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by Dorian Llywelyn
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
Nationality continues to be an important part of how people identify themselves and others. 'Who am I?' is inseparable from the question 'Who and what are we?' Historically, many nations have made use of the Bible and Christian notions to understand themselves and to justify their political ambitions....
The Catholic Labyrinth
Power, Apathy, and a Passion for Reform in the American Church
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Sexual abuse scandals, declining attendance, a meltdown in the number of priests and nuns, the closing of many parishes and parochial schools--all have shaken American Catholicism. Yet conservatives have increasingly dominated the church hierarchy. In The Catholic Labyrinth, Peter McDonough tells...
Catholic Sexual Theology and Adolescent Girls
Embodied Flourishing
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
This book explores the intersection in contemporary Western culture of Catholic sexual theology and adolescent female developmental and sexual experiences. The voices of adolescent females, so long silent in sexual theologies, are given privilege here in the articulation of a normative theology.
Applying...
Roman Catholic Worship
Trent to Today
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
A great deal has happened in Roman Catholic worship since Vatican II promulgated the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy on December 4, 1963. But the myth persists that very little happened in the four centuries between the end of the Council of Trent on December 4, 1563, and Vatican II. Roman Catholic...
Radical Reinvention
An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
“Turns the typical conceit of the conversion memoir on its head . . . a fascinating window into the world of belief.” —Zyzzyva Magazine
As someone who clocked more time in mosh pits and at pro-choice rallies than kneeling in a pew, Kaya Oakes was not necessarily the kind of Catholic girl...
by Thomas P. Rausch SJ, Catherine Clifford
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
What is Catholicism? And where is the Catholic Church headed in the third millennium? These two questions provide the structure for Thomas Rausch's Catholicism in the Third Millennium. Here Rausch combines a faithful presentation of the tradition with a critical theological reflection and interpretation...
Católicos
Resistance and Affirmation in Chicano Catholic History
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Chicano Catholicism—both as a popular religion and a foundation for community organizing—has, over the past century, inspired Chicano resistance to external forces of oppression and discrimination including from other non-Mexican Catholics and even the institutionalized church. Chicano Catholics...
Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics
, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics, Second Edition, integrates theology, methodology, and practical application into a detailed and practical examination of the bioethical issues that confront students, scholars, and practitioners. Noted bioethicists Gerard Magill, Henk ten Have, and David F. Kelly...
Crossing Parish Boundaries
Race, Sports, and Catholic Youth in Chicago, 1914-1954
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Controversy erupted in spring 2001 when Chicago’s mostly white Southside Catholic Conference youth sports league rejected the application of the predominantly black St. Sabina grade school. Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, interracialism seemed stubbornly unattainable, and the national...
Rome’s Most Faithful Daughter
The Catholic Church and Independent Poland, 1914–1939
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
When an independent Poland reappeared on the map of Europe after World War I, it was widely regarded as the most Catholic country on the continent, as “Rome’s Most Faithful Daughter.” All the same, the relations of the Second Polish Republic with the Church—both its representatives inside...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2007
Catholicism was all over movie screens in 2004. Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ was at the center of a media firestorm for months. A priest was a crucial character in the Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby. Everyone, it seemed, was talking about how religious stories should be represented,...
25 Tough Questions on the Catholic Faith
With 25 Expert Answers
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
This is a collection of concise and clear responses to common questions Catholics are often asked and really need to know and understand. Written by experts familiar with the varied contexts in which Catholics are called on to explain what they believe in and why, it covers sexuality, abortion, contraception,...
by Ryan Rutkowski
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Overcoming its tumultuous beginnings, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston has matured into a distinguished and active voice for West Virginians. One of the most unique aspects of the diocese�s 160-year history is the diversity of the landscape, culture, ethnicity, and dialect that characterizes...
Outside the Lines
A collection of National Catholic Reporter Cartoons by Pat Marrin
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Since joining the National Catholic Reporter in 1997, Pat Marrin has created hundreds of cartoons depicting many diverse issues in Catholic news. Outside the Lines is a collection of 28 of Pats best cartoons, taking you on a journey from the pre-Vatican II era church to the present. Enjoy several...