Mary is a key to our grasp of the Christian mystery. She is the Mother of God, as an early Council of the Church (Ephesus 431) stressed. As such she is a key to understanding the Christian Faith. In fact, she shows the beauty of that faith in its completeness, proportion and radiance. Mary is 'the Mother of beautiful Love.' Anyone who wants to better understand the Mother of Jesus, who is interested in Mary's place in literature and art, or who is looking for a new perspective on Mary's role in ecumenical dialogue should have this book. Father Norris beautifully depicts Mary's womb as the place where, united in her Son, the divine nature and the human nature rhyme.

A Fractured Relationship recognises that Christian faith must speak to each culture it encounters and attempts a philosophical, theological and spiritual dialogue with the culture of the West. Through an examination of the philosophy of three seminal thinkers, Cardinal Newman, Eric Voegelin and Bernard Lonergan, this book proposes a new sociality in the form of an economy of communion to show how the world would be if the Gospel were put into practice. Thomas J. Norris is a lecturer in theology at St Patrick s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

Into the Classroom is a series of eleven new books designed for second-level teachers beginning the new Leaving Certificate Religious Education syllabus. Each of the books covers all the content in the relevant syllabus section. With their accessible and engaging commentary, they will also be of great interest to third-level students, educators and a general readership. Christianity: Origins and Contemporary Expressions aims to develop an appreciation of the Early Christian Movement, including the distinctive features of Christianity within the historical, social and religious context of its time, and to correlate this with contemporary expressions of Christianity. It also highlights the diversity and adaptability of the Movement in addressing the search for meaning.