
dichotomy between the
dignity of the holy
office and the human
passions and pleasures of
some of the individuals
who have occupied it
characterizes the
narrative throughout.
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Part of "Major
Conservative and
Libertarian Thinkers
Series", this book
demonstrates how the
popes - specifically John
Paul II and Benedict XVI
- have articulated a
critique of the
post-Enlightenment world,
one that acknowledges
the real progress made in
modernity while
simultaneously
highlighting its
political and
philosophical
shortcomings.
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Karl Rahner has been
called the most important
and influential Roman
Catholic thinker of the
20th century and was a
major influence at the
Second Vatican Council.
This work is a concise
introduction to the whole
range of Rahner's
theological interests.
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Traces the influence and
legacy of the Roman
Catholic Church across
two centuries (1050-1250
AD). The text describes
folklore and church
architecture as well as
the Crusades, the
Inquisition, papal
government, the College
of Cardinals, the
confessional, chivalry,
hospitals and marriage.
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Basil Hume transformed
the face of British
Catholicism. He was born
with a silver spoon in
his mouth and he was not
Irish unlike most of his
predecessors. He was
loved by the British
Establishment and the
Queen referred to him as
'My Cardinal'. She
awarded him The Order of
Merit. This is a full,
rounded yet critical
study of Cardinal Basil
Hume.
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Unique in terms of
coverage, investigating
the development of reform
as an idea propagated by
the papacy during the
eleventh century, and
why papal reform
developed in the way it
did; Fulfils a valuable
function both in
summarizing current work
and presenting a cogent
and nuanced argument;
Reverses the recent trend
among historians of.
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Offers a look at the
corruption in the
Catholic Church,
focusing on Josef
Ratzinger, Pope Benedict
XVI. This title presents
insights from his
12-year, up-close - and
- personal battle with
Ratzinger, tracing the
historical roots of
degradation in the Church
and offering a way to
understand why Benedict
XVI is now mired in
crisis as Pope.
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Angelo Roncalli was
elected Pope in 1958 and
in four and a half years,
through summoning the
Second Vatican Council
and putting in hand a
major revision of the
code of Canon Law, had
transformed the Roman
Catholic Church. Through
his personality and teach
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This acclaimed papal
Who's Who contains
updated biographical
accounts of all the popes
from St Peter to Pope
Benedict XVI. Arranged
chronologically it
provides a continuous
history of the papacy as
well as their irregularly
elected rivals (the
so-called antipopes). It
is fully indexed for
quick reference and
includes recommended
further reading.
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Why do Catholics confess
their sins? What does
Jesus' second coming
mean? How does someone,
such as Mother Teresa,
become a saint? This
resource addresses the
teachings, tradition,
history, and theology of
the Catholic Church. It
also highlights issues
and questions modern
Catholics face, such as
gay marriage, abortion,
and the death penalty.
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A twenty-fifth
anniversary edition of
the author's classic
study of popular religion
in Italian Harlem. In the
preface, it discusses
significant shifts in the
field of religious
history and calls for new
ways of empirically
studying divine presences
in human life.
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The legend of Pope Joan -
the woman who, dressed
as a man, headed the
Catholic church in the
early 9th century - has
always been a subject of
fascinated speculation.
This book attempts to
reveal what can be known
about this legend, using
secret histories,
medieval carvings and
tarot cards.
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A collection of essays on
key themes, issues and
concepts in contemporary
moral theology and
Christian ethics. It is a
tribute to Kevin Kelly,
who has been one of the
most influential British
theologians for a number
of decades. It focuses on
perspectives to inform
moral debate and
discernment in the
future.
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La nouvelle theologie -
New Theology - was the
name of one of the most
dynamic and fascinating
movements within Catholic
theology in the 20th
century. This title
offers an introduction to
one of the most
influential movement in
Catholic theology in the
20th century which
prepared the ground for
the Second Vatican
Council.
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This volume features an
approach to faith
development for modern
adults based on Father
Hannan's experience as
both catechist and
spiritual director. The
underlying dynamic of the
processes in his previous
books - "Nine Faces of
God" and "Follow Your
Dream" - is spelt out in
detail.
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This text offers a series
of reflections on the
state of Christianity,
and especially
Catholicism, in the
world today. It offers a
variety of reflections on
the tensions between
religion and modernity,
and in particular on the
role that Catholicism can
and should play in
contemporary society.
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Cardinal Giovanni Morone
(1509-80) remains one of
the most intriguing
characters in the history
of the sixteenth century
Catholic Church. Focusing
on the period of the
pontificate of Pius IV
(1559-65) and an
evaluation of Morone's
role as presiding legate
at the Council of Trent,
this book tackles a
number of issues that
have exercised scholars.
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Presents a chronological
account of Joseph
Ratzinger's theology in
its development since the
1950s. This book offers
reference to books and
articles produced by
Joseph Ratzinger between
1986/1987 and his
election as Pope in 2005.
It includes two chapters
devoted to Ratzinger's
writings on Judaism,
Islam and other
religions.
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Said to be 'next to
Christ, yet closest to
us', the Virgin Mary has
been and remains a major
figure in world religion.
Contextualizing a
selection of writings
that illustrate Mary's
role in the Christian
tradition, this title
shows how the Marian
cult, doctrines, and
devotion have developed
over the centuries.
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Explores the social
mission of the US
Catholic Church from a
theological perspective,
analyzing and assessing
four aspects: the
importance of social
mission, who carries it
out, how it is carried
out, and the roles that
the Church and individual
Catholics play in
supporting these efforts.
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In the popular
imagination, historical
relations between the
Roman Catholic Church and
modern science are best
epitomized in the case of
Galileo Galilei. This
work is the general
history of the reactions
of the RCC to
developments in the
natural sciences from
about 1800 to the dawn of
the twenty-first century.
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A history of how the
practices of dialogue
have actually worked or
failed to work at every
level of the church over
the past forty years.
Beginning at the most
basic level, that of the
parish, this book moves
up the ecclesiastical
ladder from parish
councils, to diocesan
synods, to the (Roman)
synod of bishops.
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Analyses the discourse
against Catholicism from
the breach from Rome in
1534 until the death of
Elizabeth I in 1603. This
book provides an
inter-disciplinary
approach, addressing
issues such as the
formation of public
opinion, the influence
of imperial discourse,
and the overriding role
of religion in
nationalist issues.
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For most of the
Protestant world, Mary,
the mother of Jesus,
remains an enigma. Who is
this woman of whom the
Scriptures tell us
little? Is she the model
of the ideal disciple of
Christ, or simple a
vessel from which the
Saviour took His
humanity? This book combs
the depths of this
question.
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Tapia's story of her
manipulation by Opus Dei,
and her return to her
senses after being made a
religious fanatic.
Details some of the
darker aspects of the
Opus Dei, including its
secrecy, elitism,
reactionary politics and
questionable financial
practices. Originally
published in 1997.
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Offers a collection of
writings from John Paul
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build a more open
society, which
recognises human rights,
to listen to our
neighbour's cry for help,
to build bridges and to
share in one another's
gifts. This work includes
John Paul's "Spiritual
Testimony".
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The history of the Roman
Catholic Church is the
gateway to understanding
2, 000 years of Western
and at times world
civilization. This title
begins with how Roman
Catholics understand
their faith, before
telling the story of the
multifarious ways in
which their Church has
shaped the lives and
beliefs of Christian and
non-Christians alike.
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Drawing extensively on
recent scholarship into
late medieval written
culture, Daniel Hobbins
argues for a new
understanding of Gerson
as a man of letters and
publicist, and more
broadly as a mirror of
the cultural and
intellectual shifts of
the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries.
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The dramatic events
leading up to the
appearance of white smoke
over the Vatican and the
public declaration from
the balcony of St Peters-
Habemus Papam- has been
the most remarkable yet
in the election of any
Pontiff. The demise of
Pope John Paul II was
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Evangelical minister
Warren Angel shows all
Christians how to love
and appreciate each
other. To do this, the
extremes of
fundamentalism and
liberalism must be
overcome through greater
faith in God, renewed
understanding of the
Bible, and a deeper
dedication to Christ,
who called the Church to
unity long ago.
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Most histories of
Catholicism in the United
States focus on the
experience of
Euro-American Catholics,
whose views on such
concerns as church
reform, social issues,
and sexual ethics have
dominated public debates.
This title provides a
comprehensive overview of
the Latino Catholic
experience in America
from the sixteenth
century to today.
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One of the key figures in
Christian history, St
Ignatius of Loyola (c
1491-1556) was a
passionate and unique
spiritual thinker and
visionary. This title
collects letters that
provide an insight into
Ignatius' ceaseless
campaign to assist those
seeking enlightenment and
to direct the young
Society of Jesus.
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Tells the story of the
determined but little
known work being done to
end the nearly five
hundred year old
divisions between the
Roman Catholic and the
Anglican/Episcopal
Churches. The break was
never intended, has
never been fully accepted
and is experienced, by
many, as a painful and
open wound.
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Challenges the reputation
of the Spanish
Inquisition as an
instrument of religious
persecution, torture and
repression and looks at
its wider role as an
educative force in
society. This book
presents a reassessment
of the history of the
Spanish Inquisition.
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This study by a Jesuit
moral theologian examines
the events,
personalities and
conflicts which have
contributed, from New
Testament times to the
present, to the Roman
Catholic moral tradition
and its contemporary
crisis. The author
interprets fundamental
changes taking place in
the subject today.
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This work tells the story
of the Catholic Church's
confrontation with
communism, from the
French Revolution
onwards. Interwoven with
this narrative is the
life-story of Karol
Woytyla, who as Pope
John Paul II is the first
Eastern European Pope to
sit on the throne of
Peter.
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As well as an account of
Father Radcliffe's life
from his childhood and
education at Ampleforth
to his calling to a life
of poverty and religious
observance, this book
contains a series of
addresses and talks which
he has given to audiences
world-wide.
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The celebration of the
liturgy of the Holy
Eucharist is one of the
central issues in the
Roman Catholic Church. To
mark the "Year of the
Eucharist", the Society
of St Catherine of Siena
held a conference on the
Eucharistic liturgy at
Oxford in 2005. This book
contains the reflection
of the scholars present
at the conference.
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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.
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The history of the Roman
Catholic Church is the
gateway to understanding
2, 000 years of Western
and often world
civilization. This
illustrated account tells
how Roman Catholics
understand their faith,
and presents the story of
the multifarious ways in
which their Church has
shaped the lives and
beliefs of Christians and
non-Christians alike.
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Explores the
relationships men,
women, and children have
formed with the Virgin
Mary and the saints in
twentieth-century
American Catholic
history, and reflects on
how people live in the
company of sacred figures
and how these
relationships shape the
ties between people on
earth.
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