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Dr. Douglas's answer will help many African American Christians find a 'voice' to articulate with their lips what it is that they have felt in their hears for over 400 years.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA black Episcopal priest and theologian explores the history of \"platonized\" Christianity that results in distortions of the Gospels, including racism, classicism, sexism and the violence they inspire and condone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e is Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Director of the Religion Program at Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, where she holds the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion. 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In 2012 she was the first to receive the Anna Julia Cooper Award by the Union of Black Episcopalians for her “literary boldness and leadership in the development of a womanist theology and discussing the complexities of Christian faith in African-American contexts.\" \u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine counts her “among this country’s most distinguished religious thinkers, teachers, ministers, and counselors.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is widely published in national and international journals. 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With an extensive list of additional resources, including a Small Groups Field Guide from the Catholic Campus Min­istry Association, \u003cem\u003eGod’s Quad\u003c\/em\u003e offers students, youth ministers, and campus organizers in­sights and inspiration in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Ahern,\u003c\/strong\u003e a past-president of the Interna­tional Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS-Pax Romana), is an assistant professor of reli­gious studies at Manhattan College, where he directs the Peace Studies Program. 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He is currently the pastoral administrator of the Newman Center at the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Articles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202108\/young-people-are-leading-a-new-approach-to-campus-ministry\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/completion_3efdf296-5269-474d-9496-72d17fa874d2_480x480.png?v=1660683473\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kevinjahern.wordpress.com\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_9e88f40c-659f-4e69-8091-aa801dd03cf4_480x480.png?v=1662575394\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_9e88f40c-659f-4e69-8091-aa801dd03cf4_480x480.png?v=1662575394\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevin_ahern?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987843530816,"sku":"978-1-62698-287-1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982871.jpg?v=1747248777"},{"product_id":"soul-seeing","title":"Soul Seeing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #33a5f4;\"\u003e“Challenging . . . sophisticated . . . interesting . . . provocative . . . heartfelt. These writers struggled with difficult themes and delivered.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Catholic Press Association on “Soul Seeing” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFavorite writers look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary—the good and the beautiful that hides behind forms and breaks through experiences like flowers through cracks in a sidewalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the multi-award winning spirituality column \"Soul Seeing,\" these 56 first-person ac­counts reveal the kindness in familiar faces, the divine in unexpected places, the sweetness in the sad, and the power in brokenness. Among the writers included are: James Martin, Heather King, Alice Camille, Richard Rohr, Joyce Rupp, Patrick T. Reardon, Brian Doyle, Mary DeTurris Poust, Michael Morwood, Sue Stanton, Heidi Russell, and Michael Leach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Leach \u003c\/strong\u003eis publisher emeritus of Orbis Books. He has authored or edited several books of his own, including \u003cem\u003eWhy Stay Catholic? \u003c\/em\u003e(“Best Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith” in 2012), and most recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Way of Kindness \u003c\/em\u003ewith James Keane and Doris Goodnough. 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Sauer's journey ends in an \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eintegrative vision\u003c\/span\u003e where science and religion join arms toward a brighter future.\"— \u003cem data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eTheology and Science Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-wiz-uids=\"Yzeouf_16,Yzeouf_17\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sae=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=Yzeouf_15\/TKHnVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAs a scientist and Catholic, Glenn Sauer brings a unique perspective to several of the deeper issues connected to the sometimes opposing fields of science and religion. Drawing from the four-fold typology of Ian Barbour, the founder of the modern field of science and religion, the author introduces some of the ideas and common misconceptions regarding the interface of science and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHe also incorporates the life and writings of Teilhard de Chardin as a model for integrating scientific knowledge and religious faith in one’s life, and delves into the scientific evidence for the Big Bang and the multiverse, the origins of life, evolution, and the history of life leading to the emergence of humankind. Each of these areas is explored in terms of scientific evidence and theory as well as their religious implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn Sauer\u003c\/strong\u003e is an endowed chair of biology and biochemistry and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University, CT, as well as a spiritual director in the university’s Center for Ignatian Spirituality. He is the author of numerous articles published in academic scientific journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sauer_-TOC.pdf?v=1648741838\" title=\"1\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/a\u003e\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\/Sauer_-TOC.pdf?v=1648741838\" 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sauer_-_Intro.pdf?v=1648741838\" 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31852781600810,"sku":"978-1-62698-373-1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Glen-Sauer_Points-Contact-Science.jpg?v=1747248833"},{"product_id":"justice-and-the-way-of-jesus","title":"Justice and the Way of Jesus: Christian Ethics and the Incarnational Discipleship of Glen Stassen","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“This volume represents a significant contribution to Christian ethics, extending the legacy of Glen Stassen in thoughtful and constructive ways.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eA true intellectual feast and a step forward for the discipline of Christian ethics. The reader will not discover mere endorsements of the man or his idea, but they will find a dozen scholars advancing the conversation about those ideas in ways that we think matter very much today. - \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"76\" width=\"459\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_30_e0304660-0050-496a-8e00-03a516124a44.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese original essays by a diverse group of Christian thinkers present a rich and broad engagement with Glen Stassens concept of incarnational discipleship a major contribution to the discipline of Christian ethics outlined in his final book, \u003cem\u003eA Thicker Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). Stassen believed that his approach could strengthen faithfulness to Jesus Christ in the church and foster a stronger public witness in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExploring the term incarnational discipleship and its relevance for today are Lisa Sowle Cahill, Jacob Alan Cook, Miguel A. De La Torre, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, George Hunsinger, Hak Joon Lee, Peter J. Paris, Larry Rasmussen, Ron Scott Sanders, Peter M. Sensenig, and the editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid P. Gushee \u003c\/strong\u003eis Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University. He has served as president of both the American Academy of Religion and Society of Christian Ethics and is author or editor of 24 books, including \u003cem\u003eMoral Leadership for a Divided Age\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKingdom Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReggie L. Williams \u003c\/strong\u003eis associate professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eBonhoeffers Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gushee-Williams_-_TOC.pdf?v=1648741591\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\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\/Gushee-Williams_-_TOC.pdf?v=1648741591\" 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gushee-Williams_-_Intro.pdf?v=1648741591\"\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31852829212714,"sku":"978-1-62698-366-3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gushee_Justice.jpg?v=1747248834"},{"product_id":"when-the-disciple-comes-of-age","title":"When the Disciple Comes of Age","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3f7adf;\"\u003e\"Here is a resource we need now. Its empowering central message: a ubiquitous Spirit-- essence of the Divine at the heart of all that was, is, and ever will be-- is available and accessible to all.\" --\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMiriam Therese Winter, MMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, author, Paradoxology: Spirituality in a Quantum Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3f7adf;\"\u003e\"In the midst of enormous paradigm shifts in religion and culture, we have no better guide than Diarmuid O'Murchu, who offers valuable insights born from a life of deep reflection. 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For all, it involves an evolutionary imperative calling forth new levels of engagement with the complex spiritual awakening of our time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark exploration of the meaning of “adult faith” in an age marked by new understandings of cosmology, anthropology, quantum physics, and evolution, O’Murchu also includes here reflections on his own spiritual journey. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Disciple Comes of Age \u003c\/em\u003eoffers an understanding of the Christian message that retains its power precisely by showing how it taps into deep archetypal and symbolic meaning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePriest, missioner, and social psychologist, \u003cstrong\u003eDiarmuid O’Murchu\u003c\/strong\u003e has worked with homeless people, refugees, and HIV\/AIDS patients on three continents. His many books include\u003cem\u003e Evolutionary Faith, Ancestral Grace, Adult Faith, Incarnation, Inclusivity, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Religious Life in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/em\u003e (all Orbis). 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Coyne, SJ,\u003c\/span\u003e McDevitt Chair in Physics, Le Moyne College, and Director Emeritus, Vatican Observatory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f74d1;\"\u003e\"Faith and Evolution \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epresents a great invitation for reflecting more deeply on a richer, more grace- and spirit-filled understanding of creation in the light of the mutual encounter between evolutionary science and contemporary Christian faith. It sings the praises of creation filled with divine presence and love; it describes the ambiguities of darkness and light at the core of human existence, and it celebrates a strong Christology in an evolutionary context that can nourish the deepest sources of our faith and spirituality. Readers will find much here to expand their minds and hearts.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUrsula King,\u003c\/span\u003e University of Bristol, England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f74d1;\"\u003e“Roger Haight has taken on a significant task by engaging modern evolutionary biology as a resource for reflection on important Christian theological issues . . . . well worth a careful and critical read.” \u003cstrong\u003e--Narola Ao McFayden, Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f74d1;\"\u003e\"The book is extremely rich in content and surely gives a sophisticated voice to a quite-large present current of thought. Haight offers a systematic reconstruction that would be appealing to Catholic progressives. The thesis of the book is that since evolution is a proven fact, there can be no divine intervention from outside the natural order into nature. Catholic dogma has long ago been formulated precisely in terms of God entering the world from above. This includes God entering the world in the person of Jesus Christ. Hence, Haight sets out in this book to recast Catholic dogma about God, creation, sin, the Holy Spirit, and Christology, to harmonize them with evolution.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- Jerome Gellman, Reading Religion a Publication of the American Academy of Religion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFaith and Evolution offers a constructive way of understanding basic Christian doctrines, which were formulated in an ancient culture and language, while at the same time acknowledging scientific concepts that shape our current understanding of ourselves. Roger Haight skillfully lays the groundwork for a dialogue between an evolutionary world and core doctrines of Christian faith to overcome the present disconnect between our faith and our intellectual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Haight, \u003c\/strong\u003ea Jesuit priest and theologian, is Scholar in Residence at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. A former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, he is the author of numerous books, including Jesus Symbol of God, Dynamics of Theology, Christian Spirituality for Seekers, Spirituality Seeking Theology, and Spiritual and Religious: Explorations for Seekers (all Orbis).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none; 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\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readingreligion.org\/9781626983410\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 45px; margin-left: 45px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Date_Of_Review_October_21_2021_by_Jerome_Gellman_Faith_and_Evolution_A_Grace-Filled_Naturalism_By_Roger_Haight_Published_October_2019_248_Pages_30_1_480x480.png?v=1653324509\" width=\"429\" height=\"245\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/theologian-roger-haight-honored-ctsas-john-courtney-murray-award\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheologianRogerHaighthonoredwithCTSA_sJohnCourtneyMurrayAward_1_480x480.png?v=1686839391\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"246\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheologianRogerHaighthonoredwithCTSA_sJohnCourtneyMurrayAward_1_480x480.png?v=1686839391\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31859574243370,"sku":"978-1-62698-341-0","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/FaithandEvolution.jpg?v=1747248847"},{"product_id":"moral-leadership","title":"Moral Leadership","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/moral-leadership-integrity-courage-imagination-paperback-edition?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=70c7e34d7\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Now_Available_In_Paperback_Get_Your_Copy_Here_5.png?v=1711033117\" width=\"475\" height=\"271\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eDefine moral leaders to be people who live and lead with integrity, courage, and imagination as they serve the common good while inviting others to join them. They are moral agents who respond to the vocation of leadership that increases righteousness, truth, goodness, and beauty.  -\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eWhether in a local community, an educational institution, or a global organization, the key to addressing the current crisis in American public life is genuine moral leadership. Moral leadership is anchored in intellectual and ethical integrity, a vision of and commitment to the public good, and personal investment in transformative community. Drawing on a lifetime of witnessing, emulating, and nurturing such leadership, Robert Michael Franklin proposes a model for moral leadership and ways in which readers in any context can discover and foster those qualities in themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eRobert Michael Franklin,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership at Emory University, is president emeritus of Morehouse College, Atlanta, and former director of the Interfaith Religion Department at the Chautauqua Institution. 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I find it brilliant.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eRon Hansen, author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\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: #3186e4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"45\" width=\"451\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_32_33c0d0d1-5d85-41c0-ada9-0e121dd37c23.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\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\u003cem\u003eO Death, Where Is Thy Sting?\u003c\/em\u003e employs stories from unique, compelling angles on everything from philosophy and theology to art, theatre, sports, and social justice as it grapples with suffering. It is a deep exploration of the bleakest and most fearful questions around God’s presence in human suffering and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe author creatively weaves together meditations on the poor of El Salvador, the Pine Ridge reservation, the Toronto L’Arche community, the attacks of September 11, the death of the author’s own brother at a young age, and various other encounters. It confronts, denies, and reclaims theology, philosophy, art, and personal stories to grapple with suffering. God wins in the end, yes, but not so easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Hoover\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Jesuit brother of the Midwest province. He works as an actor, playwright, and poetry editor at America Media and teaches drama at Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, a middle school in Crown Heights, New York. Br. 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It is a joy to read!”—\u003cstrong\u003eJames Corkery, SJ, Gregorian University, Rome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 93, 111);\"\u003e\"It is a thought-provoking work for personal spiritual introspection and growth, especially for those who sometimes struggle to articulate the deep connections that exist between the created world and Christ.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eMari Rapela Heidt, Notre Dame of Maryland University\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: rgb(27, 93, 111);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"43\" width=\"431\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRenowned theologian Donal Dorr explores the interplay between an ecological spirituality and our traditional Christian faith at this critical juncture in the twenty-first century. Rather than seeing ecological spirituality as an adjunct to Christian doctrine, Dorr views it as central to our understanding of Christianity today, and integral to understanding our relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn building this creed, Dorr lays out a compelling vision for how we should live at both a spiritual and practical level in terms of our Christian faith and our attendant role as stewards of the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonal Dorr\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Irish theologian and missionary priest who has served as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and as a resource person for the Irish Missionary Union. He is the author of ten books, including the Orbis titles \u003cem\u003eOption for the Poor and for the Earth \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMission in Today’s World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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\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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dorr_Creed_for_Today_TOC.pdf?v=1648667453\" title=\"2\"\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\/Dorr_Creed_for_Today_Intro.pdf?v=1648667452\" title=\"1\"\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":37524936360131,"sku":"978-1-62698-387-8","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/A-Creed-for-Today.jpg?v=1747248902"},{"product_id":"on-pilgrimage","title":"On Pilgrimage: The Sixties","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #246110;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246110;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Faithful Citizenship - Religious Freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246110;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Newly Canonized Saints\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246110;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e* Illumination Book Award \/ Gold Medal, Catholic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 107, 186);\"\u003e“A rich collection that reveals Dorothy Day’s prophetic voice during one of the most turbulent decades of modern history. The selections show Day wrestling with war, social upheaval, and the evolving mission of the Catholic Worker.”— \u003cstrong\u003eAmerica Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Ellsberg’s careful editing highlights Dorothy Day’s moral clarity and spiritual depth during the upheavals of the 1960s. A valuable contribution to understanding her legacy.”— \u003cstrong\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 107, 186);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 107, 186);\"\u003e\"Don’t dive into this book as one does a novel. Read it slowly, musing on an essay for a week, with a pencil in hand. For Day challenges us to make the connections between a spirituality of love for God and a love for all.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eRosalie G. Riegle, Sojourners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 107, 186);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“On Pilgrimage” is a work of profound ascetical spirituality. One does not have to be Catholic to perform the corporal works of mercy or to risk imprisonment in opposition to systemic injustice and war.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eRachelle Linner , Catholic News Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"Winner%20of%20the%202025%20Catholic%20Media%20Award%20Second%20Place%20-%20Spirituality%20Contemporary%20%C2%A0------------------------------%20Winner%20of%20The%20Nautilus%20Book%20Awards%20Silver%20Winner%20-%20Spirituality%20of%20Western%20Thought!%20------------------------------%20Winner%20of%20the%202025%20Illumination%20Award%20Subject:%20Spirituality%20-%20Award:%20Gold\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"221\" width=\"387\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Catholic_Worker_Movement_Catholic_Worker_Movement.png?v=1763654338\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA chronicle of faith and action through a decade of protest, idealism, and change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThrough Dorothy Day’s monthly “On Pilgrimage” columns from \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Worker, \u003c\/em\u003ethis volume offers a unique chronicle on the 1960s, a tumultuous decade marked by the Cuban Revolution, Vatican II, the struggle for Civil Rights, Vietnam protests, the rise of the United Farmworkers, and dramatic cultural change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDay surveyed these developments from the vantage point of her life among the poor, her life-long struggle for peace and justice, and her daily efforts to seek God in her everyday life. For those wondering what Day would be doing today, this volume—drawn from a decade that in many ways mirrors our own—provides an invaluable guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Day \u003c\/strong\u003e(1897-1980) was the co-founder of \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Worker, \u003c\/em\u003ea movement and a newspaper promoting the radical message of the Gospel. With the Vatican’s acceptance of her cause for canonization she received the title Servant of God. \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Ellsberg,\u003c\/strong\u003e publisher of Orbis Books, served as a managing editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Worker \u003c\/em\u003eand edited Day’s selected writings, diaries, and selected letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Day_Ellsberg_On_Pilgrimage_TOC.pdf?v=1648654135\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Related Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\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\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Day_Ellsberg_On_Pilgrimage_Intro.pdf?v=1648654135\" title=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book 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href=\"https:\/\/catholiccourier.com\/articles\/readers-will-find-inspiration-in-latest-dorothy-day-collection\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"315\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/This_is_the_book_cover_of_On_Pilgrimage_The_Seventies_by_Dorothy_Day_edited_by_Robert_Ellsberg._The_book_is_reviewed_by_Nancy_L._Roberts._CNS_photo_courtesy_Orbis_Books_Readers_will_f_480x480.webp?v=1692715543\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2023-08\/pope-francis-remembers-dorothy-day-finding-god-in-love-for-poor.html\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/PopeFrancisremembersDorothyDay_findingGodinloveforpoor_992e0712-a83b-4df8-8802-6f5bc0affa92_480x480.png?v=1692713169\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"180\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/255159\/pope-francis-praises-dorothy-day-in-preface-to-collection-of-her-work\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/PopeFrancispraisesDorothyDayinprefacetocollectionofherwork_3_480x480.png?v=1692797860\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"179\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2023\/08\/22\/dorothy-day-pope-francis-245907\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/AneweditionofDay_s1938memoironherconversion_FromUnionSquaretoRome_withthepapalforeword_willbereleasedinEnglishbyOrbisBooksin2024._1_480x480.png?v=1692802891\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"179\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"9781570759215\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/APotentialAmericanSaint_sBigDayinItaly_1_480x480.png?v=1692969938\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"179\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567834783939,"sku":"978-1-62698-409-7","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/On-Pilgrimage.jpg?v=1747248927"},{"product_id":"a-new-heaven-death-human-destiny-and-the-kingdom-of-god","title":"A New Heaven: Death, Human Destiny, and the Kingdom of God","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNautilus Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“A book, with the legendary Harvey Cox wisdom on full display, eloquently written to change the way people think and believe, live and die.” —\u003cstrong\u003eJames Carroll, author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Truth at the Heart of the Lie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvey Cox is one of America’s great public theologians of the past fifty years. In many bestselling books he has written on matters of religion and faith for a popular audience, including on secularism and belief, world religions, Jewish-Christian dialogue, liberation theology, Pentecostalism, Jesus, and biblical interpretation. In his new book he explores the question that underlies all religion: what is the point of life that ends in death? What are the different ways we think about the afterlife? What are we actually talking about when we talk about heaven?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterestingly, this is not a subject of great preoccupation in the Gospels. Jesus was concerned primarily with the Kingdom of God—about conforming the present world to the values and principles of God’s love and justice. How this has gravitated toward concern with “life after death” is one of the topics covered here. Cox draws on personal stories, including his youthful work as an assistant his uncle, an undertaker, and approaches to death in other cultures and religions; and his own reflections on mortality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarvey Cox (\u003c\/b\u003eb. 1929), is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Church. He served for many years as Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School until his retirement in 2009. 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Helen LaKelly Hunt, an inspirational woman in her own right, has lovingly gathered here a surprising, diverse, and fascinating community of Wisdom Sisters whose stories and companionship can sustain, illumine, and enliven our own spiritual journeys. Highly recommended!”—\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Firer Hinze, Chair, Department of Theology, Fordham University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e“Helen LaKelly Hunt shares powerful lessons gleaned from the lives and struggles of seventy-nine women of faith. 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Joy, freedom, love: these hard-won qualities thrive in the communities described here of sisters whose force reveals wisdom in fully spiritual dimensions.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Wheeler, director of medieval studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e                                           \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSister Wisdom is a guidebook you’ll want to keep with you. 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She is the author of \u003cem\u003eAnd the Spirit Moved Them: The Lost Radical History of America’s First Feminists \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFaith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\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\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hunt_Sister_Wisdom_Intro.pdf?v=1648229042\" title=\"Introduction\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hunt_Sister_Wisdom_TOC.pdf?v=1648229054\" title=\"TOC\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057182679235,"sku":"978-1-62698-462-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984622.jpg?v=1747248974"},{"product_id":"i-francis-40th-anniversary-edition","title":"I, Francis: 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“One of the most poetic, most spiritual, and most instructive books I have read.”\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eMessaggero di S. 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Few have studied and thought more about how to bring a sense of community back to our local communities than Mack McCarter. With Community Renewal, Mack has developed a recipe for how to nourish and nurture the souls of our communities. Our neighborhoods, whether we realize it or not, are craving, even starving for something different, something to bring us together. 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Islam, Entrepreneur and author of \u003cem\u003eRenewing the American Dream \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Working the Pivot Points: To Make America Work Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter is a truly remarkable man who daily lives the commandment to love his neighbor as himself. Over 30 years ago he began developing a sustainable and measurable model for systematically rebuilding communities block by block by loving and caring for people. Recognizing the desperate need, Mack has interestingly laid out the blueprint for changing our world into loving, connected communities. A must read!”\u003cstrong\u003e--John H. 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Reeder, 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Undersecretary, U.S. Army\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter knew long ago what so many of us still seek to understand. It is not that we are so divided, it's that we are not connected enough. Starting not with a program, his focus was on people, their relationships to each other, and the places they called home. Armed with the disarmingly simple and bedrock belief that caring might beget caring, Mack has re-invented the idea of community organizing from the inside out, where the heart is the indeed the heart of the matter. He has demonstrated that real community renewal, and with it national renewal, can start anywhere, and is just one neighbor away. He has given us a roadmap to hope.” \u003cstrong\u003e--Sterling Speirn, former CEO of the Kellogg Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“From Mack McCarter’s heart to his initial vision of love and respect for one another, Community Renewal International (CRI) today is transforming individual lives and communities. I have personally seen the power of love through this renewal in action for individuals, neighborhoods, communities and the world. What promise and potential this book offers to anyone impelled to bring progress and healing to their own communities, and thus to the world.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Virginia Harris, Founding Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHow to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood\u003c\/em\u003e provides a road map designed to repair our broken world. Community Renewal International has proven that together, caring people have amazing influence. They have the ability to move communities, our country and even our world, in a positive direction.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Sally T. Prouty, Former Senior Fellow PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, Former Interim CEO National Conference on Citizenship, Former CEO The Corps Network \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter is a visionary, a thinker and lover of people. He set out to transform his hometown, Shreveport, Louisiana, person by person and neighborhood by neighborhood. His heartfelt desire to reconnect people with their neighbors and bring love and caring for others back into communities where homes surrounded by fences with doors locked and living in TV land had become the norm. Mack was persistent and he has built a movement which has spread across the US and also globally. \u003cstrong\u003e“--Sherri Parker Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eMack McCarter the quintessential story teller, shares his early-pioneering and ultimate development of a powerful, proven model for building productive relationships, neighborhood by neighborhood. The inspiring story is filled with wisdom, practical steps and joyous outcomes for addressing today’s relational poverty – and how we can ‘re-village’ into communities that actually work because they have mastered the intention and practice of caring. “\u003cstrong\u003e--Robert Hall, recovering CEO and author of the best-selling book, \u003cem\u003eThis Land of Strangers: The Relationship Crisis That Imperils Home, Work, Politics and Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“In this book, Mack simply puts words to the actions he’s already taken in communities. We’ve seen the powerful results of Community Renewal here in Shreveport, Louisiana and his recipe is a powerful one that can change the world. Fantastic read for anyone looking to make the world a better place.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Adrian Perkins, Mayor of Shreveport\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter is a rare “all in\" inspiring genuine individual, who has dedicated his life to help others and communities in need. He has helped streets of despair become neighborhoods where Children and their parents can grow with the hope that the world is not without promise, and faith, and goodness.”\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKix Brooks, Country music artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter’s infectious enthusiasm makes it nearly impossible, once you begin, to put this fast-moving, heartwarming book down. The Mount Canaan Church story, and his leadership in founding, nurturing, and shepherding his inspirational Community Renewal International (CRI) project in Shreveport brings home the deeply theological and unforgettable depth Mack brings to everything he says and writes. Put simply, this book translates ‘love thy neighbor,’ better than you can imagine.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Joe R. Reeder, 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e undersecretary, U.S. Army\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter knew long ago what so many of us still seek to understand. It is not that we are so divided, it’s that we are not connected enough. Armed with the disarmingly simple and bedrock belief that caring might beget caring, Mack has re-invented the idea of community organizing from the inside out, where the heart is the indeed the heart of the matter. He has given us a roadmap to hope.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Sterling Speirn, former CEO, The Kellogg Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\"I have personally seen the power of love through this renewal in action for individuals, neighborhoods, communities and the world. What promise and potential this book offers to anyone impelled to bring progress and healing to their own communities, and thus to the world.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Virginia Harris, founding trustee and former chairman of the board of trustees, The Mary Baker Eddy Library\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\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.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood\u003c\/em\u003e is the solution to the social breakdown felt across the country and around the world today. It narrates the story and philosophy of Community Renewal International (CRI), an organization founded in Shreveport, Louisiana. In the places where it has taken root, people build new friendships and begin to restore the bonds that sustain communities so that they thrive. Crime rates plummet. People come out of their homes and grow connections with their neighbors. They become active, caring participants in their societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late Millard Fuller, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, once described CRI as “the premier community renewal building model in the nation,” and his wife and co-founder Linda Fuller writes, “Mack McCarter shares the courageous steps he took to fuse love and caring into relationships, using the best elements of society to improve neighborhoods, cities and our futures.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book tells the story of how McCarter returned to his home town of Shreveport after many years as a pastor in Texas. He found a city that was racially divided and suffering from violence. With a small group of like-minded people, he intentionally and proactively began engaging with people in the city's most violent and dangerous neighborhood. Over time, studying the history of the rise and fall of civilizations and applying that research to the practical question of community renewal, he developed a replicable system. Today, Black and white, Republican and Democrat, men and women—all who have become part of the “We Care Team,” now over 50,000 strong, have remade entire neighborhoods and repaired the fabric of society. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG.S. “Mack” McCarter\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder and coordinator of Community Renewal International. Before returning in 1994 to his native Shreveport to implement his vision, Mack pastored churches in Texas for eighteen years. There are now more than 50,000 “We Care” team members in every state and forty-one nations. Ten cities in the United States are reproducing the Shreveport model of connecting caring people, changing lives, and transforming communities. Mack and his wife Judy live in Shreveport, LA, and Washington, DC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Muldoon\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches in the philosophy department at Boston College and is the author or co-author of ten books including \u003cem\u003eThe Ignatian Workout\u003c\/em\u003e and, with his wife Sue, \u003cem\u003eThe Discerning Parent\u003c\/em\u003e. His books and essays are used frequently in college courses, faculty discussion groups, and retreats. He and Sue reside outside of Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.gif?v=1648062511\"\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\/McCarter_Muldoon_How_to_Remake_the_World..._Intro.pdf?v=1655928623\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\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\/McCarter_Muldoon_How_to_Remake_the_World..._TOC.pdf?v=1655928610\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/communityrenewal.us\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CommunityRenewalintentionallybuildsandgrowspositive_caringrelationships.CommunityRenewalconnectsneighborsandresidentstorestorethefoundationofsafeandcaringcommunities.Webuildhopeandr_480x480.png?v=1664371033\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRI_WeCare\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofFollowtheAuthor_1_480x480.png?v=1664371341\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofFollowtheAuthor_1_480x480.png?v=1664371341\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/communityrenewalinternational\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofFollowtheAuthor_2_480x480.png?v=1664371471\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofFollowtheAuthor_2_480x480.png?v=1664371471\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/communityrenewal\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofFollowtheAuthor_3_480x480.png?v=1664371540\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofFollowtheAuthor_3_480x480.png?v=1664371540\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timothypmuldoon\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H6h5P1kAAYE\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/white_bluemodernwebinar_Flyer_3_480x480.png?v=1673554036\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/white_bluemodernwebinar_Flyer_3_480x480.png?v=1673554036\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/politics-society\/2023\/05\/16\/shreveport-louisiana-neighborhood-renewal-crime-prevention-244958\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/POLITICS_SOCIETYSHORTTAKEHowneighborsgoingdoor-to-doorcutcrimeinaLouisianacityTimMuldoonMay16_2023_1_480x480.png?v=1684335508\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/POLITICS_SOCIETYSHORTTAKEHowneighborsgoingdoor-to-doorcutcrimeinaLouisianacityTimMuldoonMay16_2023_1_480x480.png?v=1684335508\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41465149980867,"sku":"978-1-62698-500-1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985001.jpg?v=1747249009"},{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-doing-nothing-rest-rituals-and-the-modern-world-1","title":"The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals and the Modern World","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #127eaa;\"\u003e“In this thought-provoking volume, Andrew Blosser draws readers into an “odd investigation:” reconsidering our culture’s false equation of “work” with “life;” and re-centering ourselves, personally and collectively, on an opposite conviction: “that the point of life is to observe the goodness around us in charitable communion with others.” In fact, our work and social-economic policies ought to enable and serve the higher values of inoperativity, rest, and  Sabbath. Far from promoting sloth or passivity, Blosser shows how a critical, theologically grounded “ethics of doing nothing” is essential for animating the “rest-focused activism” and practical changes that addressing systemic challenges like poverty and climate change will require. Insightful, enlightening, readable; highly recommended.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Firer Hinze, Professor of Theological Ethics, Fordham University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #127eaa;\"\u003e“Blosser's book offers a rich and sophisticated analysis of rituals of rest that couldn't be timelier or more thought-provoking for us exhausted, overwhelmed moderns.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Schorsch, Universität Potsdam, and Founding Director of the Green Sabbath Project\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1281ae;\"\u003e“In this insightful, compelling, and timely book, Blosser examines the importance of ‘doing nothing’ as a subversive force that reveals the fundamental nature of the human in a society that would reduce the human to the instrumental and productive.  He draws out the (literally) universal implications of this critique, especially for the crisis of climate change.  The richest resources for such an ethical critique, he argues, are found in the worship and rituals of religion, particularly those of marginalized groups.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Roberto S. Goizueta, Margaret O’Brien Flatley Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book explores the theological and moral significance of practices once familiar to many Christians and Jews, such as Sabbath, vigil-keeping, Shmita (the sabbatical year for the land), and fiesta in relation to the twenty-first century economy. Blosser draws primarily on the Christian theologian, Jurgen Moltmann, and the prominent rabbi and religious thinker, Abraham Joshua Heschel in making the argument that humanity’s obsession with material production has led to three interrelated evils: the exploitation of workers, status anxiety among the middle and upper-classes, and climate change. Blosser’s proposed solution includes returning to “rituals of inoperativity” that will help us “change our understanding of what it means to be human.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAndrew Blosser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e has taught religion and ethics at Carthage College and Loyola University Chicago. He is currently visiting assistant professor in the theology department at Marquette University. While completing his PhD in theology at Loyola University Chicago, Blosser worked as a minister and advocate for the homeless community in Chicago.\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\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Blosser_The_Ethics_of_Doing_Nothing_TOC.pdf?v=1666624525\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Table of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.Book2look.com\/book\/9781626985025\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lmrhIPVUgoA\u0026amp;list=PL_I9zTQkaIOvdWF_dm6kbINWCZ-fkjpXt\u0026amp;index=2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofCopyofCopyofOneOnOne_1_480x480.png?v=1697469390\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41997842743491,"sku":"978-162698-502-5","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985025.jpg?v=1747249026"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-cain-on-adding-a-new-book-to-the-family-bible","title":"The Book of Cain: On Adding a New Book to the Family Bible","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 97, 14);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 97, 14);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Place - Family Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 97, 14);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"253\" width=\"443\" 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\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6dc9;\"\u003e“Bill Cain reminds you to remember that no part of your story is untouched by God’s yearning to be intimate. . . . The essence of revelation is to find the revealing as it still happens. It didn’t stop 2000 years ago, as Bill Cain insists. What is revealed in the present moment is eternally replenishing and inviting us to cherish. Choosing to cherish with every breath is not hard. Remembering to cherish . . . now that’s difficult.  This book reminds us to remember.”—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by Gregory Boyle, SJ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6dc9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Bible, as Bill Cain reminds us, is largely made up of family stories—stories of birth and death, of generations and legacies, joys and losses—with the astonishing claim that in these stories God is telling us a sacred story. What makes us think that story ended 2,000 years ago?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this moving account of the months he spent caring for his mother through the ordeal following a diagnosis of terminal cancer, he shows us all how to add “a new book to the family Bible.” With humor, affection, self-awareness, and his skills as a prize-winning playwright, Father Bill invites us to consider the ways that God’s story is written in all the everyday dramas of family life—especially those that open our hearts, teach us to give and let go, and remind us what it means to be human. He writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I make a quiet vow here alone at the kitchen table, where I sat with my mother just a few days ago. . . . I will honor my parents’ stories as Abraham and Sarah’s children did theirs. As Jesus’s friends did his. . . . As best I can, I will sift through a hundred years of stories, always looking for what God chose to reveal in the lives of two perfectly ordinary, absolutely extraordinary people. A new book. Non‑canonical perhaps, but nonetheless revelatory. And perhaps, in doing so, I might be able to find a way to keep the story that began with Abraham and Sarah going forward.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Cain, SJ,\u003c\/strong\u003e a Jesuit and an American playwright, wrestles with the great themes of faith. A Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and the creator of the TV show\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing Sacred,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehe is also author of the award-wining \u003cem\u003eDiary of Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Orbis)  He lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cain_The_Book_of_Cain_TOC.pdf?v=1666894550\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cain_The_Book_of_Cain_TOC.pdf?v=1666894550\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.Book2look.com\/book\/9781626985032\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41997845430467,"sku":"978-1-62698-5032","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cain_TheBookofCain.jpg?v=1747249028"},{"product_id":"copy-of-father-ed-the-story-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor","title":"Father Ed : The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor - Paperback","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f631c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Winner of the Christopher Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f631c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociation of Catholic Publishers - 1st Place \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f631c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"187\" width=\"328\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/BlackWhiteElegantPhotoMinimalistBeautyBusinessEstheticianBusinessCard_2_480x480.png?v=1707420629\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"I’ve admired Dawn Eden Goldstein’s work for over a quarter century. From her music journalism to this fascinating account, her writing has always been marvelous: intrepidly perceptive and impeccably researched, with an unfailing eye for precise detail. You don’t have to be a “friend of Bill” to appreciate this passionate account, which touches on some of the most important developments of 20th century history and spirituality.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e66464;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Glenn Kenny, film critic and author, “Made Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas’”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"The long-awaited and much-needed biography of one of the most influential, yet most unknown, spiritual figures of modern times.  Anyone who has benefited from the insights of Alcoholics Anonymous, a program that led to millions of freer lives, owes a debt of gratitude to Dawn Eden Goldstein for her carefully researched and lovingly told story of Father Ed.  Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e05d5d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— James Martin, SJ, author, \u003cem\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"An important and long overdue work that fills a gap in the history of the 12-step movement, Dawn Eden Goldstein’s study of Father Ed Dowling’s life and work is a delight to read and very moving. A major new source in the evolution of the 12-step movement, her insightful biography brings to life the personality of Fr. Dowling, of whom Bill W. wrote, “He was the greatest and most gentle soul to walk this planet. I was closer to him than to any other human being on earth.” Dawn Eden Goldstein traces the origins of Fr. Dowling’s insights that were so valuable to Bill W.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e05757;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Father Emmerich Vogt, OP, author, “The Freedom to Love: Recovery and the Seven Deadly Sins” and publisher,  The 12-Step Review newsletter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“From the time I could recognize Father Dowling as the man who pointed out the gravesite of Dred Scott for my family, I have always admired that he cared about that and did something about it. His sense of rightness about race relations and lack of fear to engage his culture when it was not as popular to do so, speaks volumes about his moral compass. We could use a lot more Father Dowlings in the world today. . . . an excellent treatment of his life and one long overdue.” \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e35353;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Lynne Jackson, Great-Great-Granddaughter of Dred Scott, President and Founder of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“Father Ed\u003c\/em\u003e tells the riveting personal history of a humble, deep-thinking priest who relentlessly cared for the suffering, including alcoholics and others falling on hard times. Readers will be delighted by Goldstein’s fascinating storytelling and perspective on the miraculous growth of Alcoholics Anonymous through the lens of Father Ed Dowling.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e85353;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Scott Weeman, founder, Catholic in Recovery, and author, \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve Steps and the Sacraments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Dr Goldstein’s book is a must read for all who are interested in the history of AA. Her research Is original and sheds light on a relatively neglected guiding light of AA. She shows that Father Ed believed in the divine inspiration behind AA and how it touches its sober followers: “the fellowship’s members, whether they realized it or not, were traveling the road to perfection mapped out four hundred years prior by St. Ignatius Loyola. Once they made it through the first six steps, they had in effect completed the Exercises’ First Week.” Similarly, working the 12 steps can be viewed as a Jungian Individuation process leading alcoholics in recovery toward a Spiritual life beyond their wildest dreams! This book deserves the widest possible readership in several interrelated disciplines.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee5454;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Dr. Ian Mc Cabe, clinical director, Jung Institute for Free Analysis for Children, and author, \u003cem\u003eCarl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee5454;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“My late husband, Ernie Kurtz, [author of \u003cem\u003eNot-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/em\u003e] would be overjoyed to see and read this wonderful biography by Dawn Eden Goldstein.\u003cem\u003e Father Ed: The Story of Bill W’s Spiritual Sponsor \u003c\/em\u003etells the life of Father Ed from his 1898 birth in St. Louis, MO, to his death in 1960. Goldstein’s study of one of Bill W’s closest friends and advisors, truly a sponsor of his, would have been a book that Ernie wished for. Her careful examination of Father Ed’s childhood and development into the man who was loved by hundreds if not thousands of people reveals the path that the Jesuit took to arrive at the place he held in history.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec5151;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Linda Farris Kurtz, professor emerita, Eastern Michigan University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \"Dawn Goldstein's chronicle of Father Dowling is nothing short of tremendous. Through her meticulous research, she has brought to light never before known details of Father Dowling's life and works. This is a book I shall not only read, but treasure and pass on to my friends.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec4e4e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eCarl B., archivist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“What a wonderful biography this is!  Dawn has captured my uncle and made him come to life. . . . I have heard the story of Bill Wilson’s first meeting before but never in such rich detail. For anyone who has suffered from chronic addiction and has found recovery through the  twelve steps, this is a pivotal moment in the history of the recovery movement. She has truly done it justice.  I loved reading this book and I know Uncle would have loved the book as well. He would have said, 'Dawn, you hit this one out of \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ethe ballpark!'“ \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f64b4b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMary Dowling, certified addiction counselor and niece of Father Ed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Ideal for readers wanting to get a bigger picture of the AA movement and its beginnings, whether they are interested in AA on a historical or a personal level. It also provides a fascinating mid-20th-century snapshot of the Jesuit order in America for those interested. But it is on the whole commendable for ordinary readers wanting to be inspired by the story of a larger-than-life priest whose fatherly care helped many people find God in the midst of their brokenness.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec4949;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Sarah Negri, Acton Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec4949;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eFather Ed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eis an edifying experience. Those dealing with addictions and anyone wanting to move toward a fuller spiritual life will find this a helpful and stimulating resource.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"83\" width=\"433\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather Ed\u003c\/em\u003e is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ (1898–1960), whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson’s life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement. Trained as a journalist, Dowling was always drawn to those who were suffering—a sympathy enhanced by his own crippling infirmities—which led him to embrace the A.A. approach to healing in community. \u003cem\u003eFather Ed\u003c\/em\u003e is a portrait of the kind of priest Pope Francis has extolled as a “shepherd with the smell of the sheep.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDawn Eden Goldstein \u003c\/strong\u003eis the award-winning author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eMy Peace I Give You\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Thrill of the Chaste\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRemembering God's Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, which received First Place in the Inspirational category of the Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Awards. She began her working life as a rock-and-roll historian and went on to editorial positions at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eDaily News\u003c\/em\u003e before publishing her first book in 2006. In 2016, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and in 2023, she received a licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America.. She has taught at universities and seminaries in the United States, England, and India. She currently lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003eCover photo: Father Ed Dowling, SJ, ca. 1957, in the chapel at The Queen's Work, St. Louis, MO. Courtesy of the General Service Office Archives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003eCover design by Regina Gelfer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003ca 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implications of the mission of the church. As such, it should be required reading for students of Christian theology and at the top of anyone’s reading list who is interested in learning more about what it means to be and perform church in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century. Indeed, \u003cem\u003eCommunity of Missionary Disciples \u003c\/em\u003eis Bevans’ \u003cem\u003emagnum opus \u003c\/em\u003eand will leave readers eager to get their hands on whatever he writes next.\" -\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcus Timothy Haworth, Reading Religion, University of Notre Dame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(36, 84, 154);\"\u003e“Steve Bevans draws on his lifelong scholarship, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eteaching,\u003c\/span\u003e and ministry to elaborate a comprehensive and challenging ecclesiology. [This volume,] characterized by unparalleled depth of scholarship, open ecumenism, rich pastoral insights, and trademark lucidity, will be an instant classic. No course on ecclesiology can do without it.” –\u003cb\u003ePeter C. Phan, Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ, Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(36, 84, 154);\"\u003e“Informed by years of reflection on innovative theological explorations around the world, Stephen Bevans offers a splendid presentation of what it means for Christians to be a community of missionary disciples who are grounded in the experience of the Trinitarian missions of the divine Word and the Holy Spirit. He offers an inspiring image of Christians gathered by the Spirit who are always on the move, bringing healing, liberation, and wholeness through the experience of God in Jesus Christ. Highly recommended for all students of Christian theology and all theological libraries.” –\u003cb\u003eLeo D. Lefebure, Matteo Ricci, SJ, Chair of Theology, Georgetown University \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(36, 84, 154);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCommunity of Missionary Disciples\u003c\/i\u003e is truly a \u003ci\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/i\u003e of Stephen Bevans as he presents an in-depth and creative missionary ecclesiology and ecclesiological missiology. This work has gone through a birthing process over a period of five decades of Bevans’ teaching, research, reflection, and the engagement of multiple contexts. He offers a fresh and challenging approach to ecclesiological dynamics and possibilities, especially in the book’s third section on the structure of the church.” –\u003cb\u003eRoger Schroeder, Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD, Chair of Mission and Culture, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f5db9;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg height=\"75\" width=\"327\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_480x480.png?v=1705949898\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Society of Missiology Series #65\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive ecclesiology through a missionary lens Stephen Bevans unpacks the profound Catholic conviction that the church is missionary by its very nature as he considers what it means for the church to be on mission, in community, and together in discipleship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e1.  Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Foundation of the Church\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e2.  The Spirit of Christ and the Birth of the Church\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e3. The Future that Calls Forth the Church: The Reign of God and the Church\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e4. The Mission that Calls Forth the Church: A Single, Complex Reality\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e5. The Dialogue that Calls Forth the Church: The Practice of Prophetic Dialogue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e6. The Church as the People of God: Called to be a Blessing for All Nations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e7. The Church as the Body of Christ: Sharing and Continuing the Mission of Jesus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e8. The Church as the Creation of the Spirit: Presence, Challenge, Surprises\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e9. Dimensions of the Missionary Church I: Apostolicity and Catholicity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e10.  Dimensions of the Missionary Church II: Holiness and Unity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e11.  Baptismal Missionary Discipleship\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e12 . Leadership for a Missionary Church\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e13 . Ministerial Missionary Discipleship\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e14 . Ordained Missionary Discipleship I: (Ordained) Ministry in History and Context\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e15 . Ordained Missionary Discipleship II: A Theology of Ordained Ministry in a Missionary Church\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephen B. Bevans, SVD\u003c\/b\u003e is Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Professor of Mission and Culture, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. He is author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eModels of Contextual Theology; An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity of Missionary Disciples: The Continuing Creation of the Church\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(all Orbis Books). He is co-author with Roger P. Schroeder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eProphetic Dialogue: Reflections on Christian Mission Today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand also serves as editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMission Studies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand contributing editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Bulletin of Missionary Research\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2021 Bevans was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Missiology.  In 2025 \u003cspan\u003eFather Steve Bevans SVD won the highest honor of the Catholic Theological Society of America: The John Courtney Murray Award. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit;\"\u003eCover photo:   “Community of Missionary Disciples” by John Christman, acrylic on canvas, 2023. 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker, has been called “the church’s least likely yet most plausible saint.” \u003cem\u003eFrom Union Square to Rome, \u003c\/em\u003efirst published in 1938, offers the first account of her dramatic conversion to Roman Catholicism, a story later expanded upon in her classic memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Loneliness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this concise and passionate work, Day’s purpose was to give an account to her comrades in the radical movement of how she came to embrace Christ and the Catholic Church. She reveals how God was present in all the steps of her journey: in intimations of the sacred, in her experiences in the struggle for social struggle, in times of loneliness and confusion, in her experience of love, her joy in the birth of her daughter, and even in the painful price she ultimately paid for her faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with a new foreword by Pope Francis, this edition is also illustrated by a selection of photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Day,\u003c\/strong\u003e co-founder of the Catholic Worker, has been called \"the church's least likely yet most plausible saint.\" In this early autobiographical work (originally published in 1938), Day offered the first account of her dramatic conversion, a story later expanded in her classic autobiography, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Loneliness\u003c\/em\u003e. In this concise and passionate work her purpose was more specific: to give an account to her former comrades in the radical movement of the steps that led to her to embrace Christ and the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Union Square to Rome\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading book for those just learning about the woman Pope Francis named as one of four great Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto: Courtesy of Marquette University Archives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design: Regina Gelfer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca 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height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f6332;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_480x480.jpg?v=1664387696\" width=\"282\" height=\"54\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Day_From_Union_Square_to_Rome_TOC.pdf?v=1697116754\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\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\/Day_From_Union_Square_to_Rome_Chapter.pdf?v=1697116754\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/This_is_the_book_cover_of_On_Pilgrimage_The_Seventies_by_Dorothy_Day_edited_by_Robert_Ellsberg._The_book_is_reviewed_by_Nancy_L._Roberts._CNS_photo_courtesy_Orbis_Books_Readers_will_f_480x480.webp?v=1692715543\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"151\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2023\/06\/29\/all-saints-robert-ellsberg-245549\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/MonochromeTextureNewspaperInstagramPost_3_480x480_286614d3-370f-444d-84f1-66124a0e0986_480x480.webp?v=1692714555\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"151\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/255159\/pope-francis-praises-dorothy-day-in-preface-to-collection-of-her-work\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"151\" width=\"264\" alt=\"\" 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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. 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"\u003e Silver Winner - Aging Consciously\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(77, 20, 127);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"\u003e------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; 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This image speaks to what I envision for the elderhood years... During this lifetime, whether we’ve been aware or not, a Presence of immeasurable love has been flowing through [our lives], quietly filling the vessel of our inner being. Like vats of matured wine, our ripened goodness has readied itself to move outward. . . Now is the efficacious time to tend ‘our tiny vessel’ so this graced goodness strengthens in us and benefits the life of those we encounter.”—\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e“Joyce Rupp's gentle touch transforms the wisdom years so we can relish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ein simple, heartfelt and uplifting ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003esuch essential themes as self-compassion, letting go, and sharing our own goodness with hope, gratitude, freedom, and spiritual depth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eVessels of Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eis pure gift.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eRobert Wicks, author, \u003ci\u003eLet's Look Together: Henri Nouwen as Spiritual Mentor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e“She had me from page one. . . Who wouldn’t want to become a ‘crucible of kindness,’ poured out for others? Not denying the loneliness, pain, regrets and losses of aging, Joyce Rupp’s prayers and poems celebrate the festival of lights within, an abundance of memories and gifts.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eKathy Coffey, author, \u003ci\u003eA Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003eJoyce Rupp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e is well known for her work as a writer, international retreat leader, and conference speaker. She is the author of numerous bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003ePraying Our Goodbyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eOpen the Door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eFragments of Your Ancient Name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eHer Orbis books include \u003ci\u003ePrayer, Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Dance\u003c\/i\u003e (with art by Mary Southard)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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