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Theologyby David Ford
Oxford University Press 1999; US$ 8.95This short introduction aims to provide both believers and non-believers with a balanced survey of the central questions of contemporary theology. David Ford's interrogative approach draws the reader into considering the principles underlying religious belief. more...
Divine Heiressby Vasiliki Limberis
Routledge 1994; US$ 135.00An examination of the cult of Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. more...
365 Days of Spiritual Growthby Paul Miller
Abingdon Press 2002; US$ 10.00This devotional resource guides you on a year's journey during which you will find specific direction for becoming a more disciplined, faithful disciple of Christ. more...
A Virgin Conceivedby Mary F. Foskett
Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 28.00The virginity of Mary has been an influential tenet of Christian belief, a catalyst for Marian devotion, and a foundation for the construction of female Christian piety and practice. In contrast to previous biblical interpreters who have drawn on either linguistic or historical evidence to ponder whether Mary the parthenos is indeed a "virgin," in this study Mary F. Foskett takes a different course. Rather than investigating the meaning and implications of the Virgin as a reified symbol, A Virgin Conceived examines the portrayal of Mary as a virgin in two important early Christian narratives: the canonical Luke-Acts and the ... more...
Hail, Holy Queenby Scott Hahn
Doubleday 2005; US$ 11.99A fresh and enlightening new perspective on Mary, Mother of God, and her central importance in the Christian faith, from the author of the highly successful The Lamb's Supper . In The Lamb's Supper , Catholic scholar and apologist Scott Hahn explored the relationship between the Book of Revelation and the Roman Catholic Mass, deftly clarifying the most subtle of theological points with analogies and anecdotes from everyday life. In Hail, Holy Queen , he employs the same accessible, entertaining style to demonstrate Mary's essential role in Christianity's redemptive message. Most Christians know that the life of Jesus is foreshadowed throughout the Old Testament. Through a close examination of the Bible, as well as the work of both Catholic... more...
Ernst Troeltsch - Kritische Gesamtausgabeby Gangolf Hübinger
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2006; US$ 172.80Ernst Troeltsch received an invitation to deliver lectures on his life's work in London, Edinburgh and Oxford in March 1923 as one of the first German scholars to visit Britain after the First World War; however he died shortly before he could make the trip. The texts of the five lectures, published posthumously, carry Troeltsch's idea of a European cultural synthesis, following from his studies on "Historicism and its problems" (KGA 16). As part of the complete critical edition, this volume presents the original German lectures together with their English translations for the first time. The publication of the English book version in the year of Troeltsch's death provided the motivation for the German edition, in which the texts are reproduced... more...
Missing Maryby Charlene Spretnak
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 24.95What ever happened to the Virgin Mary in the modern Catholic Church? Since the 60s, her presence has been radically minimized. Here, Charlene Spretnak cuts across the battle lines delineated by the left and the right within the Church to champion the recovery of the full spiritual presence of Mary. more...
The Two Marysby Sylvia Browne
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 13.99The #1 New York Times bestselling author addresses the controversial questions about the life of Jesus Christ and the women in his life. An extraordinary message from ?possibly the most famous psychic in the world,?( Mystic Living Today )Sylvia Browne: ?In writing this book, I was amazed to find out that I actually had visions of what was happening...a manifestation of the infusion that I was getting from God. God does work in mysterious ways.? Many controversies have gone unanswered in Christianity for centuries. Now, told from the unique perspective only Sylvia Browne could bring, The Two Marys focuses on the greatest of those extraordinary unknowns: the two most important women in Jesus?s life?his mother and his wife?whose profound... more...
The Virgin Mary, Monotheism and Sacrificeby Cleo McNelly Kearns
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 78.00The Virgin Mary's role in monotheism, as shaped by gender and sacrifice, is explored. more...
The Miracles of Maryby Bridget Curran
Allen & Unwin 2008; US$ 16.69Accessible, heartwarming and miraculous stories of people, famous and ordinary, and their remarkable encounters with the Virgin Mary. more...