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The overall result is more than two dimensional: effective and attractive, a guide to the history of Christian mission and a careful reading of mission theology and practice. This is a very worthy introductory text.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony J. Gittins, CSSp, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #315ba1;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Presents in lucid language all that a Catholic should know about the mission of the Church. No one interested in missionary praxis and mission theology can afford to ignore this valuable volume abounding in precious insights.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMission Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"The topic is huge and complicated, but Schroeder summarizes it in a very simple and profound way. One of the few books appropriate for non-specialists, it presents the current situation of mission in a world which is in constant evolution.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGrace \u0026amp; Truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Humility, mutuality, justice, solidarity, and prophetic dialogue are key Gospel principles Roger Schroeder has and continues to live in his ministry of mission. The reader will find these principles driving this book. It is a 'must read.'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDr. Mike Gable,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Director, Mission Office, Archdiocese of Cincinnati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this essential guide to the “who, what, where, and why” of mission and its meaning for the local and universal Church, Roger Schroeder offers an up-to-date and inspiring overview of mission. In clear, accessible language, he distills the essentials of Scripture, the lessons of history, and church teaching since Vatican II. This edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the mission vision of Pope Francis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoger P. Schroeder, SVD\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of intercultural studies and ministry, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. His many books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Is the Mission of the Church?; Christian Mission in Global Perspective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(names one of Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies by the Overseas Ministry Study Center of Princeton Theological Seminary) and , with Maria Cimperman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngaging Our Diversity: Interculturality and Consecrated Life Today\u003c\/i\u003e  (all Orbis Books).  An associate editor of\u003cspan\u003e the International Bulletin of Mission Research he has also served as president of the American Society of Missiology, the Association of Professors of Mission, and the Midwest Fellowship of Professors of Mission. He is currently serving as Coordinator of Anthropos Institute, an international network of specialists in the social and religious sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"x_x_Signature\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987749879872,"sku":"978-1-62698-273-4","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626982734.jpg?v=1747248760"},{"product_id":"choosing-peace","title":"Choosing Peace","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #246dd2;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Marie Dennis invites us into a discussion among seasoned practitioners of Gospel nonviolence, calling the Church to take the Gospel seriously. These accounts of nonviolent living in oppressive and violent situations may even convince you that there's hope for the world!\"\u003c\/span\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShelley Douglass,\u003c\/span\u003e Mary's House, Birmingham, AL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246dd2;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"As\u003c\/span\u003e The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emoves its clock to two minutes before midnight, what could be more timely than this account of Pope Francis' effort to return Catholic teaching to Gospel Nonviolence? We can only hope the teaching will take hold quickly.\"\u003c\/span\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBishop Thomas J. Gumbleton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246dd2;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Highly recommended for university and personal libraries and supplemental reading in courses on war and peace and Catholic social teaching.\"\u003c\/span\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCatholic Books Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years the Catholic Church's approach to issues of war and peace has refocused on the tradition of nonviolence and peacebuilding in place of the traditional framework of Just War teaching. Among the milestones was an historic conference hosted at the Vatican in 2016, which gathered 80 peacemakers from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the conference and presented here are contributions by many of the participants, including Lisa Sowle Cahill, Terrence J. Rynne, John Dear, Ken Butigan, Rose Marie Berger, and Maria J. Stephan, among others. Together they advance the conversation about the practice of nonviolence in a violent world, Jesus and nonviolence, traditional Catholic teaching on nonviolence, and reflections on the future of Catholic teaching. 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Re­ports from groups in East Africa, Europe, and India complement U.S. case studies including the Christian Life Community Program at Boston College, Catholic Relief Services Student Am­bassador program, and Leadership Labs at the University of Hawai‘i. With an extensive list of additional resources, including a Small Groups Field Guide from the Catholic Campus Min­istry Association, \u003cem\u003eGod’s Quad\u003c\/em\u003e offers students, youth ministers, and campus organizers in­sights and inspiration in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Ahern,\u003c\/strong\u003e a past-president of the Interna­tional Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS-Pax Romana), is an assistant professor of reli­gious studies at Manhattan College, where he directs the Peace Studies Program. 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Rausch, SJ,\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The author of numerous award-winning books, he has served on several ecumenical dialogues, is the co-chair of Theological Commission for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and was advisor to the Jesuit Superior General Adolfo Nicolás on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations from 2010 to 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Rausch_Global_Catholicism_TOC.pdf?v=1648665467\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Rausch_Global_Catholicism_Intro.pdf?v=1648665468\" title=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2021\/11\/12\/eucharist-real-presence-241625\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Global_Catholicism_by_Thomas_P._Rausch_SJ_Orbis_Books_February_17_2021_256_pp._30_What_do_Catholics_mean_when_we_say_the_Eucharist_is_the_true_body_and_blood_of_Christ_Thomas_P._Rausc_480x480.png?v=1653664726\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37561927631043,"sku":"978-1-62698-396-0","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Global-Catholicsm-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248910"},{"product_id":"christ-among-the-nations","title":"Christ Among the Nations","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e⭐ Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Every chapter in this volume illuminates the power of narrative in global mission. . . . They provoke consideration of stories of Christ’s powerful transformation in the world today that might remain unknown. Readers are challenged to examine stories of transformation in their own lives and communities and whether they remain open, in heart and mind. . . . Students of mission, pastors, small groups, and missionaries will all benefit from reading the biblical narratives, historical stories, and personal testimonies that attest to Christ’s transforming power in global mission.\"-\u003cstrong\u003eNathaniel (Than) Veltman, in \u003ci\u003eEvangelical Missions Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e“In this book, the living Jesus is made present by the Holy Spirit to the world as savior, empowerer, healer, and hope. These themes situate the mission of God to save the world amid the narratives of scripture, the church, and contemporary missiological endeavors. Thanks to our four Pentecostal authors whose testimonial weaving together of these materials invites our own participation in the redemptive work of God.”\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmos Yong\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eDean of the School of Mission \u0026amp; Theology, Fuller 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(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e“This collection is a much-needed, challenging, and scholarly addition to contemporary missiological literature, particularly as it gets to the heart of Pentecostal and Charismatic narratives in their praxis of mission. A must-read!”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eAllan H. \u003cem\u003eAnderson, \u003c\/em\u003eemeritus professor of mission and Pentecostal studies, University of Birmingham, UK\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(31, 122, 172);\"\u003e“This book will be invaluable for everyone who wishes to understand Christ’s work among the nations—it is a significant contribution to contemporary mission studies, offering unique insights into global mission.”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eJulie Ma, professor of missions and intercultural studies, Oral Roberts University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrawing on biblical, historical, and contemporary narratives, as well as Christ’s four-fold mission identity (Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King), this book reflects the rich diversity of global Christianity and addresses the complex realities facing global mission today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e Four mission practitioners bring together biblical, academic, and real-world narratives to address the question, “In the midst of the challenges and joys of our modern world, where do we find Christ’s hope, peace, and joy?” From a variety of denominational and socio-cultural backgrounds, these narratives address religious pluralism, globalization, personal and communal suffering, and attitudes of paternalism, triumphalism, and ethno-centricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e With discussion questions following each narrative,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChrist Among the Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an invaluable resource for students, missioners, and those in cross-cultural ministry \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarita Gallagher Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis professor of religion at George Fox University in Newburg, OR. She served as a missionary with CRC Churches International at Papua New Guinea and Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis department chair and professor of intercultural studies at Wheaton College Graduate School in Chicago, and past president of the American Society of Missiology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul W. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis associate dean and professor of historical theology and intercultural studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDeLonn L. Rance\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis director of intercultural doctoral studies, chair of the global missions department, and professor of intercultural studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Edwards_et_al_Christ_Among_Nations_TOC.pdf?v=1648652253\" title=\"toc\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Edwards_et_al_Christ_Among_Nations_Chapter.pdf?v=1648652253\" title=\"1\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040541712579,"sku":"978-1-62698-370-0","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626983700.jpg?v=1747248940"},{"product_id":"what-makes-education-catholic","title":"What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f6c1d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f6c1d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Faith Formation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f6c1d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A compelling vision of education rooted in faith, community, and the transforming love of God.”— \u003cstrong data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2595\"\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Grounds Catholic education in its true purpose: forming people of wisdom and compassion who live their faith in the world.”— \u003cstrong data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2749\"\u003eU.S. Catholic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“An indispensable guide for educators and leaders seeking to sustain the spiritual and moral foundations of Catholic schooling.” — \u003cstrong data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"2920\"\u003eCatholic Education Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Deeply spiritual and profoundly practical—a vision for the future of Catholic education.”— America Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e“What Makes Education Catholic is yet another masterpiece by Thomas Groome. Weaving together his mastery of storytelling and deep theological wisdom, Groome's impressive scholarship leads readers to understand not only what Catholic education is, but its value for our complex world.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003eMelodie Wyttenbach, PhD, Executive Director, Roche Center for Catholic Education, Boston College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e“Thomas Groome's What Makes Education Catholic is the most magisterial and comprehensive account we have today on the Catholic educational tradition. Groome writes with complete control of the intellectually demanding material and renders it accessible and enjoyable not just for educators, but for parents and the general public as well. This gem of a book belongs in every thinking person's library.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003eDennis Shirley, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e\"On the whole, the author excellently chronicles the history of Catholic education from its roots to today’s current events. He also considers what values Catholic faith emphasizes most, showcasing how anyone can benefit from its solid foundation regardless of one’s personal faith or beliefs. If you want to understand the nature of a Catholic-based education, Groome’s book will make an excellent resource to your queries.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– \u003c\/em\u003eThe Moving Words Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 121, 32);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe award-winning author of What Makes Us Catholic\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a rich history of Catholic education from its spiritual roots to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn this readable and timely work, Thomas Groome explores the basis of Catholic education, from the historical Jesus to the Didache, to Augustine and Aquinas to Merici, Seton, and Ward. Groome shows how these foremothers and fathers of Catholic education ground and shape the spirituality of Catholic educators today. It is these foundations that ensure that Catholic schools today deliver the education they promise to students—not only to Catholics but to those of many religious traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat Makes Education Catholic outlines a Catholic anthropology, sociology, cosmology, and epistemology. It demonstrates how all of us—educators and students, families and communities---serve a public faith that does justice and that is humanizing and emancipatory for one’s own good, for the common good, and for all creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas H. Groome, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is senior Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, and is the long-serving Director of its PhD in Theology and Education. His best known major books are \u003ci\u003eChristian Religious Education\u003c\/i\u003e (Harper and Row), \u003ci\u003eSharing Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins), \u003ci\u003eEducating for Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Crossroad), \u003ci\u003eWhat Makes Us Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins), \u003ci\u003eWill There Be Faith?\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperOne), and \u003ci\u003eFaith for the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (Paulist). 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It offers models for memorable sermons grounded in theological education, pastoral experience and imagination.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eMargaret McLean, Tui Motu InterIslands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #114f6b;\"\u003e“As you listen with the ear of your heart to the wisdom of women, may you, too, be emboldened to preach the word with persistence at all times and in all ways.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara E. Reid, O.P., from the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #114f6b;\"\u003e“A tremendous resource for the church.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, \u003cem\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #114f6b;\"\u003e“In this book, Betty Anne Donnelly and Russ Petrus have gathered a liturgical year’s worth of wisdom from some of the most insightful, gifted Catholic women of our day. This text will accompany Catholics in prayer and reflection. It will inspire preachers and hearers of God’s word. Most importantly, it will remind us all that women’s voices have been at the heart of the Christian message since Mary Magdalene first witnessed the empty tomb on Easter morning.”—\u003cstrong\u003eNatalia Imperatori-Lee, author, \u003cem\u003eCúentame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #114f6b;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#2084b1\" style=\"color: #2084b1;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eFrom the first Pentecost to our own day, the Spirit continues to pour out abundant gifts on the whole People of God. Central to the gifts bestowed in baptism is the commission to women as well as to men from every nation to proclaim the good news that ‘the reign of God is at hand.’ This volume of preaching by faith-filled missionary disciples from around the globe is a valuable response to the call of Pope Francis for a ‘more incisive role for women’ in the Church’s mission. The testimony of these women inspires unexpected hope and suggests creative possibilities for a fuller hearing—and living—of the Gospel. At the same time, the collection raises the disturbing question of why we so rarely hear the Gospel preached by women.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d87ae;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis series of three volumes, following the A, B, C Cycles of the lectionary, offer homilies by Catholic women from the around the world. This is taken from an ongoing project, “Catholic Women Preach,” https:\/\/www.catholicwomenpreach.org\/ which has featured videos every Sunday for six years. Though the texts are available on the website, this series will make them available in print form for weekly meditation, an inspiration for homilists, and a resource for courses in homiletics. A project of FutureChurch: see \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurechurch.org\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.futurechurch.org\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.futurechurch.org\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth A. Donnelly\u003c\/strong\u003e (Preacher Coordinator) is a frequent speaker and writer on Catholic affairs. She has served on several boards, including those of Jesuit Volunteers International, Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Bread for the World, and the Ignatian Solidarity Network. She received an MTS from Harvard Divinity School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuss Petrus\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as co-director for FutureChurch, which sponsors the “Catholic Women Preach” project. He holds an MDiv from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where he focused on liturgics and catechesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Donnelly_Petrus_Catholic_Women_Preach_Intro.pdf?v=1655323270\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Donnelly_Petrus_Catholic_Women_Preach_TOC.pdf?v=1655323270\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/futurechurch.org\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ToLearnmoreaboutFutureChurchClickHere_480x480.png?v=1664374792\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FutureChurchUSA\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_1_b2304baf-31e3-4884-a8a5-f13ab77b7315_480x480.png?v=1665066719\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_1_b2304baf-31e3-4884-a8a5-f13ab77b7315_480x480.png?v=1665066719\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FutureChurch\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_82baefc0-3ad9-4e9b-b499-5cadd6f6544c_480x480.png?v=1665066698\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_82baefc0-3ad9-4e9b-b499-5cadd6f6544c_480x480.png?v=1665066698\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/futurechurch.org\/women-in-church-leadership\/cwp-launch\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofNewbookLaunc_1_480x480.png?v=1666875077\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofNewbookLaunc_1_480x480.png?v=1666875077\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/opinion\/ncr-voices\/pope-francis-wants-better-homilies-find-them-catholic-women-preach\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/BreakingNewsInstagramPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674744766\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/BreakingNewsInstagramPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674744766\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314\u0026amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Forbisbooks%2Fvideos%2F773483006991936%2F\u0026amp;show_text=false\u0026amp;width=560\u0026amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                             \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456309403843,"sku":"978-1-62698-483-7","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Donnelly_Petrus_CatholicWomenPreach.jpg?v=1747248999"},{"product_id":"the-election-of-pope-francis-1","title":"The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave that Changed History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eILLUMINATION BOOK AWARD Gold, Catholic Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"76\" width=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/gold_medal2_480x480.jpg?v=1652194326\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociation of Catholic Publishers Excellence Award 3rd Place, General Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e“An engrossing, well-researched chronicle of the conclave that brought a new tone and direction to the Catholic Church.\u003cstrong\u003e” - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eA compelling day-by-day, ballot-by-ballot reconstruction of the conclave that elected Pope Francis\u003cstrong\u003e.” — National Catholic Reporter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e“A carefully researched historical reconstruction of the conclave that elected Pope Francis.” —\u003cem data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"2685\" data-start=\"2645\"\u003eHorizons (\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eCatholic theological review\u003cem data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"2685\" data-start=\"2645\"\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e“A detailed diary-like account of how the first Latin American pope was elected.”\u003cstrong\u003e — America Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: #333399;\" data-redactor-span=\"true\" style=\"color: #0d3319;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe selection of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires in the papal election of 2013 made history in several ways:  he was the first Latin American, the first Jesuit, and the first pope to choose the name Francis. But these “firsts” were only the beginning of a consequential papacy of historic proportions. Entering the conclave of 2013, Cardinal Bergoglio appeared on few lists of likely candidates. How then did his election come about?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  Written by a top Vatican journalist, this book is an inside, day-by-day account of the process that began with Pope Benedict XVI’s surprising decision to retire and continued up to Pope Francis’s election and installation. Gerard O’Connell and his wife—herself a Vatican correspondent from Argentina—had befriended Bergoglio years before and were among the very few journalists who predicted his election. Now, relying on extensive inside sources, he reveals the basis for that confidence and shares with us what actually happened inside the secret conclave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead an exclusive excerpt in \u003ca data-redactor-span=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2019\/03\/22\/exclusive-inside-election-pope-francis\"\u003eAMERICA magazine\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerard O’Connell\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate editor and Vatican correspondent for \u003cem\u003eAmerica \u003c\/em\u003emagazine\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHe has covered the Vatican since 1985, reporting for a number of English-speaking news outlets, including \u003cem\u003eThe Tablet \u003c\/em\u003e(UK),\u003cem\u003e Our Sunday Visitor, The National Catholic Reporter, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eInside the Vatican. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is the author of \u003cem\u003eDo Not Stifle the Spirit: Conversations with Jacques Dupuis \u003c\/em\u003e(Orbis)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/O_Connell_Election_of_Pope_Francis_TOC.pdf?v=1648576956\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/O_Connell_Election_of_Pope_Francis_Intro.pdf?v=1648576956\" title=\"intro\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicbooksreview.org\/2022\/O'Connell.html\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofCATHOLICBOOKSREVIEW_480x480.png?v=1684772397\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635189817539,"sku":"978-1-62698-425-7","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheElectionofPopeFrancis_1fd4c367-20d3-4b73-9a53-79bebcb0cf1d.jpg?v=1747249023"},{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-doing-nothing-rest-rituals-and-the-modern-world-1","title":"The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals and the Modern World","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #127eaa;\"\u003e“In this thought-provoking volume, Andrew Blosser draws readers into an “odd investigation:” reconsidering our culture’s false equation of “work” with “life;” and re-centering ourselves, personally and collectively, on an opposite conviction: “that the point of life is to observe the goodness around us in charitable communion with others.” In fact, our work and social-economic policies ought to enable and serve the higher values of inoperativity, rest, and  Sabbath. Far from promoting sloth or passivity, Blosser shows how a critical, theologically grounded “ethics of doing nothing” is essential for animating the “rest-focused activism” and practical changes that addressing systemic challenges like poverty and climate change will require. Insightful, enlightening, readable; highly recommended.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Firer Hinze, Professor of Theological Ethics, Fordham University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #127eaa;\"\u003e“Blosser's book offers a rich and sophisticated analysis of rituals of rest that couldn't be timelier or more thought-provoking for us exhausted, overwhelmed moderns.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Schorsch, Universität Potsdam, and Founding Director of the Green Sabbath Project\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1281ae;\"\u003e“In this insightful, compelling, and timely book, Blosser examines the importance of ‘doing nothing’ as a subversive force that reveals the fundamental nature of the human in a society that would reduce the human to the instrumental and productive.  He draws out the (literally) universal implications of this critique, especially for the crisis of climate change.  The richest resources for such an ethical critique, he argues, are found in the worship and rituals of religion, particularly those of marginalized groups.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Roberto S. Goizueta, Margaret O’Brien Flatley Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book explores the theological and moral significance of practices once familiar to many Christians and Jews, such as Sabbath, vigil-keeping, Shmita (the sabbatical year for the land), and fiesta in relation to the twenty-first century economy. Blosser draws primarily on the Christian theologian, Jurgen Moltmann, and the prominent rabbi and religious thinker, Abraham Joshua Heschel in making the argument that humanity’s obsession with material production has led to three interrelated evils: the exploitation of workers, status anxiety among the middle and upper-classes, and climate change. Blosser’s proposed solution includes returning to “rituals of inoperativity” that will help us “change our understanding of what it means to be human.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAndrew Blosser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e has taught religion and ethics at Carthage College and Loyola University Chicago. He is currently visiting assistant professor in the theology department at Marquette University. While completing his PhD in theology at Loyola University Chicago, Blosser worked as a minister and advocate for the homeless community in Chicago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Blosser_The_Ethics_of_Doing_Nothing_TOC.pdf?v=1666624525\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Table of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.Book2look.com\/book\/9781626985025\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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an auxiliary bishop with a global flock.  Tom Gumbleton's openness to God's Spirit allowed him to be formed not only by family, friends, and seminary, but by hostages, women, victims of abuse, migrant workers, residents of the inner city, LGBTQ persons, the tortured, the destitute and homeless, and so many other fellow pilgrims on his journey whose impact is rarely felt by the church's hierarchy.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington; Bishop-President, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e“Thomas Gumbleton is not just, hands down, the greatest bishop in U.S. history but one of the great saints and prophets of our time. He walks clearly in the footsteps of the nonviolent Jesus, and lives and proclaims the Gospel whether it’s accepted or not.”—\u003cstrong\u003eFr. John Dear, director, Beatitudescenter.org; author, \u003cem\u003eThe Nonviolent Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e “No Guilty Bystander \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures beautifully Bishop Gumbleton’s depth of holiness, reach of courage, and commitment to Gospel nonviolence. His inspiring story is an important reminder that true servant leadership is still possible in our broken world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Dennis, co-president, Pax Christi International \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“This book is a celebration of what authentic discipleship looks like, and, for anyone who wonders what it means to speak truth to power from a place of deep and abiding faith, reflecting on the life of Tom Gumbleton is the perfect place to start.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Zokovitch, Executive Director, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e \"[Bishop Gumbleton's] motto was: \"Be doers of the Word.\" As the title of this excellent biography by Frank Fromherz and Suzanne Sattler amply testifies, he lived out his motto to the full. . . . [His] life was indeed 'extraordinary'.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFr Rob Esdaile, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent Catholic News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 107, 171);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e“This book is both a testimony to one remarkable life and a vivid chronicle of a very human church living through a century of growth and change. An exemplary case study for all these trends, it can certainly serve as secondary reading for undergraduate courses on Catholic peace- and justice-making. Fromherz and Sattler deserve our thanks and congratulations.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eRonald G. Musto, American Catholic Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1865a4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anJ4BgyEXig?si=zgrS_Aq0X1WqZarT\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Gumbleton, retired Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, has long served as an outstanding voice and witness for peace and justice in the Catholic Church. From his early opposition to the Vietnam war, his work on the Bishops’ historic pastoral on nuclear weapons, to his peacemaking missions and solidarity with marginalized communities around the globe, and his promotion of reform and renewal in the church, he has offered a prophetic model of faithful discipleship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties on sales of \u003cem\u003eNo Guilty Bystander\u003c\/em\u003e will go to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kaylasantehaiti.org\/our-story\/\"\u003eKay Lasante Health Clinic\u003c\/a\u003e in  Haiti. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Fromherz, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e taught for many years at Portland State University. He directed the Office of Justice and Peace\/Catholic Campaign for Human Development for the Archdiocese of Portland from 1990 to 2003. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Disarming Spirit: The Life of Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Sattler, IHM\u003c\/strong\u003e, a resident of Detroit since 1968, ministered as a teacher and then as an attorney in the public policy areas of health care, aging, and environ-mental sustainability. She served in solidarity with the people of El Salvador for over 35 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\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\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Fromherz_Sattler_No_Guilty_Bystander_TOC.pdf?v=1679665690\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Fromherz_Sattler_No_Guilty_Bystander_Preface_Intro.pdf?v=1679665690\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #18582a;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #18582a;\"\u003eSecond Place - Life and Dignity of Human Person\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #18582a;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"246\" width=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Award_6.png?v=1719329253\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #134d68;\"\u003e“As a survivor myself, I view this work as a call to move the church from apathy to compassion. The stories of victims must be heard because in the telling and listening to those stories comes the call to conversion and the desire to alleviate their suffering and that of the Church. Hopefully, within these pages one will begin that journey to heal and become whole again as we come to understand the truths within.”- \u003cstrong\u003ePaula Kaempffer, Outreach Coordinator of Restorative Justice, Archdiocese of St. Paul \u0026amp; Minneapolis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #134d68;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #134d68;\"\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eTheology in a Post-Traumatic Church\u003c\/em\u003e, John N. Sheveland has brought together a variety of scholars to look at the sexual abuse crisis from the perspective of the victim.  This victim-centered approach allows us to not only address the causes but also the need for healing in the church and for creating a context to provide the social trust that was so widely compromised by the crisis. Here Sheveland and his colleagues begin with the voices of the victims, but mindful of the emergence of synodality, they remind the synods to attend to clericalism and hierarchicalism, pernicious cultures that compromise the voices and lives that we so desperately need to hear and heed. A welcome, integrative, theological contribution.\"\u003cstrong\u003e - James F. Keenan, S.J., Canisus Professor, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForeword by Hans Zollner, SJ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOffers constructive theological reflection in support of a victims-first approach to the clergy sex abuse crisis. The authors of this volume, both theologians and clinicians, articulate theological resources and communal behaviors and practices which empower all in the church to accompany victim-survivors and work toward healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn N. Sheveland\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of religious studies and the Flannery Chair in Catholic theology at Gonzaga University. In 2019 he joined the National Review Board of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He holds a PhD in systematic and comparative theology from Boston College\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\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\/Sheveland_Theology_in_a_Post-Traumatic_Church_TOC.pdf?v=1680093317\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sheveland_Theology_in_a_Post-Traumatic_Church_Intro.pdf?v=1680093316\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42001794498755,"sku":"978-1-62698-520-9","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sheveland_TheologyinaPostTraumaticChurch_decbc1b0-6b71-4d22-ad60-0660843c58de.jpg?v=1747249053"},{"product_id":"christ-among-the-classes-the-rich-the-poor-and-the-mission-of-jesus","title":"Christ Among the Classes: The Rich, the Poor, and the Mission of the Church","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Place - Inclusion in the Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 129, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Award_6.png?v=1719329253\" width=\"430\" height=\"246\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(32, 95, 179);\"\u003e\"A clarion call to the Christian Church to examine itself so that it might be free from the evil of classism. Tizon reminds [that] we have not been called to close the doors to meet our budget, instead, we must fight to open the doors so the whosoever may come.\"-\u003cstrong\u003eDiandra M. Darby, in \u003ci\u003eHomiletic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\"Christ Among the Classes is a welcomed new addition to mission studies discourse,recommended for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and for practitioners in mission and other areas of church leadership.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eStephanie D. Nobile, Missiology: An International Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003eChrist Among the Classes is a welcomed new addition to mission studies discourse,recommended for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and for practitioners in mission and other areas of church leadership\"Heartfelt and existentially challenging. . . . Tizon’s book points us all, and perhaps especially those working in development, toward a spiritual pathway of real and lasting change.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eCyntha Moody in \u003ci\u003eChristian Relief, Development, and Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003eSimple, lucid and clear.. You may not agree with Tizon's perspectives; but as you read each chapter, I can guarantee deeper reflection and quest for God's kingdom come, on earth as it is heaven. As one, more materially endowed, living among a people and a continent of deep impoverishment and socioeconomic inequalities, Al Tizon's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrist Among the Classes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ehas encouraged and challenged me towards my quest for a more just social order, in the name of Christ.”--\u003cstrong\u003eDr D Zac Niringiye, bishop in the Church of Uganda (Anglican)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\"This book provides the reader with a much-needed reminder to the essence of God's mission. By presenting practical guidelines, Al passionately argues that the church is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ in advocating for the poor. His passionate appeal to the church in the West \"to remember the poor\" has implications to the rapidly growing church in the Global South too. His perspectives give insights to the church in a context of great material poverty and flourishing of Prosperity Gospel which associates poverty with divine disfavor thereby twisting the gospel. Al's book, therefore, transmits a message of warning and hope.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eSeblewengel Daniel, Director for East Africa Sending Office, SIM, Ethiopia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\"I lived among scavengers in a garbage dump in the heart of the city of Manila for more than thirty years because I realized, as Al Tizon writes, classism is an affront to the God of justice. His book goes right to the heart of the matter: if the wealthy do not repent, the human race will soon perish from the face of the earth. The rich have to more towards compassion and solidarity as the book suggests, otherwise, in the face of the pandemic, the brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the devastation that will be wrought by climate change, we might have no world at all in a very short while.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eFr. Benigno P. Beltran, SVD, Office for the Integrity of Creation, Divine Word Missionaries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e“There's a great amount of talk about justice in the larger Church. This is good and ought to be affirmed. Yet, this can also be a challenge because the topic of justice can simply be reduced to an event or a conference. In Al Tizon's latest book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrist Among the Classes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Tizon invites us to a deeper probe and examination of the root and consequences of classism - a subject often neglected in the pursuit of justice. In this book, he offers one of the most helpful definitions of classism and how this fundamentally impacts the \"the poor\" - and the imbalance or lack of mutuality in relationships between the haves and have nots. Be warned, this is not a feel good, fuzzy book. It's challenging, prophetic, and disruptive and yet, calls the reader - and the Church - to deeper self examination of classism, but all while calling us to follow and embody Christ. This is a challenging book but make no mistake about it, this is a must read.”-- \u003cstrong\u003eRev. Eugene Cho, President\/CEO, Bread for the World, author, \u003cem\u003eThou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis book is an important read for non-poor Christians, as it prods and pokes at some strongly-held beliefs about power, wealth, and privilege. Completion of any one of these movements by non-poor Christians will be an improvement.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e -- Paul D. Gregory, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/englewoodreview.org\/\" style=\"color: #205fb3;\"\u003eThe Englewood Review of Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAddresses contemporary socioeconomic concerns from a biblical and mission-based perspective. Offers a tool (a social justice inventory) for evaluating ourselves in light of a biblical theology of wealth and poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Tizon\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD in missiology from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. He is affiliate professor of missional and global leadership at North Park Theological Seminary, Chicago, and lead pastor of Grace Fellowship Community Church in San Francisco, where he and his wife reside. He has been engaged in community development, church leadership, advocacy, and urban ministry both in the Philippines and the United States. His books include \u003cem\u003eWhole \u0026amp; Reconciled: Gospel, Church, and Mission in a Fractured World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tizon_Christ_Among_the_Classes_TOC.pdf?v=1673461055\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Tizon_Christ_Among_the_Classes_Intro.pdf?v=1673461055\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“John Dear’s is a beautiful message of peace!”—\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, author, \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is an imaginative quality to Dear’s commentary, a prophetic ability to extract Christ’s opposition to violence even from unlikely or less-than-obvious passages. . . . [This] detailed look at how the synoptic Gospels emphasize nonviolence is a sorely needed contribution in a country and a church that blur the stark lines between Christianity and militarism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"[Dear] is not only an advocate for peace but also an excavator as he uncovers the vein of nonviolence that he sees threaded throughout the Synoptic Gospels.\"- \u003cb\u003eVincent M. Smiles, The Bible Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eWith the Third World War being fought piecemeal as our Holy Father Pope Francis regularly reminds us, and the violence of handguns and assault weapons daily taking the lives of God's children in the U.S., we Christians need to be reminded that the Gospel of Jesus is about peace. . . .  Father John Dear's book [assists] us in becoming blessed peacemakers ourselves.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop-President, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Prepare to be inspired, as John Dear guides you on a journey into the nonviolent revolution grounded in Jesus and his Way of Love. Along the way, you will encounter anew the steadfast fearlessness of figures like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Oscar Romero . . . and find yourself ready to join them in this holy work.” —\u003cb\u003eThe Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Each time I consult this magnificent commentary for insight into a particular gospel passage, I am drawn further into the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.  As John Dear convincingly demonstrates, Jesus was their inspiration. The Gospel of Peace lovingly confronts us all with what it means to follow Jesus in all dimensions of life. It is a master class on Christian discipleship.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC. \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e'As I read carefully through Dear’s exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount, which he renames “The Great Mountaintop Sermon on Nonviolence,” I bought more and more into his thesis, that peace and the commitment to radical nonviolence are at the very heart of Jesus’s message. And as I read through Dear’s interpretations of Mark and Luke’s Gospels, I became increasingly convinced that the peace he gave us was indeed Jesus’s primary message.\" - \u003cb\u003eMarian Ronan, EqualwRites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“This book is highly recommended for seminaries and parish libraries. It will challenge readers and preachers to reconsider the message of the gospels and the truth of Christ’s message. Dear never succumbs to scholarly jargon or theoretical arguments. Instead, he takes the gospels seriously and seems to imagine that if the rest of us did the same, well, it could change the world. This commentary belongs in the hands of every priest and deacon, every minister and chaplain, and every politician and leader in our country (and the world). “- \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHerman Sutter, Catholic Library World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                                                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eIn this original and inspiring new commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eFather John Dear walks us through every line of the three synoptic Gospels, pointing out Jesus’ practice and teachings of nonviolence each step of the way.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eAs Dear shows us, Jesus is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003elike Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003enonviolent to the core, a disarming, healing presence toward those in need. This Jesus is also a revolutionary disrupter of the unjust status quo and a political threat to the ruling authorities. Those authorities succeed in killing him, only to push Jesus to the heights of nonviolence through his death and resurrection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThis original commentary brings a fresh new approach to the Gospels for all those who preach or engage in social ministries. It is sure to inspire everyone in this time of permanent warfare, gun violence, racism, poverty, and climate change.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_WordSection1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eRev. John Dear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eis an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist, and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThe author of forty books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/they-will-inherit-the-earth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=421000274\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThey Will Inherit the Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/lazarus-come-forth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d9b6621ac\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLazarus, Come Forth!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(from Orbis), Father John is founder and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003edirector of “The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beatitudescenter.org\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"LPlnkOWA164f3e54-542e-ca60-b3ec-47efaf77e26c\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"0\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.beatitudescenter.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003ewhere he hosts and offers virtual workshops on Jesus and nonviolence. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in Cayucos, CA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover art: Jesus the Peacemaker, © Laura James  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: 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It will inspire preachers and hearers of God’s word. Most important, it will remind us all that women’s voices have been at the heart of the Christian message since Mary Magdalene first witnessed the empty tomb on Easter morning.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003eNatalia Imperatori-Lee, author, Cúentame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Catholic Women Preach\u003c\/em\u003e meets a sacred yearning to have and hear the voices of women in the church through the unique perspective of their own preaching. . . . They each have something important to teach us, and it would behoove us to listen. Just as Mary sat at the feet of Jesus, captured by his words and teaching, we too should sit at the feet of these women teachers. This book gives me hope for the future of women in the church.”—\u003cstrong\u003eNational Catholic Reporter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_480x480_255dce24-eaeb-4c08-8274-abc47204d28a_480x480.webp?v=1707416101\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"445\" height=\"102\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second of three volumes from the Catholic Women Preach project of FutureChurch offers homilies for each Sunday and holy days of the liturgical year by Catholic women from around the world.  The first volume for Cycle A received awards for best book on Liturgy from both the Association of Catholic Publishers and the Catholic Media Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth A. 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#1c6fa7;\"\u003e“Instructive and enlightening.”-Publisher’s Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6fa7;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a70a9;\"\u003e\"Elinor Pierce’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sombqW\" style=\"color: #1a70a9;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePluralism in Practice\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an important contribution to the development of leaders who engage in interfaith work. It is my belief, as one who has been involved in this work for many years, that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sombqW\" style=\"color: #1a70a9;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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May we choose a different path, one that em\u003c\/span\u003ebraces pluralism rather than resisting it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6fa7;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -Robert Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6fa7;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\"An invaluable resource for individuals, monthly [Friends] meetings, other congregations and communities, and anyone committed to doing the ongoing work of forging a society that works for all of its people. Written by the research director of Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, the book collects 12 case studies that share real-world conflicts or dilemmas that have arisen throughout the United States regarding religion.\" - \u003cb\u003eMark Jolly-Van Bodegraven, Friends Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePluralism is an ethic for living together in a society as diverse as ours is today. This accessible collection of twelve case studies in pluralism in practice includes brief scenarios, framing questions, and updates on some of the key dilemmas and decisions we encounter in our multireligious encounters and lives. The book is an introduction to the case method created at Harvard University’s The Pluralism Project, inviting close reading, reflection, and discussion into the dilemmas and disputes of our multireligious society for people who are professionally or passionately involved in developing and fostering our multireligious future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach featured case study begins with a brief scenario. These scenarios, informed by the case method, serve as an introduction to the case text, including key questions to consider. An edited version of the (A) case study follows, bringing thick description and rich detail to each dilemma, and ending at the point of decision. This decision point structures the narrative, generates reflection, and energizes discussion as the reader pauses to consider an additional set of questions. This is followed by an edited version of the (B) case, which describes how the decision or dilemma was resolved. After each, the author provides an update on the protagonist and the specific problem they faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElinor (Ellie) Pierce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the research director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She is the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eWith the Best of Intentions \u003c\/em\u003e(Orbis, 2023). Ellie wrote chapters in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorgetown Companion to Interreligious Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Georgetown, 2022) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterreligious\/Interfaith Studies: Defining a New Field \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Beacon, 2018). She has contributed to a range of other publications and media projects, including \u003cem\u003eOn Common Ground: World Religions in America \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Religions in Boston: A Guide to Communities and Resources\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Ellie is the producer\/director of the documentary film \u003cem\u003eAbraham's Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e (forthcoming); she co-produced and co-directed the documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFremont, U.S.A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. (2009) and helped to develop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eActing on Faith: Women’s New Religious Activism in America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2005). She earned her Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana L. Eck\u003c\/strong\u003e has taught at Harvard since 1976. 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It will inspire preachers and hearers of God’s word. Most important, it will remind us all that women’s voices have been at the heart of the Christian message since Mary Magdalene first witnessed the empty tomb on Easter morning.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003eNatalia Imperatori-Lee, author, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCúentame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #306fce;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Catholic Women Preach\u003c\/em\u003e meets a sacred yearning to have and hear the voices of women in the church through the unique perspective of their own preaching. . . . They each have something important to teach us, and it would behoove us to listen. Just as Mary sat at the feet of Jesus, captured by his words and teaching, we too should sit at the feet of these women teachers. This book gives me hope for the future of women in the church.”—\u003cstrong\u003eNational Catholic Reporter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe final volume in the popular series featuring homilies on the Gospel readings for Sunday and holy days by Catholic women from around the world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Offers abundant witness to the fact that the Spirit of God continues to raise up surprising and gifted preachers whose faithful witness and prophetic speech offer the entire church both challenge and hope. . . The witness of faithful women who can testify from experience that they have found in the Gospel ‘words of spirit and life’ (Jn. 6:63) is essential to the mission of the entire church. May the bold proclamations of the Gospel in this volume prompt a wider hearing of the good news and lead contemporary disciples to ‘hear the word of God and act on it’ (Lk 11:28).”—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by Catherine Hilkert OP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth A. Donnelly,\u003c\/strong\u003e preacher coordinator for Catholic Women Preach (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicwomenpreach.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecatholicwomenpreach.org\u003c\/a\u003e), is a frequent speaker and writer on Catholic affairs. A former Maryknoll lay missioner in Lima, Peru, she pursued doctoral studies in international political economy and ethics in Harvard’s Department of Government. She is part of a group of female foundation leaders who have engaged in dialogue with Vatican officials on the role of women in the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuss Petrus\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as program director for FutureChurch. He holds an MDiv from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where he focused on liturgics and catechesis. 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Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“The mystery of the poor is this: That they are Jesus, and what we do for them we do for him.”—\u003c\/em\u003eDorothy Day\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e“One of the greatest Christian spiritual masters of our age—of any age.”—James Martin, SJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e“With astonishing clarity and poignant honesty, Dorothy Day wrestles with deep spiritual questions in the midst of social injustice and life in community. In Robert Ellsberg’s expert hands this book offers the solace, sustenance, and the courage we need to do the same.”—\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Daloisio, co-managing editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Worker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e“I hope everyone will study these writings, and like Dorothy, take the Gospel personally, make the Sermon on the Mount our manifesto, and live out the Gospel vision of universal love, compassion, and peace that the nonviolent Jesus calls us to.” –\u003cstrong\u003eRev. John Dear, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e; director, BeatitudesCenter.org\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicworker.org\/what-i-learned-from-dorothy-day\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"277\" width=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Catholic_Worker_Movement_Catholic_Worker_Movement.png?v=1763654338\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Day\u003c\/strong\u003e (1897-1980), co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has recently been proposed for canonization. Through her houses of hospitality, the practice of the works of mercy, and her prophetic work for peace and justice, she offered a radical witness to the gospel in action. But it was as much in her everyday life as in her public activities that she expressed her spirituality and found her path to holiness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis anthology explores the key themes that underlay her spirituality, beginning with the call to see Christ in the poor. Day’s spirituality was deeply influenced by the “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, which showed the path to holiness in the daily exercise of patience, charity, and forgiveness. Dorothy extended this principle to the social dimension, the significance of the little protests we make or fail to make. 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height=\"313\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e\"Anyone on a hiring committee for administrators or academic posts at Catholic universities should ask the candidates to discuss and critique Faggioli's book. If the candidate can't do it, or doesn't know the book, keep looking.\" - \u003cb\u003eMichael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[Faggioli]] reminds his readers that you cannot have a vital church without good theology—religion will drift with the prevailing tides—and you cannot have good Catholic theology without the church. . . . an important book.\"—David J. O'Brien in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e\"Thanks to Massimo Faggioli for devoting himself to helping us write the next chapter in our American Catholic history.\"\u003cb\u003e -David O'Brien, College of the Holy Cross, American Catholic Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e“As Massimo Faggioli argues, only a theology that is at once critical, engaged, and unambiguously ecclesial will have the capacity to nourish the present renewal of the Church and its mission. A must read.”—\u003cb\u003eCatherine E. Clifford, professor, systematic and historical theology, Saint Paul University, Ottawa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e“Reading this book excited me: it made plain the urgency and magnitude of the situation, but its vision for a concrete way forward also projects hope.”\u003cb\u003e—Kristin Colberg, professor, theology, College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University, MN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e“Traditionalists attack them. Bishops ignore them. Think-tanks rise up to displace them. Technocratic administrators dismantle their departments. Beyond the besiegement, Faggioli's call is to his fellow theologians: continue to be critical but dare to do theology for the Church.” \u003cb\u003e—Gerald W. Schlabach, professor emeritus, theology, University of St. Thomas, MN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #134ea6;\"\u003e“Faggioli’s deeply researched discussion will help Catholic theologians and administrators alike understand the place of academic theology in Catholic institutions of higher learning.”\u003cb\u003e—Phyllis Zagano, Hofstra University; author, \u003ci\u003eJust Church: Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality, and Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image.webp?v=1717698091\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"77\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e“Our problem in Catholic higher education is bigger than the collapse of ecclesial credibility, bigger than the behavior of the bishops, bigger than the waning interest in theological studies, and bigger than politics.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2; tab-stops: center 3.25in left 352.2pt;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e—Massimo Faggioli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2; tab-stops: center 3.25in left 352.2pt;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eMany Catholic universities in the United States have put their Catholic mission at risk—by either ceding to secular neoliberal values or by doubling down on reactionary Catholic tribalism. Student enrollment declines as some schools market themselves no differently than secular colleges. Other, conversely, neo-traditionalist Catholic colleges ally themselves with regressive elements of the Church. Both trends, Faggioli says, reflect a dismantling of Vatican II’s vision for Catholic education. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.55in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e                              \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eScrutinizing this crisis in detail, Massimo Faggioli reviews the snowballing changes in Catholic higher education, advocating for a renewed incarnational and sacramental Catholic educational philosophy that rejects accommodation to secular technocracy as well as Catholic tribalism in order to embody the inclusive, socially conscious values of the Catholic tradition as expressed in the theology of Vatican II. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.45in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e                             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2d2d2d; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eMassimo Faggioli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2d2d2d; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e is professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University and a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eCommonweal \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and \u003ci\u003eLa Croix International\u003c\/i\u003e. He was co-founder of the unit “Vatican II Studies” at the American Academy of Religion and is on the board of editors of the journal \u003ci\u003eConcilium\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Vatican II\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Catherine Clifford, 2023) and, for Orbis Books, \u003ci\u003eThe Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis. Moving Toward Global Catholicity\u003c\/i\u003e (2020).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/what-makes-education-catholic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=08a5761c4\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/whatmakeseducationcatholic_720x_df7440d4-b6f4-4c76-91c0-e487d8e9906a.webp?v=1713205318\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/conscience-and-catholic-education-theology-administration-and-teaching?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=be058ceea\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984523_360x_a58b0dfa-8149-41ae-b64c-91abaf54ded1.webp?v=1713205371\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ex31xhy4fogzx0aq-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/come-to-believe?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d422983c5\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626982208_540x_496d8dc1-1506-4cc8-8088-f2f5bd6bfdbb.webp?v=1713205771\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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How did it produce in him a true inner revolution, a change of life, inaugurating a new language, and a new practice, and enabling him to act as one who takes the place of God?      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn attempting to answer these questions, Boff finds a new way to explore the spirituality of Jesus, his mission, and the meaning of discipleship today.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeonardo Boff, \u003c\/strong\u003ea Brazilian theologian and philosopher, is the author of twenty-five Orbis titles, including \u003cem\u003eJesus Christ Liberator; Ecclesiogenesis; Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor; \u003c\/em\u003eand, more recently, \u003cem\u003eChristianity in a Nutshell \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThoughts and Dreams of an Old Theologian. \u003c\/em\u003eIn 2001 he received the “Right Livelihood Award,” often dubbed the “alternative Nobel Prize.” \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eCover design: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; 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color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e\"The best critics are omnivorous: they read widely, deeply, and sensitively. James T. Keane is a great critic, and \u003ci\u003eReading Culture through Catholic Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute treat for readers. Keane offers colorful and concise essays on 50 essential writers, ranging from the iconic (Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy) to the underrated (Andre Dubus, Brian Doyle) to contemporary talents (Kirstin Valdez Quade, Phil Klay). Keane’s wit and wisdom will inspire readers to follow his able lead on their own literary travels.” ꟷ\u003cb\u003eNick Ripatrazone, author, \u003ci\u003eLonging for an Absent God: Faith and Doubt in Great American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e“For those of us who thumbed through the lives of the saints during Mass but lamented how those lives failed to reflect our own, James T. Keane's \u003ci\u003eReading Culture through Catholic Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e provides an inclusive and powerful new hagiography. This book is a deeply necessary catalogue of the undersung leftist Catholic tradition.” ꟷ\u003cb\u003eLaura E. Goode, Stanford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e“James T. Keane's \u003ci\u003eReading Culture through Catholic Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is really three books in one: a book about Catholic writers renowned and overlooked; a registry of the literary criticism undertaken in \u003ci\u003eAmerica; \u003c\/i\u003eand an encounter with the amiably all-knowing sensibility of Keane himself.” ꟷ\u003cb\u003ePaul Elie, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Life You Save May Be Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReinventing Bach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 59, 124);\"\u003e“Among the favorite and familiar Catholic thinkers found in this volume, James T. Keane also adds the unexpected and the off-beat. Readers will find new voices to enjoy along with revelatory takes on old ones.” ꟷ\u003cb\u003eNatalia Imperatori-Lee, author, \u003ci\u003eCuéntame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #01060d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_480x480_255dce24-eaeb-4c08-8274-abc47204d28a.webp?v=1707416101\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eEnjoy this book. Add it to your library. Treat it like its own little library, and enjoy the edification and education, challenge, and joy of reading Jim’s informed cultural commentary on so many of our greatest writers, thinkers, and firebrands.—from the Introduction by James Martin, SJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eAmerica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e columnist and Catholic cultural and literary critic, James T. Keane, brings together fifty varied voices--including some underappreciated ones--and reflects on their cultural, political, literary, and religious influence. His smart, accessible style brings thought leaders into conversation with a Catholic sensibility, opening unexpected insights into our current moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eAmong these fifty figures are John Kennedy Toole, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Dorothy Day, Jon Hassler, Mary Karr, Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, Graham Greene, Shusaku Endo, Andre Dubus III, Iris Murdoch, Colm Tóibín, J.F. Powers, Salman Rushdie, Mary Gordon, Wendell Berry, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sigrid Undset, Alice McDermott, and John Irving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eReading Culture through Catholic Eyes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003ecombines Keane’s breadth of knowledge of literary and cultural voices with a deep background in Catholic theology and spirituality. For general readers who appreciate lively and relevant writing, this book is a must-have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eJames T. Keane \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eis a senior editor and award-winning columnist at America Media, where he oversees the magazine’s “Faith and Reason” and literary sections. With an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in NYC and a Master of Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, CA, he has taught at Fordham University and the University of San Francisco.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA native of Los Angeles, he now lives in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/2ipj8gx1ljczgbib-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/walk-in-the-light?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a04bbffbb\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9780874869675-us_360x_de40cef9-ef13-4f69-a697-fb905a244c96.webp?v=1713381786\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"253\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/2ipj8gx1ljczgbib-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/the-mystics-who-came-to-dinner?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=2102c1092\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984530_540x_bb648538-2495-42fa-9e6a-6a4bc547c044.webp?v=1713381835\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/2ipj8gx1ljczgbib-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/collections\/series-modern-spiritual-masters\/products\/modern-spiritual-masters\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/MSM-Anth-2018_720x_b11f463a-0626-4f18-aa20-b366356338c8.webp?v=1713381993\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"257\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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James Martin, S.J.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color: rgb(21, 84, 180);\"\u003e“Written with wit, charm, and love, this book offers us a vital roadmap to healing and hope.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J., author, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Spiritual Work of Racial Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every Catholic needs this book and every parish should consider a small-group study of it!”\u003cstrong\u003e--Rev. Matthew S. O’Donnell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, pastor of Saint Columbanus Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book may be an uncomfortable read, as it will prick consciences and perhaps even anger some, but you should read it with an open mind and heart anyway.”--\u003cstrong\u003eGloria Purvis, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic speaker and media host\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fr. Daniel P. Horan offers invaluable guidance and resources for white Catholics who hope to recognize and respond in faith to the anti-Black racism in ourselves, in our society, and within our Church.”\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew J. Cressler, author, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAuthentically Black and Truly Catholic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_480x480_255dce24-eaeb-4c08-8274-abc47204d28a.webp?v=1707416101\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"104\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"rui109-x4ui3r-b7dzt5-37f8t4\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"editorialReviews\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"editorialReviews\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003e2022 Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Award: General Interest (Third Place)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eHere is a resource for Catholics—white Catholics, in particular—to begin the work of recognizing what racism and White privilege mean in our context. This includes addressing hard realities that White people have typically been able to avoid, which--as Horan shows from his own experience--comes from the blissful ignorance afforded White people by an ingrained system of racism in the United States and the Church.  Among the questions he addresses: What is racism? What does it mean to be White? What does the Catholic Church teach about racism? Why doesn’t anything seem to change? And, where do go from here?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"44\" width=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_7_16ad1c18-aa53-4633-89ad-99620643145c.png?v=1714578006\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDaniel P. Horan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eis professor of philosophy, religious studies, and theology, and director of the Center for the Study of Spirituality at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame. He is an affiliated professor of spirituality at Oblate School of Theology, Antonio, and a columnist for the \u003cem\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of over fifteen books, including two from Orbis: \u003cem\u003eCatholicity and Emerging Personhood\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEngaging Thomas Merton: Spirituality, Justice, and Racism\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCover design by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePonie Sheehan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"91\" width=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3.webp?v=1724785113\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e“The dynamic relationship of emerging popular piety and developing doctrine, in both its promise and peril, provides us with possibilities for thinking about how different cultures across the world already contribute to the Church, as they have down the ages.”—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMany Paths with Mary\u003c\/em\u003e brings readers on an international journey, exploring how the  Mother of God, comes to be understood in different times and places: including 16th century Copacabana, Boliva, and Tepeyac, Mexico, 19th century Lourdes, France, and even more recently in Mexico. Michael J. Rogers explicates some of the many ways that the Holy Spirit speaks through the people of God when popular piety emerges in the meeting of distinct cultures, through moments of meaning, and amid ruptures in society.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eBy demonstrating how popular piety can facilitate mutual understand and spiritual renewal, Rogers puts forth vital insights for forging a truly synodal Church, one that is able to “walk together” in the Spirit’s stirring call to all peoples, everywhere.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael J. Rogers\u003c\/strong\u003e is head of mission for Catholic hospitals in New England. 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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. He is an endorsed public minister in The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) whose scholarship is deeply rooted in the Brazilian liberation tradition, particularly the works of Paulo Freire and Rubem Alves. As a religious educator and workshop facilitator he usually offers insight into the use of creative practices in spirituality, vocational discernment, organizational change, or Quaker spirituality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCover design:  Melissa Romano\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCover image:  linocut print, L. 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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(16, 71, 126);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\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 \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ethriller.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is un-put-downable reporting!”—\u003cb\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" 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 style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\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(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 style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\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(19, 84, 150);\" 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\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\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, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eA remarkable book\"\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NvmA3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamie H. Vaught\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 84, 150);\"\u003eKySportsStyle.com Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NvmA3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\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 data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\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;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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":"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\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" 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 aria-hidden=\"true\" 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 aria-hidden=\"true\" 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\"\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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height=\"184\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51385816383789,"sku":"9781626986688","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Zagano_TheVaticanandWomenDeacons.jpg?v=1758120506"},{"product_id":"the-lords-prayer-is-manifesto","title":"The Lord's Prayer Is Manifesto: The Three Dimensions of Jesus's Sacred Revolution","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⭐Advance Praise and Reviews⭐\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e“This book reminds us of the relational, even revolutionary aspect of prayer—of the Lord’s Prayer as a manifesto! 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. But what if we've missed something hiding in plain sight?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eFor everyone who has ever sensed that the Prayer Jesus taught forms the heart of Jesus's teachings, cohering faith and justice, Clayton shows the sacred revolution we can pray, and live, and take with us to the streets.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eTim Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e and his wife once dropped everything, moved to Maine, and began an ecumenical community around the nexus of Christian faith, ecology, and the poor. He is now lead pastor of Trinity North Shore in the Boston area, a parish with the mission of “connecting with God, community, and creation.” \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: Michael Calvente\u003c\/span\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\u003ch1 class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-prayer-that-jesus-taught-us?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=prayer+that+jesus\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal narratives by who’s-who of Christian pioneers in interreligious dialogue, describing their own encounters with other religions, what they learned, how it changed their own faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;\"\u003eCatherine Cornille\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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Her many books include \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eMeaning and Method in Comparative Theology, Many Mansions: Multiple Religious Belonging and Christianity Identity, \u003c\/i\u003eand (as editor) \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Interreligious Dialogue \u003cem\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"622\" data-start=\"506\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003ch1 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; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mi.byu.edu\/podcasts\/the-risks-and-rewards-of-interreligious-dialogue-with-catherine-cornille-mipodcast-88\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"228\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Neal_A._Maxwell_Institute_for_Religious_Scholarship.png?v=1765814814\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51700551287085,"sku":"978-1-62698-683-1","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cornille-SacredEncounters.jpg?v=1770669876"},{"product_id":"the-christian-mutation-reclaiming-the-dynamic-god-of-the-poor","title":"The Christian Mutation: Reclaiming the Dynamic God of Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg 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\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"227\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIlia Delio\u003c\/strong\u003e, OSF\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C., is Josephine Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology, Villanova, and founder of the Center for Christogenesis. 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