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Historically and theologically he extends and furthers the refounding insight which demands that we relive the paschal mystery of death and resurrection.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, author, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Francis Factor and the People of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eThis seminal work, which surveys the historical rise and fall of religious orders and congregations, reveals the fundamental dispositions that these institutions need to integrate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003einto a new spirituality and sense of mission. 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Each chapter includes a helpful study guide for group study and individual reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eDiarmuid O’Murchu \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eis the author of pioneering books on spirituality and evolution that include \u003cem\u003eQuantum Theology, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/evolutionary-faith.html\"\u003eEvolutionary Faith\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/ancestral-grace.html\"\u003eAncestral Grace\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/adult-faith.html\"\u003eAdult Faith\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/in-the-beginning-was-the-spirit.html\"\u003eIn the Beginning Was the Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/god-in-the-midst-of-change.html\"\u003eGod in the Midst of Change\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/inclusivity.html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInclusivity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987462864960,"sku":"978-1-62698-207-9","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982079.jpg?v=1747248704"},{"product_id":"come-to-believe","title":"Come To Believe","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #17542c;\"\u003e* CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD! *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #17542c;\"\u003ePROFESSIONAL BOOKS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e87c2;\"\u003e\"Fr. Katsouros's account of the first year in the life of the new Arrupe College captures the faith, hope, and love required to make a school like this work. This book is a testimony to the Jesuits and gives us all hope that more young people will have access to higher education on the journey to becoming their best selves.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLidia Bastianich,\u003c\/span\u003e best-selling author and restaurateur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e87c2;\"\u003e\"Arrupe College is the best idea the American Jesuits have had in the last 25 years. And the story of how the nation's first Jesuit community college got off the ground is one of the most compelling stories you'll read this year. Father Katsouros introduces you to some of the most inspiring young men and women you could ever hope to meet.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJames Martin, SJ,\u003c\/span\u003e author, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJesus: A Pilgrimage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Pope Francis often reminds us that we must go to the periphery of society to meet and help those in need, to accompany them and to learn from them as well. Arrupe College is an extraordinary model of the compassion that Francis challenges us to live daily. This Jesuit school opens a path for young people on the periphery to pursue their dreams by making higher education accessible and by accompanying students along the way. This is an inspiring and hopeful read--I highly recommend it!\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMark K. Shriver,\u003c\/span\u003e author, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e87c2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and president of Save the Children Action Network\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerhaps what Father Katsouros is doing with higher education and its accessibility is comparable to what fellow Jesuit Greg Boyle has undertaken in Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program in the country; both give new hope to underprivileged populations that seem to have been left behind in the widening gap between the haves and have-nots.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eK. Finley\/Catholic News Service\u003c\/span\u003eTaking inspiration from a storied history of Jesuit educational innovations, Stephen Katsouros, SJ is trying something new as the dean of Arrupe College in Chicago. This ambitious new venture offers free community college education to underprivileged Chicago students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome To Believe\u003c\/em\u003e is both a memoir and a reflection on the eventful first year of the college's existence. With profiles of teachers, students, and other partners in this bold project it will surely prove an inspiration for similar schools throughout the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Katsouros, SJ, \u003c\/strong\u003ea Jesuit priest, is the dean and executive director of the Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago. He was previously president of the Loyola School in New York City (2002-2011) and an administrator at the University of San Francisco (2011-2015).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987522207808,"sku":"978-1-62698-220-8","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626982208.jpg?v=1747248714"},{"product_id":"do-not-stifle-the-spirit","title":"Do Not Stifle the Spirit","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; color: #3182dc;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"The last testament of Jacques Dupuis, present here in his responses to Gerard O'Connell's kind but constant questioning, reveals the man hidden behind a life of discreet dedication. The final years of suffering present a sad story, yet one in which faith and the love of Jesus shine out. The book also illustrates the immense and lasting contribution of this distinguished theologian, beyond the controversy that surrounded his writings.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eArchbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald,\u003c\/span\u003e President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This remarkable book is an engaging introduction to the struggle of a top Catholic theologian to defend his writings before the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. It also serves as a crash course on the central issues of the theology of religions.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThomas Michel, S.J.\u003c\/span\u003e visiting professor, Georgetown University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Jacques Dupuis was a master of historical and theological detail, recognizing nuanced developments and appraising subtle shifts in thinking within the Christian theological tradition and his own disputations. 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Dupuis insisted that the frank and honest transcript unburdened and unbuttoned, in the words of a fellow Jesuit) not be published until after he died and certain other curial figures were out of office.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eThis hidden treasure is finally unburied and presents not only Dupuis life story (including his tragic final years) but also his views on religious pluralism, interreligious dialogue, and ecclesiology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eIrish-born journalist \u003cstrong\u003eGerard OConnell \u003c\/strong\u003eis an Associate Editor and Vatican correspondent for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e. 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Knitter, author, \u003cem\u003eWithout the Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: medium; color: #0e6892;\"\u003e“Interpreting catholicity as wholeness, Russell finds instances of wholeness in quantum physics, the classical doctrine of the Trinity, the Scriptures, Church Fathers, the Trinitarian theology of Karl Rahner and still other contemporary Trinitarian philosopher\/theologians. . . . for the typical undergraduate student and educated lay person, the vision of cosmic wholeness (the whole greater than the sum of its parts) is captivating.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Bracken, Xavier University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times;\"\u003eThis fresh approach to an age-old doctrine brings together theology and science to reveal an active, conscious, omnipresent power of Love that never began, never will end, and guides the universe and everything in it. The key to spiritual evolution is awareness and participation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: medium;\"\u003eTheologian Russell inspires us to see that Trinity is not only the ground of our being but the goal of an evolving universe. She shows how the idea of catholicity – a sense of wholeness – orients us toward universality and motivates us to turn together as one. It is Trinity that empowers all of life to become whole and unified in love. This is, in truth, what we always are and what we will become.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeidi Russell \u003c\/strong\u003eis the M.Div. Graduate Program Director and an assistant professor at the Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago. 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Through dramatic narrative the evangelists show Christians how they are to act in situations of conflict without abandoning the demands of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Robert Beck reflects, This is the real test of the command to love one another, which finds its most exacting demand when we are in firm opposition. The Gospels have much to say about this, though the answers are found in a place we seldom look: in the qualities of dramatic narrative itself. \u003cem\u003eJesus and His Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh contribution to biblical teaching on violence, ethics, and the Christian pursuit of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert R. 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A must-read for anyone who engages in the work of social reconciliation in our conflicted world.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Schreiter,\u003c\/span\u003e author, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ministry of Reconciliation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Emmanuel Katongole is one of the most incisive and accessible African theologians writing today. In these inspiring essays, he demonstrates how the 'new creation' initiated by God's love is taking root in the most difficult of circumstances.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ.J. 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Here, Emmanuel Katongole outlines a theological vision of reconciliation as God’s journey with creation—both gift and mission. He then explores the ecclesiological dimension of reconciliation and provides different por­traits on why and how the church matters for reconciliation in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, he draws on stories of peace activists in Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda to illuminate the spiritual and practical disciplines that sustain those who labor for reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmmanuel Katongole \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Ugandan priest and theologian. Founder of the Center for Recon­ciliation at Duke University, he is now associate professor of theology and peace studies at Notre Dame. 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Mothers of Faith is rich in wisdom and insight to challenge and stretch our notions of motherhood and to retrieve and reconstruct our faith in the creative motherhood of God in whose image we are fashioned.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAgbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ,\u003c\/span\u003e President, Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An excellent book…. a must read for personal devotions, retreat directors, theological students and scholars and anyone interested in understanding how women embody a spirituality of hope and resistance in their faith experience. 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Kwiyani,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Missio Africanus and Liverpool Hope University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Poignant accounts of global Christians reconciling their traditional spiritual backgrounds with their Christian faith give rich testimony to the crucial role of religious hybridity. Shaw and Burrows have collected an excellent set of examples of the effectiveness of the Gospel and Christian worship when the Incarnation is manifest in recognizable cultural spiritual expressions. 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