The diaries of Yves Congar, OP, written while he was an advisor at the Second Vatican Council. Translated by Mary John Ronayne, OP and Mary Cecily Boulding, OP, these writings offer a view of the activities of the council participants…
Category: Church History
Church History: Faith Handed On, by Kevin L. Hughes, Ph.D.
Church history is the story of faith handed on, of how fallible human people, given by God to be members of the Body of Christ in the Church, have struggled to live out the Gospel in the very concrete circumstances…
101 Questions & Answers on Deacons, by William T. Ditewig
An excellent introduction to the diaconate, the role of deacons in the Catholic Church and the history of the restoration of the ministry of deacon as a permanent order within the sacrament of Holy Orders. The question and answer format…
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, by Karen Armstrong
In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain’s foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philosophy and…
A History of Apologetics, by Avery Dulles
This masterful work by Cardinal Avery Dulles provides an overview of Christian apologetics (writings making the case for the Christian faith), from its beginning in the New Testament up to the present resurgence of apologetics among Catholics and Protestants in…
