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Designed as a reference resource for history studies of the 12th
and early 13th centuries, these two volumes are now available in
paperback for the wider use of medieval historians. The output of
the archbishops' chanceries reveals that the underlying principles
of ecclesiastical government were changed not by the turbulent
events of the period, but by a gradual evolution of offices,
institutions and customs in Latin Christendom. This collection of
official acts reflects the unprecedented activity of English
prelates of this period in the management of their dioceses, in the
transfer of parochial patronage from laymen to religious houses,
and in correspondence with the court of Rome.
This critical study of Karl Barth's Christian theological ethics
discusses Barth's controversial and characteristically
misunderstood ethics of divine command. The surprising relation of
his 'divine command ethics' to contemporary 'narrative theology'
and 'virtue ethics' and specific moral themes concerning bonds
between parents and children, the nature of truth telling, and the
meaning of Christian love of God and neighbor are all discussed.
This book reveals Barth's richness, depth, and insight, and places
his work in constructive connection with salient themes in both
Catholic and Protestant ethics. Attentive to the fullness of
Barth's Christological vision and to the purposes and limits of his
reflections on the Christian life in pursuit of the good, William
Werpehowski also advances conversations in Christian ethics about
the nature of practical deliberation and decision, the orientation
and dispositions that embody moral faithfulness, and the question
and features of 'natural morality.'
"The Japanese and the Jesuits" examines the attempt by
sixteenth-century Jesuits to convert Japan to Christianity.
Directing the Jesuits was the Italian Alessandro Valignano, whose
own magisterial writings, many of them not previously translated or
published, are the principal source material for this account of
one of the most remarkable of all meetings between East and West.
Valignano arrived in Japan in 1579. In promoting Christianity, he
always sought the support of the ruling classes. He taught the
missionaries to adapt themselves thoroughly to Japanese customs,
etiquette, and culture, and insisted that they master the Japanese
language. He brought a European printing press to Japan, turning
out grammars and dictionaries of Japanese for the missionaries, as
well as works of instruction and devotion for the Japanese
Christians.
Following Valignano's death, Christianity was proscribed and
missionaries banished from Japan. This does not detract from his
remarkable achievements, however. He understood perfectly well that
foreign missionaries by themselves were not capable of converting
Japan to Christianity. One of his principal concerns was the
training of Japanese Jesuits and priests, and breaking down the
barriers between them and the Europeans. Few people have been more
acutely aware of the tensions or grappled more determinedly with
the problems in Japanese-Western relationships than Valignano.
One of the most popular Saints in the Church for centuries, St.
Rita is known as the \"Saint of the Impossible\" because of her
amazing answers to prayers, as well as the remarkable events of her
own life. Desirous of being a nun, she instead obeyed her parents
and married. Her husband was cruel, and caused her much suffering,
to which she responded with love and prayers and eventually
converted him. After the death of her husband and two sons, Rita
was able to enter a convent, where she devoted herself to prayer
and penance. She abandoned herself totally to God, diminishing
herself as He increased in her. An inspiring story of a soul
completely resigned to God\'s will. 132 pgs, PB
Shows how St. Thomas was big, quiet and slow to speak, thus being
called the \"Dumb Ox\" by fellow students. Shows for children 10
and up how this \"Dumb Ox\" became the greatest teacher in the
history of the Church. Impr. 81 pgs 16 Illus, PB
The perfect how-to for easy, quick Scripture reference and
comprehension
Using straightforward, accessible language, Scripture expert
Scott Hahn explains the "nuts and bolts" of the Bible -- how it
came to be, the types of literature found within it, and the thrust
of each book -- in a handy, yet thorough, way that demystifies the
Bible and simplifies understanding.
This book, based on extensive original research, examines the
nature of Catholicism in the contemporary Philippines. It shows how
Catholicism is apparently flourishing, with good attendance at
Sunday Masses, impressive religious processions and flourishing
charismatic groups, and with interventions by the Catholic
hierarchy in national and local politics. However, focusing in
particular on the beliefs and practices of young people, the book
shows that young people are often adopting a different, more
individualised approach to Catholicism, which is frequently out of
step with the official position. It considers the features of this:
a more personal and experiential relationship with God; a new
approach to morality, in which right living is seen as more
important than right believing; and a critical view of what is seen
as the Catholic hierarchy's misguidedness. The book argues that
this reinterpreting of religion by young people has the potential
to alter fundamentally the nature of Catholicism in the
Philippines, but that, nevertheless, young people's new approach
involves a solid, enduring commitment and a strong view of their
own Catholic, religious identity.
Absolve your sins from the comfort of your office with the Desktop
Confessional, a charming mini replica of the classic confessional booth
that is always here to say "You are forgiven!"
This kit includes:
- 3" miniature confessional, with light-up priest screen and
pressure-activated kneeler that says "You are forgiven."
- 48-page illustrated mini book.
This classic text outlines the development of the Papacy as an
institution in the Middle Ages. With profound knowledge, insight
and sophistication, Walter Ullmann traces the course of papal
history from the late Roman Empire to its eventual decline in the
Renaissance. The focus of this survey is on the institution and the
idea of papacy rather than individual figures, recognizing the
shaping power of the popes' roles that made them outstanding
personalities. The transpersonal idea, Ullmann argues, sprang from
Christianity itself and led to the Papacy as an institution sui
generis.
The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church captured headlines
and mobilized public outrage in January 2002. But much of the
commentary that immediately followed was reductionistic, focusing
on single "causes" of clerical abuse such as mandatory celibacy,
homosexuality, sexual repressiveness or sexual permissiveness,
anti-Catholicism, and a decadent secular culture. Predatory
Priests, Silenced Victims: The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic
Church, a collection of groundbreaking articles edited by Mary Gail
Frawley-O'Dea and Virginia Goldner, eschews such one-size-fits-all
theorizing. In its place, the abuse situation is explored in all
its troubling complexity, as contributors take into account the
experiences, respectively, of the victim/survivor, the
abuser/perpetrator, and the bystander (whether family member,
professional/clergy, or the community at large). Setting polemics
to the side, Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims provides a sober
and sobering analysis of the interlacing historical, doctrinal, and
psychological issues that came together in the sexual abuse
scandal. It is mandatory reading for all who seek thoughtful,
informed commentary on a crisis long in the making and yet to be
resolved.
By any reckoning, the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI was
extraordinary, with moments of high drama. Not the least of these
was his resignation from office in February 2013, the first papal
resignation in 500 years. But who is Joseph Ratzinger? In this
definitive biography, based on meticulous historical research and
many hours of taped interviews with his subject, Peter Seewald
shows the exceptional circumstances in which the exceptionally
talented son of a Bavarian policeman became the first German pope
for 950 years. In this first volume, covering the years 1927-1965,
we witness Joseph Ratzinger's early days, living above his father's
police station. Ratzinger came to adulthood through the years of
National Socialism. Though hostile to the rise of Hitler, his
family knew well about Dachau and Ratzinger himself was conscripted
into the Hitler Youth. Joseph Ratzinger proved to be a man of
exceptional intellectual gifts and by the time of the Second
Vatican Council (1962-1965) he was already noted as one of the
outstanding intellects present and was nominated a 'peritus' or
theological expert. This was also the time of the start of his
friendship with the Swiss theologian Hans Kung who was to become
his nemesis. Of his predecessor, Pope Francis has said: 'Pope
Benedict was a great Pope, great for the penetration of his
intelligence, great for his important contribution to theology,
great for his love of the Church and human beings, great for his
virtues and faith'. Even in this first volume, we begin to
understand how this came to be true.
This book analyzes the function and structure of a system that
exerts real power in an area of existence vital to human service,
happiness, and productivity: sexuality as it is understood by the
celibate/sexual teaching and practice of the Catholic Church.
This book restores the poet to his full intellectual and literary
context as a Victorian convert to Catholicism.
Through his prolific and highly regarded writing, Thomas Howard's
name is familiar to Protestants and Catholics alike, but many have
never heard the story of his conversion to Catholicism. With grace,
charm, and wit, Dr. Howard describes his journey from
Evangelicalism to Anglicanism, and finally, to the Church of Rome.
In a world saturated with fashionable unbelief, Howard's testimony
inspires and informs. Fr. Richard Neuhaus calls it "a marvelously
engaging remembrance."
The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the
first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the
longest-serving pontiff of our time. Ten years after his death, the
popularity and devotion towards John Paul II, the pope who helped
bring down communism in his native Poland, the great statesman, and
the most-travelled pope in history, remains as strong as ever.
Since his early years as a priest in the 1960s, up until 2003, two
years before his death, the pope kept a spiritual diary, recording
his reflections on God, life, spirituality, the problems facing the
church - and his own struggles. Never intended for publication,
these diaries were entrusted before his death to his personal
secretary, who saw fit to have them published as they represent an
unprecedented and important testament to the spirituality of this
Christian leader, adored to this day by Catholics and non-Catholics
alike.
This book arose from commissioned research by the National Catholic
Education Commission (NCEC) on the alignment and effectiveness of
'A Framework for Formation for Mission in Catholic Education'
(NCEC, 2017). It articulates contemporary best practice, and traces
the experience of the Catholic Church in pursuing formation as
integral to mission. This book also reviews and reports on
formation within the context of the Catholic school. Its research
validates 'The Framework' in Catholic education, and provides a
complementary narrative for enhancing formation alignment and
effectiveness, specifically with a focus on the Catholic school,
but also with implications for formation in the wider context of
ministry applications. This book is developed based on three
questions, which also serve as thematic chapters that structure the
narrative: what is the context and culture in which formation
occurs; how is formation presented and enacted within the
Australian context; and how can the understanding and practice of
formation be advanced beyond its context and culture, policy,
programs and 'The Framework' principles.
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Au siecle des Lumieres, le roman de nature edifiante emprunte de
nouvelles avenues, embrassant la forme didactique et le parti
antiphilosophique. Au contact des idees et des valeurs que
defendent Encyclopedistes et philosophes, les romanciers et les
romancieres sont amenes a s'interroger sur la religion dans ses
rapports sociaux et moraux avec la societe et a assortir les acquis
philosophiques aux dogmes chretiens a l'aide d'un discours alliant
foi et raison. En mobilisant la sensibilite, ils proposent un
expedient pieux selon lequel la religion serait mise au service de
l'ordre etabli et de la cohesion sociale. Le discours optimiste que
donnent a lire les romans des Lumieres catholiques renoue avec
l'idee de perfectibilite humaine et de progres social, devoilant un
espace de chevauchement qui brouille les frontieres entre
philosophie et antiphilosophie et qui temoigne de leur porosite.
Cet ouvrage collectif a pour objectifs d'explorer les entreprises
de mise en roman des Lumieres catholiques dans leurs dimensions
narrative, rhetorique, topique et philosophique afin d'en souligner
l'originalite et la complexite, d'exposer leur apport aux debats
qui marquent le XVIIIe siecle et de les rehabiliter dans la
constellation litteraire des Lumieres. --- In the eighteenth
century, edifying novels explored new strategies, embracing the
didactic form and the antiphilosophic party. Confronted with the
ideas and values that the Encyclopaedists and philosophers
defended, Catholic novelists were led to consider religion in its
moral and social relationships to society and to reconcile
philosophical findings and Christian doctrines by producing
discourses on the union of faith and reason. By mobilizing
sensibility, they propose a pious expedient whereby religion would
serve the established order and maintain social cohesion. The
optimistic discourse found in the novels of the Catholic
Enlightenment is characterised by its belief in human
perfectibility and social progress, which reveals an in-between
space where the line separating philosophy from anti-philosophy is
blurred and shown to be quite porous. This edited collection aims
to study the novelistic experiments of the Catholic Enlightenment
in their narrative, rhetorical, topical, and philosophical
dimensions in order to show their originality and complexity, to
reveal their contributions in the great debates of the eighteenth
century, and to give them back their due place in the literary
constellation of the Enlightenment.
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