{"title":"Around The World With Orbis","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"hinduism-opera-omnia-iv-1","title":"Hinduism (Opera Omnia IV.1)","description":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"lpgy40-sz04rl-480tkd-xo34n1\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis new offering in the comprehensive collection of Panikkar's work brings together in one volume the English-language versions of the most crucial texts of the Indian Sacred Scriptures. As part of his lifetime goal to bring \"East and West together\" in conversation about the sacred and the holy, Panikkar takes here selections from the oldest Hindu hymns, including from the Rig Veda, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and finally from the Upanishads, the mystical and philosophical culmination of the Vedas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"gw2hka-5di5hu-8igsx0-g6g32o\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"7g4u4j-9d4utg-g65n25-anxl8\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"if8p9i-fmjeql-fy5x1k-otno7i\" data-feature-name=\"editorialReviews\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaimon Panikkar (1918-2010) made pioneering contributions in the areas of interreligious dialogue, comparative theology, and the phenomenology of religion, while bridging different religions and cultures (Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism), and effected insightful conversation between the so-called sacred and secular worlds. These diverse contributions were tied together in a unifying vision he called his \"cosmotheandric intuition,\" the deep interconnection of the Divine, the Cosmic, and the Human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"dpx-btf-right-rail_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"gk33nu-w7sx5f-h2aqxz-2ykqdl\" data-feature-name=\"dpx-btf-right-rail\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"dpx-btf-right-rail_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-box btfRightRail\" id=\"rightRail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-box-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-medium a-size-small\" id=\"fiona-publisher-signup-link\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"fiona-publisher-signup-link_csm_instrumentation_wrapper\" data-csa-c-id=\"8zavqm-e8j8i6-cvtzt0-m0qhy2\" class=\"celwidget\" cel_widget_id=\"fiona-publisher-signup-link_csm_instrumentation_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fionaPublishBox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cBox grayBox\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987452837952,"sku":"978-1-62698-204-8","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626982048.jpg?v=1747248701"},{"product_id":"islamophobia","title":"Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (And Do) About Anti-Muslim Discrimination","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #247337;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Ecumenism  Interfaith Relations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 79, 146);\"\u003e \"This affecting testament and call to action will persuade any Christian to practice love for their neighbors, regardless of their faith.\"\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"1701\" data-start=\"1576\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 79, 146);\"\u003e“A clear and compelling guide for Christians seeking to understand and confront Islamophobia.” — National Catholic Reporter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"1815\" data-start=\"1703\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 79, 146);\"\u003e“An accessible and practical resource for building Christian-Muslim understanding and solidarity.” — \u003cem data-end=\"1813\" data-start=\"1804\"\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"1913\" data-start=\"1817\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 79, 146);\"\u003e“Connects faith, justice, and action in addressing anti-Muslim discrimination.” — \u003cem data-end=\"1911\" data-start=\"1899\"\u003eSojourners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an era of tension and division this volume offers a compelling case for a Christian response to an insidious problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis important and accessible book argues that Christians, not Muslims, should be at the forefront of efforts to end Islamophobia. While the focus is largely on the United States, the author also discusses international and historical roots and its connection to Christianity. Timely and readable, \u003cem\u003eIslamophobia \u003c\/em\u003ewill be of interest to academics and lay audiences alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJordan Denari Duffner \u003c\/strong\u003eis a doctoral student in theology and religious studies at Georgetown University and an associate and former research fellow at the Bridge Initiative, a research project of Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. A 2013 Fulbright scholar, she is author of \u003cem\u003eFinding Jesus among Muslims: How Loving Islam Makes Me a Better Catholic \u003c\/em\u003e(Liturgical Press) and many articles in print and online media, including \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TG_AgEfJxyk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Duffner_Islamophobia_TOC.pdf?v=1648653990\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Duffner_Islamophobia_Intro.pdf?v=1648653990\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/islamophobia-2\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"154\" width=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/IslamophobiaWhatChristiansShouldKnow_andDo_aboutAnti-MuslimDiscriminationORBIS2021JordanDenariDuffnerisanauthorandscholarofMuslim-Christianrelations_interreligiousdialogue_andIslamoph_480x480.png?v=1665424048\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/authors\/jordan-denari-duffner\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"154\" width=\"270\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GladYouAskedWhatdoMuslimsthinkofJesusInthisepisodeofthepodcast_JordanDenariDuffnerdiscusseswhatIslamteachesaboutwhoJesusis._480x480.png?v=1665423875\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e     \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jordan.denariduffner\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmcsoxford.org.uk\/resources\/book-reviews\/jordan-denari-duffner-islamophobia-what-christians-should-know-and-do-about-anti-muslim-discrimination\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"154\" width=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ReviewByDrRichardMcCallum_SeniorFellow_CMCSOxfordNovember2022JordanDenariDuffner_IslamophobiawhatChristiansshouldknow_anddo_aboutanti-Muslimdiscrimination.Maryknoll_NewYorkOrbis_1_480x480.png?v=1669647358\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jordandenariduffner\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"154\" width=\"270\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_3_480x480_55c6fa68-1ca1-4a8d-bb04-4787fca68a14_480x480.webp?v=1705684786\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordandenari\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"154\" width=\"270\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_5_480x480_67fac8e0-2664-4e38-9bf7-43d745c7df3c_480x480.webp?v=1705690179\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/jordandenari.com\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"154\" width=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_480x480_f1239a59-f183-4741-b06c-a7503b62f81e_480x480.webp?v=1693238303\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jordan.denariduffner\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_4_480x480_480x480_2dc8ae69-9152-4e3b-a895-3b90b15c2552.webp?v=1746112444\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567860834499,"sku":"978-1-62698-410-3","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/islamphobia-christians-duffner-mech.jpg?v=1747248929"},{"product_id":"handbook-of-african-catholicism","title":"Handbook of African Catholicism","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41a395;\"\u003e Catholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“Fills an important theological lacuna in the African theological landscape and is a must-read for students, scholars, and lovers of African God talk. This long-awaited and long-overdue volume is an oasis in our Sahara Desert. Now we can all quench our thirst with the Handbook of African Catholicism.\u003cem\u003e”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e—Musa W. Dube, Emory University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“Many African countries remain in a state of flux, dancing near the brink, neither able to achieve their desired greatness nor totally tripping into the abyss. There is an urgent need for renewed theological thinking to help the Catholic Church clarify its thoughts on how to help the continent. This volume by a younger generation of African scholars is a welcome contribution to knowledge and Catholic intellectual tradition.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e—Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto, author, Witness to Justice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“Contributors to this momentous interdisciplinary volume capture the religious imagination of Catholicism grounded in Africa’s rich cultural diversity.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e—Caroline N. Mbonu, HHCJ, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“This volume, an amazing achievement of immense service to the academy and the ordinary reader, assures interest in the development of theology in Africa, and in the indispensable role of African theology at the service of the local and world church.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Elochukwu Uzukwu, author, A Listening Church: Autonomy and Communion in African Churches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“I welcome this comprehensive account of African Catholicism. It is my hope that this work will stimulate further exploration of these topics in relation to Africa and the World Church. I recommend this volume for a prominent place in the libraries of seminaries and Catholic institutions.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Bishop Sithembele Sipuka, vice president, Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“A product of several years of collaborative palaver, this volume is a triumph for Africa’s Catholic scholars; indispensable for academics, pastoral agents, and all interested in global Catholicism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Paul Gifford, author, Christianity, Development, and Modernity in Africa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“A breathtaking and spectacular cartography of the spiritual and theological force of contemporary African Catholicism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Susan Abraham, president, Concilium: International Journal of Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e“A landmark achievement that demonstrates the diverse maturing of African Catholic theology and serves the ongoing learning of the world church.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5089b7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Paul D. Murray, the Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eProvides a disciplinary map for understanding African Cathol\u003c\/span\u003eicism today by engaging some of the most pressing and pertinent issues, topics, and conversations in diverse fields of studies in African Catholicism. A road map for scholars in following the development of African Christian thought, the current state of research in specific areas, and methodological approaches being employed in understanding the Christian movement as it crosses different cultural, religious, and social frontiers in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_A1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStan Chu Ilo\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Catholic priest and theologian from Nigeria, is currently a senior research professor at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology, DePaul University, Chicago and coordinating servant of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN). He is author of A Poor and Merciful Church, editor of Handbook of African Catholicism, and co-editor of Toward a Synodal Church in Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg height=\"83\" width=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ilo_Handbook_of_African_Catholicism_TOC.pdf?v=1648051318\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ilo_Handbook_of_African_Catholicism_Intro.pdf?v=1648051545\" title=\"Introduction\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagocatholic.com\/chicagoland\/-\/article\/2022\/11\/16\/depaul-university-organizes-meeting-between-pope-francis-students-across-africa\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: left;\" height=\"148\" width=\"259\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/DePaulUniversityorganizesmeetingbetweenPopeFrancis_studentsacrossAfricaByMichelleMartinStaffWriterWednesday_November16_2022_480x480.png?v=1668694922\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e     \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/opinion\/guest-voices\/what-if-peripheries-were-really-center-defines-church-today\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"148\" width=\"259\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Whatiftheperipherieswerereallythecenterthatdefinesthechurchtoday_480x480.png?v=1669991531\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.ug\/pope-francis-visit-to-africa\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"149\" width=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/BlueBreakingNewsArticleBlogInstagramPost_3_480x480.png?v=1674742764\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e     \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/7661\/time-to-leave-the-scene-warring-south-sudanese-politicians-told-after-ecumenical-visit\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"148\" width=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Timeto_leavethescene_WarringSouthSudanesePoliticiansToldafterEcumenicalVisit_480x480.png?v=1676475665\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/7839\/he-fertilized-my-brain-widely-published-nigerian-priest-inspired-by-pope-francis\"\u003e  \u003cimg height=\"150\" width=\"264\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/WidelyPublishedNigerianPriestInspiredbyPopeFrancis_480x480.png?v=1678459540\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/7838\/church-leaders-in-africa-urged-to-emulate-pope-francis-inclusivity-style-to-save-numbers\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"148\" width=\"260\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ChurchLeadersinAfricaUrgedtoEmulatePopeFrancis_InclusivityStyletoSaveNumbers_1_480x480.png?v=1678460008\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202303130019.html\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"148\" width=\"260\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/AfricaPopeFrancis-TheFirstPost-ColonialPapacytoDeliverMessagesThatResonateWithAfricans_480x480.png?v=1678808442\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/7876\/why-is-pope-francis-sometimes-misunderstood-nigerian-catholic-theologian-explains\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"152\" width=\"267\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/WhyisPopeFrancisSometimesMisunderstoodNigerianCatholicTheologianExplains_1_480x480.png?v=1678892355\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/opinion\/guest-voices\/francis-asking-church-dream-again-why-do-so-many-oppose-him\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"148\" width=\"259\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Francisisaskingthechurchtodreamagain.Whydosomanyopposehim_480x480.png?v=1679922648\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003cimg height=\"148\" width=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/FollowtheAuthor_480x480.png?v=1664462152\" alt=\"\"\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-africa\/2024\/09\/african-catholics-say-synodality-is-also-a-call-to-christian-unity\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/African_Catholics_say_synodality_is_also_a_call_to_Christian_unity_By_Ngala_Killian_Chimtom_Sep_9_2024_Africa_Correspondent_2.png?v=1725893297\" width=\"260\" height=\"148\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-africa\/2024\/09\/african-catholics-say-synodality-is-also-a-call-to-christian-unity\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057197523139,"sku":"978-1-62698-474-5","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984745.jpg?v=1747248975"},{"product_id":"undoing-conquest-ancient-israel-the-bible-and-the-future-of-christianity","title":"Undoing Conquest: Ancient Israel, the Bible, and the Future of Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 79, 142);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 79, 142);\"\u003e\"Kate Common has written a book both heartbreaking and inspiring. The heartbreak is the fact that many of us, through millennia, have used the Bible to mutilate others’ cultures and lives. The inspiration is that Common mines a deeply unheralded “still small voice” in biblical history that, if fanned, can make us worthy of being called “religious.”  It is a bold book meant to dismember, in our hearts, the Bible’s tectonic plates.\"-\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Susan Schnur, Psy.D., Senior Editor Emerita of Lilith Magazine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 79, 142);\"\u003e“The story of the conquest of Canaan under Joshua was weaponized by western Christian empires to colonize North America, South Africa, and Australia. The same story is being used today by Christian and Jewish Zionists as a blueprint to occupy Palestinian land and ethnically cleanse the Palestinian people. . . . \u003cem\u003eUndoing Conquest\u003c\/em\u003e provides a new liberating counter-interpretation from the perspective of an oppressed, yet innovative community. This book is an important read for anyone who is looking for a fresh theological reflection on the Book of Joshua and a justice-oriented praxis for the Christian church today.” \u003cstrong\u003e–\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitri Raheb, f\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eounder and p\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eresident, Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem, Palestine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 79, 142);\"\u003e“Kate Common’s book arrives at a propitious moment when an intractable conflict with scriptural roots cries out for new thinking. The Highland Settlement material is a ‘liberative origins narrative,’ a ‘countermemory . . . that can help prompt radical imagination and social change.’ This is Feminist Practical Theology at its best and, God willing, just in the nick of time.” \u003cstrong\u003e–M\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eary E. Hunt, co-director, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 79, 142);\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eUndoing Conquest\u003c\/em\u003e presents an accessible account of otherwise highly technical archaeological, scientific, and academic treatments of the world that would become ancient Israel. It will surely challenge readers' presuppositions and compel the kind of change that addresses countless societal problems in our world today.” –\u003cstrong\u003eBrandon J. Simonson, Boston University School of Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 79, 142);\"\u003e“Not since Walter Wink has the church had an invitation and method for engaging the text like what Common offers.” –\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick B. Reyes, Dean, Auburn Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #265090;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"45\" width=\"451\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHow a new understanding of the origins of the Hebrew people can help churches recognize and take responsibility for a history of violence and conquest, make reparations, and seek reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn the last century, archaeologists of the Highlands Settlements north of Jerusalem uncovered evidence that reshapes traditional understandings of Israelite history and the Bible. This new history remains largely untold outside of specialized archeological and biblical studies contexts. In Undoing Conquest, Kate Common recovers the material evidence that challenges the theological imagination of conquest that has permeated Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExamining how biblical conquest narratives shaped Christian ideology, \u003cem\u003eUndoing Conquest\u003c\/em\u003e offers ways to incorporate the story the Highlands Settlements reveal into the life of the church to repair the harms of settler-colonialism and genocide, creating a more just future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Common\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cspan\u003eAssistant Professor in Public and Practical Theology\u003c\/span\u003e at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She specializes in interdisciplinary research in biblical studies, ecclesiology, feminist theology, and theopoetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/9781626985490?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=8e61741ef\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Raheb_DecolonizingPalestine_720x_c8c41176-c317-44f0-a0fa-90f9b4aa0161_480x480.jpg?v=1707411958\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/3bda6xu2nszib6s4-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/islamophobia?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=69a7c8cce\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/islamphobia-christians-duffner-mech_720x_642d2d66-0f46-4639-a948-51f034722272_480x480.webp?v=1707423368\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/islam\/products\/faith-in-the-face-of-empire\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/978-1-62698-065-5_360x_53981b77-3a33-47d0-aaf2-3ae4466761c3_480x480.webp?v=1707423649\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Common_Undoing_Conquest_TOC.pdf?v=1701714791\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Common_Undoing_Conquest_Intro.pdf?v=1701714791\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kate-common-54238174\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"314\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_6_480x480.png?v=1689862701\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kate_common\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"179\" width=\"314\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_3_7a8af0fd-b59b-40a5-9cf3-d7c39a2cdf39_480x480.png?v=1689187438\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.katecommon.com\/bio\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"315\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_2_348fd8a9-4b84-4e11-be77-d16d4aad8cac.png?v=1766069036\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fatherjohndear.substack.com\/p\/what-archeologists-never-found-at?utm_source=post-email-title\u0026amp;publication_id=4670096\u0026amp;post_id=196262793\u0026amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title\u0026amp;isFreemail=true\u0026amp;r=1n6lgv\u0026amp;triedRedirect=true\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/What_archeologists_never_found_at_Jericho_Looking_at_the_roots_of_Biblical_violence_with_professor_and_theologian_Kate_Common.png?v=1779109287\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"179\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45897990308141,"sku":"978-1-62698-558-2","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Common_UndoingConquest_966a1f3a-07ce-43c0-aa6b-898dbf1a8df5.jpg?v=1747249113"},{"product_id":"return-to-the-center-the-discovery-of-india","title":"Return to the Center: The Discovery of India","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                      \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction by Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new edition of a classic work of spiritual discovery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 93, 175);\"\u003e \"Old gems never lose their value but shine even more brightly with time.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 93, 175);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Peter Lobo, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I sit here on the veranda of my cell, watching the sun set behind the trees, and recall the day, nearly fifty years ago, when I watched the same suns setting over the playing-fields at school. My cell is a thatched hut surrounded by trees. I can listen to the birds singing as I did then, and watch the trees making dark patterns against the sky as the light fades, but I have travelled a long way both in space and time since then. . . .”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBede Griffiths (1907-1993), a British-born Benedictine monk, moved to India in 1955, adopted the appearance of a Hindu \u003cem\u003esannyasi\u003c\/em\u003e—one whose whole life is focused on the search for God—and became one of the great pioneers of East-West dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eReturn to the Center \u003c\/em\u003eGriffiths offers the fruits of a lifetime spent in prayer and meditation. He believes that modern humans have lost touch with the center of their own life, and therefore with life itself. This center is “the place of meeting where the different religious traditions of the world have their source, and the ultimate meaning of human existence is to be found. . . . For a Christian this is manifested in the person of Jesus Christ.” Griffiths illuminates the way for us each to find our own way back to the center by looking at the truths of Hinduism and Buddhism through a Christian lens. In these short reflections he reflects “on what India has done to me, on how my mind has developed, on the changes which have taken place in my way of life and in the depths of my soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is augmented by an additional chapter that narrates his move from England to India, describing what he was seeking and what he found. In addition, a lengthy introduction by \u003cstrong\u003eCyprian Consiglio\u003c\/strong\u003e, former prior of New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, offers a biographical profile of Griffiths and assesses his significance as a “Christocentric perrenialist.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBede Griffiths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(1907-1993) was a British-born Benedictine monk who moved to India in 1955, adopted the appearance of a Hindu sanyasi (one whose whole life is focused on the search for God), adapted monastic life to Indian traditions, and became one of the great pioneers of East-West dialogue. In Return to the Center he offers the fruits of a lifetime spent in prayer and meditation. Griffiths believes that modern humans have lost touch with the center of their own life, and therefore with life itself. This center is “the place of meeting where the different religious traditions of the world have their source, and the ultimately meaning of human existence is to be found. . . . For a Christian this is manifested in the person of Jesus Christ.” Griffiths insists that we must find our way back to that center, and he illuminates the way for us by looking at the truths of Hinduism and Buddhism through a Christian lens. This edition is augmented by an additional chapter that narrates his move from England to India, describing what he was seeking and what he found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover photo © Fr. Douglas Conlan, used with permission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/bede-griffiths?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=75431d01a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Griffiths_MSM_2018_2_720x_a29bfc4d-db9e-42c2-9f70-8601b61360fd_480x480.webp?v=1707411613\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/rediscovering-the-divine-building-a-house-with-god-from-the-ground-up?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=75431d01a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Consiglio_Rediscovering_720x_c4960b11-d1e9-47c9-8523-c21b00dc0d9a_480x480.webp?v=1707411744\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-cave-of-the-heart?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=63d9a9a17\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheCaveoftheHeart_720x_e9852f41-a5ac-42ef-8edd-6e0d58995fa5_480x480.webp?v=1707411786\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Griffiths_Return_to_the_Center_TOC_1.pdf?v=1702043462\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Griffiths_Return_to_the_Center_Chapter.pdf?v=1702043454\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                                                                       \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236489576749,"sku":"978-1-62698-563-6","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Griffiths-ReturntotheCenter_a8d27236-66ae-4a74-95e1-0119344b914b.jpg?v=1747249140"},{"product_id":"love-made-me-an-inventor-the-story-of-maggy-barankitse-humanitarian-genocide-survivor-citizen-without-borders","title":"Love Made Me An Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse - Humanitarian, Genocide Survivor, Citizen without Borders","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 81, 45);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋆⋅\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Book Award Winner, Second Place, Life and Dignity of the Person\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 81, 45);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋆⋅\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Book Winner, Honorable Mention, Biography\u003c\/span\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 81, 45);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋆⋅\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eNautilus Book Award Winner, First Place, Heroic Journeys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 81, 45);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋆⋅\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eIllumination Book Award Winner, Outstanding Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 81, 45);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋆⋅\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e2026 Association of Catholic Publishers Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_1_c877508a-b1fa-4a12-b5f6-d58337196e03.png?v=1782225389\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"18\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(30, 69, 91);\"\u003eForeword by Emmanuel Katongole \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(30, 69, 91);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“In a time of national political division, Maggy Barankitse challenges us to live a faith anchored in love built on justice. Do we have the courage to embody faith that acts with such love and commitment? Maggy can show us the way with singing and dancing and a deep resolve. Let us all become \u003ci\u003einventors\u003c\/i\u003e in Maggy’s Spirit-driven style.”\u003cb\u003e—Simone Campbell, SSS, author;\u003ci\u003e Hunger for Hope, \u003c\/i\u003erecipient, 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“Saints are made by ordinary people doing brave and humble things in extraordinary circumstances. Maggie Barankitse is one of those saints. David Toole tells a magnificent and human story from the Great Lakes region of Africa. An inspiration!”\u003cb\u003e—Rose Marie Berger, senior editor, \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“Maggy Barankitse’s defiance of genocide and embrace of love continue to redeem a landscape of suffering and war. David Toole’s book opened a world to me.”\u003cb\u003e—Richard Lischer, Duke Divinity School; author, \u003ci\u003eOur Hearts Are Restless: The Art of Spiritual Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“An exceptional book about an extraordinary woman. Few people in the world exemplify, as Maggy does, such a powerful story of inspiration, innovation. You will be inspired, encouraged, and changed . . . for the better.”\u003cb\u003e—L. Gregory Jones, President of Belmont University;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor, \u003ci\u003eChristian Social Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\"David Toole has finally made Maggy's full story available in this narrative, the fruit of a long friendship between a perceptive writer and a saint. This is one of the most hopeful books I have ever read.\" \u003cb\u003e—William T. Cavanaugh, professor, DePaul University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1112372979?h=535e04b217\u0026amp;badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"CFN Live - David Toole\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nOn October 25, 1993, Maggy Barankitse buried seventy-two bodies in a mass grave on the grounds of the bishop’s house in Burundi, a day after she was made to watch as they were murdered in a fit of ethnic violence. What happened next would save tens of thousands of children from death and despair during a protracted civil war\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLove Made Me an Inventor is how Marguerite (Maggy) Barankitse describes how she has been able to accomplish her life-saving work. In this first-ever authorized biography in English, readers will encounter her extraordinary journey from survivor to founder of Maison Shalom and the name “Angel of Burundi.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFor twenty-two years Maison Shalom provided care for mothers and children devastated by war and ethnic violence in Burundi. Then, after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt in 2015, Maggy’s work shifted to helping Burundian refugees in Rwanda through education, healthcare, and community services.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Toole\u003c\/b\u003e is Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, where he holds a joint appointment as associate professor of the practice of theology, ethics, and global health in the Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Divinity School. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot in Sarajevo\u003c\/i\u003e and founder of Love’s Inventions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a non-profit dedicated to spreading Maggy’s message to the world and supporting her ongoing work in Africa. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Durham, NC.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Christian Ferney\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003ePhoto credit: Getty Images\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255); background: white; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/at-play-in-the-lions-den?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=399abe178\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"321\" width=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/At_Play_in_Lions_Den_2018_720x_d17bf2f6-ace4-4ca1-8309-a163d158b6ee.webp?v=1721837659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/no-guilty-bystander-the-extraordinary-life-of-bishop-thomas-gumbleton?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=f4cbb0a00\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"322\" width=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985230_720x_2.webp?v=1721837720\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-same-fate-as-the-poor?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3139a360d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"321\" width=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheSameFataeasthePoor_720x_9f3a7c97-556c-4736-8319-700836f47672.webp?v=1721837788\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac.jpg?v=1664387696\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Toole_Love_Made_Me_an_Inventor_TOC.pdf?v=1738004813\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Toole_Love_Made_Me_an_Inventor_Preface.pdf?v=1738004813\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Preface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sightmagazine.com.au\/features\/year-in-review-12-people-who-helped-shape-sights-2025\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"316\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Year_in_Review_12_people_who_helped_shape_Sight_s_2025_Business_Card_US.png?v=1767621872\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/englewoodreview.org\/spring-2025-most-anticipated-books-for-christian-readers\/3\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Spring_2025_Most_Anticipated_Books_for_Christian_Readers.png?v=1740408473\" width=\"316\" height=\"181\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49649597251885,"sku":"978-1-62698-616-9","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626986169.jpg?v=1747249203"},{"product_id":"daxiang-theology-a-chinese-comparative-theology","title":"Daxiang Theology: A Chinese Comparative Theology","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(50, 104, 184);\"\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 60, 114);\"\u003e\u003ci data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eDaxiang\u003ci\u003e Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine example of comparative theology as it springs up and flourishes in Chinese soil. Hongyi Wang shows us not only that Chinese thought can be compared with Western thought, but more deeply and importantly how satisfying and productive it is to move forward step by step by smaller scale that helps us, East or West, to see anew the fundamentals of the Christian faith. Wang gives us fresh insight into what comparative theology at its best is all about.”—\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 60, 114);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 60, 114);\"\u003e“As a Chinese intellectual with an advanced education in Christian theology in the West, the author is well positioned to construct, as he puts it, ‘a Chinese way of salvation in light of the Christian faith.’  Through a series of detailed case studies, Wang relates Chinese categories to cognate concepts in Western theology—such as the immanent and transcendent Dao to the God of process theology, or the Daoist concept of non-action to Caputo's concept of the ‘weakness of God’—in a way that sheds light on both relata. In this way Daxiang\u003ci\u003e Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is an exemplary exercise in Comparative Theology.”—\u003cb\u003eHugh Nicholson, professor, comparative religion, Loyola University Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThe Chinese word\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaxiang\u003c\/i\u003e stands for an immense phenomenon that cannot be perceived by human eyes. That is the term Hongyi Wang uses to describe a comparative theology that integrates Chinese religious thought with Christian theology.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eHongyi Wang\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eearned a bachelor’s degree in theology from Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, and MA and STM degrees from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. He is currently a doctoral student at the Loyola University, Chicago.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-celestial-web-buddhism-and-christianity-a-different-companion?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=457430d16\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=48611334291757\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Schmidt-Leukel-CelestialWeb_720x_4635a235-4f92-40c7-9198-f341dd7dd215.webp?v=1721852491\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/being-religious-interreligiously?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a8b43c6a5\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Being_Rel_Inter_18_720x_51467a82-7163-45a1-b35f-916530af3360.webp?v=1721852575\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-tao-of-asian-american-belonging?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82fe87999\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hertig-Tao-asian-american-belonging-FC_540x_65f97fa4-306c-4bf9-b2b2-edea8b9a2039.webp?v=1721852646\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_54eed06f-cd1f-430c-8b39-9fb9a1933821.avif?v=1767716555\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Wang_Daxiang_Theology_TOC.pdf?v=1774982716\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Wang_Daxiang_Theology_Intro.pdf?v=1774982716\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49699856908589,"sku":"978-1-62698-618-3","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626986183.jpg?v=1727273406"},{"product_id":"the-cross-and-the-olive-tree","title":"The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology amid Gaza","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Naim Ateek and Cedar Duaybis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(57, 96, 202);\"\u003e“How does one keep faith and hope alive in times of genocide? How can we bear witness to suffering, imagine a different world, and move toward reconciliation in the face of destruction? These are not abstract theological exercises—they are the urgent, lived questions that the next generation of Palestinian theologians wrestle with in this groundbreaking book.” \u003ca name=\"x__Hlk198220944\" style=\"color: rgb(57, 96, 202);\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitri Raheb, founder and president, Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem, Palestine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(57, 96, 202);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e“The book brings energy and freshness to the vital topic of how to do theology in the light of the unremitting suffering of Palestinians for generations, but especially for the present one.” \u003cb\u003e—The Very Revd Canon Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem, The Church Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFrom the lived theology of grandmothers to traditions of scholarship, from ancient liturgies to contemporary resistance, eight Palestinian Christian theologians offer a crucial and vibrant perspective on liberation, reconciliation, and divine imagination. Written within the heart of suffering, the cross and the olive tree interpret each other in an unwavering hope, symbols of faith and homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Munayer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem and holds degrees from King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh, and VU University Amsterdam. John is currently involved in interreligious activism and is the founder and editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestinian Christianity \u003c\/i\u003eat the Bethlehem Bible College. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, researching the political theology of the Palestinian laity in relation to the Holy Fire ceremony.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Munayer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem and holds degrees from Durham University and Exeter University. Samuel works as an advocacy and access officer for a humanitarian organization that works in Gaza and the West Bank. He recently co-authored with John the article entitled, “Decolonising Palestinian Liberation Theology: New Methods, Sources, and Voices.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCover design:  Michael Calvente\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/9781626985490?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3735879b1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Raheb_DecolonizingPalestine_ff90a741-1a47-4eec-8246-beba127908ac_300x300.jpg?v=1726756527\" alt=\"Decolonizing Palestine:  The Land, The People, The Bible Orbis Books\" width=\"219\" height=\"337\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/a-palestinian-theology-of-liberation?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=782e97548\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781626982604_300x300.jpg?v=1570396540\" alt=\"A Palestinian Theology of Liberation - Orbis Books\" width=\"219\" height=\"337\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/faith-in-the-face-of-empire?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=dcc5308e5\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/978-1-62698-065-5_300x300.jpg?v=1726756615\" alt=\"Faith in the Face of Empire - Orbis Books\" width=\"219\" height=\"337\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image.webp?v=1717698091\" width=\"428\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Munayer_Munayer_The_Cross_and_the_Olive_Tree_TOC.pdf?v=1750857240\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Munayer_Munayer_The_Cross_and_the_Olive_Tree_Intro.pdf?v=1750857242\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vu.nl\/en\/stories\/john-munayer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg height=\"171\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/John_Munayer.png?v=1737557510\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/international.la-croix.com\/religion\/palestinian-theologian-john-munayer-aims-to-work-for-justice-reconciliation\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/John_Munayer_Business_Card_US_1.png?v=1737557822\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnmunayer\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"171\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_7.png?v=1737045844\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=59837724de96a25c\u0026amp;rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS1112US1112\u0026amp;udm=7\u0026amp;sxsrf=ADLYWIIMFvnn7ycCVrMB-82SbwcqOHNRWQ:1737557325638\u0026amp;q=John+Munayer\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwi9ra-5yYmLAxXikIkEHZu6KWMQ8ccDegQICRAH\u0026amp;biw=1920\u0026amp;bih=919\u0026amp;dpr=1\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"171\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_68efa09a-1b0d-4d63-97ff-b9bec8bb642a.png?v=1737558206\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-salim-munayer-157839137\/?originalSubdomain=il\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_1_e00a07c5-3d07-475b-8cf4-3d054a820fee.png?v=1737558350\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-across-the-divide-126877340\/episode\/impact-of-christian-zionism-on-palestinian-255567920\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"171\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_John_Munayer.png?v=1737558881\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bethbc.edu\/acblog\/2023\/12\/19\/do-not-be-afraid-by-john-s-munayer-samuel-s-munayer\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_John_Munayer.png?v=1737559731\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwocities.com\/practical-theology\/palestinian-liberation-theology-with-john-munayer-podcast\/#prettyPhoto\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_b608ee47-bb4b-4dfa-8b03-5b124427b000.png?v=1737559869\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnmunayer\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_2_0549fe77-99b3-4a51-9046-ffaad5e27d99.png?v=1737561777\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sjesjesuits.global\/sj-testimonies\/eyes-full-of-tears-palestinian-christian-hope\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"171\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Eyes_Full_of_Tears_Palestinian_Christian_Hope_15_Apr_2024_SJES_ROME_JCEP_By_John_S._Munayer_and_Samuel_S._Munayer.png?v=1737562503\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e              \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=samuel+munayer\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3.png?v=1737562719\" width=\"301\" height=\"172\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e       \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20230426-christianity-under-attack-in-jerusalem-memo-in-conversation-with-john-and-samuel-munayer\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_John_Munayer_1.png?v=1737562942\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e                        \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sam_munayer\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"171\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_4.png?v=1737563365\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-cross-and-the-olive-tree-palestinian\/id1282035947?i=1000732169147\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_Business_Card_US.png?v=1761049216\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e                       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/culture\/book-reviews\/rns-top-10-religion-and-spirituality-books-2025\"\u003e \u003cimg height=\"172\" width=\"301\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/RNS_top_10_religion_and_spirituality_books_of_2025_by_Amanda_Koehn_Religion_News_Source_This_year_s_books_suggest_that_faith_remains_a_source_of_creativity_resistance_and_renewal._Bus.png?v=1767629853\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.comeandsee.com\/view.php?sid=1408\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"172\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Eyes_Full_of_Tears_Palestinian_Christian_Hope_15_Apr_2024_SJES_ROME_JCEP_By_John_S._Munayer_and_Samuel_S._Munayer.png?v=1737563138\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/articles\/2026\/6-february\/books-arts\/book-reviews\/book-review-the-cross-and-the-olive-tree-cultivating-palestinian-theology-amid-gaza-edited-by-john-s-munayer-and-samuel-s-munayer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Book_review_The_Cross_and_the_Olive_Tree_Cultivating_Palestinian_theology_amid_Gaza_edited_by_John_S._Munayer_and_Samuel_S._Munayer_06_February_2026_Business_Card_US.png?v=1770655643\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"172\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/culture\/book-reviews\/rns-top-10-religion-and-spirituality-books-2025\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50418636390701,"sku":"978-1-62698-634-3","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Munayer_CrossandtheOliveTree.jpg?v=1743516166"},{"product_id":"my-chinese-dream-new-encounters-and-dialogues-with-christianity","title":"My Chinese Dream: Dialogues and Encounters with Christianity","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; color: #10512d; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e⋆⋅\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #10512d; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Book Winner, Honorable Mention, Ecumenism\/Interfaith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; color: #10512d; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 99, 151);\"\u003e“Yan invites readers to a ‘voyage of discovery’ to the unknown, discovering, after all, that we can be a gift to one another and appreciate each other’s positive values, paving pathways to fraternity and peace.”—\u003cb\u003eAntonio Spadaro, SJ, \u003c\/b\u003eUndersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and former Editor in Chief, \u003ci\u003eLa Civiltà Cattolica\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 99, 151);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 99, 151);\"\u003e“Yan gives the reader a fresco that resonates through the prism of his living experience, committed to the Gospel and sprouting from the womb of Chinese culture so that it may shine in all its beauty in the rainbow of unity.”—\u003cb\u003ePiero Coda, \u003c\/b\u003eSecretary General of the Pontifical International Theological Commission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 99, 151);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 99, 151);\"\u003e“Yan’s dream of harmonious relationships echoes the Confucian saying, ‘heaven and humans are united as one.’ His research is rooted in Chinese wisdom, Catholic teaching, and contemporary Chinese contributions to human development. He is opening doors to a way of avoiding dangerous violent conflicts among humans that will destroy nature.”—\u003cb\u003eThomas McGuire, \u003c\/b\u003eformer Board Chair of the US-China Catholic Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 99, 151);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSince the first introduction of Christianity to China, many in both the East and West have explored the compatibility of Chinese culture with the Gospel. As a Chinese scholar, educated both in China and in Italy, Chiaretto Yan dreams of a new basis for encounter and dialogue, respectful of both church teaching and the deep wells of Chinese wisdom. In this book he attempts to find points of agreement between the Christian culture of unity and the Chinese culture of harmony, drawing on both biblical themes and insights from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. This encounter is then extended to practical questions, including the promotion of integral ecology, “fraternity and social friendship,” the alleviation of poverty, and issues of social justice and religious freedom.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eKin Sheung Chiaretto Yan (\u003c\/b\u003e甄健湘\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e is visiting professor at the University of Saint Joseph-Macau and the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China. He holds a doctorate in practical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, another doctorate in philosophy from the Sophia University Institute in Loppiano, and is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvangelization in China: Challenges and Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e (Orbis Books) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeasons for Relationships\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a consecrated member of the international Focolare movement.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design by Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eOrbis logo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e978-1-62698-643-5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background: white;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/maryknoll-in-china?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d67c3f467\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"314\" width=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/maryknoll-in-china-653x1000_300x300.jpg?v=1726756860\" alt=\"Maryknoll in China - Orbis Books\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-christianity-in-asia-i?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=d67c3f467\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"314\" width=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/A-History-of-Christianity-in-Asia-Volume-1-653x1000_300x300.jpg?v=1726756286\" alt=\"A History of Christianity in Asia I - Orbis Books\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/once-upon-a-time-in-asia?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=d67c3f467\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"316\" width=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/51x2sc32LPL._SX323_BO1_204_203_200_300x300.jpg?v=1634827678\" alt=\"Once Upon a Time in Asia - Orbis Books\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image.webp?v=1717698091\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Yan_My_Chinese_Dream_TOC.pdf?v=1757008258\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Yan_My_Chinese_Dream_Intro.pdf?v=1757008259\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kin+Sheung+Chiaretto+Yan\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_5.png?v=1739472263\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"180\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.lib.purdue.edu\/claritas\/vol6\/iss1\/5\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Prolegomenon_to_Interreligious_Dialogue_in_China_Daoism_the_Trinitarian_Relationship_and_Christian_Inculturation.png?v=1742311378\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"180\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.focolaremedia.com\/magazine\/content\/work-progress?srsltid=AfmBOor6fhUI0EHShUvujIHRs6IIMQoS5JVtl1Im5i0rIjQBwCdGeAdC\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"315\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/A_Work-in-Progress_The_Chinese_Catholic_Church_in_Dialogue_with_the_West.png?v=1742311509\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uscatholicchina.org\/post\/dreaming-of-a-better-world\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/News_from_the_USCCA_and_the_church_in_China.png?v=1742311736\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"180\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mrijournal.riccimac.org\/index.php\/en\/issues\/issue-7\/163-the-china-experience-as-a-contribution-for-a-new-economic-paradigm\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"315\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/The_China_Experience_As_a_contribution_for_a_new_economic_paradigm.png?v=1742311885\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.agensir.it\/mondo\/2021\/02\/12\/lunar-new-year-chiaretto-yan-shanghai-we-hope-for-a-new-world-of-fraternity-and-peace\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/SIR_Agenzia_d_informazione.png?v=1742312224\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"180\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572338331949,"sku":"978-1-62698-643-5","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626986435.jpg?v=1747162738"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/around-the-world-with-orbis.oembed","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}