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I enthusiastically recommend this revised edition.”—\u003cstrong\u003eOrmond Rush, Australian Catholic University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 46, 100);\"\u003e“A great tool for undergraduate classrooms and parish study groups. It could even find utility in RCIA programs.” - \u003cstrong\u003ePatrick J. Hayes, Catholic Library World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRichard Gaillardetz brilliantly captures the dynamics of the church today, both in theological terms (as a people called by Jesus and sent into the whole world), and in social terms (at the juncture in history when Christianity has become a world religion and the church has become a world church). 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More than a fresh look at historical circumstances, its spiritual spelunking into the depravity of unchecked political power.\"--\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #309ad6;\"\u003e\"For those already familiar with Gandhi's remarkable achievements, for those who have drawn inspiration from his nonviolent vision, and even for those simply looking for an introduction to Gandhi's thought, this book provides a compelling, if disturbing, look at his final experiment with truth: his death.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eThe Englewood Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #309ad6;\"\u003e\"Well argued, documented and very revealing.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eArun Gandhi, President, Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #309ad6;\"\u003e\"Deeply disturbing and profoundly illuminating . . .\"--\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Falk, Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #309ad6;\"\u003e\"A necessary book about a necessary human being.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, My Life with the Saints\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #309ad6;\"\u003e\"I heartily recommend this book.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eKathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1948, at the dawn of his country's independence, Mohandas Gandhi, father of the Indian independence movement and a beloved prophet of nonviolence, was assassinated by Hindu nationalists during a prayer meeting in New Delhi. 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Douglass\u003c\/strong\u003e, a scholar and peace activist, is the author of many books, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/jfk-and-the-unspeakable.html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, widely acclaimed as one of the most important books ever written on the subject. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.\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\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" 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;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/22318\/gandhi-and-the-unspeakable\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gandhi_and_the_Unspeakable_His_Final_Experiment_with_Truth_By_James_W._Douglass_480x480.png?v=1659991023\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986641109056,"sku":"978-1-62698-033-4","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/5d2e98d51b32547d0b515271c3d17723.jpg?v=1747248562"},{"product_id":"mangoes-or-bananas","title":"Mangoes or Bananas?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a689a;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I can hardly find the words to praise sufficiently this new edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMangoes or Bananas?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a book I have long considered one of the most important theological works of the past quarter-century. This edition preserves the wealth of its predecessor and adds an autobiographical dimension that brings into relief both the theological options Hwa Yung has followed and why. That testimony adds depth to a book that everyone interested in world Christianity and mission must read. Hwa Yung helps us grasp what occurs when Asian Christians recover the transcendent depths of their cultures and open themselves to the light that the Gospel sheds on living Christianity authentically as Asians.\"\u003c\/span\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam R. Burrows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential book for any student of World Christianity, \u003cem\u003eMangoes or Bananas?\u003c\/em\u003e takes a forthright look at the various strands of Asian Christian theology, evaluating both their histories and the degree to which they remain pertinent to Asian experiences of God and culture. Asian theology, in Yung’s conception, is often more like a banana, with a beautiful yellow exterior, but white within. The mango, on the other hand, comes in many dierent shades of skin, but inside it is completely yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpdated with new autobiographical information and new introduction and conclusion, Mangoes or Bananas provides new and needed perspectives for scholars and teachers of World Christianity, missiology, and Asian theology, as well as church professionals working in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHwa Yung\u003c\/strong\u003e is retired bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia. He has held significant positions in various church and mission-related bodies, both in Malaysia and on the international scene. 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E\u003c\/span\u003each chapter provides a survey of these strands of theological discourses as well as an introduction to the scholars and texts readers can reference in order to delve into more advanced or more specific religious concepts. Also included are discussion and study questions, as well as inserts and pullouts to explain important concepts visually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre \u003c\/strong\u003eis professor of social ethics and Latino\/a studies at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO. He was elected as the 2012 president of the Society of Christian Ethics. He has written or edited 26 books, and received several national book awards. De La Torre lives in Denver, CO.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987179978816,"sku":"978-1-62698-140-9","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Intro_Lib_Theo_Mech.jpg?v=1747248651"},{"product_id":"living-without-borders","title":"Living with(out) Borders","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #115e20;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD WINNER - IMMIGRATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis collection of original essays deepens contemporary understandings of, and approaches to, urgent issues of immigration, globalization, refugee crises around the globe, and the ethical and moral challenges presented by these phenomena. Including some of the world's leading ethicists \u003cem\u003eLiving with(out) Borders\u003c\/em\u003e brings both intellectual and theological analysis to bear on issues often removed from the worlds of theology or sustained academic analysis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;\"\u003eAgnes M. 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