Fr. Maldari offers a vision of Christian ministry as a community in which each member actively participates in fostering creation's evolution toward fulfillment. While ministry is ultimately cooperati
This personal narrative tells the story of two survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 who managed to escape to what is now famous as the Hotel Rwanda. At once a love story and a harrowing inside lo
Confronting the woeful legacy of a centuries’-old theology, Johnson shows how the beauty of our faith tradition is deepened by being rooted in ecological reality. She lays out the foundations in scrip
Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan (1921-2016), priest, poet, peacemaker, was one of the great religious voices of our time. Jim Forest, who worked with Berrigan in building the Catholic Peace Fellowship i
This book is a succinct primer on liberation theology in the context of the struggle of the Palestinian people for freedom and self-determination. Since Israeli claims in Palestine rely on biblical in
An exceptional reference and teaching tool, this is the single most comprehensive collection available of the primary documents of Catholic social thought, each presented with an introductory essay an
A timely resource for the many institutions in the Catholic Church facing diminishment or seeking rebirth and renewal.Arbuckle develops a cultural-anthropological model of change based on the assumpti
One of the world's most creative theologians reflects on the role of the Holy Spirit in the birth of the cosmos, in humanity, in religion, in life of the church, and in the hopes and struggles of the
Part of a growing genre of literature recounting personal experiences in the Iraq war, this memoir details the events surrounding the rescue of injured Christian aid workers by Iraqi good Samaritans i
Nearly a hundred prominent men and women from every religious tradition and around the globe here share a favorite prayer, while reflecting on its personal meaning. Nobel Peace Prize winners Lech Wale
Now in paperback: a beautiful set of meditations on the life of Jesus by one of the world's most beloved authors. "Girzone's empathy for the loneliness and insecurity of being human guides readers to
An indispensable collection of texts and essays focused on how the work of Christianity is affected by other religious traditions.An urgent question in the twenty-first century is how Christians can
The Image of the Unseen God develops a novel understanding of God and God’s action compatible with the teachings of Jesus, the Christian tradition, and contemporary science.
Herself Catholic, Oakes explains, especially to parents whose children have left the church, that many people who no longer identify with a specific denomination--or even religion as a whole--continue
Day presents a striking portrayal of poverty, with all its related problems, among black women in this country unemployment, underemployment, isolation, and lack of assets such a car or home ownership
A compelling view of two competing religious visions---one of "creation" and the other of "empire"---that run throughout the Bible."A remarkable offering for those who care about the interface of powe
A medical anthropologist and a Dominican priest and theologian from Peru would initially seem to have little in common. Yet Farmer (Harvard U.) and Gutierrez (a key figure in liberation theology) both
Formerly a Sister of Notre Dame, Beckett has lived as a contemplative nun at a Carmelite monastery in Norfolk, England, for 40-plus years, and has written several books on religious topics. Organized
