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Story of a Secret State - My Report to the World (Paperback): Jan Karski Story of a Secret State - My Report to the World (Paperback)
Jan Karski; Foreword by Madeleine Albright; Afterword by Zbigniew Brzezinski; Contributions by Timothy Snyder, Barbara H. Kalabinski, …
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Jan Karski's Story of a Secret State stands as one of the most poignant and inspiring memoirs of World War II and the Holocaust. With elements of a spy thriller, documenting his experiences in the Polish Underground, and as one of the first accounts of the systematic slaughter of the Jews by the German Nazis, this volume is a remarkable testimony of one man's courage and a nation's struggle for resistance against overwhelming oppression. Karski was a brilliant young diplomat when war broke out in 1939 with Hitler's invasion of Poland. Taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army, which had simultaneously invaded from the East, Karski narrowly escaped the subsequent Katyn Forest Massacre. He became a member of the Polish Underground, the most significant resistance movement in occupied Europe, acting as a liaison and courier between the Underground and the Polish government-in-exile. He was twice smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto, and entered the Nazi's Izbica transit camp disguised as a guard, witnessing first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Karski's courage and testimony, conveyed in a breathtaking manner in Story of a Secret State, offer the narrative of one of the world's greatest eyewitnesses and an inspiration for all of humanity, emboldening each of us to rise to the challenge of standing up against evil and for human rights. This definitive edition-which includes a foreword by Madeleine Albright, a biographical essay by Yale historian Timothy Snyder, an afterword by Zbigniew Brzezinski, previously unpublished photos, notes, further reading, and a glossary-is an apt legacy for this hero of conscience during the most fraught and fragile moment in modern history.

Querida Amazonia - The Beloved Amazon (Paperback): Pope Francis Querida Amazonia - The Beloved Amazon (Paperback)
Pope Francis
R220 R204 Discovery Miles 2 040 Save R16 (7%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Beloved Amazonia - The Apostolic Exhortation and Other Documents from the Pan-Amazonian Synod (Paperback): Pope Francis Beloved Amazonia - The Apostolic Exhortation and Other Documents from the Pan-Amazonian Synod (Paperback)
Pope Francis; Introduction by Charles Lamb; Commentary by Michael Czerny
R410 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days
The Holy See and Hitler's Germany (Hardcover): G. Besier, Francesca Piombo The Holy See and Hitler's Germany (Hardcover)
G. Besier, Francesca Piombo
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Which events created the mindset and prepared the policy of the later-to-be Pope Pius XII? This study takes into account the recently declassified documents in the Vatican Archives dealing with the Catholic Church's policy regarding Germany in the 1920s and 1930s, strongly defined by Nuncio in Germany and, then, Cardinal State Secretary Eugenio Pacelli (later to become Pope Pius XII). It broadens its view to cover also the Vatican's stance towards other European dictatorships of that time, such as Fascist Italy, Franquist Spain, Salazar's Portugal, and the Dollfuss regime in Austria.

Idol Temples and Crafty Priests - The Origins of Enlightenment Anticlericalism (Hardcover): S.J. Barnett Idol Temples and Crafty Priests - The Origins of Enlightenment Anticlericalism (Hardcover)
S.J. Barnett
R2,647 Discovery Miles 26 470 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Barnett traces the Christian critique of the Church and its history in Protestant (English) and Catholic (Italian) thought from the Reformation to the Enlightenment. More than 150 years of bitter polemic between the two great confessions and their religious dissidents produced an unprecedented, comparative historical and sociological anticlericalism. In the last decades of the 17th century, English dissenting thought was pregnant with a critique of the Church, which came to be termed the "Deist" view of Church history: by 1700 the cornerstone of high "Enlightenment anticlerical thought" was in ascent. This work is intended for departments of history (courses in early modern European history, intellectual history), religious studies and philosophy.

The Spiritual Maxims of St. Francis de Sales (Hardcover): St.Francis De Sales The Spiritual Maxims of St. Francis de Sales (Hardcover)
St.Francis De Sales; Edited by C. F. Kelley
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
John Henry Newman and His Age (Hardcover): Owen F Cummings John Henry Newman and His Age (Hardcover)
Owen F Cummings; Foreword by John C Wester
R1,030 R874 Discovery Miles 8 740 Save R156 (15%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Interior Castle (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): St.Teresa of... Interior Castle (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
St.Teresa of Avila
R891 Discovery Miles 8 910 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Practices of Dialogue in the Roman Catholic Church - Aims and Obstacles, Lessons and Laments (Hardcover, Annotated edition):... Practices of Dialogue in the Roman Catholic Church - Aims and Obstacles, Lessons and Laments (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Bradford E. Hinze
R2,708 Discovery Miles 27 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the principal buzzwords of the Second Vatican Council (1963-65), along with collegiality, co-responsibility, full participation, and aggiornamento, was dialogue. This is a history of how the practices of dialogue have actually worked or failed to work at every level of the church over the past forty years. Beginning at the most basic level, that of the parish, the book moves up the ecclesiastical ladder from parish councils, to diocesan synods, to the (Roman) synod of bishops. The book moves laterally as well to include ecumenical and interreligious dialogues. A chapter is devoted to the fractious Call to Action Conference, initiated by the U.S. bishops in 1976; another to the new inclusive style of drafting pastoral letters by the U.S. bishops - "The Challenge of Peace" (1983), "Economic Justice for All" (1986), and the never approved pastoral on women ("Partners in the Mystery of Redemption"). A further chapter is devoted to Cardinal Bernardin's Catholic Common Ground Initiative, which is still going on, though it was initially publicly attacked by four U.S. cardinals. Finally, there is a chapter on what was perhaps the most radical and far-reaching exercise of dialogue of all, namely, the dialogical and democratic processes by which women religious revised their constitutions. This is a cautionary tale, filled with thick description of advances and retreats. In a curious way, the book is a sequel to the multi-volume "History of the Second Vatican Council", edited by Giuseppe Alberigo and Joseph Komonchak If those volumes tell us what transpired at the council, Hinze's volume tells us what happened when the council fathers went home and all the good ideas of the council were either put into effect or left to gather dust in the dead-letter bin. Vatican Council II is an ongoing experiment, and "Practices of Dialogue" is a series of reports from the labs.

The School of Mary - Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary (Hardcover): Monsignor Florian Kolfhaus The School of Mary - Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary (Hardcover)
Monsignor Florian Kolfhaus; Translated by Michaela Mineo
R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
History of the Restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England (Hardcover): William Bernard 1806-1889 Ullathorne History of the Restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England (Hardcover)
William Bernard 1806-1889 Ullathorne
R771 Discovery Miles 7 710 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Practical Holiness - Pope Francis as Spiritual Companion (Paperback): Albert Haase Practical Holiness - Pope Francis as Spiritual Companion (Paperback)
Albert Haase
R359 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R24 (7%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Good spiritual directors can be difficult to come by; this book offers Pope Francis to be yours. Ever wonder what advice the Pope would give you to help you grow in holiness, deepen your prayer life, know God's will? In Practical Holiness you'll find the keys to discovering the answers to those questions. With anecdotes about people and stories about saints, this exploration of Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation, Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness in Today's World, reminds you that there is no cookie-cutter approach to holiness and encourages you to rediscover your unique way of living out the Beatitudes and Jesus's two-fold command of love. You'll navigate through the "five great expressions of love of God and neighbor" - essential for any Christian in our self-absorbed, digital culture. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter, as well as forty personal questions at the end of the book, make this ideal for reflection, adult faith formation, book clubs, spiritual directors and their directees, and further catechesis during the RCIA's Mystogogia period between Easter and Pentecost.

Catholic Nationalism in the Irish Revival - A Study of Canon Sheehan, 1852-1913 (Hardcover): R Fleischmann Catholic Nationalism in the Irish Revival - A Study of Canon Sheehan, 1852-1913 (Hardcover)
R Fleischmann
R2,645 Discovery Miles 26 450 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Canon Sheehan's writings provide valuable insight into Ireland's difficult process of cultural reconstruction after independence. This astute observer of Irish society was pessimistic about the future of religion. Though himself a man of European culture, he made a case for the isolationism to become reality under the Free State. It is a case which today is easily scorned - but his works allow us to understand why it could command such support, and to appreciate its relative historical justification.

Vatican Policy on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - The Struggle for the Holy Land (Hardcover, New): Andrej Kreutz Vatican Policy on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - The Struggle for the Holy Land (Hardcover, New)
Andrej Kreutz
R2,558 Discovery Miles 25 580 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

The Vatican's foreign relations, particularly their Middle Eastern aspects, are generally little known. This book attempts to clear up the misunderstandings and misconceptions in regard to the Vatican's Middle Eastern relations. For more than a thousand years, the Holy See has been inextricably involved in the Middle East; indeed, the very roots of the Roman Catholic Church originate there. Yet despite the religious overtones of the Holy Land issue, Kreutz argues that the Vatican's Middle Eastern policy is much more than an expression of its religious and secular ideology, it is a reflection of the social, political, and economic climate. The study begins with background on the Roman Catholic Church and its links to the Third World, especially the Middle East. The balance of the book provides a chronological historical analysis of the Vatican's involvement in the Palestinian problem beginning around 1900 through 1988. Kreutz examines its relations in regard to the beginning of Zionist settlement in Palestine, the Holocaust, the 1947-1948 partition plan and the creation of Israel and the Arab refugee problem. He focuses on the aftermath of the Arab-Israeli Six Day War in 1967 including the growth of the Palestinian national movement, and the present day attitude of the Vatican under Pope John Paul II.

The Mirror Of Perfection; Being a Record of Saint Francis of Assisi Ascribed to His Companion, Brother Leo of Assisi... The Mirror Of Perfection; Being a Record of Saint Francis of Assisi Ascribed to His Companion, Brother Leo of Assisi (Hardcover)
Brother -1271 Leo, Constance Mary Elizabeth Lady Wyatt, Father O S F C Cuthbert
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
The Glory of the Crusades (Paperback): Steve Weidenkopf The Glory of the Crusades (Paperback)
Steve Weidenkopf
R508 R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Catholic Figures, Queer Narratives (Hardcover): L. Gallagher Catholic Figures, Queer Narratives (Hardcover)
L. Gallagher; Frederick S. Roden, Patricia Juliana Smith
R2,646 Discovery Miles 26 460 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

This new volume of essays examines the relationship between Catholicism and homosexuality. Why did so many literary Modernists embrace Catholicism? What is their relationship between historical homophobia and contemporary struggles between the Church and the homosexual? Moving from the Gothic to the late Twentieth-century, from Britain to America and France, "Catholic Figures, Queer Narratives" interrogates what is queer about Catholicism and what is modern about homosexuality. The result is a radical revision of the sacred - in life and art, the body and devotion.

The Little Flowers of Saint Francis - Easy to Read Layout (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Saint... The Little Flowers of Saint Francis - Easy to Read Layout (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Saint Francis of Assisi
R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
The Everlasting Man (Hardcover): G. K. Chesterton The Everlasting Man (Hardcover)
G. K. Chesterton
R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Reading the Signs - Using Case Studies to Discuss Student Life Issues at Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United... Reading the Signs - Using Case Studies to Discuss Student Life Issues at Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United States (Hardcover, New)
Sandra M.- Estanek, Robert S. Meyer, Laura A. Wankel, Edward P. Wright
R2,467 Discovery Miles 24 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this book is to provide student affairs professionals who work at Catholic colleges and universities a tool for reflection and dialogue on difficult issues they face on their campuses. It is intended to be used in staff development sessions, in training sessions with student leaders and resident assistants, and in master's level student affairs preparation programs at Catholic colleges and universities. This book is the next step in a series of projects that began in the early 1990s after the publication by the Vatican of the apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae. This book is a collection of case studies that focus on particular issues related to Catholic identity that are faced by student affairs professionals who work at Catholic colleges and universities. By its very nature, the focus on the difficult issues we face is a limitation. The editors in no way wish to imply that Catholic identity is only about problems. Previous research and experience clearly indicates those who work at Catholic institutions understand and embrace the opportunities that this environment provides for them. But as Schaller and Boyle (2006) indicated, there is a need for dialogue around the difficult issues that we face. The editors believe that a book of case studies is particularly helpful because it allows a staff to discuss problems at fictionalized universities and then ask themselves, "What would we do here?" The editors solicited cases using a mailing list provided by the Association for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU); thus, the cases included in this book represent the real concerns of those practicing in the field. Some of the cases that are included are true stories of situations that actually happened, some are fictional, and some are hybrid stories based on actual events but changed to illustrate an issue. To protect the privacy of those who were kind enough to share their difficult issues with their colleagues, the names of case contributors are listed at the beginning of the book in alphabetical order, rather than being listed with the cases they contributed.

Papacy and Law in the Gregorian Revolution - The Canonistic Work of Anselm of Lucca (Hardcover): Kathleen G. Cushing Papacy and Law in the Gregorian Revolution - The Canonistic Work of Anselm of Lucca (Hardcover)
Kathleen G. Cushing
R5,011 Discovery Miles 50 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This work explores the role of canon law in the ecclesiastical reform movement of the eleventh century, commonly known as the Gregorian Reform. Focusing on the Collectio canonum of Bishop Anselm of Lucca, it explores how the reformers came to value and employ law as as means of achieving desired ends in a time of social upheaval and revolution.

Revelation (Paperback): Peter S. Williamson, Peter Williamson, Mary Healy Revelation (Paperback)
Peter S. Williamson, Peter Williamson, Mary Healy
R606 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R67 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In this addition to the well-received Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS), seasoned New Testament scholar and popular speaker Peter Williamson interprets Revelation from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and students alike. The seventeen-volume CCSS series, which will cover the entire New Testament, relates Scripture to Christian life today, is faithfully Catholic, and is supplemented by features designed to help readers understand the Bible more deeply and use it more effectively in teaching, preaching, evangelization, and other forms of ministry. Drawn from the best of contemporary scholarship, series volumes are keyed to the liturgical year and include an index of pastoral subjects.

Japan on the Jesuit Stage - Transmissions, Receptions, and Regional Contexts (Hardcover): Haruka Oba, Akihiko Watanabe, Florian... Japan on the Jesuit Stage - Transmissions, Receptions, and Regional Contexts (Hardcover)
Haruka Oba, Akihiko Watanabe, Florian Schaffenrath
R3,719 Discovery Miles 37 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Japan on the Jesuit Stage offers a comprehensive overview of the representations of Japan in early modern European Neo-Latin school theater. The chapters in the volume catalog and analyze representative plays which were produced in the hundreds all over Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to present-day Croatia and Poland. Taking full account of existing scholarship, but also introducing a large amount of previously unknown primary material, the contributions by European and Japanese researchers significantly expand the horizon of investigation on early modern European theatrical reception of East Asian elements and will be of particular interest to students of global history, Neo-Latin, and theater studies.

Crossing the Threshold of Confusion (Hardcover): Andrew J. McCauley Crossing the Threshold of Confusion (Hardcover)
Andrew J. McCauley
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Despite all the hoopla about Pope John Paul II, some believe he has been an unparalleled disaster in the history of the papacy and of the Church. In "Crossing the Threshold of Confusion, " author Andrew J. McCauley examines the record of this pope and discusses the harm he has done or has allowed to have happened not only to the Church but to Western civilization. McCauley uncovers countless faults many Catholic leaders have overlooked, including: Pope John Paul II's failure to enforce discipline in the Church, especially against widespread sexual abuse by priests; his statements alleging and implying universal salvation; the destabilization of marriage caused by his theology of the body; the conflicting messages that confuse the Church's position on capital punishment; his stance on the nature of the Church as a result of Vatican II.This exploration of recent Catholic history studies the ideas, writings, and policies of Pope John Paul II, from his life a young priest to his final days as pope, and examines their compatibility with traditional Catholic doctrine and practice. "Crossing the Threshold of Confusion" presents a case against the canonization of Pope John Paul II and demonstrates how his record warrants condemnation.

Scattered and Gathered (Hardcover): Michael L Budde Scattered and Gathered (Hardcover)
Michael L Budde
R1,167 R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Save R186 (16%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days
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