Graceful Exits Catholic Women The personal narratives of nine 20th-century Catholic female authors — Monica Baldwin, Antonia White, Mary McCarthy, Mary Gordon, Mary Daly, Barbara Ferraro, Patricia Hussey, Karen Armstrong, and …
You Will Be Called In the spring of 2005, almost by chance, the Diary of Johannes Cardinal Willebrands, which depicts events from the international ecumenical scene on the eve of the Second Vatican Council, was …
Russia on the Eve Russia on the Eve of Modernity is a pioneering exploration of a world that has been largely destroyed by revolutionary upheavals and obscured in historical memory by scholarly focus on elites. …
The Perfect Rule of Sandemanianism was a calvinistic Christian denomination that started in Scotland in the eighteenth century. Founded by John Glas it soon came to be known by its most enthusiastic advocate Robert …
Development and Faith Where The faith and development nexus is both a promising new focus for secular development agencies and a historic reality: for centuries, world faiths and individuals inspired by their faith have played …
La liturgie des Heures English summary: This volume examines the reasons behind the Catholic Church’s decision to invite all baptized individuals lay persons, priests and ordained persons to celebrate the Liturgy of the …
Buddhist Rituals of Death In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada …
The Reasons for the This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann …
Faith and Reason Oxford Faith and Reason displays in historical perspective some of the rich dialogue between religion and philosophy over two millennia, beginning with Greek reflections about God and the gods and ending …