Original writings by nine engaged scholars provide a fresh, ecumenical approach to systematic theology in a Latino/a voice.U.S. Latino/a theology has emerged as one of the most dynamic and creative t
A challenging study of the role of missions in the modern world outlines a new set of priorities for Christian missionaries based on the changing social and political dynamics of the planet. Original.
A new volume in the popular Modern Spiritual Masters series, this work focuses on the spiritual writings of Jesuit Jon Sobrino of El Salvador, one of the original voices of liberation theology and one
This book of meditations by Henri Nouwen, inspired by a series of drawings by Sr. Helen David, represents traditional Stations of the Cross through the passion and suffering of the world's poor. A pol
The Task of Theology presents a rare opportunity to read and reflect upon the thought of some of the most prominent voices in contemporary theology in one volume. Eight essays responding to the title
November 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre of the Jesuit community of the University of Central America in San Salvador and the death of the rector, Fr. Ignacio Ellacuria. This volume, d
David Steindl—Rasa (b. 1926), an Austrian—born Benedictine monk, is an influential spiritual teacher. He serves as a senior member of the Mount Saviour Monastery in Elmira, New York, and was an early
Sunday Obote was only seven when he was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group in northern Uganda. His life abruptly changed from peaceful village life, where he fished and hunted wit
The essays in Sobrino's latest collection bear on one of the most pressing signs of the times: the existence of a "crucified people," the poor and oppressed of our world, whose suffering presents Chr
Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of history in the making-- the election in 2013 of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope to
A collection of writings drawn from the entire career of Harvey Cox, author of The Secular City, and one of the most creative American theologians of the past fifty years, recognized as a keen observe
Marking the declaration by Pope Francis of 2016 as a Jubilee Year of Mercy, this book collects key essays and meditations on mercy, beginning with the Pope’s bull announcing the year of mercy, as well
Jesuit priest Dear was recently nominated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the Nobel Peace Prize for his writing and his peace activity around the world. Here he finds in the incident of the raising of
"Imagine an introductory text in moral theology that is synthetic of diverse perspectives on important themes of the moral life and is a page-turner at the same time. That is what The Christian Moral
An American nun presents a haunting memoir detailing her torture in Guatemala while working as a missionary, her escape, her campaign to reveal the truth, her struggle to heal, and her work as a human
Forest draws from the wealth of journals and letters left by Day to present a biography of the founder of the Catholic Worker movement. He details her work during the first half of the twentieth centu
This path breaking book shows how the early church took seriously the “hard sayings” of the Sermon on the Mount, put them into practice even in the teeth of violent repression, and, as a result of imi
"While the intent of the editors is to honor Steve Bevans, SVD, a towering figure in the field of missiology and a longtime author of Orbis books on missiology, this book will be designed less as a fe
The world and nation we've known are coming to an end. It's not that we don't have a future, but the future we do have will differ radically from what we have come to experience as normal. Financial m
This wide ranging collection of essays seeks to deepen contemporary understandings of the relationship between the Christian Bible and the world of Catholic ethical reflection around the world. Author
