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Legal Flexibility and the Mission of the Church - Dispensation and Economy in Ecclesiastical Law (Paperback): Will Adam Legal Flexibility and the Mission of the Church - Dispensation and Economy in Ecclesiastical Law (Paperback)
Will Adam
R1,242 Discovery Miles 12 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Legal scholars and authorities generally agree that the law should be obeyed and should apply equally to all those subject to it, without favour or discrimination. Yet it is possible to see that in any legal system there will be situations when strict application of the law will produce undesirable results, such as injustice or other consequences not intended by the law as framed. In such circumstances the law may be changed but there may be broad policy reasons not to do so. The allied concepts of dispensation and economy grew up in the western and eastern traditions of the Christian church as mechanisms whereby an individual or a class of people could, by authority, be excused from obligations under a particular law in particular circumstances without that law being changed. This book uncovers and explores this neglected area of church life and law. Will Adam argues that dispensing power and authority exist in various guises in the systems of different churches. Codified and understood in Roman Catholic and Orthodox canon law, this arouses suspicion in the Church of England and in English law in general. The book demonstrates that legal flexibility can be found in English law and is integral to the law of the Church, to enable the Church today better to fulfil its mission in the world.

Lost in Wonder - Essays on Liturgy and the Arts (Paperback): Aidan Nichols OP Lost in Wonder - Essays on Liturgy and the Arts (Paperback)
Aidan Nichols OP
R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the Liturgy as the manifestation by cultic signs of Christian revelation, the 'setting' of the Liturgy in terms of architectural space, iconography and music, and the poetic response which the revelation the Liturgy carries can produce. The conclusion offers a synthetic statement of the unity of religion, cosmology and art. Aidan Nichols makes the case for Christianity's capacity to inspire high culture - both in principle and through well-chosen historical examples which draw on the best in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Anglicanism.

Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church - Visual Culture, Missionization and Appropriation (Paperback):... Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church - Visual Culture, Missionization and Appropriation (Paperback)
Kathleen J. Martin
R1,247 Discovery Miles 12 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church presents views, concepts and perspectives on the relationships among Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church, as well as stories, images and art as metaphors for survival in a contemporary world. Few studies present such interdisciplinary interpretations from contributors in multiple disciplines regarding appropriation, spiritual and religious tradition, educational issues in the teaching of art and art history, the effects of government sanctions on traditional practice, or the artistic interpretation of symbols from Indigenous perspectives. Through photographs and visual materials, interviews and data analysis, personal narratives and stories, these chapters explore the experiences of Indigenous Peoples whose lives have been impacted by multiple forces - Christian missionaries, governmental policies, immigration and colonization, education, assimilation and acculturation. Contributors investigate current contexts and complex areas of conflict regarding missionization, appropriation and colonizing practices through asking questions such as, 'What does the use of images mean for resistance, transformation and cultural destruction?' And, 'What new interpretations and perspectives are necessary for Indigenous traditions to survive and flourish in the future?'

Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society (Paperback): Kathryn Rountree Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society (Paperback)
Kathryn Rountree
R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Contemporary western Paganism is now a global religious phenomenon with Pagans in many parts of the world sharing much in common - from a nature-revering worldview and lifestyle to a host of chants, invocations, ritual tools and magical practices. But there are also locally-specific differences. Local religious contexts, landscapes, histories, traditions, politics, values and norms all impact on local Paganisms. This is nowhere more evident than in a strongly Catholic society, where religion and culture are deeply entwined. Taking the Mediterranean society of Malta as a case study, this book invites readers inside the world of a small, hidden sub-culture. Showing what it is like being Pagan in a society where the vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic, and Catholicism permeates every sphere of public and domestic, social and political life, Rountree reveals that Paganism here is a unique brew of indigenous and global influences. Pagans employ both creativity and borrowing in constructing identities within a cultural context characterized by antagonism as well as continuity. This book explores the intersections of religious and cultural identity, the global and local, Paganism and Christianity, with insights grounded in rich ethnographic detail based on long-term fieldwork. Rountree makes invaluable comparisons with other studies of modern Pagans and their various worlds.

First Communion - Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity (Paperback): Peter McGrail First Communion - Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity (Paperback)
Peter McGrail
R1,234 Discovery Miles 12 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the most carefully prepared liturgies of any Roman Catholic parish's year is the celebration of 'First Communion'. This is the ritual by which seven- or eight -year-old children are admitted to the Eucharist for the first time. It attracts the largest congregations of any parish liturgy, and yet is frequently marked by tension and dissent within the parish community. The same ritual holds very different meanings for the various parties involved - clergy, parish schools, regularly communicating parishioners, and the first communicants and their families. The tensions arise from dissonance between the parties on such key issues as expected patterns of Church attendance, Catholic identity, dress and expenditure, and family formation. The relationships and discontinuities between popular and 'official' religion is at the heart of these tensions. They touch upon deep-seated anxieties concerning the future viability of the very structures and patterns of parish life during the current period of falling Church attendance and parish closures. For those within the Church who are concerned to understand and address the issues in its structural decline, this book will make sometimes uncomfortable but always stimulating reading. Peter McGrail examines the relationship between Church structures and popular religious identity, viewed through the lens of the first communion event. Drawing out hitherto unrecognised connections and significances for the future of the Catholic Church at local level, the insights into the decline of the parish as an institution present challenges to all with an interest in and concern for the future of the Church in the English-speaking world. Bringing to the fore the relationship and tensions between liturgy and Church structures, both historically and at the present time, this book offers academics and students alike extensive material for reflection and future development..

Analytical Thomism - Traditions in Dialogue (Paperback): Craig Paterson Analytical Thomism - Traditions in Dialogue (Paperback)
Craig Paterson; Matthew S. Pugh
R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Analytical Thomism is a recent label for a newer kind of approach to the philosophical and natural theology of St Thomas Aquinas. It illuminates the meaning of Aquinas's work for contemporary problems by drawing on the resources of contemporary Anglo-Saxon analytical philosophy, the work of Frege, Wittgenstein, and Kripke proving particularly significant. This book expands the discourse in contemporary debate, exploring crucial philosophical, theological and ethical issues such as: metaphysics and epistemology, the nature of God, personhood, action and meta-ethics. All those interested in the thought of St Thomas Aquinas, and more generally contemporary Catholic scholarship, problems in philosophy of religion, and contemporary metaphysics, will find this collection an invaluable resource.

Zealous Missionary - From the Perspective of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Paperback): Richard A Boever Zealous Missionary - From the Perspective of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Paperback)
Richard A Boever
R322 R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Save R60 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Faithful Careers - Integrating the Catholic Faith and Work (Hardcover): Peter M. Smudde Faithful Careers - Integrating the Catholic Faith and Work (Hardcover)
Peter M. Smudde
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Faithful Careers Peter M. Smudde contends that God calls us to live an "integrated life" that unifies both the spiritual and the secular aspects of life. As an introduction to integrating the Catholic faith with one's work, this book answers, in the Catholic context, basic questions of what work is, why work is important, who we are as workers, how may we have fruitful careers, where may we find help about faith-work integration, and when we should take next steps toward better integrating our work and the Catholic faith. Smudde demonstrates how the Catholic faith truly does apply to our labor, and that our lives depend on that labor, by putting forth particular matters of the faith that pertain to faithful careers. He then puts into real-world context, pertinent teachings, concepts, principles, practices, and other means the Catholic Church provides for us, so that those lessons can be practically applied on a daily basis. Sources such as the Bible and writings of the saints, popes, contemporary Catholic spiritual writers, apologists, and scholars are applied to strengthen the support made about the book's content. Catholic professionals at all stages of their careers will welcome this insightful book, which explores the call to put spirituality in the foreground-to obtain ever-deeper faith and, thereby, greater integration of faith in everyday life and career.

The Heart of Perfection - How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's (Paperback): Colleen Carroll... The Heart of Perfection - How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's (Paperback)
Colleen Carroll Campbell
R465 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Winner of the 2020 Catholic Press Association Book Award In a book hailed as "liberating" (Gary Chapman, New York Times bestselling author), an award-winning author and mother of four weaves her own stories and struggles with those of seven ex-perfectionist saints (and one heretic) who show us how to pursue a new kind of perfection: freedom in Christ. Spiritual perfectionism--an obsession with flawlessness rooted in the belief that we can earn God's love--is dangerous because so many of us mistake it for virtue. Its toxic cycle of pride, sin, shame, blame, and despair distorts our vision, dulls our faith, and leads us to view others through the same hypercritical lens we think God is using to view us. As a lifelong overachiever who drafted her first resume in sixth grade and spell-checked her high school boyfriend's love letters, Colleen Carroll Campbell knows something about the perfectionist trap. But it was only after she became a mother that she started to see how insidiously perfectionism had infected her spiritual life, how lethal it could be to her happiness and her family, and how disproportionately it afflicts the people working hardest to serve God. In the ruins of her own mistakes, Colleen dug into Scripture and the lives of the canonized saints for answers. She discovered to her surprise that many holy men and women were, in fact, recovering perfectionists. And their grace-fueled victory oer this malady--not perfectionist striving--was the key to their heroic virtue and contagious joy. In The Heart of Perfection, Colleen weaves the stories and wisdom of seven ex-perfectionist saints (and one heretic) with Scripture and beautifully crafted tales of her own trial-and-error experiments in applying that wisdom to her life. Gorgeously written and deeply insightful, Colleen Carroll Campbell's The Heart of Perfection is a "must-read" (Jeannie Gaffigan, executive producer of The Jim Gaffigan Show) that "gives us permission to...walk in the freedom of God's unconditional love" (Jennifer Fulwiler, author of One Beautiful Dream). For a free Heart of Perfection reading guide for book clubs, visit Colleen-Campbell.com.

The Handy Little Guide to Confession (Paperback): Michelle Jones Schroeder The Handy Little Guide to Confession (Paperback)
Michelle Jones Schroeder
R147 R119 Discovery Miles 1 190 Save R28 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
"Go Forth" - Toward a Community of Missionary Disciples (Paperback): Pope Francis "Go Forth" - Toward a Community of Missionary Disciples (Paperback)
Pope Francis; Commentary by William P Gregory
R558 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty - An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother (Paperback): Kate Hennessy Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty - An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother (Paperback)
Kate Hennessy
R483 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R79 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"An intimate, revealing and sometimes wrenching family memoir of the journalist and social advocate who is now being considered for canonization" (The New York Times), told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter. Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor. Her life has been documented through her own writings as well as the work of historians, theologians, and academics. What has been missing until now is a more personal account from the point of view of someone who knew her well. Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty is a frank and reflective, heartfelt and humorous portrayal written by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy. Dorothy Day, writes Hennessy, is an unusual candidate for sainthood. Before her conversion, she lived what she called a "disorderly life," during which she had an abortion and then gave birth to a child out of wedlock. After her conversion, she was both an obedient servant and a rigorous challenger of the Church. She was a prolific writer whose books are still in print and widely read. Although compassionate, Hennessy shows Day to be driven, dogmatic, loving, as well as judgmental, in particular with her only daughter, Tamar. She was also full of humor and laughter and could light up any room she entered. An undisputed radical heroine, called "a saint for the occupy era" by The New Yorker, Day's story unfolds against a backdrop of New York City from the 1910s to the 1980s and world events spanning from World War I to Vietnam. This thoroughly researched and intimate biography provides a valuable and nuanced portrait of an undersung and provocative American woman. "Frankly," says actor and activist Martin Sheen, "it is a must-read."

Saint Martin de Porres (Paperback): Lawrence G. Lovasik Saint Martin de Porres (Paperback)
Lawrence G. Lovasik
R109 R90 Discovery Miles 900 Save R19 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story of St. Martin de Porres, the black Saint, is written to inspire children by describing his childlike love for Jesus and demonstrating his devotion and kindness to people.

Racial Justice and the Catholic Church (Paperback): B. Massingale Racial Justice and the Catholic Church (Paperback)
B. Massingale
R661 R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Save R119 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Here, a leading black Catholic moral theologian addresses the thorny issue of racial justice past and present. Massingale writes from an abiding conviction that the Catholic faith and the black experience make essential contributions in the continuing struggle against racial injustice that is the work of all people.

A Catechetical Dictionary for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Paperback): Joseph A. Fisher A Catechetical Dictionary for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Paperback)
Joseph A. Fisher
R731 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Polish Catholicism between Tradition and Migration - Agency, Reflexivity and Transcendence (Hardcover): Wojciech Sadlon Polish Catholicism between Tradition and Migration - Agency, Reflexivity and Transcendence (Hardcover)
Wojciech Sadlon
R4,061 Discovery Miles 40 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From a critical realist perspective, this book examines the manner and the extent to which religion is shaped by modernity. With a focus on Poland, one of the most monolithic and religiously active Catholic societies in the world - but which has undergone periods of intense transformation in its recent history - the author explores the transformations that have affected Catholicism from a position of reflexivity. Viewing Catholicism as a system of ideas elaborated by tradition, the author considers the relationship between human subjectivity and social structure by examining the shift from traditional religious practice to modern religious observance, particularly in an era of migration in which many Polish Catholics have relocated to western European countries, with profound changes in their religious outlook. Presenting a new approach to understanding religious change from the perspective of religious reflexivity, Polish Catholicism between Tradition and Migration will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in religion, research methods, social change and critical realist thought.

Consoling the Heart of Jesus - A Do-It-Yourself Retreat (Paperback): Michael E Gaitley Consoling the Heart of Jesus - A Do-It-Yourself Retreat (Paperback)
Michael E Gaitley
R513 R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Save R69 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Endorsed by EWTN hosts Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, and Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, this do-it-yourself retreat combines the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius with the teachings of Sts. Therese of Lisieux, Faustina Kowlaska, and Louis de Montfort. The author, Br. Michael Gaitley, MIC, has a remarkable gift for inspiring little souls to trust in Jesus, The Divine Mercy. As Danielle Bean, editorial director of Faith & Family magazine, puts it, "The voice of Christ in these pages is one that even this hopelessly distracted wife and mother of eight could hear and respond to." Includes practical helps an in appendices.

The Real Presence (Hardcover): Claudia Cangilla McAdam The Real Presence (Hardcover)
Claudia Cangilla McAdam
R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Great Women of the Bible (Paperback): Jude Winkler Great Women of the Bible (Paperback)
Jude Winkler
R109 R90 Discovery Miles 900 Save R19 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vesper Time - The Spiritual Practice of Growing Older (Paperback): Frank J. Cunningham Vesper Time - The Spiritual Practice of Growing Older (Paperback)
Frank J. Cunningham; Foreword by Joyce Rupp
R558 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R108 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Routledge Revivals: The British Christian Women's Movement (2002) - A Rehabilitation of Eve (Paperback): Jenny Daggers Routledge Revivals: The British Christian Women's Movement (2002) - A Rehabilitation of Eve (Paperback)
Jenny Daggers
R1,030 Discovery Miles 10 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The British Christian Women's Movement charts the British Christian women's movement and its inception in the post-sixties decades, amid new currents generated in the British denominational churches, and the wider current of Women's Liberation. Focusing on Christian women's concern with the position of women in the church, this book identifies core Christian women's theology which affirms a (rehabilitated) 'new Eve in Christ', and contrasts with a paradigm shift taking shape in North American feminist theology. It argues that this divergence is primarily because of the effect of prolonged Church of England women's ordination debates upon the ethos of the British Christian women's movement.

American Catholic Bishops and the Politics of Scandal - Rhetoric of Authority (Paperback): Meaghan O'Keefe American Catholic Bishops and the Politics of Scandal - Rhetoric of Authority (Paperback)
Meaghan O'Keefe
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the rhetoric and public communication of the Catholic Church in the United States in the wake of the sexual abuse scandals and offers a demonstration of how large organizations negotiate a loss of public trust while retaining political power. While the Catholic Church remains a major political force in the United States, recent scandals have undoubtedly had an adverse effect on both its reputation and moral authority. This has been exacerbated by the public responses of Catholic clergy, which have often left supporters of the Church, let alone critics, profoundly unsatisfied. Drawing on documents - voting guides, pastoral letters, sermons, press releases, and other materials - issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) as well as American nuns, the book explores Catholic political statements issued after the sexual abuse crises entered the public consciousness. Using approaches from linguistics and rhetoric, it analyses how these statements compare to similar materials issued before this time. This comparison demonstrates that for the American Catholic Church persuasion is less important than maintaining the impression that there has been no loss of authority. This is a timely study of the Catholic Church's handling of the recent revelations of abuse within the Church. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of religious rhetoric, contemporary Catholicism, linguistics, rhetoric, communication, and religious studies.

The Catholic Church and Liberal Democracy (Paperback): Bernt Oftestad The Catholic Church and Liberal Democracy (Paperback)
Bernt Oftestad
R1,236 Discovery Miles 12 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Roman Catholic Church's critical stance towards liberalism and democracy following the French Revolution and through the 19th century was often entrenched, but the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s saw a shift in the Church's attitude towards democracy. In recent years, a conflict has emerged between Church doctrine and modern liberalism under Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. This book is a comprehensive overview of the Catholic Church's relationship to modern liberal democracy, from the end of the 18th century until today. It is a connection that is situated within the context of the history of ideas itself.

Laudato Si' and the Environment - Pope Francis' Green Encyclical (Paperback): Robert McKim Laudato Si' and the Environment - Pope Francis' Green Encyclical (Paperback)
Robert McKim
R1,270 Discovery Miles 12 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a response to Pope Francis' environmental encyclical Laudato Si'. Published in 2015, the encyclical urges us to face up to the crisis of climate change and to take better care of the Earth, our common home, while also attending to the plight of the poor. In this book the Pope's invitation to all people to begin a new dialogue about these matters is considered from a variety of perspectives by an international and multidisciplinary team of leading scholars. There is discussion of the implications of Laudato Si' for immigration, population control, eating animals, and property ownership. Additionally, indigenous religious perspectives, development and environmental protection, and the implementation of the ideas of the encyclical within the Church are explored. Some chapters deal with scriptural or philosophical aspects of the encyclical. Others focus on central concepts, such as interconnectedness, the role of practice, and what Pope Francis calls the "technocratic paradigm." This book expertly illuminates the relationship between Laudato Si' and environmental concerns. It will be of deep interest to anyone studying religion and the environment, environmental ethics, Catholic theology, or environmental thought.

Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki - Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives (Paperback): Gwyn McClelland Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki - Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives (Paperback)
Gwyn McClelland
R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On 9th August 1945, the US dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Of the dead, approximately 8500 were Catholic Christians, representing over sixty percent of the community. In this collective biography, nine Catholic survivors share personal and compelling stories about the aftermath of the bomb and their lives since that day. Examining the Catholic community's interpretation of the A-bomb, this book not only uses memory to provide a greater understanding of the destruction of the bombing, but also links it to the past experiences of religious persecution, drawing comparisons with the 'Secret Christian' groups which survived in the Japanese countryside after the banning of Christianity. Through in-depth interviews, it emerges that the memory of the atomic bomb is viewed through the lens of a community which had experienced suffering and marginalisation for more than 400 years. Furthermore, it argues that their dangerous memory confronts Euro-American-centric narratives of the atomic bombings, whilst also challenging assumptions around a providential bomb. Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki presents the voices of Catholics, many of whom have not spoken of their losses within the framework of their faith before. As such, it will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese history, religion and war history.

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