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"Odd" Fellows in the Politics of Religion
De Gruyter 1995; US$ 154.00"Odd Fellows" in the Politics of Religion: Modernism, National Socialism, and German Judaism (Religion and Society) more...
101 Things Everyone Should Know About Catholicism
F+W Media 2005; US$ 9.95What is catechism? Why do Catholics rely on the saints? What is purgatory? 101 Things Everyone Should Know about Catholicism crystallizes these and other key components of this influential, enduring faith. Whether you're curious about the symbolic meanings of Mass or intrigued by the deeper significance of the seven Sacraments, this book answers... more...
1494
D & M Publishers 2011; US$ 28.00When Columbus triumphantly returned from America to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already-smouldering conflict between Spain's renowned monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's Joćo II. Which nation was to control the world's oceans? To quell the argument, Pope Alexander VI - the notorious Rodrigo Borgia - issued a proclamation... more...
The A to Z of the Coptic Church
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The A to Z of the Coptic Church details the history of one of the oldest Christian churches. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, organizations, and structures; the theology and practices of the church; its literature and liturgy; and monasteries... more...
The Abacus and the Cross
Basic Books 2010; US$ 16.99An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy, who brought Islamic science to the West before the year 1000 more...
Agamben and Theology
Continuum International Publishing 2012; US$ 22.95Though the work of Italian theorist Giorgio Agamben has been increasing in popularity over the last several years in the English-speaking world, little work has been done directly on the theological legacy which actually dominates the overall force of his critical analyses, a topic which has intrigued his readers since the publication of his short... more...
The Alabados of New Mexico
University of New Mexico Press 2005; US$ 60.00The sacred hymns of New Mexico compiled by the expert on church literature in a handsome bilingual volume. more...
All the Pope's Men
The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group 2007; US$ 14.95A fascinating and enlightening look at the world?s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present. The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic... more...
Almost Catholic
Wiley 2008; US$ 19.95Jon Sweeney, a self-described “evolved Protestant” and noted religious writer, has long been fascinated by the Catholic Church. However, it wasn’t until he was a young missionary in the Philippines that he truly began to understand the Church’s traditions, mysteries, and religious beliefs and its hold on those who follow the... more...
American Catholic Pacifism: The Influence of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement
ABC-CLIO 1996; US$ 120.00This collection of mostly original essays by scholars and Catholic Worker activists provides a systematic, analytical study of the emergence and nature of pacifism in the largest single denomination in the United States: Roman Catholicism. The collection underscores the pivotal role of Dorothy Day's Catholic Worker movement in challenging the conventional... more...









