A study of the major themes of both the Old and New Testament that bear on issues of social justice, e.g., creation; exodus; liberation; prophets; psalms and wisdom literature; Jesus and the Kingdom of God; Matthew and the heritage of…
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An Introduction to the New Testament: The Abridged Version by Raymond Brown and Marion Soards
Abridged by Marion Soards, who worked with Brown on the original text of An Introduction to the New Testament, this new, concise version maintains the essence and centrist interpretation of the original without tampering with Brown’s perspective, insights, or conclusions.…
HarperCollins Study Bible – Student Edition: Fully Revised & Updated
The HarperCollins Study Bible—Student Edition is the landmark general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version as well as in-depth articles, introductions, and comprehensive notes by today’s leading biblical scholars for the Society of…
Encountering Ancient Voices: A Guide to Reading the Old Testament, by Corrine Carvalho
The new second edition of Corrine Carvalho’s widely popular core text, Encountering Ancient Voices, maintains the features, pedagogy, and engaging style that made the first edition so effective and successful, while adding a new element that makes it accessible to…
Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History, by Janina Ramirez
This brief historical introduction to Julian of Norwich explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of her life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way she was initially received. The second part…
Rites of Justice: The Sacraments and Liturgy as Ethical Imperatives, by Megan McKenna
Megan McKenna explores the connect between walking with God and participating in the rituals of the church. Using stories, reflection, Scripture and Church history, she leads us to a deeper understanding of Catholic sacraments and ritual. Her reflections show how…
Henri Nouwen: His Life and Spirit, by Kevin Burns
This innovative new biography by Kevin Burns will remind readers why they loved Henri Nouwen’s books years ago and provide a welcome guide to his spirituality, introducing one of the most important Catholics of the second half of the 20th…
The Sacraments: An Interdisciplinary and Interactive Study, by Joseph Martos
What are the sacraments, really? For centuries, the religious lives of Catholics and other Christians have revolved around church rituals with generally accepted individual and social effects. What, precisely, are those effects, and how are they produced? Traditional theology used…
The Way of Suffering: A Geography of Crisis, by Jerome Miller
This book can best be described as an extended meditation on suffering, phenomenological in method and dialectical in point of view. The angle the author takes is that of moral self-examination rather that conventional scholarly inquiry, and his aim is…
Images of Hope: Imagination as Healer of the Hopeless, by William Lynch
Lynch says he bases the book on two assumptions. First, he believes whatever is ill with the mentally ill is human. Second, he says that the well can put off the impossible burden of trying to be as well as…
