Over the past twenty years the American Catholic bishops have played a leading role in the antiabortion movement, published lengthy and highly detailed pastoral letters on nuclear weapons and on the American economy, and involved themselves, collectively and individually, in several national election campaigns.
A True and Honest Guide to Love After HeartbreakLove after heartbreak can feel like sunrise after a long night—beautiful, fragile, and worth protecting.
Girl, Go is a powerful Christian devotional for women who are tired of waiting for the "e;perfect time"e; and ready to step into God's purpose with faith instead of fear.
Beginning with the conversion of Constantine in 312 and the establishment of the Christian Empire, the book continues through the Middle Ages up to the publication of Gratian's Decretum, the great, systematic book of Church law which transformed the idea of tradition into legal concepts.
Oriental Fortune Telling brings to the Western reader a novel way of using cards, dice, coins, and "e;subconscious"e; numbers to arrive at modern interpretations of a fortune telling school that has existed in Asia for more than three thousand years.
Baruch Brody contends that the fundamental assumption on which the tradition is based is erroneous and that once this assumption is shown to be in error, all philosophical problems in this area have to be rethought.
Across seven weeks, readers will walk through one of the most practical and transformative books of the New Testament, discovering that spiritual growth isn't about striving harder but allowing God's Word to shape every part of your life.
Rebecca Harrocks presents some of the earliest evidence of male circumcision from ancient Egypt, exploring the connotations and implications for the Jewish and Christian communities of Alexandria and Egypt.
Based on diligent theological work and practical experience, Boeve explores how Catholic schools can reconfigure their identity in an increasingly secular and pluralised world.
Peter Iver Kaufman explores how various Christian leaders throughout history have used forms of "e;political theology"e; to merge the romance of conquest and empire with hopes for political and religious redemption.
Russell Hanson discovers in the history of democratic rhetoric in the United States a series of essential contests"e; over the meaning of democracy that have occurred in periods of political and socio-economic change.
Stephen Dunning examines Kierkegaard's theory of stages in terms of his dialectic of inwardness, shown here to be the Ariadne's thread"e; uniting all the major pseudonymous works.
Eric Hanson's multifaceted book examines the place of the church in the contemporary international system and the reciprocal influence of modern political and technological developments on the internal affairs of the church.
Rebecca Harrocks presents some of the earliest evidence of male circumcision from ancient Egypt, exploring the connotations and implications for the Jewish and Christian communities of Alexandria and Egypt.
Written by a diverse and global group of scholars with expertise in Bonhoeffer's theology and ethics, this volume demonstrates and interrogates Bonhoeffer's focus on and contribution to the ethics of everyday life.
This volume attempts to put the clergy in the context of the issues and debates of the nineteenth century, treating the social history of the clergy, the repeated attempts to reform it, and the impact of these reforms on the structure and outlook of rank-and file parish clergy.
The political and ideological turmoil of the late 1960's stimulated among Anglo-American philosophers a new interest in applying moral philosophy to the problems of contemporary society, and a search for critical perspectives on Marx and Marxist thought.
This volume is a critical exploration of cross-cultural Bible film reception presented through an analysis of the responses of UK and South African audiences to The Lumo Project: The Gospel of Mark (2014) and Son of Man (2006).
This volume is a critical exploration of cross-cultural Bible film reception presented through an analysis of the responses of UK and South African audiences to The Lumo Project: The Gospel of Mark (2014) and Son of Man (2006).
Written by a diverse and global group of scholars with expertise in Bonhoeffer's theology and ethics, this volume demonstrates and interrogates Bonhoeffer's focus on and contribution to the ethics of everyday life.
