David Chidester, one of the world’s foremost scholars of religion, traces Christianity’s growth and development from the time of Jesus to the dawn of the third millennium, revealing its rich diversity through the deeds and beliefs of heretics and saints,…
Category: History of Religion
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…
Black and Catholic: The Challenge and Gift of Black Folk : Contributions of African American Experience and Thought to Catholic Theology (Marquette Studies in Theology), edited by Jamie T. Phelps
This text seeks to address the issue of education for African-American Catholics. The book argues for reform in Catholic higher education, suggesting that particular attention be paid to the inclusion and integration of the African-American experience in Catholic theology. Find…
Being Catholic in a Culture of Choice, by Thomas P. Rausch, S.J.
Thomas Rausch’s book examines a number of recent studies of young adult Catholics as well as different ways that being Catholic is developed and supported, from the Catholic imagination to a reexamination of Christian origins in the light of the…
Beads and Strands: Reflections of an African Woman on Christianity in Africa, by Mercy Amba Oduyoye
Mercy Oduyoye’s latest book gathers a wealth of insights under three headings—“Africa and Redemption”; “Global Issues in African Perspective”; and “Women, Tradition, and the Gospel in Africa.” She brings Akan and other African traditions into correlation with biblical stories to…
Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople
Biographical information about Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. Links are included for his official biography and video interviews. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Asian Christian Art Association
A collection of beautiful Christian art from Asian artists. The site includes articles on Asian art through the centuries, profiles of artists, news of exhibitions, images and reviews of artistic works including drama, and much more. Find it here. Did…
Aquinas Institute: Reference Tools
A listing of resources for personal and professional growth with URLs for finding them on the internet. From the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Anthony de Mello, by William Dych, S.J.
Bringing together the wisdom of East and West, the Indian Jesuit Anthony de Mello used stories and parables to awaken his listeners to an awareness of God’s presence in their midst. Since his death in 1987, countless readers have been…
And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible’s Original Meaning, by Joel M. Hoffman
For centuries, translations of the Bible have obscured our understanding and appreciation of the original text. Now And God Said provides readers with an authoritative account of significant mistranslations and shows how new translation methods can give readers their first…