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Jesus and the Woman
Delves into the story in Luke 7:36–50, about the sinful woman who goes into the hostile environment of a Pharisee’s home to anoint Jesus, bringing out the levels of meaning and what it tells us about who Jesus was and how this affects our relationship with him.
Mysticism of the Present Moment, The
Mendonça offers a spirituality of the present moment that involves the senses and the body in the expression of faith.
Way of the Cross, The
Halík reflects an inclusive, accessible spirit that will appeal to general spirituality readers in the Catholic market. His presentation of this ancient devotion will also find interest among more traditional readers.
Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique, 1940-1986
Looks at the politics of the Catholic Church during a turbulent period in central Mozambique
Wanted
The meditations Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley offers in this book are based on the job description Jesus gave his disciples at the Last Supper, that of friends and footwashers. Cardinal O’Malley speaks as a priest to other priests, but he also invites all Catholics to seek our deepest identity in friendship with Christ and with each other, to fulfill the command to love as he has loved us.
Reading the New Testament in the Manifold Contexts of a Globalized World
This volume gathers the perspectives of teachers in higher education from all over the world on the topic of New Testament scholarship. The goal is to understand and describe the contexts and conditions under which New Testament research is carried out throughout the world. This endeavor should serve as a catalyst for new initiatives and the development of questions that determine the future directions of New Testament scholarship. At the same time, it is intended to raise awareness of the global dimensions of New Testament scholarship, especially in relation to its impact on socio-political debates. The occasion for these reflections are not least the present questions that have been posed with the corona pandemic and have received a focus on the "system relevance" of churches, which is openly questioned by the media. The church and theology must face this challenge. Towards that end, it is important to gather impulses and suggestions for the discipline from a variety of contexts in which different dimensions of context-related New Testament research come to the fore.
Brush of an Angel's Wing
The bestselling author of Letters to Karen and Letters to Philip takes a fascinating look at the world of angels. In story after story, he d elights readers with accounts of angels and their work in the world today, inspiring readers while drawing them into a greater awareness of God's mysterious ways.
In the Footsteps of Dante
Dante, the pilgrim, is the image of an author who stubbornly looks ahead, seeking and building the "Great Beyond" (Manguel). Following in his footsteps is therefore not a return to the past, going à rebours, but a commitment to the future, to exploring the potential of humanity to "transhumanise". This dynamic of self-transcendence in Dante’s humanism (Ossola), which claims for European civilisation a vocation for universalism (Ferroni), is analysed in the volume at three crucial moments: Firstly, the establishment of an emancipatory relationship between author and reader (Ascoli), in which authorship is authority and not power; secondly, the conception of vision as a learning process and...
