This book summarizes, analyzes, and critiques current influential portraits of Jesus. It concludes that any portrait of the historical Jesus must come to terms with Jesus as both an apocalyptic proph
It is not enough to understand the Lectionary readings in their liturgical context. Knowledge of the biblical context of the Lectionary readings is vitally important, especially for facilitators of RC
"Believe what you read" are the first words used in the presentation of the Book of the Gospels to a newly ordained deacon by his bishop. In keeping with this spirit, Michael E. Bulson presents this c
In the 2004 Madeleva Lecture, Mary Ann Hinsdale uses the lens of her own life experience to tell the story of how visionary and prophetic women set in motion the important institutional structures th
It is not enough to understand the Lectionary readings in their liturgical context. Knowledge of the biblical context of the Lectionary readings is vitally important, especially for facilitators of RC
A biography of the nineteenth-century French Carmelite who wrote of a path to Heaven, "The Little Way," that can be followed by ordinary Christians and who was canonized a saint just seventeen years a
More than a few people today scoff at the notion of "religious experience." What the believer accepts as God acting in human lives, the skeptic attributes to delusion or hysteria - especially when the
Considers current debates in medical ethics while proposing an approach that takes account of women's experience, feminist ethics, and the potential contributions of religious traditions. Original.
The authors present methods for making connections between moral experience and concrete ethical issues, addressing in particular complex and controversial issues related to the economy, war and viole
Explores the twelve stages common to all pilgrimages and describes sites, temples, landscapes, and shrines around the world, including Tibet, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and Croagh Patrick in Ireland.
Explains how readers who suffer from chronic fear and anxiety can find faith-based solutions, considering current psychological insight into anxiety, offering practical guidance to caregivers, and out
A survey of medieval Christian literature dedicated to angels explores issues in angelic spirituality along a variety of themes and provides selections from medieval commentaries on such topics as the
