{"title":"Fall 2021 Titles","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-color-of-the-skin-doesnt-matter-a-missioner-s-tale-of-faith-and-politics-in-africa","title":"\"The Color of the Skin Doesn't Matter\": A Missioner’s Tale of Faith and Politics in Africa","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Catholic Media Association - Honorable Mention   \/  Memoir*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"378\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“A gripping and courageous memoir. Sister Janice McLaughlin offers a vivid account of her years in Africa—a story shaped by faith, solidarity, and an unwavering commitment to justice.”— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"571\"\u003eCatholic News Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"596\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“McLaughlin’s voice is one of moral clarity, born of experience and deep compassion. Her testimony illuminates Zimbabwe’s struggle for liberation with honesty and rare insight.”— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"782\"\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"1043\" data-start=\"812\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“More than a memoir—it is the witness of someone who chose to stand with an oppressed people, whatever the cost. Her story continues to inspire movements for justice across southern Africa.”— \u003cstrong\u003eJustice \u0026amp; Peace Advocacy Network\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“Sister Janice McLaughlin was dropped into a moment in history, took it, and ran with it.  Her autobiography reveals a woman who looked at, listened to, and opened herself fully to the multi-variant voices of her historical time and place, as a Maryknoll Sister, and as a participant in the Zimbabwean struggle for justice and independence. Hers was a life courageously lived according to her favorite Shona word for God—Chipindikure: ‘The One who turns things upside down.’  Read her story with awe and joy.”—\u003cb\u003eJudith Mayotte, PhD, author, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisposable People? The Plight of Refugees\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\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: #3f8c9c;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg height=\"45\" width=\"450\" 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\/b\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\u003e“I felt part of something bigger than myself. I was suffering for a cause, and the pain and fear no longer mattered. I was not alone. I was with the oppressed people, and God was there with us in our prison cells.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa, and how this experience shaped her faith and her understanding of what it means to be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe dramatic turning point of her story came in 1977 when she was arrested in then-Rhodesia, where a white minority government was waging a brutal war against the African liberation movement. Sr. Janice, who was working for the Peace and Justice Commission in Harare, was charged as a terrorist sympathizer and held in solitary confinement for 18 days before being expelled from the country. She was later welcomed back to independent Zimbabwe to work on rebuilding the education system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThat was only the beginning of a remarkable life, including work with orphans, those suffering with AIDS, and victims of trafficking, revealing how inextricably her faith was bound with service to the most marginalized and dedication to the cause of justice and human rights.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcLaughlin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewho died in March 2021, served in Kenya and  Mozambique, as well as Zimbabwe where she is considered a national heroine for her many contributions to education and independence. A former President of the Maryknoll Sisters, she authored a previous Orbis title,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOstriches, Dung Beetles, and Other Spiritual Masters: Wisdom from the Wild.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/McLaughlin_Color_of_the_Skin_Doesn_t_Matter_TOC.pdf?v=1648577537\" title=\"toc\"\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\/McLaughlin_Color_of_the_Skin_Doesn_t_Matter_Preface-Intro.pdf?v=1648577537\" title=\"preface\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41036312903875,"sku":"978-1-62698-446-2","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984462.jpg?v=1635350706"},{"product_id":"centering-prayer","title":"Centering Prayer: A Contemplative Path to Virtuous Living","description":"\u003ch5 style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #157412;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;\"\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Prayer - Books about Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #157412;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e“Centering Prayer is a testament of Gregg Blanton's relationship to the holy beings in his life. He shares the contemplative practice of Centering Prayer as a way to bring you closer to your faith, deepen your connection to your spiritual life, and generate love. Don't we all want a little more faith and love in our lives?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d378c;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sharon Salzberg, author, Lovingkindness and Real Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e “Seldom do I read a book that is both as substantial and as readable as Centering Prayer: A Contemplative Path to Virtuous Living. It is groundbreaking and offers a truly unique and comprehensive vision of Christian faith. Necessary reading for all who believe in the priceless treasure at the heart of the faith.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d378c;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian D. McLaren, author, Faith after Doubt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e “Rich in both Scripture and practical application, Gregg Blanton’s book highlights how a simple daily practice can center a person in a love for God and others, and then be self-expressed through fifteen virtues. A fresh, insightful, and highly recommended reflection on Centering Prayer!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d378c;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Albert Haase, OFM, author, Soul Training with the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"46\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines how th\u003c\/em\u003ee practice of Centering Prayer can help shape character and effect our daily interactions with others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eCentering Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively interaction between Centering Prayer, philosophy, theology, and psychology. The book poses three questions: What are the key practices of Centering Prayer? In what ways does Centering Prayer relate to virtues? And, how does Centering Prayer effect our relationships with others? In answering these three questions, the book identifies the key practices of Centering Prayer and then relates these key practices to fifteen traits of character. Finally, it proposes the numerous relationship skills that come from this form of prayer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. Gregg Blanton, EdD,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis professor of psychology and human services at Montreat College. He is founder of the Center for Contemplation and Marriage and is in private practice in Asheville, NC, where he provides counseling and supervises counselors-in-training. He is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMind over Marriage: Transforming Your Relationship Using Centering Prayer and Neuroscience\u003c\/i\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;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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\/Blanton_Centering_Prayer_TOC.pdf?v=1648652758\" title=\"toc\"\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\/Blanton_Centering_Prayer_Intro.pdf?v=1648652758\" title=\"intro\"\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","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040231661763,"sku":"978-1-62698-428-8","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Centering-Prayer_Book-Cover.jpg?v=1747248938"},{"product_id":"christian-tradition-in-global-perspective","title":"Christian Tradition in Global Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e* \u003cem\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e“Schroeder offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to Christian tradition viewed through a genuinely global lens. A valuable resource for students, ministers, and all who seek to understand Christianity within today’s diverse contexts.” - \u003cstrong\u003eCatholicBooksReview.org\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e“A concise and accessible survey of Christian tradition framed by today’s global realities.” - \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Bulletin of Mission Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e“With his trademark clarity, readability, and comprehensiveness, Roger Schroeder gives a tour d’horizon of the global spread of the Christian message, from its beginning to our time. Each chapter presents an informative account of Christian missions in key historical periods, with reflections on ‘threads of Christian Tradition’ that allow readers to see both its continuity and novelty in each age. I most enthusiastically recommend this book for courses on church history and missiology for both professional degrees and continuing education.”\u003cb\u003e—Peter C. Phan, author, The Joy of Religious Pluralism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e“The first global history of Christianity that prioritizes spirituality, liturgy, church organization, and other features central to church life. This essential overview will fascinate, inform, and enlighten students everywhere.”\u003cb\u003e—Dana L. Robert, Boston University School of Theology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e“Part of a new genre of church history that integrates mission, religious, and lay history and shows how the Christian tradition is globally mobile, endlessly diverse, and ever adapting to new contexts. Its unique blend of in-depth historical research, rich imagery, and theological patterns makes this text readable and enlightening for students and scholars alike.”\u003cb\u003e—Kirsteen Kim, author, The Holy Spirit in the World: A Global Conversation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e“This comprehensive yet manageable overview of Christian history shows the masterful pedagogical touch of Roger Schroeder, skillfully combining clear prose, acknowledgment of historical and theological complexity, and judicious thematic summations amid telling and vivid details. A superb resource for university teaching.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 97, 145);\"\u003e—Paul Kollman, CSC, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"41\" width=\"410\" 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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDesigned for classroom use this one-volume text situates the history of Christianity within its various social and political contexts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for one-semester, upper-level undergraduate and introductory-level graduate courses,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Tradition in Global Perspective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehighlights key events, movements, eras, documents, rituals, artifacts, and persons. While written from a Catholic perspective, the book is inclusive of other Christian denominations, churches, and movements that are the various streams within Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Following the methodology and philosophy of the “new” church history, Schroeder tells the story of Christian tradition as much as possible from a non-Eurocentric\/non-Western perspective, one that is inclusive of the roles and movements of “non-Western people,” women, laity, and others who traditionally have been excluded from the written histories of Christianity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Tradition in Global Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis uniquely suited for both students and teachers, as well as church leaders, in our globally connected world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger P. Schroeder, SVD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is professor of intercultural studies and ministry, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. His many books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Is the Mission of the Church?; Christian Mission in Global Perspective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(names one of Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies by the Overseas Ministry Study Center of Princeton Theological Seminary) and , with Maria Cimperman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngaging Our Diversity: Interculturality and Consecrated Life Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  (all Orbis Books).  An associate editor of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the International Bulletin of Mission Research he has also served as president of the American Society of Missiology, the Association of Professors of Mission, and the Midwest Fellowship of Professors of Mission. He is currently serving as Coordinator of Anthropos Institute, an international network of specialists in the social and religious sciences.\u003c\/span\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 style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Schroeder_Christian_Trad_in_Global_Persp_TOC.pdf?v=1648578632\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Schroeder_Christian_Trad_in_Global_Persp_TOC.pdf?v=1648578632\" title=\"toc\"\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Schroeder_Christian_Trad_in_Global_Persp_Intro.pdf?v=1648578632\" title=\"intro\"\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040594239683,"sku":"978-1-62698-434-9","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984349.jpg?v=1747248941"},{"product_id":"christianity-corrupted","title":"Christianity Corrupted: The Scandal of White Supremacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e“Christianity Corrupted is a timely and relevant study of race and evangelicalism. The public meaning of Christianity has continually been shaped by struggles between the destructive legacy of racism and anti-racist struggles for social justice. A thoughtful analysis offering new possibilities on this important subject!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4b768e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sylvester A. Johnson, founding director, Virginia Tech Center for Humanities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e“Christianity Corrupted creates a space where the black theological and human story can be heard. The author flips colonizing historiographical and theological lenses uncovering the insidiousness of dominant expressions of Christianity corrupted by white supremacy, and offers a pneumatological re-awakening of Pentecost as divine alternative of racial equality and justice.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4b768e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNéstor Medina, author, Christianity, Empire and the Spirit,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEmmanuel College, University of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e“Christianity Corrupted is an imperative resource for scholars of religion and sincere Christians. Engaging and clearly written, an excellent overview of central themes in liberation theology.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4b768e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Noel Leo Erskine, author, Plantation Church,\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCandler School of Theology, Emory University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e“Christianity Corrupted presents the historical and theological factors that have supported white supremacy and distorted our understanding of God's intent for humankind. It unpacks the cultural phenomena that have enabled an oppressive system of privilege and supremacy (based on race) to subsume and alter the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ. A great resource for those engaged in social justice ministry and community advocacy, and for all seeking to preach the Word of God as an empowering message of hope, unstained by oppression and division.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4b768e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bishop Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, Presiding Bishop, Fifth Episcopal District, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4b768e;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Corrupted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexamines the development of oppressive Christian theologies and the normalization of white superiority and white privilege in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into three parts, the first part traces the roots of the theological scandal to the integration of the Reformed notion of election and Enlightenment theories of race, the white colonists’ belief in the supposed racial inferiority of blacks, and the cultivation of proslavery theologies. The second part demonstrates how enslaved Africans formulated their own brand of Christianity and cultivated a theology of spiritual resistance of necessity in response to the oppressive theologies of their white Christian enslavers. The final part reflects on the impact of the roots of this scandal evident in the theological causes of the Civil War, the rise of Jim Crowism, rise of the Moral Majority, and the complicity of white evangelicals in the election of Donald Trump fostering the re-legitimization of white nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Corrupted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexamines the subsequent spiritual and social resistance to the roots of this scandal as evident in the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power Movement, and Black Lives Matter movement and proposes a theological solution for Antiblackness Supremacy and White Christian Supremacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJermaine J. Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a historical theologian who teaches courses in African American religious history, church history, and theological studies at the Interdenominational Theological Center, New York Theological Seminary, St. John’s University, and Indiana Wesleyan University. He currently lives in New York City and is the Senior Pastor of Williams Institutional Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Harlem.\u003cbr\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;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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\/Marshall_Christianity_Corrupted_TOC.pdf?v=1648578849\" title=\"toc\"\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\/Marshall_Christianity_Corrupted_Intro.pdf?v=1648578849\" title=\"intro\"\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","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040693428419,"sku":"978-1-62698-433-2","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984332.jpg?v=1747248942"},{"product_id":"community","title":"Community","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #08401b;\"\u003eLLUMINATION BOOK AWARD Gold Medal, Ministry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b83ca;\"\u003e“For Henri Nouwen, community is a basic need and hunger of the human heart. We are created for community, but often we do not experience it in the individualistic and competitive cultures that shape our lives. Community is a place marked by acceptance, intimacy, and vulnerability, where we can bear fruit in solidarity with others and be the body of Christ for the sake of the world. It is a place of care and celebration, the place where our wounds and weaknesses are exposed, a sheltered place for the confession of sin and brokenness, and a house of love where we can receive forgiveness and offer it in return.”—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Introduction by Stephen Lazarus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b83ca;\"\u003e“Essays, by turns inspiring, challenging, and sometimes achingly human, on one of the most important topics of our age—by one of our age's most important spiritual masters.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b83ca;\"\u003e“Community presents ten chapters that are at the heart of the Gospel! Solitude and silence are the anchors that stabilize. Action for justice is the result. But the heart of Community revealed by Nouwen is that it is our similarities that lead us to compassion and oneness. This message is good news for these challenging and divided times.”—\u003cstrong\u003eSimone Campbell, SSS, author, Hunger for Hope: Prophetic Communities, Contemplation, and the Common Good\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Community is not a human creation but a divine gift which calls for an obedient response. This response may require much patience and humility, much listening and speaking, much confrontation and self-examination, but it should always be an obedient response to a bond which is given and not made.”—Henri J. M. Nouwen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Nouwen\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote and spoke often about community during his life and ministry as a pastor, priest, professor, and prolific author. His search for community propelled his writing and many of his life’s most significant life choices, including his decision to leave an academic teaching position in 1986 to serve as chaplain to the L’Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill, Ontario. There, living alongside those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their assistants, his understanding and commitment to community ripened and matured. And yet, surprisingly, he never wrote a complete book on the subject. Now, drawing on a number of articles as well as previously unpublished material, this book provides a picture of why Nouwen thought community was such a necessary and integral part of the spiritual life in all its many dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"margin-right: 32.5px; margin-left: 32.5px; float: none;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Nouwen_Community_TOC.pdf?v=1648579822\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Nouwen_Community_Intro_Lazarus.pdf?v=1648579822\"\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\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Nouwen_Community_Chapter.pdf?v=1648579822\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29107\/community\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"209\" width=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Add_a_subheading_2_480x480.png?v=1653325951\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040731078851,"sku":"978-1-62698-439-4","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Community.cover.jpg?v=1747248943"},{"product_id":"faith-and-reckoning-after-trump","title":"Faith and Reckoning After Trump","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 95, 158);\"\u003e“A sharp and unflinching analysis of the theological and ethical crisis exposed during and after the Trump era. De La Torre offers a necessary reckoning for communities of faith.”\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem data-end=\"1949\" data-start=\"1931\"\u003eReading Religion\u003c\/em\u003e (AAR)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 95, 158);\"\u003e“This book is a much-needed act of introspection that cuts across faiths, races, and traditions. After what Tink Tinker calls in these pages ‘a bizarre dance with fascist autocracy,’ it takes an honest look at religion’s role in Trumpism and looks forward without cheap answers.\"—\u003cb\u003eEric Martin, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUCLA Center for the Study of Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 95, 158);\"\u003e “This riveting collection of essays edited by Miguel De La Torre is exactly what the world needs to overcome Trumpism, which has been spiritually, mentally, and physically destructive to humanity and the planet. We need a plan forward to rebuild and reconstruct and this book     enlightens us, challenges us, and energetically paves the way. It is essential, uplifting, and prophetic.”—\u003cb\u003eGrace Ji-Sun Kim, Professor of Theology, Earlham School of Religion\u003c\/b\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(40, 95, 158);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg height=\"41\" width=\"410\" 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\/b\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\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligious scholars and activists assess the impact and lessons of the Trump era, and reflect on the challenges ahead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe past four years, culminating in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, brought to the surface deep divisions in our country and in faith communities. In this volume a diverse group of religious scholars and activists reflect on the meaning of the Trump era, the future of democracy, and the challenges facing the faith community. Topics include: “Fractured Truth in Post-Trump America”; the critical role of Black women; the tension between democracy and “whiteness”; the political theology of QAnon; environmental violence; racism and Black Lives Matter; ministry in a divided church and nation; Islamophobia and anti-Semitism; Catholic faith in the public square; and the future of Evangelical Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO. An ordained Southern Baptist minister, he is the author of many Orbis books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading the Bible from the Margins, Introducing Liberative Theologies,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrails of Hope and Terror,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaith and Resistance in the Age of Trump.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJoshua Bartholomew, Sr. Simone Campbell, Aaron Conley, Miguel H. Díaz,  Marvin Ellison, John Fife, David Gushee, Amir Hussain, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Elaine Nogueira-Godsey, Trad Nogueira-Godsey, Jacqui Lewis, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Joerg Rieger, Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, Joshua Shanes, Susan Thistlethwaite, Tink Tinker,   Jim Wallis,  April Woodson, Aizaiah G. Yong, and Amos Yong.\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/DeLaTorre_Faith_and_Reckoning_After_Trump_Intro.pdf?v=1648577367\"\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\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"preface\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/DeLaTorre_Faith_and_Reckoning_After_Trump_Preface.pdf?v=1648577368\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040786391235,"sku":"978-1-62698-442-4","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/De-La-Torre_-Faith-and-Reckoning-after-Trump-mechanical.jpg?v=1747248944"},{"product_id":"martin-luther-king-and-the-trumpet-of-conscience-today","title":"Martin Luther King and The Trumpet of Conscience Today","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__img-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__img cm-reload-1259\" id=\"product_images_1259_update\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-img cm-preview-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2059\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“A stirring and incisive call to moral courage. Jean-Charles brings King’s message into sharp focus for our present moment.”— \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2251\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“An urgent and eloquent work that recovers King’s voice for a new generation and challenges readers to confront the demands of conscience today.”— \u003cstrong\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2405\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“A brilliant engagement with one of King’s most underappreciated texts—timely, revealing, and inspiring.\u003cstrong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eBoston College Forum on Racial Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“Régine Jean-Charles has written a glorious book that offers a deeply moral vision of how to recover a society sick with racism, sexual violence, and mass incarceration. Jean-Charles weaves together a moving conversation with Martin Luther King that provides a blueprint for how we can deepen our commitment to justice and create a better world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eSoyica Diggs Colbert, PhD, Interim Dean of Georgetown College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“In this captivating work, Régine Michelle Jean-Charles takes the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘out of the box’ and reads justly his trenchant later writings. A feminist, social justice warrior, Jean-Charles has her Isaiah moment here, asking unhesitatingly hard questions about racism, sexual assault, mass incarceration, and the lifetime commitment for justice. An uncompromising work.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJames F. Keenan, SJ, Canisius Professor, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“Dr. Jean-Charles has breathed new, magnificent, divine feminine ruah into the ministry of one of the Christian faith’s most examined and celebrated men. With the eye of an academic and the heart of a believer, she invites a fresh and holistic approach to Dr. King, so that the reader can receive his gifts anew while worshiping God, not Dr. King. She walks us down a fine line and brings us to the other side, ready to listen afresh to this prophet in our time. What a gift!\"—\u003cstrong\u003eKaji Dousa, Senior Pastor, Park Avenue Christian Church, NYC\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(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"47\"\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\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Through interrogating current manifestations of racism, sexual violence, and mass incarceration in our soul-sick society, Jean-Charles’s critique . . . re-symbolizes and reinvigorates the book’s enduring purpose––to expose suffering and to urge humanity to answer the sound of conscience.”\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by M. Shawn Copeland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExplores Martin Luther King’s series of speeches, “The Trumpet of Con­science,” on the intertwined issues of racism, militarism, and materialism, in light of today’s urgent social movements, including the movement for Black lives, #MeToo, and prison abolition, each of which benefits from a faith-based, justice-centered response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-img cm-preview-wrapper\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRégine Michelle Jean-Charles\u003c\/b\u003e, a Black feminist scholar and activist, is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConflict Bodies: The Politics of Rape Representation in the Francophone Imaginary\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice and Director of Africana Studies at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. She holds a masters and doctorate from Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1o8TRKwA_g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jean-Charles_MLK_Trumpet_of_Conscience_Today_Intro.pdf?v=1648578334\" title=\"intro\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\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\/Jean-Charles_MLK_Trumpet_of_Conscience_Today_TOC.pdf?v=1648578334\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/huntnewsnu.com\/70390\/campus\/annual-bell-hooks-symposium-explores-black-feminism-black-freedom\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Annualbellhookssymposiumexplores_BlackFeminism_BlackFreedom_JesicaBakDr.MeredithClarkmoderatesadiscussionbetweenDr.KevinQuashieandDr.SalamishahTilletduringthefinalpanelofthesympo_480x480.png?v=1676471130\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2025\/12\/15\/bell-hooks-diversity-equity-inclusion-feminist-black-african-american-studies-colleges-universities-dei-trump\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"274\" width=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_Business_Card_US_0071456c-d164-4a4e-9f8d-68326599277e.png?v=1768487139\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040824991939,"sku":"978-1-62698-443-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Martin-Luther-King-and-The-Trumpet-of-Conscience-Today-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248945"},{"product_id":"opera-omnia-volume-x-philosophy-and-theology","title":"Opera Omnia Volume X: Philosophy and Theology - Part One","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tygh-content clearfix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"span12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"span12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block ty-product-detail\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe definitive edition of the acclaimed religious scholar's 1989 Gifford Lectures, a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etour de force\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof profound insights gleaned from a lifetime of connecting the worlds of religion, philosophy, science, and revelation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Tracy called\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Rhythm of Being\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePanikkar’s “most accessible and most moving” book. Catherine Cornille pronounced it “the intellectual testament of one of the true spiritual giants of our times.” \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaimon Panikkar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1918-2010) made pioneering contributions in the areas of interreligious dialogue, comparative religion, and intercultural thought. He bridged different religions and cultures (Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism) and effected insightful conversation between the so-called sacred and secular worlds. He authored more than 40 books and 600 articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Panikkar_Opera_Omnia_X.1_TOC.pdf?v=1648579265\"\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 class=\"product-details\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Panikkar_Opera_Omnia_X.1_Chapter.pdf?v=1648579265\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tygh-footer clearfix\" id=\"tygh_footer\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container  ty-footer-grid__full-width\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"span16 footer-menu ty-footer-grid__full-width ty-footer-menu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"span3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41042853232835,"sku":"978-1-62698-436-3","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984363.jpg?v=1747248946"},{"product_id":"opera-omnia-volume-x-philosophy-and-theology-1","title":"Opera Omnia Volume X: Philosophy and Theology - Part Two","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe latest volume in the complete works of the internationally renowned philosopher of religion Raimon Panikkar (1918-2010) mines the insights and intertwined aspects of centuries of philosophical and theological thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaimon Panikkar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1918-2002) was a pioneer in the areas comparative religion, interreligious dialogue, and the phenomenology of religion. 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Then give a copy to a friend.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaxine Phillips, co-editor, \u003ca style=\"color: #3893ae;\" href=\"http:\/\/religioussocialism.org\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereligioussocialism.org\u003c\/a\u003e, retired executive editor, Dissent magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3893ae;\"\u003e“Fran Quigley has written the right book for the right reasons at the right time—for all time. The profiles are courageous and true; the socialism of the Gospel has and will continue to stand the test of time. This joyful, righteous book will be read and digested and upon its publication will find its way into seminary and divinity school classrooms worldwide. The endorsement from this Christian Socialist is full-throated and glad-hearted. Thank you, Professor Quigley!”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eev. Dr. Angela Cowser, Associate Dean of Black Church Studies and Doctor of Ministry programs, Louisville Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3893ae;\"\u003e  “Fran Quigley's Religious Socialism is a wonderful introduction to a subject that will seem distant and even hostile to many religious people. The mixture of personal vignettes, photos, and particular explorations of socialism by people of faith, become ever more relevant as they approach the present, with convincing witnesses of a new, potential enlightenment in socialism and religion.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Buhle, retired Senior Lecturer, Brown University, editor, Radical Jesus: A Graphic History of Faith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3893ae;\"\u003e“People come to socialism for different reasons, and for many it is through their faith. How can we feed the hungry and heal the sick when someone is making profits by preventing it? This book explores the rich history of religious thinkers standing with the working class against exploitation by the owning class.”--\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaria Svart, National Director, Democratic Socialists of America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor most of this nation’s history, religious socialists made their case to a population that was, for the most part, hospitable to religion and resistant to socialism. Today, those trends are moving in opposite directions. A majority of young people and persons of color in the U.S. express support for socialism. At the same time, even as religious affiliation has dropped, most Americans still say religion is important to them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReligious Socialism\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eprovides an introduction to how those powerful forces come together in the form of religious socialism, the intersection between a devotion to God and a system that promotes social justice in the world. Many of its champions would embrace the words of Eugene Debs, who ran for president several times on the Socialist ticket: \"Socialism is Christianity in action.” Most of the figures in this book are Christian, including contemporary figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Cornel West, but others profiled are Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim socialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFran Quigley\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a former journalist, now teaching as professor at Indiana University McKinney School of Law, where he directs the Health and Human Rights Clinic. He is an active member of the Religion and Socialism Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America, where he contributes to and helps edit their blog and podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicbooksreview.org\/2022\/Quigley.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofCopyofCATHOLICBOOKSREVIEW_1_480x480.png?v=1684773313\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMzTOamixpI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41042912968899,"sku":"978-1-62698-435-6","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984356_Religious-Socialism_-Book-Cover.jpg?v=1747248948"},{"product_id":"resurrection-hope","title":"Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #176118;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #176118;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #176118;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; 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Resurrection Hope takes us on a courageous and visionary journey full of brilliant scholarship, political struggle and spiritual determination. And the rich dialogue with her precious son Desmond alongside the prophetic witness of her grandmother Helen Vivian Dorsey propels us toward a future of love, laughter and liberation!”  — \u003cstrong\u003eCornel West, Union Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(113, 24, 11);\"\u003e\"By addressing head-on the pervasive anti-black aspects inherent not only in the national ideology but also in much of our Christian theology, my long-time friend and colleague Kelly Brown Douglas offers a powerful, deeply personal answer to the question of what it will take for Black life to truly matter in this country and for God's just future to become a reality for all.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eThe Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church\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(113, 24, 11);\"\u003e “Douglas takes us with her on a journey in which she gives herself and every other Black person in America good reason to walk away from the Christian faith, and then tells us why she perseveres in hope. In this, her most devastating critique of white supremacy and passionate homage to the faith of her ancestors, Douglas dares us to believe that it’s possible to create a world in which Black lives matter.” —\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington\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(113, 24, 11);\"\u003e “In this deeply theological and personal book, Kelly Brown Douglas leads us on her faith journey from despair to hope as she probes the deep anti-Black narrative that pervades U.S. society through monuments and silences to affirm that not only do Black lives matter but Black lives do matter.  This book is a moving invitation for us all to undertake this journey of faith to find a deep and sustaining resurrection hope that sits with doubt and survives with a bone-deep hope.” —\u003cstrong\u003eEmilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt University Divinity School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(113, 24, 11);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #186119;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"49\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(113, 24, 11);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“How do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for the justice of God? I get it, that Christ is Black, but that doesn’t seem to be helping us right now.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese questions from her son prompted theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to undertake this soul-searching reflection. The killing of George Floyd and the ongoing litany of Black victims raised questions about the persistence of white supremacy in this nation, leading her to reflect on how a “white way of knowing” has come to dominate American identity and even to shape the consciousness of Christians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e In exploring the message of Confederate monuments and the “Make America Great Again” slogan, she examines the failures of even “good white Christians” and struggles with the hope that “Black Lives Matter,” before reaching deep into her own experience and the faith of Black folks to find her way back to Resurrection Hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-82\" data-turn-id=\"request-692e086c-bde0-832e-9a28-0537e223fa8b-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"125b74a7-32ab-4b96-9c74-94e6c3b235fb\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"804\" data-start=\"160\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"198\" data-start=\"160\"\u003eThe Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Visiting Professor at Harvard Divinity School and serves as Canon Theologian at both the Washington National Cathedral and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Previously, she served as Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is widely recognized as a leading voice in womanist theology, racial reconciliation, and the study of sexuality and the Black church. Her Orbis Books titles include \u003cem data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"662\" data-start=\"644\"\u003eThe Black Christ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"697\" data-start=\"664\"\u003eWhat’s Faith Got to Do with It?\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"759\" data-start=\"703\"\u003eStand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" data-edge=\"true\" 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Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Douglas_Resurrection_Hope_TOC.pdf?v=1648575967\"\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 title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Douglas_Resurrection_Hope_Intro.pdf?v=1648575966\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book 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Nothing human is foreign to him. Like the God he serves, he sees all and seals it with a kiss.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Brown Taylor, author, An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark\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(20, 77, 142);\"\u003e“Ron Rolheiser’s unique contribution is his ability to make sometimes difficult spiritual concepts and goals crystal clear. I've read his Sacred Fire three times by now. It's simply the best book I know on what it means to live a mature faith. He is a real spiritual master.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"54\" width=\"540\" 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“We do not wake up in this world calm and serene, having the luxury of choosing to act or not act. We wake up crying, on fire with desire, with madness. What we do with that madness is our spirituality.\u003cstrong\u003e”—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Rolheiser \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"tygh-content clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block ty-product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRonald Rolheiser, a Catholic priest and theologian, is one of the most popular and influential spiritual writers today. Through such bestselling books as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holy Longing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Fire,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas well as his syndicated column, “In Exile,” he has shown an ability to outline a healthy Christian spirituality that relates to the deep desires, anxieties, and hopes of ordinary people living in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e This collection of his essential writings, which draws in large part on his columns, first outlines the “holy longing” that underlies all spirituality. He then outlines the elements of a “generative,” or fruitful spiritual life, including prayer, suffering and death, love and justice, faith and doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia von Stamwitz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author and professional in Catholic publishing, recently with Franciscan Media. She has collaborated closely with Fr. Rolheiser on many books and various other projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Rolheiser\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Saskatchewan. A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he was ordained in 1972 and received a doctorate from Louvain in 1983. He is the author sixteen books on spirituality, most notably\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holy Longing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Fire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(both Image\/Doubleday) and is popular as a speaker and retreat leader\u003ci\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe recently retired as President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ronald_Rohlheiser_MSM_TOC.pdf?v=1648579059\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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Truly prophetic.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul M. Pearson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirector, Thomas Merton Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Gordon Oyer’s deep foray into Merton’s correspondence is a must read! Meticulously researched and skillfully crafted, Signs of Hope not only illumines the development of Merton’s thinking on urgent issues of his day but also animates our work for social transformation today.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristine M. Bochen, editor, Thomas Merton: Essential Writings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Oyer’s warm, compassionate voice and skill as historian locates these letters inside our own urgent social questions with a subtle buoyancy.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRose Marie Berger, Senior Editor, Sojourners magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Oyer offers a ‘peace and social justice movement history through epistolary’ that puts Merton’s correspondence in critical conversation with our fraught times—and thus with a new generation.”—Ched Myers, co-author, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHealing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Signs of Hope is a well-written and insightful contribution that furthers our understanding of Merton, his writings and his interest in engaging others on the critical issues of his time. Readers will appreciate the biographical sketches Oyer provides of the correspondents that help explain Merton’s motivations in conducting such correspondence and create a larger context with which to view the letters.”\u003cstrong\u003e-- Thomas T. Spencer, Merton Seasonal (ITMS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The real hope, then, is not in something we thing we can do, but in God who is making something good out of in some way we cannot see. If we can do His will we will be helping in this process. But we will not necessarily know all about it beforehand.” –\u003c\/i\u003eThomas Merton to Jim Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn entering the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemane in 1941, Thomas Merton initially saw himself as withdrawing from “the world.” But in later years his sense of monastic vocation changed. His contemplative life became a point of prophetic engagement with his fellow men and women in their struggles, their hopes, and their questions. This social engagement was particularly fueled by his wide correspondence.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigns of Hope\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efocuses on Merton’s engagement with the themes of peace, race, and ecology, as expressed through particular relationships, including with such notable figures as Dorothy Day, Daniel Berrigan, and Vincent Harding. Each chapter reveals themes from his life of dialogue, his apostolate of friendship, and his probing assessment of critical issues that remain vital for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGordon Oyer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest: Merton, Berrigan, Yoder, Muste at the Gethsemane Peacemakers Retreat\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade Books, 2014), which won the International Thomas Merton Society’s Louie Award for the best contribution to Merton studies of the previous three years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043113214147,"sku":"978-1-62698-430-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Signs-of-Hope-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248952"},{"product_id":"the-cosmic-vision-of-teilhard-de-chardin","title":"The Cosmic Vision of Teilhard De Chardin","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b6b1a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*  Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention   \/  Faith and Science \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b6b1a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Vision of Teilhard de Chardin\u003c\/i\u003e, theologian John Haught shows how Teilhard’s insights remain vital for believers trying to reconcile faith with science and evolution.”- \u003cb\u003eThomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Haught writes with characteristic clarity and depth, guiding readers through Teilhard’s synthesis of science and spirituality and demonstrating its ongoing relevance to theology today.”- \u003cb\u003eCommonweal Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John Haught continues his long dialogue with science and religion, presenting Teilhard as a prophet of hope whose cosmic vision anticipates the ecological and spiritual challenges of our age.”-\u003cb\u003eAmerica Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This concise and engaging volume captures the essence of Teilhard’s thought and makes it accessible for today’s readers seeking an integrative spirituality.”- \u003cb\u003eCatholic Books Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lucid, hopeful, and deeply relevant—Haught distills Teilhard’s evolutionary spirituality for a new generation.”- — \u003cb\u003eTheology Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Although living conscious of the unfinished nature of the cosmos is wrought with the risk of uncertainty and the need for courage, the zest for life that arises from such an enterprise makes the struggle worth it. In The Cosmic Vision of Teilhard de Chardin, John Haught explores Teilhard’s many suggestions for embracing a more dynamic and exciting spirituality and for participating consciously in the awakening of our unfinished universe. This book is an essential read for those who are attempting to develop a cosmic vision and are encouraging others to do the same.”—\u003cb\u003eKathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD, President, American Teilhard Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In an age of anxiety, pessimism, and distrust, John Haught’s book offers a new vision based on the writings of the Jesuit scientist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, whose intellectual legacy is one of the best rapprochements between science and religion in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century. The principal lens that governs this work is a cosmic theology of hope in an unfinished universe. Haught’s reflections on Teilhard provide a foundational understanding of a new metaphysics of the future, which is the only way an adequate theology of evolution can be formed. I highly recommend this book for those seeking a robust understanding of Teilhard’s theology, grounded in the biblical promise of hope and new creation. In an evolving universe, everything rests on the future.”—\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio, OSF, Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology, Villanova University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is a tour de force by the leading American Teilhard scholar, John Haught. Drawing on his many years of scholarship, he highlights Teilhard’s significant contributions to a broadened theological worldview so urgently needed in our time.”—\u003cb\u003eJohn Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, past President and Vice-President, American Teilhard Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"42\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAn expert in Teilhardian thought brings together for the first time Teilhard in conversation with other significant religious thinkers, philosophers, and scientists, including Kant, Whitehead, Barbour, Moltmann and Tillich, on topics ranging from the problem of suffering to astrobiology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe Jesuit paleontologist and theologian, Teilhard de Chardin, has been much admired as well as much misunderstood. In this unique treatment, John F. Haught clarifies Teilhard’s thought, while not shying away from the controversies and criticisms. Each chapter explores a different topic—including the cosmos, spirituality, suffering, thought, God, and life—and how each topic has developed the author’s own theology. In particular, Haught focuses on the cosmic future and the implications of Teilhard’s thought for this century and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn F. Haught\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. He specializes in systematic theology, with a particular interest in issues pertaining to science, cosmology, evolution, ecology, and religion. His many books include \u003ci\u003eResting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe, The New Cosmic Story, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA John Haught Reader. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Haught_Cosmic_Vision_of_Teilhard_de_Chardin-TOC.pdf?v=1648575687\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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Schneiders, IHM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e “It is no surprise to find Pope Francis a truly authentic interpreter of Luke’s Gospel. From the first moments of his pontificate the Pope has always made first for the poor, the marginalized, the burdened—exactly the direction in which Jesus points us in this Gospel. Every page in this collection displays Francis’s outstanding ability to find a fresh image, coin a new metaphor to bring the ancient message alive for today.”\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Byrne, SJ, author, The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e “Pope Francis proclaims the message of Jesus, as it has been transmitted to us through the Gospel of Luke. Jesus reaches out to those in need, and even in sin. The words and actions of Pope Francis continue that message. The Jesus of Luke’s Gospel is not only gentle but forgiving. Pope Francis’s reflections rightly keep asking: ‘Am I on the slippery path from sin to corruption from which there is no return?’ He challenges us with the gospel message of responsible loving. It does not come cheaply.”\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis J. Moloney, SDB, Catholic Theological College, Melbourne, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Luke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastoral commentary on the Gospel by Pope Francis, drawn from his homilies, writings, and speeches since he was elected pope. Like the earlier volumes,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, the purpose of this collection is to invite the reader into the world of Jesus and discover the hidden treasures through the words of the Gospel. These pages are intended not simply for study or preaching, but simply for letting ourselves be guided by Francis, a master of prayerful silence, so that we may be open to conversion through living more closely with Jesus, the Word made flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e The collection was developed in fragments, taken from various sources—written and oral—and from various occasions. They have been selected and arranged according to the chapters of the Gospel of Luke. Together they form a spiritual and pastoral reading with different tones, in which the Word shines on our own life and invites us to follow the Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePope Francis,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eborn Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, having been elected Bishop of Rome and absolute Sovereign of Vatican City. Throughout his life, both as an individual and as a religious leader, Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Gospel_of_Luke_TOC.pdf?v=1648579663\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product-details\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tygh-footer clearfix\" id=\"tygh_footer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container  ty-footer-grid__full-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span16 footer-menu ty-footer-grid__full-width ty-footer-menu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043614466243,"sku":"978-1-62698-432-5","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheGospelofLuke.jpg?v=1747248954"},{"product_id":"the-missionary-spirit","title":"The Missionary Spirit: Evangelism and Social Action in Pentecostal Missiology","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c57c4;\"\u003e\"The Missionary Spirit is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of proclamation and social action\" -  \u003cstrong\u003eBryan Woods, Missiology: An International Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c57c4;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c57c4;\"\u003e“Brings a much-needed articulation of an understanding of global mission as consisting of both a broad and narrow sense, by showing ‘the biblical witness that manages to uphold the importance of social justice even while prioritizing evangelism especially among the nations, and cares simultaneously about the present and the future.’ Ireland’s emphasis on the complexities of cross-cultural mission and use of Pentecostal theologizing to show clear local and global mandates is a critical argument in the current environment, where all activity is conflated to become missional or missionary.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Alan R. Johnson, author, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApostolic Function in 21\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century Missions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c57c4;\"\u003e “Ireland revisits the much-debated question regarding the primacy of evangelism and social action in Pentecostalism. Using a missiological lens, he elaborates on the work of the Holy Spirit in mission as related to proclamation and church planting. A holistic concept of God's heart contrasts with the binary argument of evangelism versus social action.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Young Lee Hertig, author, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tao of Asian American Belonging: A Yinist Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c57c4;\"\u003e “Is it possible to keep the priority of missions on evangelism and church planting without neglecting the broader horizon of social concern? Ireland answers in the affirmative and persuasively shows that Pentecostalism has historically offered us valuable resources for doing so.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Frank D. Macchia, author, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus the Spirit Baptizer: Christology in Light of Pentecost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c57c4;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“While there have been some theologically sound works on the intersection of proclamation and social concern, relatively few have engaged in a robust dialogue on this intersection from a Pentecostal lens. Highlighting the biblical foundations and organic embodiment of early Pentecostals, Ireland forges the conversation forward into the twenty-first century context.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul W. Lewis, co-editor, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMissiological Research: Interdisciplinary Foundations, Methods, and Integration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArgues for a return to the early emphasis in Pentecostal missiology on the need for cross-cultural evangelism, as opposed to the current trend that focuses on a broader, more amorphous understanding of Pentecostal missiology (as “everything that God is doing in the world”). Instead of separating “mission from missions, or the broad sense of mission from the narrow sense,” Ireland says that\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eboth senses of mission “should be held together in tension and in fact were in early Pentecostalism.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJerry M. 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Henry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Pickwick, 2015) and co-editor of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDictionary of Pentecostal Missions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(T\u0026amp;T Clark, forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ireland_Missionary_Spirit_TOC.pdf?v=1648651750\" title=\"toc\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ireland_Missionary_Spirit_Intro.pdf?v=1648651750\" title=\"intro\"\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","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043671482563,"sku":"978-1-62698-429-5","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/TheMissionarySpirit.jpg?v=1747248955"},{"product_id":"the-pandemic-and-the-people-of-god","title":"The Pandemic and the People of God: Cultural Impacts and Pastoral Responses","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #224e1c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #224e1c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #224e1c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner\/Future Church *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 94, 118); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #105e76;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 108, 135);\"\u003e“Arbuckle offers a penetrating cultural reading of the pandemic’s impact on the Church and society. 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Arbuckle sheds light on the cultural and spiritual challenges exposed by the pandemic and offers pathways toward renewal.” - \u003cstrong\u003eAustralasian Catholic Record\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"900\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 108, 135);\"\u003e“The best book I have read on the pandemic. After an unflinching diagnosis, the book is a summons to radical, active, transformative hope among those who have the wits and the courage to ‘refound’ viable community. It is framed according to Catholic Social Teaching, but has a deep appeal for those of us outside that particular frame of reference. In Arbuckle’s knowing hands the pandemic becomes a venue for radical restorative hope.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Walter Brueggemann, author, \u003ci\u003eA Gospel of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\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(17, 108, 135);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“This compelling treatise incisively dissects the chaos of the pandemic and masterfully articulates rites of passage and actionable strategies for refounding a post-COVID-19 world and church. A must-read practical guide for individuals, institutions, and nations yearning for a ‘new heaven and a new earth’ animated by solidarity, compassion, and justice.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\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(17, 108, 135);\"\u003e“The pandemic has caused cultural chaos throughout the world, and only through creative and inspired leadership that is convinced of the common good can all God’s people be led to a refounding of cultural stability. Like Pope Francis, Arbuckle is convinced that this can be effectively done by living out gospel values as we engage in health care reform, politics, racial and ecological justice, and the economy. These wise pages lay out the agenda for the church’s mission in a post-COVID world\u003cem\u003e.\u003cb\u003e—Stephen Bevans, SVD, co-author, \u003ci\u003eConstants in Context\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\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(17, 108, 135);\"\u003e “Gerald Arbuckle is a brilliant and seasoned observer of social and ecclesial realities. His rich, perceptive analyses and interpretations of the pandemic and its consequences for church and world constitute an unequaled achievement in the considerable amount of pastoral-theological reflection now emerging.:\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, Loyola Marymount University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"45\"\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\u003ci\u003eA noted Catholic theologian and anthropologist weaves together insights from anthropology and theology to provide an analysis of the role of the Church in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePope Francis and the People of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eturns to the crisis of COVID-19, its diverse impacts on people and communities, and how the Catholic Church might respond. 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Ellison II, PhD, Candler School of Theology, Emory University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1371d8;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1371d8;\"\u003e\"The Way of the Mystics leads readers into the vast labyrinth of Howard Thurman's inner landscape. Introducing an intergenerational cadre of mystical guides, this book is a map to the interior for all sojourners questing from head to heart.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e-Gregory C. Ellison II, PhD, Candler School of Theology, Emory University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1371d8;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Finding this volume of Howard Thurman's sermons is like finding the first layer of a life-changing archaeological discovery--one that shifts your view of your place in the world, along with your understanding of why you are here. Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul's health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e-Barbara Brown Taylor, Author, Holy Envy and Learning to Walk in the Dark\u003c\/span\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\u003cspan style=\"color: #1371d8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"42\" width=\"420\" 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHoward Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20\u003csup\u003eth-\u003c\/sup\u003ecentury America, a mentor to the leaders of the civil rights movement, and a minister who devised a way of preaching to a congregation that sought “support, strength, and guidance.” He found that the most creative method was a “sermon series,” a group of sermons organized around a common theme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume highlights his series on the mystics. Thurman tended not to speak of his own mystical inclinations, conscious that the word mysticism was likely to be misunderstood. And yet he is commonly recognized as a mystic in the sense that he used the word to describe someone who had an acute experience of the Divine Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, the kind of mysticism to which he was attracted was not something airy or otherworldly, but one that promoted the world and its transformation. 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Weaving together his mastery of storytelling and deep theological wisdom, Groome's impressive scholarship leads readers to understand not only what Catholic education is, but its value for our complex world.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003eMelodie Wyttenbach, PhD, Executive Director, Roche Center for Catholic Education, Boston College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e“Thomas Groome's What Makes Education Catholic is the most magisterial and comprehensive account we have today on the Catholic educational tradition. Groome writes with complete control of the intellectually demanding material and renders it accessible and enjoyable not just for educators, but for parents and the general public as well. This gem of a book belongs in every thinking person's library.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003eDennis Shirley, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e\"On the whole, the author excellently chronicles the history of Catholic education from its roots to today’s current events. He also considers what values Catholic faith emphasizes most, showcasing how anyone can benefit from its solid foundation regardless of one’s personal faith or beliefs. If you want to understand the nature of a Catholic-based education, Groome’s book will make an excellent resource to your queries.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– \u003c\/em\u003eThe Moving Words Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg 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;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe award-winning author of What Makes Us Catholic\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a rich history of Catholic education from its spiritual roots to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn this readable and timely work, Thomas Groome explores the basis of Catholic education, from the historical Jesus to the Didache, to Augustine and Aquinas to Merici, Seton, and Ward. Groome shows how these foremothers and fathers of Catholic education ground and shape the spirituality of Catholic educators today. It is these foundations that ensure that Catholic schools today deliver the education they promise to students—not only to Catholics but to those of many religious traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat Makes Education Catholic outlines a Catholic anthropology, sociology, cosmology, and epistemology. It demonstrates how all of us—educators and students, families and communities---serve a public faith that does justice and that is humanizing and emancipatory for one’s own good, for the common good, and for all creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas H. Groome, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is senior Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, and is the long-serving Director of its PhD in Theology and Education. His best known major books are \u003ci\u003eChristian Religious Education\u003c\/i\u003e (Harper and Row), \u003ci\u003eSharing Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins), \u003ci\u003eEducating for Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Crossroad), \u003ci\u003eWhat Makes Us Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins), \u003ci\u003eWill There Be Faith?\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperOne), and \u003ci\u003eFaith for the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (Paulist). 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This stimulating collection of essays will prove an invaluable guide to the terrain, illuminating current debates and highlighting neglected themes for future exploration.”\u003cb\u003e—Brian Stanley, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 51, 142);\"\u003e “The publication of this book signals the firm establishment of the study of world Christianity as a new and burgeoning discipline. This groundbreaking collection will serve as a valuable first textbook for world Christianity and its related courses.” \u003cb\u003e—Wonsuk Ma, Oral Roberts University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 51, 142);\"\u003e“Hanciles’ work stands out for its historical breadth and methodological clarity, offering an indispensable resource for students of world Christianity.”\u003cb\u003e— International Bulletin of Mission Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 51, 142);\"\u003e“This book provides a thoughtful and comprehensive survey of Christianity worldwide, combining historical depth with accessible analysis.”\u003cb\u003e— Journal of World Christianity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This edited volume provides a critical reassessment of the study of world Christianity that connects historical developments to current debates and new trajectories. It is a detailed treatment of a wide range of issues and debates that present a growing challenge to arguably the fastest growing field of study in the theological academy today. Contributors include Dale Irvin, Dana Robert, Paul Kollman, Kwok Pui-lan, and Gemma Tulud Cruz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors include Dale T. Irvin, New York Theological Seminary; Dana L. Robert, Boston University; Paul Kollman, University of Notre Dame; Kwok Pui-lan, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; and Gemma Tulud Cruz, Australian Catholic University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJehu J. Hanciles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the D.W. Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity and director of the World Christianity Program at Candler School of Theology (Emory University). Originally from Sierra Leone, he is author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuthanasia of a Mission: African Church Autonomy in a Colonial Context\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration, and the Transformation of the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hanciles_World_Christianity_TOC.pdf?v=1648576671\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hanciles_World_Christianity_Intro.pdf?v=1648576671\" title=\"intro\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicbooksreview.org\/2022\/Hanciles.html\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofCATHOLICBOOKSREVIEW_1_480x480.png?v=1684773134\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41044117749955,"sku":"978-1-62698-448-6","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/WorldChristianity.jpg?v=1747248961"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/fall-2021-titles.oembed?page=2","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}