{"title":"Just in Time for Christmas: New Orbis Titles","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"daxiang-theology-a-chinese-comparative-theology","title":"Daxiang Theology: A Chinese Comparative Theology","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(50, 104, 184);\"\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 60, 114);\"\u003e\u003ci data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eDaxiang\u003ci\u003e Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine example of comparative theology as it springs up and flourishes in Chinese soil. Hongyi Wang shows us not only that Chinese thought can be compared with Western thought, but more deeply and importantly how satisfying and productive it is to move forward step by step by smaller scale that helps us, East or West, to see anew the fundamentals of the Christian faith. Wang gives us fresh insight into what comparative theology at its best is all about.”—\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 60, 114);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 60, 114);\"\u003e“As a Chinese intellectual with an advanced education in Christian theology in the West, the author is well positioned to construct, as he puts it, ‘a Chinese way of salvation in light of the Christian faith.’  Through a series of detailed case studies, Wang relates Chinese categories to cognate concepts in Western theology—such as the immanent and transcendent Dao to the God of process theology, or the Daoist concept of non-action to Caputo's concept of the ‘weakness of God’—in a way that sheds light on both relata. In this way Daxiang\u003ci\u003e Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is an exemplary exercise in Comparative Theology.”—\u003cb\u003eHugh Nicholson, professor, comparative religion, Loyola University Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThe Chinese word\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaxiang\u003c\/i\u003e stands for an immense phenomenon that cannot be perceived by human eyes. That is the term Hongyi Wang uses to describe a comparative theology that integrates Chinese religious thought with Christian theology.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eHongyi Wang\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eearned a bachelor’s degree in theology from Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, and MA and STM degrees from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. 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I can think of few people who have so profoundly influenced my understanding of God.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eCome Forth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elizabeth Johnson continues her work of nurturing the Church intellectually and spiritually with this book. Her deeply moving, biblically-rooted meditations on God's expansive creation, and the role of humans in caring for and defending our co-creatures, ought to be savored by every Christian of goodwill who is concerned with the future of our common home. As ever, Johnson reflects on the most vital issues of our time in a way that harmonizes Tradition, cutting-edge science, and spiritual insight. Reading Come, Have Breakfast is an invitation to linger at the eucharistic banquet and marvel at the wonders of God\u003ci\u003e.”—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatalia Imperatori-Lee, Manhattan College  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(35, 89, 169);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Poetic, Prophetic, and Profound! This collection of ecological and theological meditations holds the power to expand our minds, inspire our hearts, and move us to action on behalf of our created kin and common home. Elizabeth Johnson's Come, Have Breakfast will long remain a treasured and timely resource for preachers, catechists, teachers, ecological leaders, and all who love the Scriptures and care about the future of the Earth.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., University of Notre Dame \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 100, 189);\"\u003e\"I cannot urge readers strongly enough to taste for themselves this collection of meditations on God and the Earth, composed with soaring grace, inspiring prose and exquisite scripture passages. Readers will find that their hearts will both rejoice in God, the Giver of Life, and ache to nurture the cosmos \"in which we live and move and have our being.\"\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlison M. Benders, Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University, in \u003ci\u003eEmmanuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"x_x_x_Signature\" class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" width=\"432\" height=\"72\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“‘Come, have breakfast’ (Jn 21:12) These three simple words followed by generous action open a portal into an ecological image of the living God who is active with cordial hospitality toward all creatures, nurturing their lives, desiring that all should be fed.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her latest work, prize-winning theologian Elizabeth Johnson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eviews planet Earth, its beauty and threatened state, through the lens of scripture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach luminous meditation offers a snapshot of one aspect of the holy mystery who creates, indwells, redeems, vivifies, and sanctifies the whole world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, they offer a panoramic view of the living God who loves the earth, accompanies all its creatures in their living and their dying, and moves us to care for our uncommon common home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth A. 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and communion drawn from the mystery of Jesus Forsaken, Mary Desolate, and the Eucharist. Far from being a mere historical account, this volume is a powerful invitation to a spirituality dedicated to building ‘a world united in the variety of peoples,’ offering a much-needed blueprint for healing and hope in our divided world.”—\u003cb\u003eJaisy A. Joseph, assistant professor, theology and religious studies, Villanova University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e“Chiara Lubich’s communal spirituality offers a powerful antidote to the fragmentation of our times. Her vision of ‘Christ forsaken’ in all division is that pearl of great price that makes unity possible, even with our enemies. As a Baptist theologian, I was thrilled to discover her.”—\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Newman, Duke Divinity School; co-chair, International Conversations between the Catholic Church and the Baptist World Alliance, Phase III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e“A timely collection of meditations from one of the greatest laywomen of the twentieth century. The message of unity is needed today in an era of polarization and self-righteousness, but Chiara Lubich understands that more is needed than exhortations to be nice to one another. She puts forward a vision and a practice of uniting by rising above our selves, and letting God be our unity.” — \u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Cavanaugh, DePaul University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e“Casarella and Masters embarked on an almost impossible task: summarizing, unifying, and making accessible one of the most influential, charismatic, and prolific contemporary spiritual leaders of our time. An extraordinary woman mystic, writer, and cultural force, Lubich’s life and work are truly inspirational. This book is exceptional and has the potential to transform your life, just as it did mine.”—\u003cb\u003eWilliam Calvo, department of American culture, University of Michigan; author, \u003ci\u003eUndocumented Saints: The Politics of Migrating Devotions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 53, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"43\" width=\"430\" 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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eModern Spiritual Masters Series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003eForeword by Sarah Coakley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003eChiara Lubich (1920-2008), \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003efounder of the Focolare Movement, an international movement for unity and renewal, present in 180 countries with more than 140K members and millions more sympathizers, contributed a life, a movement, and a rich set of spiritual writings to the Church and the world. 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line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(30, 79, 153);\"\u003e\"Wes Howard-Brook has spent his life studying empire and what the Bible has to say about how we are to live as revolutionaries for love.  But Wes is not just a scholar -- he is an activist, a practitioner, a provocateur...  helping us all stay faithful to God rather than conform to the patterns of this world.  Let his newest book stir you to action.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(30, 79, 153);\"\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eShane Claiborne, author and activist, co-founder of Red Letter Christians\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e“Wes Howard-Brook has long challenged us to read the Bible on its own terms—to hear its strange, ancient heartbeat beyond the distortions of what often passes for ‘Christianity’ in imperial culture. Now, with this concise and powerful volume, he distills decades of scholarship and discipleship into an urgently needed invitation.”—\u003cb\u003eFrom the Foreword by Michael Morrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e“Wes Howard-Brook confronts our continual temptation for allegiance to Empire over God, making it clear that we cannot serve ‘two masters.’ This brief book traces the tension in the Bible and the church, particularly in the United States, resulting in endless imperial violence wrongly wrought in the name of God.”—\u003cb\u003eRev. Weldon D. Nisly, Community Peacemaker Teams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e“If we study Wes’ brilliant insight to the Bible, we will not only want to join the biblical lineage of nonviolent resistance to empire with all our hearts, but discover anew the living God of universal love and peace who calls us to a new world of peace.”—\u003cb\u003eRev. John Dear, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e“This book is a clarion call and a summons. To choose Creation over Empire is not a moral decision. It is to decide what kind of world will live in us. The gospel is not neutral—it is a jailbreak, a holy uprising against every system that cages the imagination that belongs to God. \u003ci\u003eCreation or Empire\u003c\/i\u003e extends that vision to the whole world.”—\u003cb\u003eRev. Lynice Pinkard\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eUCC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia area pastor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Creation or Empire\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a template showing how Christians can live a religion of creation story today!” —\u003cb\u003eAngela N. Parker, PhD, Mercer University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 82, 156);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Creation or Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a relentlessly researched and argued celebration of the anti-empire and, perhaps more important for this historical moment, anti-fascist message of the biblical tradition. An accessible resource for preachers, scholars, and followers on the way, who seek to live joyful resistance.”—\u003cb\u003eRev.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaurel Dykstra, Salal + Cedar Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_30_e0304660-0050-496a-8e00-03a516124a44.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"75\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWes’s brilliant volumes “Come Out My People!” and “Empire Baptized,” offer a comprehensive interpretation of the Bible and church history in terms of the struggle between a “Religion of Creation” (represented by the prophets and Jesus) and the Religion of Empire. Together, they are 800pp. This short volume, aimed at a general audience, will summarize those volumes and show their relevance for today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWes Howard-Brook \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several award-winning books, including “\u003ci\u003eCome Out, My People!”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod’s Call out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire Baptized: How the Church Embraced What Jesus Rejected, 2nd-5th Centuries. \u003c\/i\u003eHe collaborates in the ministry Abide in Me with his wife Sue Ferguson Johnson. His YouTube channel, Radical Bible (https:\/\/radicalbible.net), is a word-by word, video biblical commentary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/undoing-conquest-ancient-israel-the-bible-and-the-future-of-christianity?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=9a25bc146\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Common_UndoingConquest_966a1f3a-07ce-43c0-aa6b-898dbf1a8df5_2.webp?v=1773757447\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"336\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/unveiling-empire?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=unveiling+empire\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"337\" width=\"219\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/51OJPLw4fDL._SX322_BO1_204_203_200_8d0c7d0f-02f0-4e9a-9ae7-c0653379beca.jpg?v=1773757525\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/empire-baptized?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=8d3bb0edb\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626981942_879ee365-2e29-4e00-8810-a17573bed862.jpg?v=1773757640\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"337\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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Inspired by the liberative pedagogy of Paulo Freire, this book asserts that theological education should empower students to reflect on their social locations, discern their unique callings, and act as faithful agents of personal and systemic transformation. It emphasizes the necessity of a holistic approach to vocational discernment that integrates spiritual formation with contextual education, attending to the intersections of identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThrough a tapestry of personal narratives, spiritual wisdom, theological reflection, and thoughtful prompts, this book creates a space for readers to engage deeply with their own stories and experiences, discerning how their unique gifts and callings intersect with the larger work of liberation and social transformation. Organized around the evocative metaphor of seeds, growth, and abundance, the book mirrors the organic unfolding of the discernment process, inviting readers to cultivate a more authentic and embodied sense of purpose. As the author has been teaching courses on vocational discernment in seminary contextual education for over a decade, the book is organized intentionally for the practice of discernment in personal contexts and small-group contexts. The recommended readings and appended materials at the end further reflect the commitment to practical resourcing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eL. Callid Keefe-Perry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e is director of Contextual Education and Assistant Professor of Public Theology at Boston College's Clough School of Theology and Ministry. 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vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-pagination: widow-orphan; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“The martyrdom of Saint Óscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador, was a powerful witness and an inspiration for the Church. He had made his own the plight of the vast majority of his flock and made them the center of his pastoral vision.”—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePope Leo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDilexi Te, 89\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eSt. Óscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador, who was slain at the altar while saying Mass in 1980, is undoubtedly one of the towering figures of the modern church. More than four decades later, his words and witness are a source of challenge and inspiration.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIt is arguably Romero’s homilies that provide the best and most intimate portrait of his testimony. Yet that message, in six volumes totaling more than 2,500 pages, has been hard to access. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords of Life: The Preaching of St. Óscar Romero,\u003c\/i\u003e Todd Walatka has selected a dozen of his most iconic sermons, beginning with his homily following the assassination of his friend, Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, in 1977, and concluding with his final homily on the day of his assassination three years later.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eBroadcast live on the radio from his cathedral in San Salvador, Romero’s Sunday homilies were a national and ecclesial event. While reflecting aloud on the Word of God, he related the gospel to the daily events in El Salvador. Addressing the hopes, joys, and anguish of his suffering people, he was also careful to document the accelerating incidence of human rights violations.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eBut if Romero’s preaching had political implications, these sermons show how deeply his response to the world was rooted in his deep incarnational faith. Following the path of the Son of God who took on our flesh, Romero urged his flock to incarnate the gospel message in their own lives in their commitment both to charity and to justice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAll the while, he knew the risks he was taking. Yet he persisted to the end. As he said in his final sermon, “\u003ci\u003eThose who seek to shun danger will lose their lives, whereas those who, for love of Christ, dedicate themselves to the service of others will live. . . . They are like that grain of wheat that dies, at least in appearance. If the grain does not die, it remains alone. If it yields a crop, it is because it dies, allowing itself to be immolated in the earth.”\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTodd Walatka\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame who has taught and researched on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"x__Hlk213854716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eÓscar Romero for a number of years. 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Enomiya-Lassalle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula Baatz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Jerry Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e⭐ Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 46, 96);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Jesuit and Zen-Master\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvelous book. Ursula Baatz has invited us into the humble search and patient journey of Fr. Enomiya-Lassalle. On every page she shows us how Zen—mingling with his Ignatian way too—came to rest finally in the graced enlightenment of kenshō, satori. Jerry Brown’s foreword and the closing reflections by Maria Reis-Habito and Ruben Habito beautifully frame an inspiring message meant for readers everywhere.” —\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 46, 96);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 46, 96);\"\u003e“Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle belongs to that extraordinary generation of twentieth-century Catholic religious who labored to understand by experience the meaning of Asian spiritual traditions for Christian mysticism. In Ursula Baatz’s powerful retelling, Fr. Lassalle emerges as one of the greats of this generation, one who shouldered the epochal spiritual and institutional task of establishing Zen as an authentic Christian path, and as a truly enculturated form for the Japanese church.”—\u003cb\u003eMatthew Z. Vale, assistant professor, comparative theology, Boston College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"47\" width=\"470\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Ursula Baatz has written a moving account of Enomiya-Lassalle—virtually unknown today but still relevant as a spiritual teacher for our fracturing age. Baatz tells Lassalle’s life story in its human and fascinating detail. She shows how Lassalle saw a new consciousness emerging in the world but how his life focused on individual practice and direct experience of the deep reality that unites all human beings. Nothing could be more timely than this heartfelt account.\u003c\/strong\u003e”—\u003cb\u003eFrom the foreword by Jerry Brown, former Governor of California\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHugo Lassalle\u003c\/strong\u003e (1898-1990), who later took the name Enomiya-Lassalle, was a German Jesuit stationed in mission to Japan. There he survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and became deeply engaged in the exploration and practice of Zen, which he believed was compatible with Christian faith. He became the pioneer of this dialogue, giving rise to a whole school of Christian-Zen dialogue\/practice and, despite many struggles, winning approval from the Vatican.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eUrsula Baatz \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ereceived her PhD in philosophy from the University of Vienna, where she is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Religious Studies.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCertified as a Zen teacher. She is also the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eHugo M. Enomiya-Lassalle. Life Between Worlds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover design\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e Also Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/mystical-journey?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=mystical+journey\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; 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overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e⭐ Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e“In this delightful book, we are invited to listen in as Fr. John Dear guides a young friend on a journey of surrender to God, and the possibilities of Universal Love.”—\u003cb\u003eRev. Cyprian Consiglio, New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, CA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e“In this short, valuable, and practical book, John shares his conversations with a young spiritual seeker named Will who came to him seeking spiritual guidance. As I read each chapter, I felt like I was meeting with John for coffee, sharing my struggles, and receiving his wisdom and encouragement. This book is a treasure.”—\u003cb\u003eBrian McLaren, author, \u003ci\u003eFaith after Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e\"In these moving meditations, Fr. John Dear shows how Universal Love meets us right where we are — even in doubt — and gently calls us into prayer, nonviolence, and service. Fr. John Dear’s latest book testifies to love’s power to transform lives.\" \u003cb\u003e-Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e“This conversational book nourishes the spirit in the process of embracing and surrendering to the God of Peace. Through conversations over coffee (or tea), John and his friend explore the mystery and challenge of the beatitude mandate: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” In turbulent times this is nourishment for staying engaged.” \u003cb\u003e-Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, author of \u003ci\u003eNun on the Bus \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hunger for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, and recipient of the 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFather John Dear has a rare gift for clarifying what is at the heart of the message of Jesus, and \u003ci\u003eUniversal Love: Surrendering to the God of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e carries that gift in a very real way. This book feels like a call that brings us back to our hearts and to what actually matters. It speaks just as clearly to those who are new to the spiritual life as to those who have been trying to live it for decades. John invites us into silence, into the presence of the One who loves us, and who alone can take our wounds, our anxieties, and our longings and slowly transform them into our unique gift to the world. Over time, as our hearts are gently disarmed, we begin to look and love more like Jesus, and to trust the peace he promised. This is the kind of book you keep close, return to often, and find yourself wanting to place in the hands of a friend you care about.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRev. 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He did not believe in God, but he believed in “love and truth and compassion.” John replied that those are all names for God, and they agreed that they would speak of Universal Love. From this beginning, John discovered a new understanding of spirituality, and his own life of peacemaking as an exercise in “surrendering to the God of Peace.” In short reflections, he outlines what this means, offers practical exercises, and shows how this might lead us more deeply into the meaning of discipleship in a world of violence and conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev. 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class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e“Both memoir and manifesto, Painting Prayer reveals how authentic creative work can emerge not from sidestepping tradition and theological complexity, but from engaging it—knowing that what emerges will be beautifully complex, necessarily fraught, and often transformative. Contemporary artist Alfonse Borysewicz's book is a vital contribution to contemporary discussions of faith and art.\"\u003cb\u003e—James Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eJesus: A Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e“There simply isn’t another voice today with the moral insight, theological acumen, and years in the art world to speak with clarify and compassion about the future of art and faith.”\u003cb\u003e —Taylor Worley, author, \u003ci\u003eMemento Mori in Contemporary Art: Theologies of Lament and Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 60, 129);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eI loved this book because it took me by surprise. I’d never encountered such an experimental, emotional, and yet still intellectual, invitation to see art as an essential aspect of everyday life. And as a kind of faith.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJon M.Sweeney, \u003cem\u003eSpirituality and Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 65, 132);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 65, 132);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 65, 132);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"61\" width=\"368\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_30_e0304660-0050-496a-8e00-03a516124a44.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhen you enter a house of worship, what are you hoping to experience? Probably something like transcendence—a feeling of being taken out of your everyday existence to experience something profound, something beyond your usual life. When you look at art, what are you hoping to experience? Probably something similar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGood art can do that: it can lift you out of your circumstances. It can make you think. It can move you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; layout-grid-mode: both;\"\u003eBoth a spiritual resource for thoughtful Christians and creatives, and a meditation on the relationship between faith and the arts, in this book artist Alfonse Borysewicz explores the complex relationship between art’s push against boundaries and the church’s respect for the boundedness of faith, tradition, and theology. In a freshness of approach and voice, Borysewicz showing how creative experience can benefit people of faith and how timeless faith offers much to creative expression. Drawing on theologians, philosophers, novelists, and fellow artists, Borysewicz reflects on faith itself in a messy world offering limited certainty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003eAlfonse Borysewicz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e is a Brooklyn-based painter. A Detroit native, he has a BA from Sacred Heart Seminary and an MA from St. John's Provincial Seminary. He attended the Studio School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and is a recipient of two Pollock-Krasner Foundation fellowships (1987, 1992), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1995), and Templeton Religion Trust grant. 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Willie Francois’s \u003ci\u003eOuting Blue Privilege \u003c\/i\u003eis not merely a book about police and prison reform; it is a summons to reimagine democracy, Christianity, and justice itself.” \u003cb\u003e–Khalil G. Muhammad, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003elic love is protest and policy advocacy. Policy advocacy is a civic prayer that impacts the soul of the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003ePolicing and punishment hover over us as matters of life and death. Our world aches for a species of love strong enough to undo the personal, collective, and structural terror and trauma of policing and punishment.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn our republic, it’s common to grapple with intrigues around public policy, public housing, public safety, and public benefits, but what about public love? In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOuting Blue Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWillie Francois pushes readers into an activism of public love, the embodiment, creation of, and advocacy for common goodness, equity, and justice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWillie Dwayne Francois III\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of theology at Union Theological Seminary, NYC, where he directs the master of professional studies program at Sing Sing and Bedford Hills Correctional Facilities. He also serves as senior pastor of Fountain Baptist Church in Summit, NJ, and is second vice president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention. He holds degrees from Morehouse College, Harvard Divinity School, and Emory University.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003ePhoto credit: Adobe Stock  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-656-5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\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\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_54eed06f-cd1f-430c-8b39-9fb9a1933821.avif?v=1767716555\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Francois_Outing_Blue_Privilege_TOC.pdf?v=1784135292\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\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\/Francois_Outing_Blue_Privilege_Chapter_partial.pdf?v=1784135289\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51136887456045,"sku":"978-1-62698-656-5","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Francois_Outing_Blue_Privilege.jpg?v=1776879124"},{"product_id":"the-election-of-pope-leo-xiv-the-last-suprise-of-pope-francis","title":"The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(16, 71, 126);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cspan\u003e⭐ \u003c\/span\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews \u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 76, 123);\"\u003e“I cannot imagine a better duo to tell the exciting story of the election of Leo XIV, the first American-born pope.  Gifted journalists, expert storytellers, and the most ‘inside’ of all inside-the-Vatican correspondents, Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Piqué bring their deep, and very personal, knowledge of Pope Francis (who was close to both of them), their peerless understanding of the conclave process, and their international experience to a book that reads, in places, like a thriller.  This is un-put-downable reporting!”—\u003cb\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 76, 123);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 76, 123);\"\u003e“Gerry and Betta, the Dream Team of Vatican journalists, have spent most of their lives doing beat journalism the old-fashioned way: cultivating sources, establishing credibility, and making friends over the course of years, and even decades. The fruit of that work shows in \u003ci\u003eThe Election of Pope Leo, \u003c\/i\u003ea gift for anyone who cares about the future of the Catholic Church.”—\u003cb\u003eGreg Burke, former Director of the Holy See Press Office\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 76, 123);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 76, 123);\"\u003e“O’Connell and Piqué recount how Francis’s vision of a Church that goes to the peripheries found its unexpected fulfillment in the election of Leo XIV, a pope with roots in both Chicago and Chiclayo. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the missionary Church of today.\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(15, 76, 123);\" name=\"x__Hlk218511029\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e”—\u003cb\u003eKim Daniels, director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NvmA3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_a22677d6-2857-4710-8bc1-0ed363b5df3e.png?v=1786452270\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"46\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eFrom the death and funeral of Pope Francis, to the behind-the-scenes maneuvers as cardinals arrive in Rome, to the surprising election of Pope Leo XIV: Here is the story behind the headlines, as told by two of the Vatican’s most trusted correspondents.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eElisabetta Piqué\u003c\/b\u003e is a correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Nación,\u003c\/i\u003e the Argentine daily published in Buenos Aires, and author of three books including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis, Life and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Loyola Press), which was adapted into a film. During last year’s conclave she served as Vatican analyst for CNN international.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGerard O’Connell\u003c\/b\u003e, Vatican correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of three books including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave that Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Orbis Books). He served as Vatican analyst for CTV (Canada) during the past three conclaves, and also as contributor to BBC, Al Jazeera, ABC, NBC, ARD television in Germany, as well as various radio and television networks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design by Diane Mastrogiulio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-election-of-pope-francis?_pos=6\u0026amp;_sid=9f0af712e\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheElectionofPopeFrancis_56612650-8c1b-4481-917d-3a769bae2dbd.jpg?v=1772476460\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"329\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/walking-with-pope-francis-the-official-documents-in-everyday-language?_pos=7\u0026amp;_sid=6e0389604\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"331\" width=\"215\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Kroeger_WalkingwithPopeFrancismechanicalColor.webp?v=1772476536\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-liminal-papacy-of-pope-francis?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=d43ba5fc5\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/LiminalPapacyofPopeFrancis.jpg?v=1772476677\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"329\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"77\" width=\"402\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_1.webp?v=1757616898\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/O_Connell_Pique_The_Election_of_Pope_Leo_XIV_TOC.pdf?v=1772476409\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\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\/O_Connell_Pique_The_Election_of_Pope_Leo_XIV_Chapter.pdf?v=1772476400\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter One\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/vatican\/vatican-news\/what-new-book-tells-us-about-conclave-elected-pope-leo\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ncr.com_Business_Card_US.png?v=1772736330\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154119164205,"sku":"9781626986640","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/O-Connell_ElectionPopeLeoFinalCvr.jpg?v=1758120229"},{"product_id":"witnessing-the-wounds","title":"Witnessing the Wounds: Catholic Theology, Trauma, and Social Healing","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e⭐\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e⭐\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“A rich, powerful, and compelling engagement. . . [that] takes seriously the experience of trauma . . . and seeks to offer theological perspective and resource from the Catholic tradition. . . . This book is destined to become a staple on many readings lists across denominations.” \u003cb\u003eꟷKaren O’Donnell, Westcott House, Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“Stephanie Edwards brings young voices, strong voices, wise voices to accompany and witness, to model healing, to bring theological insight and spiritual illumination . . . uncover strength, inspire solidarity, and give birth to hope.”\u003cb\u003e ꟷLisa Sowle Cahill, Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“A relevant challenge to all faith traditions . . . to move beyond a superficial awareness of trauma [and toward] a healing vision that integrates ethics, theology, and embodied practical responses to restore our shared humanity.”\u003cb\u003e ꟷCarolyn E. Yoder, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Trauma Healing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“Highly readable and full of insights . . . an indispensable resource for theologians, clinicians, students, and reading groups seeking to attend to trauma in relation to Catholic theology and practice.” \u003cb\u003eꟷTracy Sayuki Tiemeir, Loyola Marymount University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWitnessing\u003c\/i\u003e consistently bridges deep theological reflection with the concrete realities of pastoral practice. This collection does not offer easy answers but something far more valuable: faithful and courageous companionship for the long and difficult work of social healing.”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eꟷ\u003cb\u003eL. Callid Keefe Perry, Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“Not just another collection of essays, this thoughtfully constructed, interactive book equips readers to join a multivocal, ongoing conversation about trauma . . . [that] shows the truth of Pope Francis's observation that good theologians tend to human wounds.” ꟷ\u003cb\u003eKate Ward, Marquette University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e “An essential resource for better understanding the complex interplay of the work of Catholic theology with the reality of trauma in diverse contexts [that] should be read in graduate seminars, theology classrooms, justice groups, Bible studies, and more.” \u003cb\u003eꟷKevin Considine, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 27, 102);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 27, 102);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_28e5a763-f3d3-491c-adcc-8668bb64ecc7.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eTrauma is definitive of our current world and increasingly popular in theology. However, engagement with the layers of “trauma” remains thin in Catholic theology. The emerging scholars in Catholic theology who write these chapters explore the intersections of trauma studies and theological studies. Moving through four units, from history to ethics, \u003ci\u003eWitnessing the Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e provides a necessary, rigorous, and forward-thinking text to prepare lay leaders in various fields, pastors, and theologians to engage the realities of those with whom they work. This book brings together emerging and diverse voices in Catholic theology to engage trauma in its multivalent forms to provide a foundational text for teaching trauma studies in undergraduate and seminary theology, ethics, and church history classrooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eStephanie C. Edwards, MSW, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Catholic ethicist and a social worker, practicing diverse service delivery, grant writing, and nonprofit management for over a decade. 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Fernández de la Gala, editor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e“Every so often, a thinker emerges with novel ideas that shake up established systems. Such persons are often disparaged, dismissed, or declared incompetent, but to those who seek the true light, they are creators and inventors of a new world. The scientist-priest, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, was such a figure.”—\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio, founder, Center for Christogenesis\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAs the influence of French Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin continues to expand in the church, the academy, and beyond,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncountering Teilhard\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fascinating testament to his importance through reflections by many who have studied and been shaped by his unique integration of science and Christian faith.  Contributors include\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJoan Chittister, Ilia Delio, John Haught, Matthew Fox, Kathleen Duffy, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, Libby Osgood, Leonardo Boff, José Ignacio Gonzalez-Faus, SJ, Antonio Spadaro, SJ, and many more. Their testimonies speak not only of the gratitude so many feel for Teilhard's prophetic intuitions, but also of how much his thought can still contribute to the Church of the future.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAs the editor notes, Teilhard lived during dark times—as a stretcher-bearer in World War I, and later enduring exile and restrictions on his work by the Vatican and his Jesuit order. “Nevertheless, Teilhard knew how to keep his hope unscathed.” In one of his prayers he wrote, \"Do not be troubled by the difficulties of life, by its ups and downs or by its disappointments, or because the future seems at times a little bleak. \/ Want what God wants. Abandon yourself into his hands of providence, and trust blindly in that God who wants you for himself just as you are.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJuan V. Fernández de la Gala\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a medical doctor, anthropologist, and professor of the history of science at the University of Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). 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A must-read.” \u003cb\u003e—Beto O’Rourke, former congressman and author, \u003ci\u003eWe’ve Got to Try\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e“Recounts a reservoir of community, ingenuity and commitment\u003ci\u003e. . . . \u003c\/i\u003eJUST WHAT WE NEED in this moment.” \u003cb\u003e—Simone Campbell, SSS, author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nun on the Bus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003eAn important, necessary, and heartbreaking book.\u003cb\u003e—Benjamin Alire Sáenz, author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\"Annunciation House is well-known to anyone working in immigration for the care and attention they give to migrants. In the same way, this book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eattends to the story of Annunciation House and the people who made it the beacon of hope it is today.\" \u003cb\u003e—Alejandra Oliva, author of \u003ci\u003eRivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e“Annunciation House is a rare beacon of hope in an increasingly dysfunctional immigration system. Mary Fontana provides the first detailed history of Annunciation House, documenting how volunteers motivated by faith provided “radical hospitality” to hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing poverty and persecution.\"\u003cb\u003e—Robert Moore, El Paso journalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg height=\"42\" width=\"421\" 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\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of America writ small—a nation founded by immigrants and its shifting, oft-contradictory attitudes toward them. Since 1978, El Paso’s Annunciation House has welcomed over half a million people: migrants and refugees, doing what humans have always done to find sustenance and safety, and volunteers seeking meaning and purpose. Through this chronicle of their individual journeys, Mary Fontana exposes the forces driving global migration and challenges readers to confront the borders in their own hearts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMary Fontana\u003c\/b\u003e has supported migrant hospitality efforts in El Paso for over two decades. She has written about the border for\u003ci\u003e America\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorderLore\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsequence\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Vocation","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollege Theology Society Volume 71\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"59\" width=\"414\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_21.png?v=1756219240\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eToday, colleges and universities are ending requirements to study religion and theology, closing theology departments, and terminating theologians. Is this the ‘end of theology’? What alternatives to liberate theological vocations might be on offer to locate previously overlooked contexts? Might the fading of academic theology make room for theological, pastoral, ecclesiological, or missiological renewal? Essay contributors include:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eGrace Agolia\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eJohn Allen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCaitlin Cipolla-McCulloch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eLynn Cooper\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eMatthew Cressler\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eMichael Dempsey\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eThomas Elias\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCharles Gillespie\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eZaccary Haney\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eBrian Himes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eJenny Jiang\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAgbonkhianmeghe Orobator, SJ\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCatherine Punsalan-Manlimos\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCody Sandschaefer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eMatthew Shadle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eJason Steidl Jack\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eDonna Teevan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNancy M. Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor at St. John Fisher University, holds a PhD from the Pontifical Institute of St. Patrick’s College of Maynooth (Ireland). She is author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcological Moral Character: A Catholic Model\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgetown University Press, 2024).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Holmes, Jr.,\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of religion and philosophy at Florida Memorial University. He holds a master of theological studies degree from Christian Theological Seminary and a PhD in practical theology from St. Thomas University.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRamon Luzarraga\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of theology and religious studies at Saint Martin’s University. He holds a PhD from Marquette University in systematic theology and ethics. 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Thirty years later, his work and message—about prayer and ministry, community, the contemplative life, peacemaking, and our status as “God’s beloved”—continue to inspire and influence a new generation of seekers. His role as a spiritual guide was undiminished by the admission of his own struggles and anxieties. It was in our own brokenness, he taught, that we are called to intimacy with Jesus and solidarity with a wounded world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e            This volume reflects Nouwen’s living legacy through the memories of friends and colleagues who worked and lived with him, as well as testimonies from many others who discovered and knew him only through his writings. These include his archivist and biographer, Gabrielle Earnshaw, who shares how her “apprenticeship” with Henri and his writings after his death unexpectedly changed the direction of her life. Then there is an ardent spiritual seeker from Guyana who explains how reading Henri’s books prompted him to pursue a contemplative life as a Trappist monk.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e            Contributors who knew Nouwen include Rev. John Dear, a peace activist; his editor Robert Ellsberg; Carolyn Whitney-Brown his neighbor at L’Arche Daybreak; Rodleigh Stevens, leader of a flying trapeze troupe, whose work fascinated Henri; Sr. Sue Mosteller, whom he named as his literary executrix; Michael Higgins, scholar and biographer; former students Michael O’Laughlin and Michael Christensen, who have edited his writings, and Rev. Don Postema.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephen Lazarus\u003c\/b\u003e is Literary Manager of the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust. 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text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e“Timely and capacious, this book distills wisdom from a lifetime of healing ministry, accompaniment, and discerning the spirit. The seven habits are practical, and the stories told invigorate the soul and deepen our relationships with the land and people.”\u003cb\u003e—Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMending The Space Between\u003c\/i\u003e should capture the attention of all who are concerned about the individual, cultural, political, religious, and economic ruptures we face as a nation and world. The author argues that mending is an inner and outer journey that summons us to pray, behold, engage, bridge, host, remember, and pause. William Blaine-Wallace offers a gift for our souls.”\u003cb\u003e—Catherine Meeks, PhD, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e; founding executive director, Turquoise and Lavender Institute, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e“A devout skeptic, I once attended an Episcopal Mass. The sermon by Bill Blaine-Wallace was spellbinding, heart-rending, endlessly honest. I kept coming back. In this book, Bill evokes the same passion for action. Hear him out, skeptic or no. You will thank Whomever.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003ePaul Solman, economics correspondent, PBS News Hour; board chair, The American Exchange Project\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_32_33c0d0d1-5d85-41c0-ada9-0e121dd37c23.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"45\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA call to action for individuals and communities, Mending the Space Between offers readers steadfast, collaborative ways to pursue justice grounded in contemplation and compassion. William Blaine-Wallace constructs dynamic relational habits that enliven the inner and outer dimensions of our faith and awaken passion for prophetic change. The habits—pray, behold, engage, bridge, host, remember, pause—evolve, each habit building on the one before. The result is justice-making that is less episodic, more constant, and expressive of a life well lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Dr. Blaine-Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Episcopal priest, pastoral counselor, spiritual director, and activist. He led the health care organization that opened the nation’s first acute inpatient hospice for persons with HIV\/AIDS. The author of When Tears Sing: The Art of Lament in Christian Community. 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font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eTHOMAS MERTON \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eTurning to the Mystics Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e“In his kind, loving, conversational style, James Finley shares pivotal passages from Merton with us. As God ‘speaks’ to Merton and through him to Finley, so God ‘speaks’ to us all here with practical wisdom from Jim on mystical contemplation, the crucifixion of our cherished illusions, becoming a ‘boundary person,’ living at the edge, and more.”—\u003cb\u003eTessa Bielecki, author, \u003ci\u003eTeresa of Avila: Mystical Writings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e“James Finley writes as compellingly as he speaks ‘in the cadences of the mystic’s voice,’ gently encouraging the reader along the way. In his inimitable storytelling style, Finley reminds us that we are not alone, gifting us with the ‘presence-ing’ of God in every breath, in all things, through the timeless wisdom of Thomas Merton.”—\u003cb\u003eChristopher Pramuk, author, \u003ci\u003eSophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\"Who better to unwrap the luminous gift of Thomas Merton than the man who was once his ardent novice and went on to become one of the world’s foremost teachers of contemplative Christianity, my friend Jim Finley? In this poetic and personal meditation on Merton’s core teachings, Jim roots Merton’s most exalted teachings in the holy ground of our everyday lives, where they are actualized by our connection with nature, other people, suffering and stillness. I love this book.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr, Author of \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis new series, Turning to the Mystics, grows out of the much-loved podcast in which James Finley gently accompanies listeners into the wisdom of the Christian mystical tradition. Each volume offers a contemplative reading of one or two mystics, weaving their wisdom together with Finley’s reflective commentary and simple practices for prayer. These mystics become living guides, offering room to notice how grace is already moving in the reality of our own lives and revealing the ever-present intimate nearness of God.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn this volume, he delves into the mystical insights of Thomas Merton, the renowned Trappist monk, whom Finley first knew as his novice master at the Abbey of Gethsemani.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eJames Finley,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea psychotherapist and renowned retreat leader and spiritual director, is part of the Core Faculty of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. A former novice at the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, he is well known for his classic,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerton’s Palace of Nowhere.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHis other books include his recent bestseller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in California.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCover design by Melissa Romano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; 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Beverly Lanzetta’s book is a companion for all looking to co-create a vibrant future for our collective existence overflowing with love.”\u003cb\u003e—Christine Valters Paintner, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul’s Slow Ripening;\u003c\/i\u003e Abbess of Abbey of the Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e“With poetic clarity and theological depth, Beverly Lanzetta names the sacred within the human, the Divine Feminine within tradition, and the transforming power of contemplation for our wounded world.”  \u003cb\u003e—Fr. Adam Bucko, director, Center for Spiritual Imagination; author, \u003ci\u003eLet Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eSo much writing on new mysticism offers explanations—psychological, sociological, anthropological. But this book offers something different—a living map of the journey.”\u003cb\u003e—Bernadette Flanagan, PhD, Spirituality Institute for Research and Development, Dublin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e“A landmark book that will stand the test of time as a turning point in contemplative wisdom. Beverly Lanzetta holds her post as one of our greatest living contemplative teachers.”\u003cb\u003e —Paul Swanson, Center for Action and Contemplation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e“For those who long to realize new worlds into being, \u003ci\u003eBirthing a New Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e is both mirror and mandate.”\u003cb\u003e —Aizaiah G. Yong, PhD, executive director, Collegeville Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e “A treasured wisdom that assuages the spiritual hunger of our age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 90, 98);\"\u003e.” —Diarmuid O’Murchu, MSC, author, \u003ci\u003eReligious Life in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_28e5a763-f3d3-491c-adcc-8668bb64ecc7.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"71\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeverly Lanzetta, a leading contemplative scholar and theologian, has spent decades at the edges of spiritual tradition, charting the terrain where contemplative paths converge and the soul's evolution continues. Now, in ten contemplations, she offers language for what so many are sensing: we are not witnessing the decline of the sacred but its next emergence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book for seekers—within our traditions and beyond them—who long for a spirituality deep enough to hold the via feminina, the intercontemplative path, the soul's seasons of transformation, and the anguish of global suffering. Lanzetta companions and invites readers to participate as the quickening pulse of holy matter is beating toward a new mysticism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeverly Lanzetta, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e is a theologian, spiritual teacher, and author of many books on constructive mysticism, global spirituality, the new monasticism, and feminist theology, including Emerging Heart: Global Spirituality and the Sacred and Radical Wisdom: A Feminist Mystical Theology. Dedicated to theological openness and spiritual nonviolence, her work has been praised for its wisdom, eloquence, and mystical insight. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/christian-spirituality-for-seekers?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=chrisitan+spirituality+for+sp\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"311\" width=\"203\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Christian_Spirituality_Seekers_2018_41cce095-2abe-4636-9d0f-67553005bb63.jpg?v=1757086451\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/let-your-heartbreak-be-your-guide-lessons-in-engaged-contemplation?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=let+heartbreak+b\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"312\" width=\"215\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984769_fd27ca23-962a-48b7-9e87-358c58997136.jpg?v=1757086512\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/rediscovering-the-divine-building-a-house-with-god-from-the-ground-up?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=528033553\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"315\" width=\"205\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Consiglio_Rediscovering_312b5ddd-e6cc-4332-8a74-2063144eaa00.jpg?v=1757086578\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_16_945371a9-2522-4533-9a72-9cd6f35521ee.png?v=1755629256\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"97\" style=\"display: block; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“With Missional Imagination, Jay Moon inaugurates the next generation of practical ministry studies. I mean that. This book offers a fundamental shift in how we need to approach thinking about the ways we understand and operate as churches. Weaving together Scriptural wisdom, spiritual formation, the latest research across multiple disciplines, and his on-the-ground experience as a missionary, entrepreneur, and evangelism professor, Moon explains that the Western church’s malaise comes from an inability to see God’s vision for what the church is supposed to be. He then provides creative and clear directions for how even the humblest congregation can be formed into that vision. Accessible for all readers—not just pastors and professors—Moon will not only spark your imagination but give you the enthusiasm and the tools to tackle everything from reimagining your mission through prayer and Bible study to aligning your finances and technology to support that mission.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷMark R. Teasdale, E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“As the institutional Western Church declines and struggles to engage younger generations, Jay Moon’s Missional Imagination offers a compelling call to Spirit-led creativity in mission. Attentive to both the Spirit and the culture a missional imagination will help Christians discern God’s active presence in the world and discover effective, faithful, and innovative approaches to church and mission.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷStephen Bailey, associate professor, mission and development studies, Asbury Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“Missional Imagination invites us to do far more than “think out of the box” when devising missional strategies; it reminds us that when we live on mission with the God of creation, there are no boxes. Reading Jay Moon’s book will stretch what he calls, your Missional Imagination Quotient, freeing you to dream up whimsical, life-giving expressions of God’s Kingdom.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷLarry Stoess, missional church planter; author, Think Red: Imagine Your Community Living and Loving like Jesus\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(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“In Missional Imagination: Preparation for Kingdom Innovation, Jay Moon names what many church leaders feel but struggle to articulate: the urgent need to see the world as it is, while envisioning what God might yet do through a church aligned with his mission. Drawing deeply from Scripture, global experience, and lived practice, Moon offers more than theory. He provides a hopeful, disciplined pathway for cultivating imagination that leads to faithful innovation and renewed participation in the missio Dei.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷMark DeYmaz, founder \u0026amp; directional leader, Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas; author, The Coming Revolution in Church Economics and Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community\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(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“In this exciting work, Jay Moon reframes mission studies via a focus on imagination as a central virtue for missionary theory and practice, weaving together readings of mission history both old and new, creative interpretations of missional biblical themes, and theoretical insights from a range of disciplines. Geared for teaching, Missional Imagination will also inspire missionary practitioners and prompt debates among theorists, and students, missionaries, and scholars alike will appreciate Moon’s honest recounting of personal missional experiences in Ghana and the US, his capacious range of practical examples and theoretical proposals, and his clear prose.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷPaul Kollman, CSC, University of Notre Dame\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(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“Few books address innovation in the Kingdom, and fewer show its relationship with missiology. In a masterful way, grounded in theology, guided by principles, and illustrated with stories from the field, Moon takes readers on a fantastic journey toward an imagination that provides the Church an understanding of the times and knowledge of what she ought to do.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷJ. D. Payne, Thomas Welby Bozeman professor of Christian Ministry, Samford University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 72, 147);\"\u003e“With the imaginative creativity of an artist, and the attention to detail of a civil engineer, Jay Moon empowers our missiological imagination enabling the reader to discover how we can become kingdom innovators and join God’s mission in the world to reveal the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Drawing on the best of missiological thinking, combined with practical guidance, he illustrates a missional imagination in the lives of Matteo Ricci, William Carey, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Apostle Paul, and many contemporary examples. Moon teaches us how to cultivate a missional imagination and apply it to the life of the church and reveal the kingdom of heaven on earth. He applies this model to many areas of ministry, including evangelism, church planting, discipleship and even economics and technology with exciting and surprising results. The world of mission has been waiting for a book like this for a long time. We just didn’t realize it.” \u003cstrong\u003eꟷDarrell Whiteman, author, Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness\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=\"47\" width=\"471\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAMERICAN SOCIETY OF MISSIOLOGY SERIES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003evol. 69\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eJay Moon invites readers to adopt and practice a “missional imagination” in their Christian ministry. Moon argues for this alternative to dominant social paradigms that have separated sacred and secular, private and public, transcendent and immanent. With decades of experience in foreign and domestic missions and congregational development, Moon offers specific practices in evangelism, discipleship, and mission that can spark and enliven our participation in the Reign of God today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eW. Jay Moon\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of evangelism and church planting, Asbury Theological Seminary. He served as a missionary for thirteen years, primarily in Ghana. He is a pastor at Shadowland Community Church, Nicholasville, KY, and is actively engaged in ministries and businesses that require missional imagination.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51385487589677,"sku":"9781626986633","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Moon_Missional-Imagination.jpg?v=1758120167"},{"product_id":"the-vatican-and-women-deacons","title":"The Vatican and Women Deacons","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e⭐Advance Praise and Reviews⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\"Zagano’s achievement is to bring this sprawling institutional history together in one place, allowing readers to trace not only the development of the theological arguments but also the recurring difficulties of the decision-making process itself.\"- \u003cstrong\u003eNimmi Candappa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEureka Street, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“Phyllis Zagano gives us a wonderful resource on the checkered history of the question [of the diaconate of women], for the reader who wants to delve into more than surface opinions.” —\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Osiek, RSCJ, co-author, \u003ci\u003eOrdained Women in the Early Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“Phyllis Zagano has made a unique contribution to the debate on women deacons. This book comes at a pivotal moment, during the application and continuation of the Synod on synodality, whose success or failure depends largely on how the Catholic Church resolves the issue of women's roles in ministry.”—\u003cb\u003eMassimo Faggioli, Trinity College Dublin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“A must read for anyone interested in the dynamics of ecclesial discernment, decision-making, and the still to be determined future of the female diaconate.”—\u003cb\u003eMargaret Eletta Guider, OSF, Boston College \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“In this newest work by the foremost authority on women and the diaconate, Zagano provides a thorough analysis of the questions surrounding the issue and a detailed account of how they have been answered in the past, She shows that the question is not whether there were women deacons in the past, but whether the church now needs the ministry of women deacons. For those who answer that question in the affirmative, Zagano provides hope that this movement of the Spirit will not be stopped.”—\u003cb\u003eSr. Barbara E. Reid, O.P., Ph.D., President Emerita, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e “We are indebted to Phyllis Zagano for unfailingly keeping before us the question of restoring the permanent ministry of women deacons. This book helpfully lays out the circuitous path over more than half a century toward a truly open and transparent consideration of the question within the Catholic Church.”—\u003cb\u003eCatherine Clifford, STL, PhD, President, Catholic Theological Society of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOffers a scholarly account of issues of gender identity, equality and inclusion and traces the development of ordained ministry from the post-apostolic period right up to the Final Report of the Second Assembly of the Synod on Synodality 2025. As she outlines very eloquently, the Church's self-understanding and teaching are not set in stone, although some who approach the institution may not entirely agree. Her analysis and testimony are keen reminders of the social and political status of women, including those of our own time.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Bridie Stringer in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePastoral Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; layout-grid-mode: both;\"\u003eThe question of women in the ordained diaconate arose in the early 1970s at a Synod of Bishops. It was subsequently considered by three iterations of the International Theological Commission and two pontifical commissions. The Synodality took up the question and asked for a review of the research. As a result of October 2024 Synod discussion, the fact that the question is still open for resolution is now part of the Magisterium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhyllis Zagano\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author or editor of 27 books in religious studies and hundreds of articles and reviews in popular and academic journals. She is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the diaconate of women, having written five previous books on the topic. In 2016, Pope Francis appointed her to the initial Pontifical Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women. She holds a research appointment at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca 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Prayer is not primarily about \u003ci\u003ecentering\u003c\/i\u003e; it is profoundly about \u003ci\u003eentering.\u003c\/i\u003e This understanding of prayer highlights participation in an existing and eternal ‘rhythm’ of communion with God, others, and creation.”—\u003cb\u003eFr. John Chryssavgis, executive director, Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Holy Cross School of Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e“Enter into a conversation as spiritual as it is concrete, about what Jesus taught us to pray and hoped we’d become as we prayed. Tim Clayton creates space to stretch into new postures of understanding—and practice.”\u003cb\u003e—Kelley Nikondeha, author, \u003ci\u003eJubilee Economics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Advent in Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e“A work of both sincere devotion and careful theology, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord’s Prayer is Manifesto \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the act of prayer and the work of justice are inseparably woven together in Christian life and faith. This is an important book for our spiritual and political moment.”\u003cb\u003e—Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; layout-grid-mode: both;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003ci data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eWe have one prayer from Jesus—just one. For centuries, we've recited it, memorized it, taken comfort in its familiar cadence. 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This is no abstract appeal, but a concrete welcome into the world-remaking practices already being lived by attentive communities.” –\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda W. Daloisio, co-managing editor, The Catholic Worker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow can our meals reroot us in the soils of creation? How can our foodways uproot and replace the desecrating system of factory farming? 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In Enacting Mercy, internationally renowned scholar and author Clemens Sedmak considers the moral possibilities and vulnerabilities for institutions and institution-building in our dynamic world. Clear and accessible, convicted and hopeful, Sedmak’s writing speaks to practitioners, administrators, scholars, and pastors alike. Inspired by the witness and teaching of Pope Francis, Sedmak insightfully guides readers through ethically rich theory and practical cases of institutional life and the possibility for mercy to become our watchword.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClemens Sedmak\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of social ethics and interim director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame. His recent Orbis books include A Church for the Poor: Pope Francis and the Transformation of Orthodoxy, Enacting Catholic Social Teaching, and Enacting Integral Human Development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\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_54eed06f-cd1f-430c-8b39-9fb9a1933821.avif?v=1767716555\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(192, 101, 27);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sedmak_Enacting_Mercy_TOC.pdf?v=1772112753\" style=\"color: rgb(192, 101, 27);\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(192, 101, 27);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sedmak_Enacting_Mercy_Preface.pdf?v=1772112753\" style=\"color: rgb(192, 101, 27);\"\u003eClick Here For The Preface\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51471963881773,"sku":"9781626986664","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sedmak-EnactingMercyFinalCvr.jpg?v=1758119681"},{"product_id":"come-holy-spirit-thoughts-on-renewing-the-earth-as-the-kingdom-of-god","title":"Come, Holy Spirit: Thoughts on Renewing the Earth as the Kingdom of God","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFiftieth Anniversary Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIntroduction by Fr. Benedict Joseph Groeschel, O.F.M. Cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith a New Introduction by Kevin J. Hanlon, MM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Our work will never save our souls. It is immaterial where we are and what we do; the thing that matters is who we are and what we intend.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Servant of God Francis X. Ford, MM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book by Bishop Ford, one of the earliest pioneers, had its origins in spiritual talks delivered to the Maryknoll Sisters in China. It was originally published soon after his death in a Chinese prison camp. Concerned with the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians, it remains a classic of twentieth-century spirituality. As Fr. Benedict Groeschel writes in his introduction, “It offers an insight into the soul of a man who was eventually to pay for his spiritual convictions with his life. In some ways it also gives an insight into the entire missionary effort of the American Catholic Church in the first part of the twentieth century.” And it continues bear a message for all Christians about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of prayer, mission, service, and discipleship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBishop Francis X. Ford (1892-1956)\u003c\/strong\u003e was the first recruit to the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, joining the new mission society right out of high school. Following his ordination he was also one of the first group of four Maryknoll missioners sent to China. After many years of service in southern China he was named the first bishop of Kaying. After the Communist Revolution he was arrested and charged with espionage. Enduring harsh treatment, he died in prison on February 21, 1952. 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Francis’s encyclical,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelexit Nos: On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas issued six months before his death, timed for the 350th anniversary of the revelations on the Sacred Heart to St. Mary Alacoque. He had drafted a companion document,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDilexi Te: On Love for the Poor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewhich was completed by Pope Leo and published in 2025. Together they present a comprehensive reflection on Christ’s love, the first with emphasis on the spiritual dimensions; the second on the social implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDilexit Nos\u003c\/i\u003e, “He loved us,” takes its title from Romans 8:37. It is a deeply contemplative exploration of how the love of Jesus’s Heart awakens and transforms the human heart until we are able to share radically in his mission. The title of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDilexi Te\u003c\/i\u003e, “I loved you,” comes from Revelations 3:9. In that scripture text the risen Christ addresses a community of “little power” that has nevertheless kept God’s word faithfully. The Exhortation affirms that our faith will not be authentic unless we share in, and learn from, God’s special love of the poor.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn her introduction, Mary Frohlich reflects on the background of each document, especially the tradition of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the teachings of the Latin American church on the preferential option for the poor, which shaped both Pope Francis and his successor. Together, they issue “a call to simplicity of life, personal encounter with Jesus, seeing with the eyes of the heart, being brothers and sisters with the poor, missionary discipleship, and active building of a society based in gospel values. It is this communion with ‘the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ’ that will enable the embers of the church’s renewal at Vatican II to come to life again in in the twenty-first century and beyond.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_54eed06f-cd1f-430c-8b39-9fb9a1933821.avif?v=1767716555\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Popes_On_the_Love_of_Christ_TOC.pdf?v=1767823888\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Popes_On_the_Love_of_Christ_Intro_Frohlich.pdf?v=1767823888\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/englewoodreview.org\/pope-francis-and-pope-leo-xiv-on-the-love-of-christ-review\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/A_Divine_Calling_to_Care_Business_Card_US.png?v=1785162640\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51637321793837,"sku":"9781626986749","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/OntheLoveofChrist.jpg?v=1767882642"},{"product_id":"francis-the-journey-and-the-dream","title":"Francis: The Journey and the Dream","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvailable again for the 800th Jubilee Year!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOver 200,000 copies in print\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\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(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\"I have reread this book more than any other and still continue to be changed by its perceptions and compelling insights.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion of St. Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(21, 86, 66);\"\u003e\"Father Bodo has done what only a poet and a man of insight could do for Francis: He has presented Francis' interior life in a lyrical, moving, yet down-to-earth and believable way. 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It will ever be my ‘first love.’ I hope you enjoy and love it as much as I do, and that it aids you on your spiritual journey in Christ as much as it has aided mine.” —\u003cb\u003eJohn Michael Talbot, from his Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1972, a young Franciscan friar named Murray Bodo wrote a unique book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the world’s most popular saints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis: The Journey and the Dream\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003econveyed the essential story of Francis through a combination of lyrical prose and brief, absorbing vignettes that inspired hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to contemplate the life of the famous saint and see him in a new way. Over fifty years later, this book still captivates readers everywhere. This edition includes a preface in which Fr. Bodo reflects on a half-century spent immersed in the Franciscan way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMurray Bodo, OFM,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea Franciscan priest, has spent his Franciscan priestly life teaching writing and English and American literature, as well as writing prose and poetry, offering spiritual direction, leading Franciscan pilgrimages, and giving retreats. He resides in Cincinnati. He is the author of more than twenty books and a dozen volumes of poetry.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-675-6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eOrbis logo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design by Melissa Romano\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/i-francis-40th-anniversary-edition\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Carretto_Francis40thAnniversary_fb6a0d27-e013-4cac-82a0-68f61fcd80e4.jpg?v=1763478657\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"309\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/st-francis-and-the-foolishness-of-god?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=198976b5a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dennis_Saint_Francis_and_the_Foolishness_070b21b8-8119-40de-82da-a0bed1aed64f.jpg?v=1763478733\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"308\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-prayer-of-saint-francis?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=prayer+of+saint\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/The-Prayer-of-Saint-Francis-653x1000_83355c18-29af-4774-86f1-ce71561bde33.jpg?v=1763478825\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_1_2faa04ad-a053-4785-8dde-8383dcd46fe1.webp?v=1757950649\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bodo_Francis_TOC.pdf?v=1774878337\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bodo_Francis_Intro.pdf?v=1774878337\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648616268077,"sku":"978-1-62698-675-6","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Bodo_Francis_final.jpg?v=1769721209"},{"product_id":"compassion-living-in-the-spirit-of-st-francis","title":"Compassion: Living in the Spirit of St.Francis","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e⭐ Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Ilia Delio leads us on our quest for an authentic inner compass, challenging us to action and to be 'doers of the Word.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Margaret Carney, O.S.F., president, St. Bonaventure University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"For today's reader, tired of relationships based on texting and virtual reality, here is a strong voice for a person-to-person encounter with the suffering neighbor awaiting her Samaritan.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam J. Short, O.F.M., dean, Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Ilia Delio's insights about the spirituality of space represent just a part of her unique understanding of the kind of compassion so needed in our world today.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMichael H. Crosby, O.F.M. Cap., author, Thank God Ahead of Time: The Life and Spirituality of Solanus Casey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"43\" width=\"430\" 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“The key to Francis’s transformation into love, his secret of making wholes out of the scattered fragments of life, was compassion. He learned compassion as the art of healing broken hearts by collecting the tears of the forgotten, the frightened, and the lonely in his hands and holding the wounded as his kin. Francis entered the world of the stranger and made the stranger into a brother. He learned to love what was weak and fragile, and he learned to care for what the world discarded.”—\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat is compassion and how does it emerge in the human heart? What moves us to compassion? Can we learn compassion as a way of life? Can we let go of our fears to love more deeply? These are some of the questions that guide this brief and inspiring book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCompassion\u003c\/i\u003e traces the life of St. Francis, his growth from a selfish, materialistic young man to the humble, holy saint beloved by millions. With this book as your guide, you can do simple things every day to discover a more compassionate, open, fearless, and loving life—just as Francis did, in a time not so unlike our own.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, is retired professor of theology at Villanova University, and founder and executive director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. Her many books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Humility of God: A Franciscan Perspective,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eall from Orbis Books.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-compassion-connection?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=f23e284f6\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982857.jpg?v=1763479773\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-compassion-connection?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=f23e284f6\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Compassion-653x1000.jpg?v=1763479827\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/eyes-of-compassion?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=eyes+of+compassion\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/forest-eye-compassion_3.jpg?v=1763479921\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_1_2faa04ad-a053-4785-8dde-8383dcd46fe1.webp?v=1757950649\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; 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How, if at all, can well-educated Christians of the present era see the central symbols of their faith in relation to the worldview mediated to them by the best of the contemporary sciences? How, if at all, can a Christian believer relate faith in a God of creative love to a world so laden with pain and suffering? Sister Ilia has taken on these monumental issues and has opened insights that can be helpful to many who take their Christian faith seriously. For this, readers of this book about the humility of God will be deeply indebted to Sister Ilia.”—\u003cb\u003eZachary Hayes, OFM\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eHumility isn’t merely central to Franciscan spirituality— it is divinely inspired! Humility opens our hearts to the workings of God’s grace and illuminates a prayerful path on which we journey.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eUsing Saint Bonaventure’s Christ-centered mysticism as a framework, Franciscan scholar Ilia Delio explores the humble dimensions of the God who captured the heart of Saint Francis, Saint Clare, and other luminaries who adopted their way of life through the centuries. A must-read for anyone interested in Franciscan theology, Delio invites readers to contemplate God’s humility and be transformed by the same divine dimension that set the Franciscan way into motion.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/b\u003e, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C., is retired professor of theology at Villanova University, and founder and executive director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. Her many books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin and the Relational Whole\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hours of the Universe: Reflections on God, Science, and the Human Journey\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology, Consciousness,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eall from Orbis Books.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/st-francis-and-the-foolishness-of-god?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=foolishness+of+god\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dennis_Saint_Francis_and_the_Foolishness_070b21b8-8119-40de-82da-a0bed1aed64f.jpg?v=1763478733\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/francis-of-assisi?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=f023705af\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"208\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/51L4HR1xNDL._SX335_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1763481846\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/finding-francis-following-christ?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=finding+francis\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finding_Francis_Mech_14_3a9d803c-73b5-4890-8f01-2fc08fe921a6.jpg?v=1763481957\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐ Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews ⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“It feels strange to so strongly recommend this book because I feel like I am almost recommending myself, if that is not too narcissistic to say! Although Diarmuid is genuinely much more a scholar and scientist than I am, we have come to so many of the same conclusions about the Gospel, church, religious life, spirituality, and meaning itself. Read and be fed by my Irish brother.”—\u003cstrong\u003eFr. Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Diarmuid O’Murchu has written a brave and honest book that opens our hearts and minds to the power of human reconciliation with Spirit and Earth and the necessary rebuilding of a sacred ethos for our time. Paschal Paradox is a tribute to one man’s search for truth and the profound inner changes he undergoes to be free of punitive or exclusive cultural and religious identities, and, ultimately, to embrace a different understanding of God—an evolutionary spirituality of an expansive, unfolding universe of cosmic wonder. What makes this book particularly compelling is O’Murchu’s quotidian details of soul challenges embedded in the Irish struggles, Catholic identity, and religious sectarianism.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBeverly Lanzetta, author, Birthing a New Mysticism\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e“This is an autobiography with a mystical twist. It is not a chronological outline from childhood through to old age. Instead, I am reflecting on those times that might be described as quantum leaps in which the extraordinary infiltrated the ordinary, and from there on the territory never looked the same again. And what I had gained from the new breakthrough involved a dying and letting go of former securities. Only with hindsight did the puzzling pattern begin to make sense.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e“For me, it has always been a journey heavily influenced by faith. The Christian notion of dying and rising again, or, more accurately, being knocked down only to be raised up again, is a recurring theme throughout the story of my life. I describe not merely the ‘ups-and-downs’ of life but an evolving pattern—a paschal journey—within which my personal narrative unfolds, frequently leading into the transpersonal realm in which the horizons of meaning expand and deepen.”—From the Introduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiarmuid O’Murchu\u003c\/strong\u003e, a member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order who lives in Ireland, is a social psychologist and the author of many books, including Evolutionary Faith, Ancestral Grace, Divine Radiance, and Ecological Spirituality, all from Orbis Books.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/doing-theology-in-an-evolutionary-way?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=afa9f069c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/O_Murchu_Evoluionary_Way_FC_1.jpg?v=1763483090\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/when-the-disciple-comes-of-age?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=when+the+disciple+comes+of+age\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"309\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/O_MurchuWhentheDisciplecomesofAge.jpg?v=1763483136\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/birth-of-a-dancing-star?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=birth+of+a+dancing+star\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626983472.jpg?v=1763483235\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"310\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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Teresa Rhode’s touching meditations intimately connect and relate the sorrow and joy in the lives of Jesus and Mary with the tears and laughter of contemporary life. An ancient devotion is reborn in this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right; margin: 0in .5in .0001pt .5in;\" align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e—\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eTherese Johnson Borchard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eA spiritual writer and former missioner offers beautiful meditations on those eternal mysteries lived in contemporary flesh and blood. Therese Rhodes recounts a series of stories that reflect the way in which the events of Mary and Jesus’ lives intersect our own experience, focus our prayers, and renew our hearts. Each story flows from the themes of one of the mysteries of the rosary and represents moments in life that lead us to reach for God. Each story is its own meditation on a mystery and is as such, a point of entry int9o the entire story of God’s loving revelation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eTeresa Rhodes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eworked as a lay missioner in Peru, as Director of the Transforming Trauma initiative at the Garrison Institute, and as the first lay Director of Society Member Services for the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. Her other books include \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eTransforming Trauma, The Comforter: Stories of Loss and Rebirth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eJim’s Last Summer: Lessons on Living from a Dying Priest \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Christopher Award). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/epiphanies-of-nature-and-grace-12-meditations?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=eb7bcaebb\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626986237.webp?v=1763484787\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-way-of-gratitude?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=c98238f77\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982321.jpg?v=1763484831\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"309\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/living-well?_pos=18\u0026amp;_sid=279c4f3bb\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Living-Well-653x1000.webp?v=1763484874\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_1_2faa04ad-a053-4785-8dde-8383dcd46fe1.webp?v=1757950649\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Rhodes_Mysteries_of_the_Rosary_in_Ordinary_Life_TOC.pdf?v=1773758702\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\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\/Rhodes_Mysteries_of_the_Rosary_in_Ordinary_Life_Intro.pdf?v=1773758703\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rhodesmcgee\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"316\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_3_1e1dfbc2-8b9e-450d-9045-1757c1344c39.png?v=1756143905\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stax.ncronline.org\/authors\/teresa-rhodes-mcgee\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"180\" width=\"316\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Teresa_Rhodes_McGee.png?v=1763485314\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648755990829,"sku":"978-1-62698-679-4","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Rhodes_MysteriesoftheRosaryinOrdinaryLife.jpg?v=1776256739"},{"product_id":"job-in-exile-a-guide-for-spiritual-refugees","title":"Job In Exile: A Guide for Spiritual Refugees","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"_I0g5auSaE4erptQPloC62Aw_63\" class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\"\u003e⭐\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(9, 15, 78);\"\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e⭐\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\"Deeply dialogical, engaging translators, interpreters, and theologians ancient and modern, Jewish and Christian.”\u003cb\u003e—Ellen F. Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e“One of the most accessible theologians and ethicists of our time.”\u003cb\u003e—Zach W. Lambert, author, \u003ci\u003eBetter Ways to Read the Bible; \u003c\/i\u003epastor, Restore (Austin) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e“Widely read and profoundly thoughtful, David Gushee guides the reader through the Book of Job, passage by passage, in a compelling, complex, and highly provocative manner.”\u003cb\u003e—Edward L. Greenstein, author, \u003ci\u003eJob: A New Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\"A wise, compassionate guide for wrestling toward truth, justice, and a more honest faith.”\u003cb\u003e—Stacey Floyd-Thomas, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair and Professor of Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Divinity School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\"Dr. \u003cspan class=\"x_gmail-il\"\u003eDavid Gushee\u003c\/span\u003e draws on decades of rigorous biblical scholarship and his own hard-won experience of religious displacement. Gushee's reading of \u003cspan class=\"x_gmail-il\"\u003eJob\u003c\/span\u003e not as ancient curiosity but as kindred testimony. The story of a faithful person whose embodied suffering exposes the fault lines in a community's certainties, and who is cast out for asking the questions that certainty cannot survive. This is no academic exercise. It is a lifeline for anyone who has discovered that loving the truth sometimes means losing belonging in spaces that cannot expand alongside our understanding of God. \u003cspan class=\"x_gmail-il\"\u003eGushee\u003c\/span\u003e writes as both scholar and exile, and the result is a book of profound depth, pastoral tenderness, and intellectual honesty- essential reading for every post-evangelical still wrestling, like \u003cspan class=\"x_gmail-il\"\u003eJob\u003c\/span\u003e, in the wilderness outside the camp.\"  \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeri Ladouceur, Keri Ladouceur, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExecutive Director \u0026amp; Co-founder \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePost Evangelical Collective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Travails of Job\u003c\/i\u003e David Gushee put on full display his gifts as pastor, professor and public theologian. He asks tough questions of the text and guides the reader's journey through he book's tough questions. Too often preachers and teachers steer away from Job- this book is a valuable guide for individual study, small groups and pastors alike who engage its wisdom.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJim Conrad, Pastor, Towne View Baptist Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e“In Job in Exile, David Gushee offers a searching, pastorally attuned, and theologically rich interpretation of Job. At once a work of biblical exegesis, moral theology, and spiritual accompaniment, it unfolds not as a conventional commentary but as a series of meditations on pivotal moments that illuminate a journey through exile, protest, to the reconstruction of faith. Gushee presents Job’s witness amid inexplicable suffering as pointing to the faithfulness of relentless, even confrontational questioning of God. Drawing on a wide range of voices and traditions, Gushee’s close reading of Job refuses both reductive theodicies and brittle certainties without yielding to despair, offering instead a compelling vision of faith that can sustain solidarity, truth-telling, and hope in a fractured and wounded world.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev Canon Prof Luke Bretherton, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e“David Gushee brings his customary blend of astute intelligence, spiritual sincerity, and ethical passion to this study of the book of Job, showing that whether or not the book is a midrash of Wisdom literature and the prophets, it is a gusher of spiritual daring that never runs out.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Dorrien, author, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e“Post-evangelicals will recognize the Job Gushee reveals: scorned by his faith community for an integrity that dares question dogma, Job discovers wisdom that can only be found in the ash heaps of comfortable religion.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Bell, Lead Pastor of Threads Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eWith exegetical rigour and hard-won moral clarity, David Gushee unlocks the book of Job as a rich resource for anyone wrestling with oppressive, unjust, or abusive uses of faith and Scripture, whether in the academy or in lived experience. Biblical scholars, public theologians, and spiritual refugees alike will find in these pages both a credible guide and a deeply liberating companion.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eProf. dr. Dion A. Forster, University Research Chair and Professor of Public Theology and Ethics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Extraordinary Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics, Stellenbosch University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 41, 82);\"\u003e“Shakespeare's plays are often set in contemporary contexts, thus illuminating things in both the text and ourselves. In reading the ancient biblical tale of Job as a guide for contemporary spiritual refugees, David Gushee creates the same effect. We see the complexity and profundity of this great story anew, and we gain fresh insight, compassion, and hope for those of us whose spiritual and religious journeys have been marked by change and loss. In Job in Exile, Gushee is the bible teacher, the ethicist, and the pastor the church needs today.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Rev. Dr.) Steve Watson, author of All Flesh Shalom: Larger, Freer, More Loving Readings of the Good News of Jesus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eNoted ethicist David Gushee reveals Job as a model of moral agency and courage, wrestling honestly with unjust suffering while his community’s religious orthodoxy, and perhaps even his God, fails the moment. As Job refuses to deny what he knows\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eor silence what he must say\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ehe risks both divine and human condemnation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid P. Gushee\u003c\/b\u003e, widely regarded as one of his generation’s most significant Christian moral thinkers, earned his PhD in Christian ethics from Union Theological Seminary and serves as Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University as well as Chair in Christian Social Ethics at Vrije Universiteit (Free University), Amsterdam.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eImage credit: “Job,” Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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href=\"https:\/\/parliamentofreligions.org\/speakers\/joshtrom-isaac-kureethadam\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eForeword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eEcology and Justice Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe ecological crisis results at a deeper level from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003erupture of the primal relationships that weave and sustain human existence. This book frames and explicates the concept of ecological sin as the rupture of fundamental relationships with the Creator, among ourselves, and with the rest of the community of creation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eThe first part of the book offers a relational understanding of the groaning of creation, weaving together the physical, moral, and spiritual dimensions of the contemporary ecological crisis. The second part explores at length the origin and nature of these relational ruptures in terms of seven ecological sins. Kureethadam presents ecological sin as the rupture of our fundamental and constitutive relationships with God, with our brothers and sisters, and with Mother Earth. The third part of the book explores how the rupture of basic relationships caused by ecological sin can be repaired through a transformative journey of healing by following the path of ecological conversion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eJoshtrom Kureethadam \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eis full professor (Chair of Philosophy of Science) and director of the Institute of Social and Political Sciences in the Faculty of Philosophy at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome.\u003cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKureethadam served as the Coordinator of the Sector of “Ecology \u0026amp; Creation” at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development from 2017-2023 and continues to assist the efforts of the global Church in responding to Pope Francis’ passionate appeal to care for our common home. 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There is hope.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 66, 66);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indcatholicnews.com\/news\/56176\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrendan McManus, \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eIndependent \u003c\/span\u003eCatholic News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 66, 66);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 66, 66);\"\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eConquest or Leaven\u003c\/i\u003e, David Neuhaus, SJ, gives the reader a front-row seat on events unfolding in the world’s most volatile region. His autobiographical approach offers an engaging narrative of the frightening and conflicting confluence of violence and non-violence, history and geography, politics and society, dialogue and intolerance. The outcome is a sobering, incarnational exegesis and a contextualized theology that challenges our imagination and understanding of salvation in the present context of Palestine\/Israel.”\u003cb\u003e ―Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ, dean and professor, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 66, 66);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 66, 66);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(72, 66, 66);\"\u003e“A superb reflection by one of the most, if not \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003emost, reliable, experienced, and knowledgeable Catholic writer on this important issue.” \u003cb\u003e―Fr. James Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eThis Our Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“If you wish to understand the disaster that is going on in the Holy Land, you need to read this profoundly informative and insightful book by a courageous man who is not afraid to speak the truth in a world of denial.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ―Elisabetta Piqué, co-author, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Election of Pope Leo XIV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nWriting from Jerusalem, an Israeli Jesuit priest brings his unique experiences to bear, weaving together theology, history, and political analysis with care and compassion.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquest or Leaven\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003echallenges Christians and all people of good will to grapple with questions of violence and nonviolence, peoplehood and land, partition and dialogue, history and community, society and marginalization.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"x_Signature\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid M. Neuhaus, SJ,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a member of the Society of Jesus (Near East Province) and is a member of the Jesuit community in the Holy Land. He teaches scripture at the Seminary of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Beit Jala, at Bethlehem University, at the Salesian Theological Institute in Jerusalem, and in numerous other frameworks. 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center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“For Andrew Prevot, the desire to be ‘authentically Black and truly Catholic’ serves as an invitation to explore traditionally disconnected philosophical traditions in order to discover remarkable convergences. Prevot invites the reader to experience joy as we follow him along paths that are refreshingly, uniquely instructive for learning how multiple traditions of asceticism, mysticism, and seeking justice can bring all the children of God to a true Welcome Table. Inspired by a ‘cloud of witnesses,’ he give us proof that the truly inclusive Communion of Saints can inspire us, every day.”—\u003cb\u003eRev. Joseph A. Brown, SJ, PhD, Southern Illinois University Carbondale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eThese original essays by Andrew Prevot focus on the relationship between Black life and Christian spirituality. He draws on sources of African American spirituality, including the Spirituals, as well as other sources of Christian prayer, mysticism, and asceticism, including Angela of Foligno, John of the Cross, and Ignatius Loyola.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eThe central thesis of this learned and original work: Black people are made to be loved. This is God’s unambiguous will, and anything that contravenes it is incompatible with true Christian spirituality.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndrew Prevot\u003c\/b\u003e is the Joseph and Winifred Amaturo Chair in Catholic Studies; senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; professor in theology and religious studies; and affiliate faculty in Black studies at Georgetown University. He is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mysticism of Ordinary Life: Theology, Philosophy, and Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking Prayer: Theology and Spirituality amid the Crises of Modernity.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also co-editor, with Vincent Lloyd, of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnti-Blackness and Christian Ethics.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover art: “St. Benedict the Moor” by Tracy L. Christianson. 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well-worn text \u003cem\u003eThe Dynamics of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e (1957).\"--\u003cstrong\u003eDermot A. Lane\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin, Ireland\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(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e\"I recommend this readable book for all who are interested in sorting out what is genuine, good and truthful in their own inevitable faith commitments.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJohn F. Haught\u003c\/strong\u003e, Georgetown University\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(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e\"Hands-on and accessible . . . Tilley brings refreshing lucidity to perhaps the most complicated issue of our day--faith.\"\"--\u003cstrong\u003eSerena Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e, President, Union Theological Seminary\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(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e\"Destined to become standard college reading.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMichael H. Barnes\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Dayton\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(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e\"An excellent point of entry into the complex question of faith in a religiously plural world.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAnne M. Clifford\u003c\/strong\u003e, Iowa State University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e“Over the last ten years, I've come to see Tilley's \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e as an indispensable resource for challenging students' misconceptions and expanding their understanding of the meaning and significance of faith. This new edition is simultaneously more accessible and more comprehensive: it clarifies key ideas and provides a rigorously-developed framework for understanding how faith—in its many forms—shapes our world.”—\u003cb\u003ePaul Schutz, Santa Clara University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e“I love teaching this book! With nuance, clarity, and wit, Tilley makes the foundations of theological inquiry and religious studies accessible and enjoyable for modern students.”—\u003cstrong\u003eB\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003erianne Bell Jacobs, Emmanuel College  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e“The wisdom and insights gained from a lifetime of profound thinking are evident throughout this excellent guide to the meaning of faith—broadly construed.  Clear and accessible while also deeply thought-provoking, this beautiful book will be an invaluable companion to college students as well as to mature adults grappling with their faith or lack thereof. I know of no better book to lead people through the process of thinking about what most matters to them.”—\u003cb\u003eMary Doak, University of San Diego\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 99, 139);\"\u003e“With rare clarity and intellectual generosity, Tilley shows that faith is far more than assent, sentiment, or religious affiliation; it is, at its heart, a way of being in relationship. In a world increasingly marked by alienation, this book challenges us to consider how we are called to relate to one another and to God. Thoughtful and illuminating, it invites readers to reflect on the faith commitments that animate our lives and inform how we live together in the world.”—\u003cb\u003eRyan G. Duns, SJ, Marquette University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eDesigned especially for the classroom and general readers, this book is a basic primer on the meaning of faith, distinguishing that from false understandings. The original edition was published in 2010.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eTerrence W. Tilley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis professor emeritus, Fordham University, where he served as Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ Professor of Catholic Theology. He has served as president of the Society for Philosophy of Religion, the College Theology Society, and the Catholic Theological Society of America, which awarded him their prestigious John Courtney Murray award in 2012.. He is the author of several books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInventing Catholic Tradition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Disciples’ Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e (Orbis Books).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCover design by Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/faith?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=88835daa7\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Faith_last-Mech-2020.webp?v=1765383566\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/adult-faith?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=203d317a9\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Adult-Faith-653x1000.webp?v=1765383605\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/a-faith-that-frees?_pos=13\u0026amp;_sid=d0c50c531\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Free_Mech_Layout-1.webp?v=1765383666\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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_6362071c-9f23-4560-a19f-a492ca762981.avif?v=1765219127\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tilley_Faith_Intro.pdf?v=1782754929\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tilley_Faith_TOC.pdf?v=1782754929\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fordham.edu\/academics\/departments\/theology\/faculty\/terrence-tilley\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Terrence_Tilley_Professor_Emeritus_3.png?v=1765385136\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"172\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Terrence-Tilley\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Terrence_Tilley_Fordham_University_1.png?v=1765384854\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"172\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.net\/author\/terrence-w-tilley\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"172\" width=\"301\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Terrence_W._Tilley_2.png?v=1765385618\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=terrence+tilley\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"172\" width=\"301\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_2_c66c8c0b-acef-4f7e-b9dc-acef864eae73.png?v=1765220607\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tilleytw\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_5_480x480_480x480_47edbb07-6aef-4917-b072-09c96d439a9f.webp?v=1754320625\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"172\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/franciscanuniversity\/dr-terrence-tilley-academic-freedom-divine-revelation-and-the-catholic-university\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dr._Terrence_Tilley_Professor_of_Theology_at_Fordham_University_delivers_his_talk_entitled_Academic_Freedom_Divine_Revelation_and_the_Catholic_University._Dr._Tilley_s_talk_was_part_o.png?v=1765386195\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"172\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51692537774381,"sku":"978-1-62698-703-6     ","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tilley_Faith.jpg?v=1769721544"},{"product_id":"sacred-encounters-stories-of-christian-pioneers-of-interreligious-dialogue","title":"Sacred Encounters: Stories of Christian Pioneers of Interreligious Dialogue","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e“Transformation happens in relationship, even—especially!—for the giants of interreligious theology. In \u003ci\u003eSacred Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e, they invite you to hear the stories behind their classic texts as well as to meet new companions for your journey.”—\u003cb\u003eMichelle Voss, author, \u003ci\u003eTastes of the Divine: Hindu and Christian Theologies of Emotion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e“Catherine Cornille gathers the autobiographical testimonies of a generation of Christian scholars who pioneered engagement with other religious traditions, offering a rare and essential record of the lives that challenged Christian theology and reshaped Christian engagement with religious difference.”—\u003cb\u003eHans Gustafson, director, Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies, University of St. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e“This book shows in a wonderful way the transformative power of interreligious encounters. Through these rich examples from diverse pioneers of interreligious dialogue and comparative theology it encourages us to cross borders and to learn from other religions.” —\u003cb\u003eKlaus von Stosch, Schlegel Professor for Catholic Systematic Theology, University of Bonn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 33, 67);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn international group of Christian scholars and teachers, renowned for their pioneering work in interreligious dialogue, describe their personal encounters with Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Daoism, and Confucianism, sharing what they have learned and how it changed their own faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e: John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, David Neuhaus, SJ, Gavin D’Costa, Mary C. Boys, SNJM, Philip A. Cunningham, Leo D. Lefebure, Thomas Michel, SJ, Wilhelmus Valkenberg, Felix Korner, SJ, David Marshall, Lucinda Mosher, Reinhold Bernhardt, Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Bradley Malkowsky, Bettina Sharada Baumer, John R. Dupuche, John Thatamanil, Yann Vagneux, Pierre-François de Béthune, OSB, James L. Fredericks, Thierry-Jean Roboüam, SJ, Elizabeth J. Harris, Michael Barnes, SJ, Paul Knitter, Perry Schmidt-Leukel, S. Mark Heim, Joseph S. O’Leary, James W. Heisig, John Lagerwey, Bênoit Vermander, SJ, Lai Pan-Chiu, Robert Cummings Neville, Kwok Pui-lan, Peter C. Phan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Cornille\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis professor of comparative theology at Boston College, where she holds the Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture. Her many books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeaning and Method in Comparative Theology\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Between Religions: On Religious Hybridity and Belonging.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/my-neighbors-faith?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=32d3714ca\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/My-Neighbor_s-Faith-653x1000_1.webp?v=1765813554\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-joy-of-religious-pluralism?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=05897f612\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982253.jpg?v=1765813612\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"309\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/words-to-live-by?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=2b090eee5\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/WordstoLiveBy.webp?v=1765813664\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_6362071c-9f23-4560-a19f-a492ca762981.avif?v=1765219127\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cornille_Sacred_Encounters_TOC.pdf?v=1783432930\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cornille_Sacred_Encounters_Intro.pdf?v=1783432930\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Catherine+Cornille\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"228\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_2_c66c8c0b-acef-4f7e-b9dc-acef864eae73.png?v=1765220607\" style=\"display: block; 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background: white;\"\u003eThis book is luminous. Jim Finley renders the passage to union with the Beloved in the center of our own souls a journey of joy, far more ordinary and accessible than we might have believed, while quietly transformative and wholly life-giving. Kirsten Oates’ wise reflections galvanize Jim’s poetic passion.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirabai Starr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003etranslator of the Spanish mystics; author,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrdinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eThis series, Turning to the Mystics, is based on a much-loved podcast in which James Finley gently accompanies listeners into the wisdom of the Christian mystical tradition. This volume explores the teachings of Teresa of Avila, the sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and Doctor of the Church.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn this volume, Finley invites readers into a close, meditative reading of Teresa’s classic,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Interior Castle.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGuiding us toward the living presence of God at the center of our own souls. Throughout the book, Kirsten Oates, cohost of the podcast, joins Jim in reflective conversations that help draw Teresa’s wisdom into contemporary life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames Finley\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea psychotherapist, retreat leader, and spiritual director, is part of the Core Faculty of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. A former monk under Thomas Merton at the Abbey of Gethsemani, he is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerton’s Palace of Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include his bestseller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand a previous volume in this series,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Merton.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-healing-path?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=7bd79fdd2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; 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Progress","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" id=\"_XtpYauX9FYmoptQP9_iNqAs_91\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e⭐Advance Praise and Reviews⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e“In this thought-provoking and wide-ranging new book Steve McIntosh turns our attention to themes new and old that other writers on evolution, cosmology, emergence, economics, politics, ecology, and Earth’s future have often left out. What I find especially helpful is his locating the classical “transcendentals”—truth, goodness, and beauty—as the horizon and goal not only of human consciousness but also of planetary evolution and the entire awakening universe. Readers will find here many good reasons for hope.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn F. Haught, professor emeritus, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e“This is a beautiful and important book. Not only does McIntosh take on questions at the heart of our own time in history—questions we must ask to make sense of our world and ourselves—but he shows that our very thinking about these questions has the potential to bring about the next step of our realization: as a species, as a civilization, and as the gloriously irreducible individuals each of us is within those.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Stephen J. Blackwood, founding president, Ralston College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e“Western civilization stands at a threshold moment. In \u003ci\u003eTruth Emerging\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve McIntosh articulates a sweeping vision of evolution, purpose, and progress that clarifies the deeper challenges of our age and calls us to accept responsibility for shaping what comes next. This book is essential reading for anyone sincere and serious about advancing the evolution of human culture toward greater goodness, truth, and beauty.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rand Stagen, CEO, Stagen Leadership Academy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eTruth Emerging, \u003c\/i\u003ephilosopher Steve McIntosh reminds readers that the cosmos exhibits a discernible, long-term developmental trajectory characterized by increasing complexity. This well-argued and accessible book deserves a wide audience!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Michael E. Zimmerman, professor emeritus, University of Colorado Boulder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e“Philosophically rich, scientifically informed, and spiritually expansive, this book amplifies McIntosh as a leading voice for meaning and purpose in an evolving cosmos.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 59, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Andrew M. Davis, author, \u003ci\u003eWhitehead’s Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" id=\"_XtpYauX9FYmoptQP9_iNqAs_91\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eRecent breakthroughs in science and philosophy are beginning to disclose the deeper meanings behind our evolving universe. As Steve McIntosh argues, this emerging understanding of nature and history reveals humanity's higher purpose: to further human evolution by fostering the spiritual growth of people, the cultural growth of civilization, and the maturation of our relationship with nature. In response to the gloomy zeitgeist of our time,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth Emerging\u003c\/i\u003e provides a renewed vision of purpose and progress. This counter-cultural message of hope and courage can help us rediscover philosophy’s power to bring about positive social change. Written in two parts, Questions and Commentary, the book addresses twenty vital questions for developmental philosophy with brief, accessible answers before expanding upon each answer with commentary that delves into the deeper dimensions of this philosophy of evolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSteve McIntosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a philosopher of noosphere evolution. His previous books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Presence of the Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvolution's Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevelopmental Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntegral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his work as a writer, McIntosh leads the Institute for Developmental Philosophy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design:  Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCover photo:   Johannes Vermeer,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Geographer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1669),\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eStädel Museum, Frankfurt am Main\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e                                                   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/9781608339921?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=dd46a65e2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"313\" width=\"203\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Delio-NotYetGod_FinalCvr.webp?v=1765832820\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-unbearable-wholeness-of-being?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0faa94ab4\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"313\" width=\"205\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/51tfmeEj2UL._SX324_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1765832875\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-unbearable-wholeness-of-being?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0faa94ab4\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"313\" width=\"225\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985940_61129d94-a981-4516-a924-9509c15e222d.webp?v=1765832914\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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It is in the way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e Advance Praise and Reviews \u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book is Black world building at its finest, beyond rhetorical gestures or fictional “what ifs.” Philip Butler raises the stakes of who we can become by offering an architecture of who we’ve always been – brilliance embodied!\" — \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Gary F. Green II, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Social Transformation at United Theological Seminary and Founder of Racial Intelligence Systems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What looks at first like a book of wild range: Five Percenter ontology, parts work, cosmology, Kali, turns out to be a single claim rehearsed at ascending scale, from the soul-self to the nation. Butler has built something fractal and strange and coherent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill Black, Posthuman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e refuses to ask permission, which is precisely its argument.\" —  \u003cstrong\u003eMichael E. Sawyer, Professor of African-American Literature \u0026amp; Culture, University of Pittsburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_a22677d6-2857-4710-8bc1-0ed363b5df3e.png?v=1786452223\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"collection-hero__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"collection-hero__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeries: Ethics and Intersectionality\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eStill Black, Posthuman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e unravels the relationship that Black people have with humanity and Blackness by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eexploring Blackness at the intersection of Black theological thought, posthumanism, Black literature, and physics. Butler focuses on the significance of recognizing the dynamic and unpredictable nature of Black subjectivity that exists outside the realm\/limitations of humanity. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eStill Black, Posthuman\u003c\/i\u003e engages to what extent Black imaginings concerning the liberative realm have been shackled by placating to and living within the bounds of westernized notions of humanity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilip Butler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an international scholar whose work primarily focuses on the intersections of neuroscience, technology, spirituality, and Blackness, using the wisdom of these spaces to engage in critical and constructive analysis on Black posthumanism, artificial intelligence, and pluriversal future realities. He is an associate professor at Iliff School of Theology, where he directs the Iliff AI Institute.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/reclaiming-stolen-earth-an-africana-ecotheology?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=8e549e9ce\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"326\" width=\"212\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Clark_ReclaimingStolenEarth.webp?v=1765980427\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/black-theology-and-black-power-50th-ann?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=4f49e1571\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"326\" width=\"212\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626983083.jpg?v=1765980496\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/re-enchanting-the-earth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=aae5f5a4b\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"326\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Delio_Re_EnchantingtheEarth_a0084b15-2667-42cd-b7d4-78f55bbe12ac.jpg?v=1765980598\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“Andrew M. Davis has written the finest introduction to Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy available today.”\u003cb\u003e —Ilia Delio, OSF, Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology Villanova University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“This is it! Beautifully written, accurate, and comprehensive a milestone in Whiteheadian scholarship!”\u003cb\u003e —Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWhitehead’s Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that I believe every serious student and teacher of science, philosophy, and theology would find remarkably enriching.”\u003cb\u003e —John F. Haught, Distinguished Research Professor, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“Will captivate readers with its adventurous, personable, and almost impossibly lucid rendition of an indispensable cosmology.”\u003cb\u003e —Catherine Keller, George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology Drew University Theological School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“A book such as this was urgently needed, and Davis has responded to the challenge brilliantly.”\u003cb\u003e —Iain McGilchrist, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Matter with Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“An exemplary exposition of Whitehead’s thought, and a compelling defense of process metaphysics as a deep and original philosophy.”\u003cb\u003e —Keith Ward, Fellow of the British Academy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_pN0kspDH8?si=QjMITEwqUpFnfec3\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eIn Whitehead’s Universe, Andrew M. Davis offers a comprehensive yet conversational introduction to Alfred North Whitehead’s prismatic philosophy. Weaving together biographical detail and explanatory insight, he guides readers around the prism of Whitehead’s mind, revealing its many lights and colors in relation to various contemporary debates. From history to philosophy, and from theology to cosmology, and civilization, Davis shows how all sides of Whitehead’s universe spin together in a grand adventure of ideas. Written for students and newcomers alike, \u003ci\u003eWhitehead’s Universe\u003c\/i\u003e includes chapter summaries, a glossary of essential terms, and a chronological glimpse of Whitehead’s life. These and other features make it an indispensable resource for the exploration of process philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAndrew M. Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e is research and academic director, The Center for Process Studies. An American process philosopher and theologian, he is the author, editor, or co-editor of a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eWhitehead and Teilhard: From Organism to Omega\u003c\/i\u003e, with Orbis. 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"227\" width=\"397\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Available_for_Pre-Order._This_item_will_be_available_on_May_23_2023.png?v=1767712293\"\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(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Advance Praise and Reviews*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e—a young Jewish mystic with an acute sense of God’s immanence; \u003ci\u003emonotheism\u003c\/i\u003e—a work in progress, God’s increasingly capacious power of becoming all in all; \u003ci\u003eChristianity\u003c\/i\u003e—a mutation in our understanding of God working out Godself in human and cosmic evolution. Buckle up. Destination Omega. This is the age of mutation and Ilia Delio is challenging theology: get on board—or fossilize.”—\u003cb\u003eJohn D. Caputo, author, \u003ci\u003eBefore God, Without God: An Intellectual Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e“Process theology has long been dominated by Protestant voices. In \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Mutation\u003c\/i\u003e, Ilia Delio significantly advances the underappreciated current of Roman Catholic process theology—highlighting its alternative sources and inspirations, as well as its criticisms, tensions, and possibilities.”—\u003cb\u003eAndrew M. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e author, \u003ci\u003eWhitehead’s Universe: A Prismatic Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e“This energetic exploration addresses questions of evil and the evolving God-world relationship, building to a bold examination of our religious practices today.”—\u003cb\u003eLibby Osgood, CND, editor, \u003ci\u003eGreen Saints for a Green Generation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e“Ilia Delio expands our understanding of the nature of God. Building on the process theology of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Alfred North Whitehead, this beautiful and important book shows how Christianity can respond to the challenges of our time while retaining a strong connection to its biblical roots. I highly recommend this groundbreaking work of theology.”\u003cb\u003e—Steve McIntosh, author, \u003ci\u003eTruth Emerging: A Developmental Philosophy of Purpose and Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e“A daring, visionary, and deeply important book. I cannot wait to see the impact this book will have.”—\u003cb\u003ePete Enns, \u003ci\u003eThe Bible for Normal People\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(90, 71, 22);\"\u003e“Ilia Delio deploys both Teilhard and Whitehead to argue for theological—indeed, doctrinal—revisions informed by contemporary science. In sharp contrast to a static conception of God as the ‘unmoved Mover,’ she passionately argues for an alternative reclamation of the ‘God of Jesus’—a dynamic force that lures creation into increasing complexity.”–\u003cb\u003eStephen Schloesser, SJ, Loyola University Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIlia Delio traces a bold theological arc: the God revealed in Jesus marked a radical breakthrough — an intimate, dynamic relationship between God and creation that was unlike anything before it. But as the early Church confronted heresy, it reached for the stabilizing frameworks of Neoplatonic thought, gradually trading that living insight for philosophical abstraction. This move was eventually codified in Thomist metaphysics, where it became the dominant tradition. Yet another current ran beneath the surface. Through Francis of Assisi, Duns Scotus, and Bonaventure, a creation-centered, incarnational faith survived — one that kept God close to the world rather than remote from it. Delio argues the Church has remained too long in the grip of its older metaphysical inheritance, and that renewal is overdue. That renewal, she suggests, is already underway. Whitehead's process theology breathes new life into this alternative tradition, and Teilhard de Chardin draws it into dialogue with Catholic thought. The thread comes together in Pope Francis's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaudato Si'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a genuinely Franciscan theology of creation that recovers, at last, the intimacy between God and the world that Jesus first made visible, a living God at home in a dynamically relational universe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio, OSF,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, is retired professor of theology at Villanova University, and founder and executive director of the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture. 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Through the lens of key Catholic Social Teaching principles, the book traces the history of Israel-Palestine, present-day injustices, and related issues in the U.S. Authors Jordan Denari Duffner and Julie Schumacher Cohen are American Catholic scholars with a track record of educating and advocating for Palestinian rights and freedom, and for justice, peace, and equality for Israelis and Palestinians alike. 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With humor, grace and a sweeping knowledge of films, Dougherty insists we pay close attention to the Spirit at work in every line, frame and edit. Prophetic and best enjoyed with popcorn, \u003ci\u003eFinding God in All Films\u003c\/i\u003e will forever change how you go to the movies.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eEric A. Clayton, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_1_c877508a-b1fa-4a12-b5f6-d58337196e03.png?v=1782225389\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"49\"\u003e \u003c\/span\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\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMovies have the capacity to connect with the deepest desires of our hearts and often give us new ways to go about the business of being alive. Movies, in other words, can be sacred, and watching movies can be a spiritual act. This book approaches movie watching as a spiritual practice, similar to \u003ci\u003evisio\/lectio divina\u003c\/i\u003e, reflecting on how movies shape our lives and developing a model of watching movies with sacred attention. Inspired by \u003ci\u003evisio divina,\u003c\/i\u003e this book develops a model of movie watching as a spiritual practice (\u003ci\u003ecinema divina\u003c\/i\u003e). Readers will find that nearly any film can become a way to encounter God, when approached with sacred attention and openness to the guidance of the Spirit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eJohn Dougherty \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eis a film critic, retreat leader, and writer whose work explores the intersection of faith, culture, and storytelling. 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Thatamanil, professor, theology and world religions, Union Theological Seminary\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Paul Knitter's spiritual journey and radical metanoia in relation to other religions is certainly one of the most remarkable of his generation.  From a passionate missionary and believer in the exclusive truth of Christianity, he became one of the most famous advocates for religious pluralism and the possibility of religious hybridity. In this book, he opens up about this journey, and shares with characteristic honesty both the difficulties and the joys, the doubts and the revelations he encountered along the way.  A moving testimony to a life of spiritual authenticity.”—\u003cb\u003eCatherine Cornille, author, \u003ci\u003eIn Between Religions;\u003c\/i\u003e editor, \u003ci\u003eSacred Encounters: Stories of Christian Pioneers of Interreligious Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Paul Knitter’s inspiring memoir takes us into his living process of learning across religious boundaries that produced one of the most important interfaith thinkers of the modern era.” —\u003cb\u003eJohn Makransky, theology department, Boston College\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Paul Knitter has kept the faith, defending his way of encountering Christ and then too the Buddha, a witness deepened in solidarity with the marginalized near and far.”—\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eHindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_a22677d6-2857-4710-8bc1-0ed363b5df3e.png?v=1786452270\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"42\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eIn Paul Knitter’s first (1985) book, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eNo Other Name?\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehe struggled with the question of Christian claims to uniqueness. This led him to explore what he called a “pluralist” approach to interreligious dialogue. Yet in the years since then he has come to define the problem more in terms of “Christian supremacy.” This book is a theological memoir, in which he shows how from his early youth, entry into a Catholic missionary order, studies under Rahner, and subsequent theological career he explored this question—attempting to understand the claims of Christianity in relation to other religious paths. His journey reflects the ongoing development of this question in theology and the Church, and his own spiritual quest, in which these questions were also shaped by the influence of liberation theology and by his own explorations in Buddhism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Knitter\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of Union Theological Seminary; before that he taught at Xavier University for twenty-eight years. 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He is author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eNo Other Name?; One Earth, Many Religions; Introducing Theologies of Religion; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWithout Buddha I Could not be a Christian.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-697-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCover design: Michel Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/said-i-wasn-t-gonna-tell-nobody-paperback\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/said-I-wasn_t-gonna-tell-nobody-653x1000_933cef41-0788-4a99-a6e1-91edf72e5d75.jpg?v=1767716285\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"310\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/birth-of-a-dancing-star?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d07f3e62c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626983472_5dda6fb8-2394-4492-b579-a00d41c1f258.jpg?v=1767716338\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/no-other-name?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=d9bd40b09\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/61zpfbGyqVL.webp?v=1767716423\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"308\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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Its publication is a major event of the year.” \u003cb\u003e— Brian Thomas Swimme, co-author, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Noosphere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e“With the precision of a scientist and the heart of a mystic, John Cressler invites us to see our world anew—to find, in the quantum waves humming beneath our smartphones and in the ancient oaks of a Georgia forest, the unmistakable signature of the Divine.” \u003cb\u003e— Ilia Delio, OSF, executive director, World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e“Splendidly readable, Cressler’s conjunction of science and spirituality brings the energy of the universe to the aid of this perilous moment.” \u003cb\u003e— Catherine Keller, professor, constructive theology, Drew University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e“In his magisterial guide, John Cressler takes us by the hand for a journey to the very heights of our cosmos, illumined by his mastery of the facts but inspired by his embracing vision.” \u003cb\u003e— Rabbi Bradley Artson, Goldstine Distinguished Scholar, American Jewish University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e“Beautifully illuminates how science’s new understanding of the relationality and interconnectedness of the evolving physical universe naturally invites humanity into a deeper spirituality.” \u003cb\u003e— James Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 75, 141);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_9d4ccf0f-cab6-4795-95a4-0a52179ca1e0.png?v=1782225389\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"56\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eScience shines a bright light on the key attribute that can and must play in a mature spirituality: the inherent and profound relationality and interconnectedness that defines a creatively evolving and emergent universe . . . and us. This book offers an accessible introduction to the dialogue between science and spirituality, exploring how scientific understanding can deepen spiritual insight. Drawing on his background in hard sciences and Ignatian spirituality, Cressler provides a unique perspective that bridges technical knowledge with contemplative practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eJohn D. Cressler\u003c\/b\u003e is Regents Professor, Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics, and Ken Byers Teaching Fellow in Science and Religion at Georgia Tech. 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A must read for all preachers!”—\u003cb\u003eDavid Neuhaus SJ, Jerusalem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“This book is a beautiful summons to rededicate ourselves to the magnificent call to be disciples of the nonviolent Jesus—the beloved children of the God of peace!—and to stand up, speak out, and carry on like Jesus in his pursuit of God’s reign of justice, equality, disarmament, creation, and peace. What’s not to like? Read it, underline it, and together, let’s live it!”—\u003cb\u003eFr. John Dear, author,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe Gospel of Peace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eUniversal Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eStoryteller and scripture scholar Megan McKenna reflects on the narrative stories in the Gospel of John. In such stories as the encounter with Nicodemus, the woman at the well, the healing of a blind man, and the raising of Lazarus, the Gospel traces the journey from the beginnings of belief, the confession of faith, the way of discipleship, and the initiation into the community of beloved disciples. Invited to identify ourselves with each of these protagonists, we find in the Gospel of John an account of the stages of Christian conversion and initiation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eMegan McKenna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eis a popular theologian, scripture scholar, and storyteller. She is author of many timeless books on scripture and spiritual life. They include her first book,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eNot Counting Women and Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eParables: The Arrows of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eProphets: Words of Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e; and most recently\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eA Bowl of Perfect Light: Stories of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Repairing the World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Congenial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" id=\"_RVahaqvYPJ2w5NoPl7uPkQU_84\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e⭐\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e⭐\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“In this beautiful, inspiring book, Antonio D. Sison probes beneath colonial iconography and architecture in Asia and Latin America and discovers astonishing understandings of faith articulated by simple Christians right under the noses of their colonial masters and taskmasters. His artist’s eye helps us to see God’s revelation and reconciliation in unlikely places and among unlikely peoples, leading us to intercultural epiphanies.”—\u003cb\u003eStephen B. Bevans, Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Professor Emeritus of Mission and Culture, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Antonio D. Sison unquestionably establishes himself as one of the foremost authorities on the encounter between Christianity and cultures. Combining vast theological scholarship with deep insights on art and architecture, Sison offers a rare tour de force on interculturation in the Global South, including the Philippines, Vietnam, and Mexico. I strongly recommend the book for all those interested in how the Gospel is accepted and celebrated in the Global South.”—\u003cb\u003ePeter C. Phan, inaugural holder of the Ellacuría Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Antonio D. Sison shows how the peoples of the Global South turned inculturation into an act of reconciliation—reclaiming their dignity even within the faith of those who colonized them. Read alongside Pope Leo XIV's reckoning in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagnifica Humanitas\u003c\/i\u003e with the Church's own complicity in slavery—that ‘wound in Christian memory’—Sison's book becomes the grace-filled truth-telling the whole Church now needs to hear.” —\u003cb\u003eEnzo del Brocco, CP, president, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Antonio D. Sison shows how inculturation can become a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003elocus theologicus\u003c\/i\u003e—a pathway to reconciliation, in which God and the Christian Gospel manifest through the aesthetic and poetic sensibility of the Global South. Liberation and inculturation become intertwined as an epiphany in the serendipity of mutual creation.”—\u003cb\u003eAngel F. Méndez Montoya, professor, theology and the philosophy of religion, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_1_c877508a-b1fa-4a12-b5f6-d58337196e03.png?v=1782225389\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"52\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis fascinating exploration of how Catholics around the world integrate the practices of faith with their distinctive cultures shows how such practices both enrich and reconcile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn this sequel to his The Art of Indigenous Theology, which offered an historical look at how the faith has been expressed in different cultures, author Antonio Sison explores three contemporary “case studies “of living inculturation of the Christian faith in the Global South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eProfessors and advanced students of theology, world Christianity, and missiology, as well as senior staff at mission agencies will find this book both helpful and enlightening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1. Islands of Inculturation: A Filipino Miracle of Multiplication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2. The Re-Homing of Our Lady of La Vang: Refuge, Reconciliation, and the Vietnamese Virgin Mary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e3. Climbing Cholula’s Pyramid of Paradox: Inculturation and a Pilgrimage of Truth-Telling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"mark6cqnediw5\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsbtc=\"\" data-ogsbrc=\"\" data-ogsbbc=\"\" data-ogsblc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eAntonio\u003c\/span\u003e D. \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"markjtvji8mfl\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsbtc=\"\" data-ogsbrc=\"\" data-ogsbbc=\"\" data-ogsblc=\"\"\u003eSison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, CPPS, is Professor of Systematic Theology and Culture, and the Vatican II Chair of Theology at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. His previous Orbis books are The Art of Indigenous Inculturation and Deep Inculturation (as editor and contributor).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover photograph: Miagao Church by Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan, used with permission.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-indigenous-inculturation?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3917f30df\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheArtofIndigenousInculturation.webp?v=1767821382\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/deep-inculturation-global-voices-on-christian-faith-and-indigenous-genius?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ce8932705\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"309\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sison-DeepInculturation_358f94c9-2894-47a6-a445-3411858046ea.webp?v=1767821424\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/christian-conversion-and-mission-a-brief-cultural-history?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=74343d0bf\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"309\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Walls_ChristianConversionandMission_b731c30f-3bf6-44cf-ae01-e15fb0576fc8.webp?v=1767821500\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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_6362071c-9f23-4560-a19f-a492ca762981.avif?v=1765219127\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sison_Intercultural_Epiphanies_TOC.pdf?v=1789476484\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/u\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\/Sison_Intercultural_Epiphanies_Intro.pdf?v=1789476484\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/authors\/antonio-d-sison\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"209\" width=\"366\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Antonio_D._Sison.png?v=1767822299\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51733802942765,"sku":"978-1-62698-686-2","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626986862.jpg?v=1776774860"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/just-in-time-for-christmas-new-orbis-titles.oembed?page=5","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}