0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R50 - R100 (50)
  • R100 - R250 (1,123)
  • R250 - R500 (5,200)
  • R500+ (9,570)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church

Religion Italian Style - Continuities and Changes in a Catholic Country (Hardcover, New Ed): Franco Garelli Religion Italian Style - Continuities and Changes in a Catholic Country (Hardcover, New Ed)
Franco Garelli
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Italy's traditional subcultures - Communist, Socialist, Liberal, Republican, Right-wing - have largely dissolved and yet Catholics have retained their vitality and solidity. How can the vast majority of Italians continue to maintain some connection with Catholicism? How much is the Italian situation influenced by the closeness of the Vatican? Examining the religious condition of contemporary Italy, Religion Italian Style argues that the relationship between religion and society in Italy has unique characteristics when compared with what is happening in other European Catholic Countries. Exploring key topics and religious trends which question how the population feel - from the laity and the role of religions in the public sphere, to moral debates, forms of religious pluralism, and new spiritualities - this book questions how these affect religious life, and how intricately religion is interwoven with the nation's fabric and the dynamics of the whole society.

Discussions in History and Theology (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback): George P. Fisher Discussions in History and Theology (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
George P. Fisher
R1,554 Discovery Miles 15 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1880 and reprinted in 1987, this is a fascinating collection of essays by the nineteenth-century theologian and historian George P. Fisher, arranged into three key classifications. The first group comprises papers that relate to the history, polity and dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church, with a particular focus on how the religion of ancient Rome reappears in the characteristic features of Latin Christianity. The second group of essays relates to the New England theology that was pioneered by Jonathan Edwards and entailed important modifications in the philosophy of Calvinism. Unitarianism is also discussed in detail, which is the subject of a paper on Channing, who was regarded as the most prominent representative of the movement in America. The third set of essays explores Theism and Christian evidences, with papers presenting analyses of rationalistic theory, Atheism, and the intellectual and spiritual career of the Apostle Paul. A fascinating and comprehensive collection, this important reissue will be of particular value to students interested in the interplay between history and Christian theology.

Fulton J. Sheen (Paperback): Alexis Walkenstein Fulton J. Sheen (Paperback)
Alexis Walkenstein
R327 R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Save R60 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory (Paperback): Susan Tassone The Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory (Paperback)
Susan Tassone
R268 R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Save R51 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Giving the Holy Souls in Purgatory an indulgence is "the highest act of supernatural charity, " says Pope John Paul II. What better way to pray for them than by adapting the Rosary?

Saints and Social Justice - A Guide to the Changing World (Paperback): Brandon Vogt Saints and Social Justice - A Guide to the Changing World (Paperback)
Brandon Vogt
R409 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With the help of fourteen saints, it's time we reclaim Catholic social teaching and rediscover it through the lives of those who best lived it out. Follow in the saints' footsteps, learn from their example, and become the spark of authentic social justice that sets the world on fire.

Conversion to Catholicism in Early Modern Italy (Hardcover): Peter A. Mazur Conversion to Catholicism in Early Modern Italy (Hardcover)
Peter A. Mazur
R4,197 Discovery Miles 41 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, conversion took on a new importance within the Catholic world, as its leaders faced the challenge of expanding the church's reach to new peoples and continents while at the same time reinforcing its authority in the Old World. Based on new archival research, this book details the extraordinary stories of converts who embraced a new religious identity in a territory where papal authority and Catholic orthodoxy were arguably at their strongest: the Italian peninsula. Through an analysis of both the unique strategies employed by clerics to attract and educate converts, and the biographies of the men and women-soldiers, aristocrats, and charlatans-who negotiated new positions for themselves in Rome and the other cities of the peninsula, a new image of Italy during the Counter-reformation emerges: a place where repression and toleration alternated in unexpected ways, leaving room for negotiation and exchange with members of rival faiths.

English Catholics and the Education of the Poor, 1847-1902 (Paperback): Eric G. Tenbus English Catholics and the Education of the Poor, 1847-1902 (Paperback)
Eric G. Tenbus
R1,470 Discovery Miles 14 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Filling an important gap in the historiography of Victorian Britain, this book examines the English Catholic Church's efforts during the second half of the nineteenth century to provide elementary education for Catholics.

The Social Life of Prayer - Anthropological Engagements with Christian Practice (Hardcover): Andreas Bandak The Social Life of Prayer - Anthropological Engagements with Christian Practice (Hardcover)
Andreas Bandak
R3,902 Discovery Miles 39 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book brings the theme of prayer into anthropological discussion. Across diverse significant ethnographic case studies, five anthropologists attend to prayers and how they are performed and seen to intervene in the social world. The studies include Pentecostals in Zambia, Charismatic Christians in Ghana, Protestants in Scotland, Eastern Orthodox Christians in Romania, and Catholics in Syria. Across these ethnographic cases, the book argues that focusing on the social life of prayer offers a significant way to engage with matters close to people. Prayers are a way to map affect and the affective relationships people hold in what they are oriented towards and care about. Taking its cue from Marcel Mauss, the book invites us to go beyond the individual and see how prayers always point to a broader social landscape of obligation and affective investment. Focusing on the social life of prayers, the book posits, accordingly entices a particular form of situated comparison of diverse Christian traditions that pushes the scholarly conversation on Christianity to consider central questions of agency, responsibility and subjectivity. Taking up prayer as the object of study, this book offers novel anthropological perspectives on Christian life and practice. The chapters in this book were originally published a special issue of Religion.

Thomas Aquinas: The Basics - The Basics (Hardcover): Franklin T. Harkins Thomas Aquinas: The Basics - The Basics (Hardcover)
Franklin T. Harkins
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thomas Aquinas: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the theology of arguably the greatest theologian and philosopher of the Middle Ages. The sophistication and complexity of his thought can be daunting for those approaching his work for the first time. Through this lively and accessible book, Harkins provides an entry point to understanding Aquinas's mature theological thought. As well as giving an overview of Aquinas's life and written works, this book examines Aquinas's understanding of: * the nature and purpose of theology; * God's nature, existence, and operations; * the Trinity; * creation; * evil; * the human person, human happiness, and the virtues; * Christ and salvation; and * the sacraments. Including a useful glossary of key terms, this text is ideal for students and interested non-specialists seeking an understanding of the theology of Aquinas.

Manual of the Holy Face (Paperback): Amp Manual of the Holy Face (Paperback)
Amp
R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Vatican Cookbook (Hardcover): Vatican City Vatican Cookbook (Hardcover)
Vatican City; David Geisser; Contributions by Edwin Niederberger, Thomas Kelly
R1,058 R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Save R165 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
International Explorations of Contemplative Leadership in Catholic Education (Paperback): Merylann "Mimi" J. Schuttloffel International Explorations of Contemplative Leadership in Catholic Education (Paperback)
Merylann "Mimi" J. Schuttloffel
R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book highlights the model of contemplative Catholic school leadership as an influence on faith-formation cultures within the Catholic school, and it demonstrates the impact of cultural factors on Catholic identity formation. By integrating reflection and Catholic values with a leader's decision-making process, the model described in this volume seeks coherence between the leader's faith beliefs and their behaviors. Including five unique, international case studies, this research emphasizes the character of the school leader-including faith identity-as the principal architect of the school's culture.

The Virgin Mary across Cultures - Devotion among Costa Rican Catholic and Finnish Orthodox Women (Paperback): Elina Vuola The Virgin Mary across Cultures - Devotion among Costa Rican Catholic and Finnish Orthodox Women (Paperback)
Elina Vuola
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines women's relationship to the Virgin Mary in two different cultural and religious contexts, and compares how these relationships have been analyzed and explained on a theological and a sociological level. The figure of the Virgin Mary is a divisive one in our modern culture. To some, she appears to be a symbol of religious oppression, while to others, she is a constant comfort and even an inspiration towards empowerment. Drawing on the author's own ethnographic research among Catholic Costa Rican women and Orthodox Finnish women, this study relates their experiences with Mary to the folklore and popular religion materials present in each culture. The book combines not only different social and religious frameworks but also takes a critical look at ways in which feminists have (mis)interpreted the meaning of Mary for women. It therefore combines theological and ethnographic methods in order to create a feminist Marian theology that is particularly attentive to women's lived religious practices and theological thinking. This study provides a unique ethnographically informed insight into women's religious interactions with Mary. As such, it will be of great interest to those researching in religious studies and theology, gender studies, Latin American studies, anthropology of religion, and folklore studies.

Fealty and Fidelity: The Lazarists of Bourbon France, 1660-1736 - The Lazarists of Bourbon France, 1660-1736 (Hardcover, New... Fealty and Fidelity: The Lazarists of Bourbon France, 1660-1736 - The Lazarists of Bourbon France, 1660-1736 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sean Alexander Smith
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The career of the French saint Vincent de Paul has attracted the attention of hundreds of authors since his death in 1660, but the fate of his legacy - entrusted to the body of priests called the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists) - remains vastly neglected. De Paul spent a lifetime working for the reform of the clergy and the evangelization of the rural poor. After his death, his ethos was universally lauded as one of the most important elements in the regeneration of the French church, but what happened to this ethos after he died? This book provides a thorough examination of the major activities of de Paul's immediate followers. It begins by analysing the unique model of religious life designed by de Paul - a model created in contradistinction to more worldly clerical institutes, above all the Society of Jesus. Before he died, de Paul made very clear that fidelity to this model demanded that his disciples avoid the corridors of power. However, this book follows the subsequent departures from this command to demonstrate that the Congregation became one of the most powerful orders in France. The book includes a study of the termination of the little-known Madagascar mission, which was closed in 1671. This mission, replete with colonial scandal and mismanagement, revealed the terrible pressures on de Paul's followers in the decade after his demise. The end of the mission occasioned the first major reassessment of the Congregation's goals as a missionary institute, and involved abandoning some of the goals the founder had nourished. The rest of the book reveals how the Lazarists recovered from the setbacks of Madagascar, famously becoming parish priests of Louis XIV at Versailles in 1672. From then on, fealty to Louis XIV gradually trumped fidelity to de Paul. The book also investigates the darker side of the Congregation's novel alliance with the monarch, by examining its treatment of Huguenot prisoners at Marseille later in the century, and its involvement with the slave trade in the Indian Ocean. This study is a wide-ranging investigation of the Lazarists' activities in the French Empire, ultimately concluding that they eclipsed the Society of Jesus. Finally, it contributes new information to the literature on Louis XIV's prickly relationship with religious agents that will surprise historians working in this area.

Purification of Memory - A Study of Modern Orthodox Theologians from a Catholic Perspective (Paperback): Ambrose Mong Purification of Memory - A Study of Modern Orthodox Theologians from a Catholic Perspective (Paperback)
Ambrose Mong
R862 Discovery Miles 8 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although its various bodies boast a combined total of at least 300 million members, the Eastern Orthodox Church is widely perceived among members of other denominations to be an exotic branch of the faith, often shrouded in mysticism and misunderstanding that has been exacerbated by the longstanding Eastern-Western split. In 'Purification of Memory', Ambrose Mong casts light on the true nature of Orthodox theology, illuminating the thinking of eight distinguished modern Orthodox theologians who have made important contributions on topics as ecclesiology, ecumenism, Christology, and Mariology. Approaching the work of John Meyendorff, Nicholas Afanasiev, John Zizioulas, Georges Florovsky, Sergius Bulgakov, Vladimir Lossky, Nicolas Berdyaev, and Jaroslav Pelikan from an ecumenical standpoint, Mong deftly draws comparisons with the theology of their Roman Catholic counterparts to reveal points on which the two traditions have much more in common than either side will always admit. The author interweaves these comparisons with a fascinating exposition of the history of the schism between the Eastern and Western Churches to demonstrate decisively that in spite of the bitter mistrust dividing them, they share a common heritage which could, and should, serve as a basis for reunification. Before old wounds can mend, however, a healing process of forgetting, characterized by Pope John Paul II as a 'purification of memory', must take place to clear the path towards a long-awaited return to unity.

The Jesuit Missions to China and Peru, 1570-1610 - Expectations and Appraisals of Expansionism (Paperback): Ana Carolina Hosne The Jesuit Missions to China and Peru, 1570-1610 - Expectations and Appraisals of Expansionism (Paperback)
Ana Carolina Hosne
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The rulers of the overseas empires summoned the Society of Jesus to evangelize their new subjects in the 'New World' which Spain and Portugal shared; this book is about how two different missions, in China and Peru, evolved in the early modern world. From a European perspective, this book is about the way Christianity expanded in the early modern period, craving universalism. In China, Matteo Ricci was so impressed by the influence that the scholar-officials were able to exert on the Ming Emperor himself that he likened them to the philosopher-kings of Plato's Republic. The Jesuits in China were in the hands of the scholar-officials, with the Emperor at the apex, who had the power to decide whether they could stay or not. Meanwhile, in Peru, the Society of Jesus was required to impose Tridentine Catholicism by Philip II, independently of Rome, a task that entailed compliance with the colonial authorities' demands. This book explores how leading Jesuits, Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) in China and Jose de Acosta (1540-1600) in Peru, envisioned mission projects and reflected them on the catechisms they both composed, with a remarkable power of endurance. It offers a reflection on how the Jesuits conceived and assessed these mission spaces, in which their keen political acumen and a certain taste for power unfolded, playing key roles in envisioning new doctrinal directions and reflecting them in their doctrinal texts.

The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages (Routledge Revivals) - 476-752 (Paperback): Jeffrey Richards The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages (Routledge Revivals) - 476-752 (Paperback)
Jeffrey Richards
R1,767 Discovery Miles 17 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There has been a tendency to the view the history of the early medieval papacy predominantly in ideological terms, which has resulted in the over-exaggeration of the idea of the papal monarchy. In this study, first published in 1979, Jeffrey Richards questions this view, arguing that whilst the papacy's power and responsibility grew during the period under discussion, it did so by a series of historical accidents rather than a coherent radical design. The title redresses the imbalance implicit in the monarchical interpretation, and emphasizes other important political, administrative and social aspects of papal history. As such it will be of particular value to students interested in the history of the Church; in particular, the development of the early medieval papacy, and the shifting policies and characteristics of the popes themselves.

Henry VIII and the English Reformation (Hardcover): David G. Newcombe Henry VIII and the English Reformation (Hardcover)
David G. Newcombe
R4,054 Discovery Miles 40 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When Henry VIII died in 1547 he left a church in England that had broken with Rome - but was it Protestant? The English Reformation was quite different in its methods, motivations and results to that taking place on the continent. This book: * examines the influences of continental reform on England * describes the divorce of Henry VIII and the break with Rome * discusses the political and religious consequences of the break with Rome * assesses the success of the Reformation up to 1547 * provides a clear guide to the main strands of historical thought on the topic.

Grace - On the Journey to God (Paperback): Michael Casey Grace - On the Journey to God (Paperback)
Michael Casey
R489 R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Our Friend Faustina - Life Lessons in Divine Mercy (Paperback): Michele Faehnle, Emily Jaminet Our Friend Faustina - Life Lessons in Divine Mercy (Paperback)
Michele Faehnle, Emily Jaminet
R440 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Word of Lord (Verbum Domini) (Paperback): Benedict XVI Word of Lord (Verbum Domini) (Paperback)
Benedict XVI
R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, the Pope sums up the important work done by the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church. The document has three major parts:

Points of Contact - Science, Religion, and the Search for Truth (Paperback): Glenn Sauer Points of Contact - Science, Religion, and the Search for Truth (Paperback)
Glenn Sauer
R867 R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Save R166 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indulgences after Luther - Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 1520-1720 (Hardcover): Elizabeth C. Tingle Indulgences after Luther - Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 1520-1720 (Hardcover)
Elizabeth C. Tingle
R4,211 Discovery Miles 42 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.

Day by Day with Saint Faustina (Paperback): Susan Tassone Day by Day with Saint Faustina (Paperback)
Susan Tassone
R475 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Save R73 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Exploring this Terrain - Poems (Paperback): Margaret B Ingraham Exploring this Terrain - Poems (Paperback)
Margaret B Ingraham
R466 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R89 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Margaret B. Ingraham's collection Exploring this Terrain bids the reader to join her in a journey of discovery. In a world in which speed is increasingly regarded as a virtue and distraction is its inevitable consequence, each of these poems offers escape and consolation. One by one they invite the reader to be still, to observe, to listen, to "taste and see" - and ultimately to experience the wonder that only attention can discover hiding in the thin places within the various terrains of our everyday lives. "What is the terrain that Margaret Ingraham explores in Exploring this Terrain? It ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Pluto. The path crosses the trails of memory and illness, the natural world and disintegration, and various parts unseen. Yet it stays, as Margaret says near the end of the book, in the 'secret places of my brokenness.' It is the beautiful landscape of wonder, the uneven country of love, the difficult ground of faith." -Loren Graham, author of Places I Was Dreaming.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Domestic Monastery
Ronald Rolheiser Paperback R318 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570
Understanding Divine Mercy
Fr Chris Alar Paperback R443 R367 Discovery Miles 3 670
150 People, Places, and Things You Never…
Jay Copp Paperback R660 R549 Discovery Miles 5 490
Betrayal: The Crisis In The Catholic…
The Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe Paperback  (1)
R279 R225 Discovery Miles 2 250
Rising - Learning from Women's…
Carolyn Woo Paperback R556 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630
Trusting God in the Present
Jacques Philippe Paperback R220 R179 Discovery Miles 1 790
Glorifying Christ - The Life of Cardinal…
Michael R. Heinlein Paperback R832 R699 Discovery Miles 6 990
Forming Intentional Disciples - The Path…
Sherry A. Weddell Paperback R520 R431 Discovery Miles 4 310
Reclaiming Motherhood from a Culture…
Samantha Stephenson Paperback R488 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020
Unforgettable - How Remembering God's…
Gregory Floyd Paperback R461 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800

 

Partners