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Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity - and the Making of the New Testament (Paperback, New Ed): Markus Vinzent Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity - and the Making of the New Testament (Paperback, New Ed)
Markus Vinzent
R1,338 Discovery Miles 13 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Why is the Resurrection of Christ so remote, almost non-existent in many early Christian writings of the first 140 years of Christianity? This is the first Patristic book to focus on the development of the belief in the Resurrection of Christ through the first centuries A.D. By Paul, Christ's Resurrection is regarded as the basis of Christian hope. In the fourth century it becomes a central Christian tenet. But what about the discrepancy in the first three centuries? This thought provoking book explores this core topic in Christian culture and theology. Taking a broad approach - including iconography, archaeology, history, philosophy, Jewish Studies and theology - Markus Vinzent offers innovative reading of well known biblical and other texts complemented by rarely discussed evidence. Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the wilderness of unorthodox perspectives in the breadth of early Christian writings. It is an eye-opening experience with insights into the craftsmanship of early Christianity - and the earliest existential debates about life and death, death and life - all centred on the cross, on suffering, enduring and sacrifice.

The Unfinished Reformation - What Unites and Divides Catholics and Protestants After 500 Years (Paperback): Gregg Allison,... The Unfinished Reformation - What Unites and Divides Catholics and Protestants After 500 Years (Paperback)
Gregg Allison, Christopher A. Castaldo
R315 R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Save R55 (17%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

The Unfinished Reformation offers a thoughtful look at the key theological and sociological differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. In 1517 a Catholic monk nailed a list of grievances on the door of a church in Germany and launched a revolution in the history of Christianity. That monk was Martin Luther, and the revolution was the Protestant Reformation. What followed this upheaval was flexibility and innovation in the church but also religious instability and division, particularly among the Catholic and Protestant fault line. Five hundred years later, there continues to be unresolved issues between the Protestant and Catholic churches. So, Gregg Allison and Chris Castaldo ask... is the Reformation really finished? The Unfinished Reformation is a brief and clear guide to the key points of unity and divergence between the two largest branches of Christianity. Fundamental differences in doctrine and practice are addressed in detail: Scripture, Tradition, and Interpretation Image of God, Sin, and Mary Church and Sacraments Salvation Written in an accessible and informative style, The Unfinished Reformation provokes thought about Christian beliefs, equips you for healthy conversations with those on "the other side of the divide", and encourages fruitful discussion about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Life You Save May Be Your Own - An American Pilgrimage (Paperback): Paul Elie The Life You Save May Be Your Own - An American Pilgrimage (Paperback)
Paul Elie
R748 R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Save R116 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story of four modern American Catholics who made literature out of their search for God
In the mid-twentieth century four American Catholics came to believe that the best way to explore the questions of religious faith was to write about them-in works that readers of all kinds could admire. "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" is their story-a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us.
Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk in Kentucky; Dorothy Day the founder of the Catholic Worker in New York; Flannery O'Connor a "Christ-haunted" literary prodigy in Georgia; Walker Percy a doctor in New Orleans who quit medicine to write fiction and philosophy. A friend came up with a name for them-the School of the Holy Ghost-and for three decades they exchanged letters, ardently read one another's books, and grappled with what one of them called a "predicament shared in common."
A pilgrimage is a journey taken in light of a story; and in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" Paul Elie tells these writers' story as a pilgrimage from the God-obsessed literary past of Dante and Dostoevsky out into the thrilling chaos of postwar American life. It is a story of how the Catholic faith, in their vision of things, took on forms the faithful could not have anticipated. And it is a story about the ways we look to great books and writers to help us make sense of our experience, about the power of literature to change-to save-our lives.

A Month with Julian of Norwich (Paperback): Emily Oakley, Kathy Dyke, Michelle Clark A Month with Julian of Norwich (Paperback)
Emily Oakley, Kathy Dyke, Michelle Clark; Edited by Rima Devereaux 1
R208 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R16 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers the opportunity to spend a month with Julian of Norwich, with readings for both morning and evening

Liberal Religion - Progressive versions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Paperback): Emanuel De Kadt Liberal Religion - Progressive versions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Paperback)
Emanuel De Kadt
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in religion and religious issues. Some have linked this to a neo-liberal form of individualism, while others noted that secularism has left people bereft of a humanly necessary link with the transcendent. The importance of identity issues has also been remarked upon. This book examines how liberal forms of religion are allowing people to engage with religion on their own terms, while also feeling part of something more universal. Looking at liberal approaches to the Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Protestant and Roman Catholic Christianity and Islam - this book teases out how postmodern culture has shaped the way in which people engage with these religions. It also compares and contrasts how liberal thinking and theology have been expressed in each of the faiths examined, as well as the reactionary responses to its emergence. By considering how liberalism has influenced the narrative around the Abrahamic faiths, this book demonstrates how malleable faith and spirituality can be. As such, it will be of interest to scholars working in Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology and Cultural Anthropology.

The Unknown Relatives - The Catholic as the Other in the Victorian Novel (Paperback): Monika Mazurek The Unknown Relatives - The Catholic as the Other in the Victorian Novel (Paperback)
Monika Mazurek
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Unknown Relatives analyses a large body of Victorian literary texts dealing with the topic of Catholicism and Catholics, written from the non-Catholic perspective. The readings of these texts are inspired by psychoanalytic criticism, primarily by the work of Freud and Kristeva. Kristeva's work on abjection, the paradoxical repulsion mixed with attraction, provides the framework for the first part of the book, which argues that Victorian depictions of Catholicism exhibit the same mixture of fascination and attraction. The second part of the book is constructed largely around Freud's idea of the uncanny, showing how Catholicism was cast in the role of the archaic religion, profoundly strange and yet at the same time somehow familiar. The book includes the readings of a number of Victorian authors, both canonical (Charlotte Bronte, William Thackeray, Charles Dickens) and lesser-known ones (George Borrow, John Shorthouse, Mrs Humphry Ward). The book will be of interest to scholars of cultural, literary and religious studies, as well as to readers interested in the matters of religion in literature and religious prejudice.

The Everyday Life of the Templars - The Knights Templar at Home (Hardcover): Helen J Nicholson The Everyday Life of the Templars - The Knights Templar at Home (Hardcover)
Helen J Nicholson
R608 R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Save R110 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Knights Templar did not write about themselves, or keep diaries, so you would be forgiven for thinking there would not be much to know about their everyday lives. However, the records of the Templars' estates tell us how they lived-from the buildings they lived in and their furnishings, to the books and ornaments in their chapels, and their clothes and crockery. These early fourteenth-century records tell us about the men and women who worked for the Templars on their lands and in their houses, their tenants, and the people who owed them money. We can see what animals they kept, from fine warhorses to hard-working plough animals, alongside cattle, pigs, and vast flocks of sheep. Drawing on these records, along with archaeological evidence and the Templars' own regulations, Helen Nicholson sets out to reconstruct how the Templars lived from day to day, in both the Middle East and Western Europe. The result is a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of these pious men, who were not powerful nobles or churchmen, yet held great influence in medieval Europe.

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism (Paperback): John Zmirak The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism (Paperback)
John Zmirak
R637 R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Save R92 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Back by popular demand, the bestselling Politically Incorrect Guides provide an unvarnished, unapologetic overview of controversial topics every American should understand. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism refutes misrepresentations and misconceptions about the Catholic Church and separates rumor from truth when it comes to Catholic traditions, faith, and controversial leaders.

I Am God's Storyteller (Hardcover): Lisa M. Hendey I Am God's Storyteller (Hardcover)
Lisa M. Hendey; Illustrated by Eric Carlson
R503 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R77 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

I Am God's Storyteller invites children to use their gifts to shine God's light and share the Gospel. Offering children examples of noted storytellers in Bible history (Sarah, Moses, Deborah, Esther, David, Isaiah, Mary, John the Baptist, and the Evangelists and early Church), this colorful and engaging picture book also looks at how Jesus used storytelling to teach and share his message of faith, hope and love. I Am God's Storyteller concludes by asking children to be "God's storytellers," and helps them to understand that our world needs them now more than ever to shine God's light. Includes information for parents, teachers and caregivers, with suggestions and guidelines for building a love for storytelling in the hearts of children. With encouragement and empowerment, young storytellers are sent on a mission to engage the world around them with joy and creativity.

The Drama of Salvation - How God Rescues Us from Our Sins and Brings Us to Eternal Life (Paperback): Jimmy Akin The Drama of Salvation - How God Rescues Us from Our Sins and Brings Us to Eternal Life (Paperback)
Jimmy Akin
R559 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R86 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki - Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives (Hardcover): Gwyn McClelland Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki - Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives (Hardcover)
Gwyn McClelland
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 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.

Pope Francis - Journeys of a Peacemaker (Hardcover): Mario I. Aguilar Pope Francis - Journeys of a Peacemaker (Hardcover)
Mario I. Aguilar
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is about Pope Francis, the diplomat. In his eight years of pontificate, Pope Francis as a peacemaker has propagated the ideas of human and divine cooperation to build a global human fraternity through his journeys outside the Vatican. This book discusses his endeavours to connect and develop a common peaceful international order between countries, faith communities, and even antagonistic communities through a peaceful journey of human beings. The book analyses his speeches, and meetings as a diplomat of peace, including his visits to Cuba and the United States, and his mediations for peace in Colombia, Myanmar, Kenya, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Jerusalem, the Central African Republic, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It discusses the role of Pope Francis as mediator in different circumstances through his own writings, letters, and Vatican documents; his encounters with world leaders; as well as his contributions to a universal understanding on inter-faith dialogue, climate change and the environment, and human migration and the refugee crisis. The volume also sheds light on his ideas on a post-pandemic just social order, as summarised in his 2020 encyclical. A definitive work on the diplomacy and the travels of Pope Francis, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of religious studies, peace and conflict studies, ethics and philosophy, and political science and international relations. It will be of great interest to the general reader as well.

Earthen Vessels - The Practice of Personal Prayer According to the Tradition of the Holy Fathers (Paperback): Gabriel Bunge Earthen Vessels - The Practice of Personal Prayer According to the Tradition of the Holy Fathers (Paperback)
Gabriel Bunge 1
R450 R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Save R75 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Glory of the Crusades (Paperback): Steve Weidenkopf The Glory of the Crusades (Paperback)
Steve Weidenkopf
R580 R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Save R97 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Be Restored - Healing Our Sexual Wounds Through Jesus' Merciful Love (Paperback): Bob Schuchts Be Restored - Healing Our Sexual Wounds Through Jesus' Merciful Love (Paperback)
Bob Schuchts; Foreword by Sr Miriam James Heidland Solt; Afterword by Mark Toups
R511 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Luke Wadding, the Irish Franciscans, and Global Catholicism (Paperback): Matteo Binasco Luke Wadding, the Irish Franciscans, and Global Catholicism (Paperback)
Matteo Binasco
R1,237 Discovery Miles 12 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the endeavors and activities of one of the most prominent early modern Irishmen in exile, the Franciscan Luke Wadding. Born in Ireland, educated in the Iberian Peninsula, Wadding arrived in Rome in 1618, where he would die in 1657. In the "Eternal City," the Franciscan emerged as an outstanding theologian, a learned scholar, a diplomat, and a college founder. This innovative collection of chapters brings together a group of international scholars who provide a ground-breaking analysis of the many cultural, political, and religious facets of Wadding's life. They illustrate the challenges and changes faced by an Irishman who emerged as one of the most outstanding global figures of the Catholic Reformation. The volume will attract scholars of the early modern period, early modern Catholicism, and Irish emigration.

Small Things With Great Love - A 9-Day Novena to Mother Teresa, Saint of the Gutters (Paperback): Donna Marie Cooper... Small Things With Great Love - A 9-Day Novena to Mother Teresa, Saint of the Gutters (Paperback)
Donna Marie Cooper O'Boyle
R221 R180 Discovery Miles 1 800 Save R41 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What can we learn from the Saint of the Gutters? How might her wisdom and intercession help us in our present needs? After all, Mother Teresa was very small in stature, even frail in some respects, and she was a woman-the supposed "weaker sex." However, this petite woman's "yes" to God truly changed the world forever. She opened the world's eyes to our duties to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and told us that a far worse hunger exists in our Western world. She continues to encourage us to reach out in love to those in need. Through this novena of prayer, our faith is energized as we "sit at St. Teresa of Calcutta's feet" to learn lessons of love, and invoke her intercession for our urgent, as well as our lesser needs-big and small-she will help!

Stations of the Cross (Paperback): John Henry Newman Stations of the Cross (Paperback)
John Henry Newman
R193 R156 Discovery Miles 1 560 Save R37 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Visual Approach to the Study of Religious Orders - Zooming in on Monasteries (Hardcover): Marcin Jewdokimow, Thomas Quartier,... A Visual Approach to the Study of Religious Orders - Zooming in on Monasteries (Hardcover)
Marcin Jewdokimow, Thomas Quartier, OSB
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Visual Approach to the Study of Religious Orders applies visual methods to the exploration of various facets of religious life, such as everyday lived experience, contemporary monastic identity or monastic architecture. Presenting a series of visual essays, it treats images not as simple illustrations but as an autonomous form of expression, capable of unveiling vital and developmental layers of experience, while inviting readers to examine and interpret the data themselves. The first book of its kind, it brings together case studies from various locations across Europe to demonstrate what the use of visual methodologies can contribute to social scientific research on religious orders. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, religious studies and theology and anyone with interests in religious orders.

American Catholic Bishops and the Politics of Scandal - Rhetoric of Authority (Hardcover): Meaghan O'Keefe American Catholic Bishops and the Politics of Scandal - Rhetoric of Authority (Hardcover)
Meaghan O'Keefe
R3,900 Discovery Miles 39 000 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.

How to Read (and Write) Like a Catholic (Hardcover): Joshua Hren How to Read (and Write) Like a Catholic (Hardcover)
Joshua Hren
R941 R775 Discovery Miles 7 750 Save R166 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Catholic Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights (Paperback): Leonard Francis Taylor Catholic Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights (Paperback)
Leonard Francis Taylor
R783 Discovery Miles 7 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

It is because Catholicism played such a formative role in the construction of Western legal culture that it is the focal point of this enquiry. The account of international law from its origin in the treaties of Westphalia, and located in the writing of the Grotian tradition, had lost contact with another cosmopolitan history of international law that reappeared with the growth of the early twentieth century human rights movement. The beginnings of the human rights movement, grounded in democratic sovereign power, returned to that moral vocabulary to promote the further growth of international order in the twentieth century. In recognising this technique of periodically returning to Western cosmopolitan legal culture, this book endeavours to provide a more complete account of the human rights project that factors in the contribution that cosmopolitan Catholicism made to a general theory of sovereignty, international law and human rights.

What They Don't Teach You in Catholic College (Hardcover): John Wijngaards What They Don't Teach You in Catholic College (Hardcover)
John Wijngaards
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A 216-page hardcover book that makes the case for women in the Catholic priesthood - even though the hierarchy of the Church has traditionally opposed the idea, based largely on their belief that Christ wanted a male-only priesthood for all time. The author, a renowned theologian, disputes that ultra-conservative viewpoint and explains why it is in the Church's best interest to ordain women.

The Little Office of Baltimore - Traditional Catholic Daily Prayer (Leather / fine binding): Claudio R Salvucci The Little Office of Baltimore - Traditional Catholic Daily Prayer (Leather / fine binding)
Claudio R Salvucci
R835 R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Save R133 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Temperament God Gave Your Kids - Motivate, Discipline and Love Your Children (Paperback): Art Bennett, Laraine Bennett The Temperament God Gave Your Kids - Motivate, Discipline and Love Your Children (Paperback)
Art Bennett, Laraine Bennett
R479 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R87 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Do you have a child who is into everything? Your energetic, bubbly child is often the center of attention and sometimes in the middle of trouble

Or perhaps you have a child who is just the opposite: quiet, studious, and slow to warm up in social situations.

Art and Laraine Bennett provide an accessible synthesis of classical wisdom, modern counseling, science, Catholic spirituality, and wonderful storytelling to the four basic temperaments that serve as the foundation of one's personality and approach to life. This is the authors third book on the topic of temperaments, sharing not only their professional expertise but also their personal life experiences. They have been married for thirty-four years and have four children one each of the four temperament types

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