{"title":"Back To Basics - Books On The Bible","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"not-counting-women-and-children","title":"Not Counting Women and Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eIn her first book, an acclaimed story-teller and scripture scholar turns to the overlooked and often unnamed people whose stories in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures reveal the depths of God’s love, especially for the poor. The Gospel of Mathew recounts the feeding of the crowd of five thousand, “not counting women and children.” McKenna muses that there could have been as many as five or six women and children for every man – an enormous number to go uncounted! Who were they? And what of the leftovers – who gathered them? who brought the twelve baskets that were filled? Who took them home? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eAs \u003cem\u003eNot Counting Women and Children \u003c\/em\u003eshows, when ordinary people studying the bible begin to discuss questions such as these, the results can be stunning and heart-changing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eDr. Megan McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e is an internationally known author, lecturer, and retreat leader. She received her doctorate from Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, and has taught at colleges and universities in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eChicago, Dublin, Dayton, and San Antonio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e. Her many books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd Morning Came: Scriptures of the Resurrection, Prophets: Words of Fire,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eParables: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe Arrows of God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eRites of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eLeave Her Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eOn Your Mark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eNot Counting Women and Children\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\"\u003e\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;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/meganmckenna.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_0a1a99ca-b197-47b1-9565-f76ae070b7b7_480x480.png?v=1662575645\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23982624997440,"sku":"978-0-88344-946-2","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/NotCountingWomenandChildren.jpg?v=1747248039"},{"product_id":"the-ladder-of-the-beatitudes","title":"The Ladder of the Beatitudes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #206abc;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForest, a convert to the Russian Orthodox Church and general secretary of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, has written a short volume of reflections on the Beatitudes of Jesus. They are sermons in the original sense of the word, informal chats with historical, personal, and homely examples and comparisons. They are certain to offer comfort, knowledge, and inspiration to Christians seeking sources for meditation on the words of Jesus. For most collections strong in Christian spirituality.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- Library Journal,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #206abc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on stories from the lives of the saints, scripture, and everyday life, Jim Forest opens up the mysteries of the beatitudes. These ancient blessings, with which Christ began his Sermon on the Mount, are all aspects of communion with God. As Forest shows, they are like rungs on a ladder, each one leading to the next. They appear at the doorway of the New Testament to provide an easily memorized summary of everything that follows, right down to the crucifixion (“Blessed are you who are persecuted”) and the resurrection (“Rejoice and be glad”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Forest (1941-2022), \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003ewas author of many Orbis books, including \u003cem\u003eAll Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes of Compassion\u003c\/em\u003e (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). His other bestselling titles include \u003cem\u003ePraying with Icons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ladder of the Beatitudes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWriting Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23982860271680,"sku":"978-1-57075-245-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781570752452.jpg?v=1747248075"},{"product_id":"unveiling-empire","title":"Unveiling Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #305680;\"\u003eThe two authors of this volume--both committed Christians and social activists--are not interested in the idea of apocalypse as an end-of-the-world phenomenon. Rather, they conclude, St. John's book was a call to \"the followers of Jesus in the cities of Roman Asia [the audience for the Revelation] to continue the nonviolent witness practiced by Jesus. This is how the disciples were to live in the midst of empire.\" In short, \"Revelation is a call to have faith in God rather than empire.\"  Beginning with a chapter connecting the contemporary enthusiasm for apocalypse to such events as UFO sightings, near-death experiences, New Age spirituality, and even the current visions of Mary, the writers then explore the origins of apocalyptic writing in (among other places) the book of Daniel, Isaiah, and the gospels, and place John's vision in the historical context of first-century Rome. From there the book devotes itself to a close study of Revelation itself, concluding with a chapter that returns to the question of the relevance of John's vision to the current global economic empire, which is, the authors suggest, \"simply the air we breathe.\" The deepest goal of this exciting and challenging book--like John's own Revelation--is to challenge that. --\u003cstrong\u003eDoug Thorpe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #305680;\"\u003e\"Superb both in its historical study of the antecedents and contexts of the Book of Revelation and its analysis of our own contemporary preoccupation with apocalyptic. . . .Unveiling Empire maintains a sharp edge of critical discipline and obedience that belongs to the truth of the gospel.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Walter Brueggemann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eConfused by \"end of the world\" readings or put off by the dense and mysterious imagery, many readers hesitate to explore the Book of Revelation.\u003cem\u003e Unveiling Empire\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new entrée into this troubling and controversial book of the Bible by examining the roots and social purposes of apocalyptic literature and Revelations own use of traditional imagery. In this way the authors provide readers with the tools for deciphering the texts message--and its urgent applications for Christians today living amidst a new kind of \"empire.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWes Howard-Brook\u003c\/b\u003e, a former attorney for the US and Washington State, has been teaching the Bible at the intersection of church, academy and the street since 1988. He is recently retired from Seattle University and continues to collaborate in the ministry, Abide in Me with his wife, Sue Ferguson Johnson. He is author most recently of \u003ci\u003eCreation and Empire \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003e\"Come Out, My People\": God's Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond, Empire Baptized: How the Church Embraced What Jesus Rejected, 2nd-5th Centuries) \u003c\/i\u003eand (with Anthony Gwyther) of \u003ci\u003eUnveiling Empire: Reading Revelation Then and Now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActivist \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Gwyther\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eholds a masters from Sidney (Australia) College of Divinity, and has worked at the Brisbane Catholic Worker community and participated in the Mamre Community for disabled people and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23983317221440,"sku":"978-1-57075-287-2","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51OJPLw4fDL._SX322_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1747248140"},{"product_id":"i-see-satan-fall-like-lightning","title":"I See Satan Fall Like Lightning","description":"\u003cp\u003eRene Girard holds up the gospels as a mirror to reflect our broken humanity and, in the same frame, they reveal the new reality that can make us whole. Like Simone Weil, Girard looks at the Bible as a map of human behavior, and sees Jesus Christ as its compass, pointing us in the right direction regardless of where we start. The title echoes Jesus' words (Luke 10:18): I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGirard persuades the reader that even as our world grows increasingly violent the power of the Christ is so great that the evils of scapegoating and sacrifice are being defeated even now. A new community, God's nonviolent kingdom, is being realized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Avignon, France, \u003cstrong\u003eRene Girard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a world-renowned scholar, a historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science. He is the author of more than 30 books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23983510487104,"sku":"978-1-57075-319-0","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/61Tpphx_-DL.jpg?v=1747248168"},{"product_id":"reading-the-bible-from-the-margins","title":"Reading the Bible from the Margins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5593e9;\"\u003e\"This innovative resource is filled with considerable multicultural capital that can help many better understand the sad persistence of many 'great divides' in a nation that is so ready to proclaim to the world 'United We Stand!'\"--\u003cstrong\u003eCain Hope Felder, Howard University School of Divinity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5593e9;\"\u003e\"Global in outlook, this volume highlights perspectives on the Bible from Korean \u003cem\u003eMinjung \u003c\/em\u003eto Mujerista . . . . 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De La Torre shows how traditional or standard ways of approaching the Bible can be unacceptable to those who are discriminated against, and that the insights and understandings of biblical texts \"from the margins\" are enriching and valuable to all readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Cuban American, teaches at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO. 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I have. Its insights prompt understanding and prayer. The feminine perspective enriches.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJeremy Harrington, publisher, St. Anthony Messenger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese twenty-one imaginings of behind-the-scenes Gospel women will inspire and enthrall you. They include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA shepherdess who raced to the manger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bride who saw a guest turn water into wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mother who cooked seven loaves and fishes for her son\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe waitress who served an extraordinary supper in an upper room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pregnant teen who stood at the foot of a cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathy Coffey\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of Hidden Women of the Gospels, Women of Mercy, God in the Moment: Making Every Day a Prayer, Mary, The Best of Being Catholic (Orbis), Immersed in the Sacred: Discovering the Small s Sacraments (Ave Maria), catechetical resources such as Children and Christian Initiation, Baptism and Beyond and Confirmation: Anointed and Sealed with the Spirit (Living the Good News), and many articles in Catholic periodicals like America, U.S. Catholic, St. Anthony Messenger and Catechumenate. 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She has won fifteen awards from the Catholic Press Association, the Foley Poetry Award from America magazine, the Independent Publishers Book Award and the Associated Church Press Award for Editorial Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kathyjcoffey.com\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_1_d4395fe0-39a0-49b6-a9e6-9680eb1a166d_480x480.png?v=1661973246\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KathyJCoffey\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/twitter_480x480_f1d966b0-7afc-41c5-a628-be7b471a45f8_480x480.webp?v=1693232698\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/twitter_480x480_f1d966b0-7afc-41c5-a628-be7b471a45f8_480x480.webp?v=1693232698\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23984352264256,"sku":"978-1-57075-477-7","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hidden-Women-of-the-Gospels-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248262"},{"product_id":"binding-the-strong-man-20th-anniversary-edition","title":"Binding the Strong Man - 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its publication in 1988, \u003cem\u003eBinding the Strong Man\u003c\/em\u003e has been widely recognized as a landmark in contemporary biblical criticism. 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Friendship and laughter, patience and sorrow, humility and compassion, from birth through death—all these are God's gifts to us, the precious moments of life itself. These moments speak to us: \"Look at life once more and where you have been blinded, see, and where you have become numb to the point of the senseless, the dead of heart, now glory.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Chittister\u003c\/strong\u003e, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania, is a best-selling author and well-known lecturer on topics of justice, women’s issues, and contemporary spirituality. 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Drawing on the biblical figure of Hagar mother of Ishmael, cast into the desert by Abraham and Sarah, but protected by God Williams finds a proptype for the struggle of African-American women. African slave, homeless exile, surrogate mother, Hagar's story provides an image of survival and defiance appropriate to black women today. Exploring the themes implicit in Hagar's story poverty and slavery, ethnicity and sexual exploitation, exile and encounter with God Williams traces parallels in the history of African-American women from slavery to the present day. A new womanist theology emerges from this shared experience, from the interplay of oppressions on account of race, sex and class. Sisters in the Wilderness offers a telling critique of theologies that promote liberation but ignore women of color. This is a book that defined a new theological project and charted a path that others continue to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelores S. 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Horan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246ea1;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"A master class in the Gospel of Matthew by a master teacher. Pope Francis brings a lifetime of learning and experience to help readers understand more fully the Jesus we encounter in Matthew's Gospel, from the beginning of his life in a small-town Jewish family, through his ministry of preaching and healing in Judea and Galilee, through his Passion and Death in Jerusalem, to his Resurrection as the savior of all humankind. Let Francis draw you closer to Our Lord with this beautiful series of meditation.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e --\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJames Martin, SJ\u003c\/span\u003e author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJesus: A Pilgrimage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Our Exile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these heart-stirring reflections by Pope Francis, readers will meet Jesus and discover hidden treasure in the individual lines and words of Matthew’s Gospel. Not intended for study  or preaching, these pages simply allow us  to be guided by Pope Francis, a master of prayerful silence, so that we may embrace a simple and living intimacy with Jesus, the Word made flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, was elected in conclave of 2013 becoming the first Pope from the Americas as well as the first Jesuit and the first to take the name of Francis. 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This book is one such resource. It shows Pope Francis as a master contemporary interpreter of the Gospel of Mark.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by Ronald D. Witherup, PSS\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\u003cimg height=\"46\" width=\"461\" 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Gospel of Mark is a pastoral commentary on the Gospel by Pope Francis, drawn from his homilies, writings, and speeches since he was elected pope. 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As in her first book, Coffey presents women of the New Testament, in the style of “midrash,” which adds depth and context to their stories. She retells them using the first person, so we “meet” these women as individuals, even those without names, such as “the woman who called out” or “the woman who caught crumbs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFor readers seeking to encounter these figures and their stories in a new way this book will open the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5_oIHQt3zsU\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathy Coffey \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of thirteen award-winning books and many articles. 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Its eight short chapters tease out the re-assuring message of hope – the promise of deliverance – which God communicates to his broken people in the time of their distress in exile. The book is of immense help in studying and praying in lectio divina along with Deutero Isaiah on themes such as the acute sense of loss and impotence, overwhelming grief, sin, consolation, compassion, servanthood, glory of God, deliverance and more that led the remnant of Israel closer to God. Casey shows how this message is relevant even today for we face many trials akin to being exiled in the desert bereft of comfort and consolation from which God will deliver us if we are faithful. He will lead us back to himself and a new springtime of hope and comfort in our relation with him.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003ePeter B. Lobo, OP., Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA noted scripture scholar and teacher offers deep reflections on 2 Isaiah 40-55, some of the most theologically rich passages of the Bible.  \u003cem\u003eThe Promise of Deliverance\u003c\/em\u003e brings \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e alive with a series of inspiring and thought provoking explorations of the text’s key themes. The eight chapters weave together a tapestry of these themes: consolation, transcendence, servanthood, glory, sin, compassion, awake!, and deliverance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRather than offer analytical conclusions the author instead guides the reader in becoming aware of these ever-emerging themes—how they are intertwined, how they build up a complex and reassuring message of hope, and how relevant they are today as they were originally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Casey, OCSO,\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a Cistercian monk of Tarrawarra Abbey, Australia, since 1960. After ordination he received a degree in Scripture at Leuven and completed his doctorate with Melbourne College of Divinity in 1980. Since then he has conducted formation programs, retreats, and workshops internationally. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eGrace: On the Journey to God \u003c\/em\u003e(Paraclete Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\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\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_Promise_of_Deliverance_TOC.pdf?v=1648661464\" title=\"1\"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_Promise_of_Deliverance_Intro.pdf?v=1648661464\" title=\"2\"\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","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37562085408963,"sku":"978-1-62698-408-0","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/The-Promise.jpg?v=1747248916"},{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-luke","title":"The Gospel of Luke: A Spiritual and Pastoral Reading","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tygh-content clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ty-product-block ty-product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #245912;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Pope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e“What Francis highlights so powerfully in his preaching on this Gospel is the theme, so dear to Luke, of God’s mercy, God’s indefatigable quest for the lost, God’s unmerited and even rejected welcome of the strayed and the stubborn, and, above all, God’s endless tenderness in embracing the broken, the wounded, the rebellious, the ignorant, the resistant.”  \u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e “It is no surprise to find Pope Francis a truly authentic interpreter of Luke’s Gospel. From the first moments of his pontificate the Pope has always made first for the poor, the marginalized, the burdened—exactly the direction in which Jesus points us in this Gospel. Every page in this collection displays Francis’s outstanding ability to find a fresh image, coin a new metaphor to bring the ancient message alive for today.”\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Byrne, SJ, author, The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e “Pope Francis proclaims the message of Jesus, as it has been transmitted to us through the Gospel of Luke. Jesus reaches out to those in need, and even in sin. The words and actions of Pope Francis continue that message. The Jesus of Luke’s Gospel is not only gentle but forgiving. Pope Francis’s reflections rightly keep asking: ‘Am I on the slippery path from sin to corruption from which there is no return?’ He challenges us with the gospel message of responsible loving. It does not come cheaply.”\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis J. Moloney, SDB, Catholic Theological College, Melbourne, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Luke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastoral commentary on the Gospel by Pope Francis, drawn from his homilies, writings, and speeches since he was elected pope. Like the earlier volumes,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, the purpose of this collection is to invite the reader into the world of Jesus and discover the hidden treasures through the words of the Gospel. These pages are intended not simply for study or preaching, but simply for letting ourselves be guided by Francis, a master of prayerful silence, so that we may be open to conversion through living more closely with Jesus, the Word made flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e The collection was developed in fragments, taken from various sources—written and oral—and from various occasions. They have been selected and arranged according to the chapters of the Gospel of Luke. Together they form a spiritual and pastoral reading with different tones, in which the Word shines on our own life and invites us to follow the Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePope Francis,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eborn Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, having been elected Bishop of Rome and absolute Sovereign of Vatican City. Throughout his life, both as an individual and as a religious leader, Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Gospel_of_Luke_TOC.pdf?v=1648579663\"\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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product-details\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tygh-footer clearfix\" id=\"tygh_footer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container  ty-footer-grid__full-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span16 footer-menu ty-footer-grid__full-width ty-footer-menu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043614466243,"sku":"978-1-62698-432-5","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheGospelofLuke.jpg?v=1747248954"},{"product_id":"to-love-this-earthly-life-pathways-through-ecclesiastes","title":"To Love This Earthly Life: Pathways through Ecclesiastes","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e \"Casey reflects on Qoheleth’s reflections on life through the lens of the well-known expression carpe diem, which he renders ‘make haste to pick the fruit now, tomorrow is uncertain.’ The yield produced here is rich indeed.”\u003cem\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eDiane Bergant, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e\"Few of us have more than a superficial acquaintance with the book of Ecclesiastes. 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Here he offers ‘pathways’ to explore the rugged and sometimes bewildering terrain of the text and of our inner lives. Among many tips for the trek, Casey encourages us to slow down, be fully present to the moment, be content where you are in all its ‘mixity;’ and to trust in God’s providence—that it is leading you to an abundant life.”—\u003cstrong\u003eKate Olson, former correspondent for “Religion \u0026amp; Ethics Newsweekly”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e\"To Love This Earthly Life, leads us through Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth). The title may seem strange because of the many negative viewpoints that dot the book. But in fact, however, Ecclesiastes is a positive book that asks its readers to make the most of life: “because it is the only one you will ever have; don’t waste your energies on what does not matter....be mindful of the present moment and its potential” (p. xx). “Carpe diem...Make haste to seize the day and pick the fruit now because tomorrow is uncertain” (p. 128). We need to be present to the present while it is still present. To live fully each moment with undivided attention and mindfulness is the challenge; tomorrow may never come because everything is fleeting. Casey in six short chapters of this book steers us along the pathway he traces for us in lectio divina to negotiate the turns and twists in the text of Ecclesiastes and in our lives, so as to seize the blessings of the present moment (Chap. 7) and make the most of our lives. \"\u003cstrong\u003e-- Peter B. Lobo, OP., Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Love this Earthly Life, \u003c\/em\u003ereflections on the book of Ecclesiastes, is the latest work by Trappist monk Michael Casey, whose biblical studies bridge the divide between scholarly analysis and prayerful reflection. The title may surprise readers, who regard the author Qoheleth as a gloomy fellow. But as Fr. Casey notes, “His central point is, quite simply: Make the most of your life as it is, because it is the only one you will ever have. . . . If we cannot love the reality we see, any love we profess toward what is unseen must be considered delusional. . . . So, let’s get on with it.” Examining such themes as vanity, God, wisdom, time, and \u003cem\u003ecarpe diem, \u003c\/em\u003eFr. Casey shows how they all build to a constant message of hope by living in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Casey, OCSO,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been a Cistercian monk of Tarrawarra Abbey, Australia, since 1960. After ordination he received degrees in Scripture from Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and completed his doctorate with Melbourne College of Divinity in 1980. Since then he has conducted formation programs, retreats and workshops in every continent, except Antarctica. His writings have been published in twelve languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_TOC.pdf?v=1648229365\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_Intro.pdf?v=1648229353\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Related Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29240\/to-love-this-earthly-life\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_Pathways_through_Ecclesiastes_By_Michael_Casey_Orbis_Books_0622_ISBN_9781626984561_24.00_Paperback_Book_Review_by_Jon_M._Sweeney_480x480.png?v=1660145569\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056461521091,"sku":"978-1-62698-456-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984561.jpg?v=1747248967"},{"product_id":"christ-among-the-classes-the-rich-the-poor-and-the-mission-of-jesus","title":"Christ Among the Classes: The Rich, the Poor, and the Mission of the Church","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Place - Inclusion in the Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Award_6.png?v=1719329253\" width=\"430\" height=\"246\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(32, 95, 179);\"\u003e\"A clarion call to the Christian Church to examine itself so that it might be free from the evil of classism. Tizon reminds [that] we have not been called to close the doors to meet our budget, instead, we must fight to open the doors so the whosoever may come.\"-\u003cstrong\u003eDiandra M. Darby, in \u003ci\u003eHomiletic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\"Christ Among the Classes is a welcomed new addition to mission studies discourse,recommended for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and for practitioners in mission and other areas of church leadership.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eStephanie D. Nobile, Missiology: An International Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003eChrist Among the Classes is a welcomed new addition to mission studies discourse,recommended for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and for practitioners in mission and other areas of church leadership\"Heartfelt and existentially challenging. . . . Tizon’s book points us all, and perhaps especially those working in development, toward a spiritual pathway of real and lasting change.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eCyntha Moody in \u003ci\u003eChristian Relief, Development, and Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003eSimple, lucid and clear.. You may not agree with Tizon's perspectives; but as you read each chapter, I can guarantee deeper reflection and quest for God's kingdom come, on earth as it is heaven. As one, more materially endowed, living among a people and a continent of deep impoverishment and socioeconomic inequalities, Al Tizon's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrist Among the Classes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ehas encouraged and challenged me towards my quest for a more just social order, in the name of Christ.”--\u003cstrong\u003eDr D Zac Niringiye, bishop in the Church of Uganda (Anglican)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\"This book provides the reader with a much-needed reminder to the essence of God's mission. By presenting practical guidelines, Al passionately argues that the church is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ in advocating for the poor. His passionate appeal to the church in the West \"to remember the poor\" has implications to the rapidly growing church in the Global South too. His perspectives give insights to the church in a context of great material poverty and flourishing of Prosperity Gospel which associates poverty with divine disfavor thereby twisting the gospel. Al's book, therefore, transmits a message of warning and hope.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eSeblewengel Daniel, Director for East Africa Sending Office, SIM, Ethiopia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\"I lived among scavengers in a garbage dump in the heart of the city of Manila for more than thirty years because I realized, as Al Tizon writes, classism is an affront to the God of justice. His book goes right to the heart of the matter: if the wealthy do not repent, the human race will soon perish from the face of the earth. The rich have to more towards compassion and solidarity as the book suggests, otherwise, in the face of the pandemic, the brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the devastation that will be wrought by climate change, we might have no world at all in a very short while.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eFr. Benigno P. Beltran, SVD, Office for the Integrity of Creation, Divine Word Missionaries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e“There's a great amount of talk about justice in the larger Church. This is good and ought to be affirmed. Yet, this can also be a challenge because the topic of justice can simply be reduced to an event or a conference. In Al Tizon's latest book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrist Among the Classes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Tizon invites us to a deeper probe and examination of the root and consequences of classism - a subject often neglected in the pursuit of justice. In this book, he offers one of the most helpful definitions of classism and how this fundamentally impacts the \"the poor\" - and the imbalance or lack of mutuality in relationships between the haves and have nots. Be warned, this is not a feel good, fuzzy book. It's challenging, prophetic, and disruptive and yet, calls the reader - and the Church - to deeper self examination of classism, but all while calling us to follow and embody Christ. This is a challenging book but make no mistake about it, this is a must read.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eRev. Eugene Cho, President\/CEO, Bread for the World, author, \u003cem\u003eThou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis book is an important read for non-poor Christians, as it prods and pokes at some strongly-held beliefs about power, wealth, and privilege. Completion of any one of these movements by non-poor Christians will be an improvement.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e -- Paul D. Gregory, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/englewoodreview.org\/\" style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003eThe Englewood Review of Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAddresses contemporary socioeconomic concerns from a biblical and mission-based perspective. Offers a tool (a social justice inventory) for evaluating ourselves in light of a biblical theology of wealth and poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Tizon\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD in missiology from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. He is affiliate professor of missional and global leadership at North Park Theological Seminary, Chicago, and lead pastor of Grace Fellowship Community Church in San Francisco, where he and his wife reside. He has been engaged in community development, church leadership, advocacy, and urban ministry both in the Philippines and the United States. His books include \u003cem\u003eWhole \u0026amp; Reconciled: Gospel, Church, and Mission in a Fractured World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tizon_Christ_Among_the_Classes_TOC.pdf?v=1673461055\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tizon_Christ_Among_the_Classes_Intro.pdf?v=1673461055\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"246\" width=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Award_6.png?v=1719329253\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d4f84;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(85, 123, 47);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of The Association of Catholic Publishers Award*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(85, 123, 47);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e*2nd Place - Scripture*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b5070;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“John Dear’s is a beautiful message of peace!”—\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, author, \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is an imaginative quality to Dear’s commentary, a prophetic ability to extract Christ’s opposition to violence even from unlikely or less-than-obvious passages. . . . [This] detailed look at how the synoptic Gospels emphasize nonviolence is a sorely needed contribution in a country and a church that blur the stark lines between Christianity and militarism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"[Dear] is not only an advocate for peace but also an excavator as he uncovers the vein of nonviolence that he sees threaded throughout the Synoptic Gospels.\"- \u003cb\u003eVincent M. Smiles, The Bible Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eWith the Third World War being fought piecemeal as our Holy Father Pope Francis regularly reminds us, and the violence of handguns and assault weapons daily taking the lives of God's children in the U.S., we Christians need to be reminded that the Gospel of Jesus is about peace. . . .  Father John Dear's book [assists] us in becoming blessed peacemakers ourselves.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop-President, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Prepare to be inspired, as John Dear guides you on a journey into the nonviolent revolution grounded in Jesus and his Way of Love. Along the way, you will encounter anew the steadfast fearlessness of figures like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Oscar Romero . . . and find yourself ready to join them in this holy work.” —\u003cb\u003eThe Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Each time I consult this magnificent commentary for insight into a particular gospel passage, I am drawn further into the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.  As John Dear convincingly demonstrates, Jesus was their inspiration. The Gospel of Peace lovingly confronts us all with what it means to follow Jesus in all dimensions of life. It is a master class on Christian discipleship.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC. \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e'As I read carefully through Dear’s exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount, which he renames “The Great Mountaintop Sermon on Nonviolence,” I bought more and more into his thesis, that peace and the commitment to radical nonviolence are at the very heart of Jesus’s message. And as I read through Dear’s interpretations of Mark and Luke’s Gospels, I became increasingly convinced that the peace he gave us was indeed Jesus’s primary message.\" - \u003cb\u003eMarian Ronan, EqualwRites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“This book is highly recommended for seminaries and parish libraries. It will challenge readers and preachers to reconsider the message of the gospels and the truth of Christ’s message. Dear never succumbs to scholarly jargon or theoretical arguments. Instead, he takes the gospels seriously and seems to imagine that if the rest of us did the same, well, it could change the world. This commentary belongs in the hands of every priest and deacon, every minister and chaplain, and every politician and leader in our country (and the world). “- \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHerman Sutter, Catholic Library World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                                                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eIn this original and inspiring new commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eFather John Dear walks us through every line of the three synoptic Gospels, pointing out Jesus’ practice and teachings of nonviolence each step of the way.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eAs Dear shows us, Jesus is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003elike Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003enonviolent to the core, a disarming, healing presence toward those in need. This Jesus is also a revolutionary disrupter of the unjust status quo and a political threat to the ruling authorities. Those authorities succeed in killing him, only to push Jesus to the heights of nonviolence through his death and resurrection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThis original commentary brings a fresh new approach to the Gospels for all those who preach or engage in social ministries. It is sure to inspire everyone in this time of permanent warfare, gun violence, racism, poverty, and climate change.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_WordSection1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eRev. John Dear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eis an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist, and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThe author of forty books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/they-will-inherit-the-earth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=421000274\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThey Will Inherit the Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/lazarus-come-forth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d9b6621ac\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLazarus, Come Forth!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(from Orbis), Father John is founder and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003edirector of “The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beatitudescenter.org\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"LPlnkOWA164f3e54-542e-ca60-b3ec-47efaf77e26c\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"0\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.beatitudescenter.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003ewhere he hosts and offers virtual workshops on Jesus and nonviolence. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in Cayucos, CA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover art: Jesus the Peacemaker, © Laura James  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: 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This is the ladder to heaven, and it is everywhere.” —\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Rohr\u003c\/strong\u003e, from this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #216d8f;\"\u003e“About twenty years ago, Fr. Richard Rohr wrote a little treasure especially (though not exclusively) for men. I’m thrilled that it is now available to a new generation of readers. . . . In the years since \u003cem\u003eSoul Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e was originally written, there has been an ugly resurgence of toxic masculinity—in the culture at large, but especially in many religious communities. . . . I’ve had the privilege of working more closely with Richard over recent years, as his health and strength have waned. Over these years, I’ve been a close witness to one of his sweetest qualities: he has never thought that his life was about him. Instead, he has always been focused on the larger work of God in this world, and he has seen himself as but one humble servant, doing what he can with what he has been given in that larger creative work of the Spirit. As you read his reflections on these soul brothers, I hope you will be caught up in that same deep insight . . . that your life is not about you: it’s about love, the divine love that fires the stars and inspires your breath. Your great privilege is to live your days as one human being dancing in love’s wild and holy rhythm.” —\u003cstrong\u003eBrian D. McLaren\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the new foreword\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Abraham, a man caught in a matrix of violence who has the audacity and faith to challenge the very notion of divine violence. Meet Moses, known for leading people on an external journey through the wilderness, but who also models an inner journey toward wholeness. Meet David, who fulfills the classic archetypes of king, warrior, magician, and lover, but also specializes in love, as should we all. And beside them, you’ll meet Isaiah, John the Baptist, Peter, Paul, Timothy, John, two Josephs, Elijah, and Jesus. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis classic work of Richard Rohr—in this new edition—shows how he uses biblical scholarship, reading the Bible psychologically, always looking for the inner dynamics of the developing character. The Bible is doing its intended work when it helps us live consciously and creatively, growing toward the light. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoul Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e also gives us a window into Richard Rohr’s theology. He is not primarily focused on being religiously correct or theologically fastidious. Rather, he shows how good theology leads us to be more fully human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Rohr\u003c\/strong\u003e is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and spirituality. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cac.org\"\u003ewww.cac.org\u003c\/a\u003e) in Albuquerque, NM, where he also serves as academic dean of the Living School for Action and Contemplation. He is author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eBreathing Under Water\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFalling Upward\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Universal Christ\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\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\/Rohr_Soul_Brothers_TOC.pdf?v=1682946061\"\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Rohr_Soul_Brothers_Chapter.pdf?v=1682946061\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44436521189677,"sku":"978-1-62698-551-3","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Rohr_SoulBrothers.jpg?v=1747249097"},{"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. 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