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The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi
First comprehensive survey of Isabel de Villena (Sor Isabel), the fifteenth-century Spanish nun and writer. Isabel de Villena (1430-1490) is one of the most fascinating women of the Spanish middle ages. Related to the royal family, she became abbess of the Poor Clare convent, the Santa Trinitat, in Valencia in 1462, a position she heldfor almost thirty years until her death. Her treatise on the religious life, Vita Christi, was the first book by a woman to be printed in the kingdom of Aragon. This is the first full-length survey in English of Isabel's life and literary works. The author pays particular attention to the way in which devotion to the Virgin Mary is manifested and described through material culture, on her rich fabrics, brocades, silks, shoes, and crown. The book thus highlights not only Isabel's distinctive contribution to the genre of the Vita Christi, but also reflects the status of Valencia as a centre for trade and producer of silks and velvets at the time, as well as its flourishing shoe-making industry. Lesley K. Twomey is Principal Lecturer, Hispanic Studies, Northumbria University.
Building a Civilization of Love
A worldly, political response to racism is not enough. This book is a Catholic Christian response to the epidemic of racism, firmly rooted in the Scriptures, the natural law, the Church’s Tradition, and our identity as children of God. But what is racism? Is it just "prejudice"? Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers carefully distinguishes the sin of racism from the kind of instinctive bias that marks all fallen mankind, in order to help us find a path to deeper unity. Building a Civilization of Love takes an honest look at Critical Race Theory, Liberation Theology, and the Black Lives Matter Movement, weighing their merits. Burke-Sivers asks in each case whether there might be anything contained in them that Catholics can use to facilitate the healing and reconciliation of racial division. A truly Catholic response to racism must begin locally, in our own parishes, towns, and homes, in the here and now. Ameliorating racism will require hard work, humility, vulnerability, sacrifice, and love. But by admitting our own weaknesses and opening ourselves to God's mercy, we can bring Christ's healing grace to our world.
Glacier Mountaineering
Glacier Mountaineering provides the knowledge and skills needed to safely and self-sufficiently navigate over glacier terrain. Hundreds of hilarious and helpful illustrations by Mike Clelland complement the clear and concise text by Andy Tyson. Providing critical instruction for anyone planning to travel over glacier country—from the Cascades to the Rockies to Denali—this book will guide and entertain readers through glacier anatomy, equipment, route finding, and rescue techniques.
The Smoke of Satan
A provocative study in contemporary sociology and the first full-scale account of Roman Catholic fundamentalism, The Smoke of Satan offers new insight into the Catholic Church and explores the nature of religion in society.
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Werte - Religion - Glaubenskommunikation
Hat religiöse Bildung in der heutigen säkularen, postmodernen Gesellschaft noch einen Sinn und eine positive Wirkung? In diesem Buch berichten Forscherinnen und Forscher aus Soziologie, Psychologie und Religionspädagogik über eine breit angelegte empirische Studie zur religiösen Bildung am Beispiel der Erstkommunionkatechese. Was lernen die Kinder bei Vorbereitung und Durchführung? Wie schätzen sie selbst, ihre Eltern und die Verantwortlichen die Wirkung dieses Lernprozesses ein? Ändern sich ihre Werte und Einstellungen zu Gesellschaft, Kirche, Religion, ihre Beziehung zu anderen Menscehn und zu Gott? Die überraschenden Ergebnisse bieten Gelegenheit zu Diskussion und Weiterentwicklung von Konzepten der Erstkommunionkatechese und damit zur Qualität und Bedeutung religiöser Bildung in Kindheit und Jugendzeit.
