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On the Threshold of the Future

Claudette Laverdiere

• Paperback | Engels
• This study of the life and spirituality of Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters, reveals the beginnings of the spirituality... Lees meer

Jesus Christ Liberator

Leonardo Boff

• Paperback | Engels, Portugees
• Who is Jesus Christ for us today? By what names do we call him? Just as the early Christians developed different names for Jesus, so too must we disco... Lees meer

The Dalai Lama

• Paperback | Engels | Modern Spiritual Masters
• The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), the spiritual leader of Tibet, has lived in exile from his homeland since 1959. While working to preserve the cul... Lees meer

The Francis Factor and the People of God

Gerald Arbuckle

• Paperback | Engels
• "A timely resource for the many institutions in the Catholic Church facing diminishment or seeking rebirth and renewal."Arbuckle develops a cultural-a... Lees meer

John Paul II

Catholic Church

• Paperback | Engels
• A brilliant review of the Pope's thought and papacy that includes all fourteen of John Paul II's encyclicals in accessible English. Lees meer

Christian Peace and Nonviolence

Michael Long

• Paperback | Engels
• From the Sermon on the Mount to the twenty-first century, this comprehensive reader recounts the Christian message of peace and nonviolence. Through t... Lees meer

A Monk in the Inner City

Mary Lou Kownacki

• Paperback | Engels
• For Mary Lou Kownacki, a Benedictine nun and long-time peacemaker, her wilderness is the inner city of Erie, Pennsylvania, surrounded by poor families... Lees meer

A Reader's Guide to Transforming Mission

Stan Nussbaum

• Paperback | Engels | American Society of Missiology | nr. 37
• Presents David Bosch's classic Transforming Mission - with over 50,000 copies in print and translations in eight languages - in an accessible format f... Lees meer

Mission and Culture

• Paperback | Engels | American Society of Missiology | nr. 48
• These eleven essays originally delivered as the annual Louis J. Luzbetak Lectures at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago focus on the relationsh... Lees meer

Peace is the Way

• Paperback | Engels
• From the pages of Fellowship magazine, this volume highlights the writings of some of the preeminent peacemakers of our century. These seventy origina... Lees meer

Martin Luther King

Vincent Harding

• Paperback | Engels
• In this collection of essays, noted scholar and activist Vincent Harding reflects on the forgotten legacy of Martin Luther King, and the meaning of hi... Lees meer

Ecclesiology and Exclusion

• Paperback | Engels
• These original essays address the many forms of exclusion in churches around the world. While the primary focus is on the Roman Catholic Church, they ... Lees meer

Struggles for Power in Early Christianity

Elsa Tamez

• Paperback | Engels
• The First Letter to Timothy is a troubling text--especially for those concerned about the marginilization of women in the church. 1 Timothy, which see... Lees meer

Consecrated Religious Life

Diarmuid O'Murchu

• Paperback | Engels
• Diarmuid O'Murchu re-imagines consecrated religious life as a process of birth-death-rebirth. He paints a positive picture for the future that will be... Lees meer

Cloud of Witnesses

• Paperback | Engels
• Introduces a company of modern witnesses--saints, peacemakers, and martyrs who have embodied the gospel challenge our time: From Dietrich Bonhoeffer, ... Lees meer

Radical Gratitude

Mary Jo Leddy

• Paperback | Engels
• Mary Jo Leddy's latest book is a meditation on the miracle of the everyday and a guide to discovering what is most real in oneself. That process leads... Lees meer

Understanding World Christianity

• Paperback | Engels
• Through the work of Andrew Walls, an introduction to the paradigm shift that recognizes the dynamic reality of Christianity's emergence as a world rel... Lees meer

Radical Forgiveness

Antoinette Bosco

• Paperback | Engels
• A woman who has learned to forgive offenses we can hardly imagine teaches us to free ourselves from the anger and resentment that chains us to those w... Lees meer

A Faith That Frees

Richard G Malloy

• Paperback | Engels
• Malloy speaks to all Catholics who are neither ideologically 'left' nor 'right', but simply seeking to understand and live the gospel in a world of co... Lees meer

Matthew and the Margins

Warren Carter

• Paperback | Engels | Bible & Liberation
• A controversial take on the Gospel of Matthew applies the text to history and discusses its implications for political power and spirituality. Origina... Lees meer

Israel and the Nations

James Chukwuma Okoye

• Paperback | Engels | American Society of Missiology | nr. 39
• A missional reading of the Old Testament aimed at showing how Israel became a "missionary people" by opening its Covenant with Yahweh to the nations. Lees meer

Christianity Through Non-Christian Eyes

Paul J Griffiths

• Paperback | Engels | Faith Meets Faith
• Eye-opening essays by Buddhist, Hindus, Jews, Muslims provide insights to how Christianity is viewed in their communities--and why. Lees meer

Stand Your Ground

Kelly Brown Douglas

• Paperback | Engels
• ""If Trayvon was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?"" --President Barack ObamaThe 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, an A... Lees meer

Unfinished Business

Keri Day

• Paperback | Engels
• Day presents a striking portrayal of poverty, with all its related problems, among African America women in America. The book explores unemployment, u... Lees meer