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St. IRENAEUS of Lyons . Against the Heresies (Books 4 & 5), translated and annotated by Dominic Unger, with introduction and revisions by Scott Moringello. Ancient Christian Writers: The Works of the Fathers in Translation, no. 72. New York: The Newman Press, 2024. 336 pp., hardback, $49.95. ISBN: 978-0-8091-0026-4. Reviewed by ">Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Steven HOSKINS and Christian D. WASHBURN (eds.). Walking With Jesus Christ: Catholic and Evangelical Visions of the Moral Life . Saint Paul: Saint Paul Seminary Press, 2024. pp. 340 + xvii. $34.95. pb. ISBN 978-I-953936-08-0. Reviewed by Neil FULTON , University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, Vermillion, SD 57069.
Julie Hanlon RUBIO . Can You Be a Catholic and a Feminist? New York: Oxford University Press. 2024, pp. 252. $29.35 hb. ISBN 978-0-755314-5. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH
Florian KLUG. Beyond the Visible Church, the Motif of the ecclesia ab Abel from Augustine to James Alison . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2024. Pp. 426. $79.95 pb. ISBN 979-8-4008-0009-2. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Kate RIGBY . Meditations on Creation in an Era of Extinction . Marynoll: Orbis Books, 2023. pp. 203 + xxxiv. $36. pb. ISBN 978-1626985506. Reviewed by Neil FULTON , University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, Vermillion, SD 57069.
Elizabeth JOHNSON , CSJ. Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2024. Pp. 239. $20.99 hb. ISBN 9781626985643 (print) | ISBN 9798888660225 (ebook). Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN , Independent Scholar and Researcher, 5333 N. Sheridan Road #12N, Chicago IL 600640.
Dermot QUINN . Seton Hall University: A History, 1856-2006 . New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 2023. 559 pp. $39.95. Reviewed by Augustine J. CURLEY , Newark Abbey.
Frances M. YOUNG . Scripture, the Genesis of Doctrine. Doctrine and Scripture in Early Christianity , Vol. 1. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2023. Pp.308. $40.99. ISBN 978-0802882981. Reviewed by Maureen BEYER MOSER , Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT 06830
Ray KURZWEIL . The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge With AI . New York: Viking, 2024. Pp. 419 + xii. NP. ISBN 9780399562761. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Thomas RAUSCH , This is Our Faith: An Introduction to Catholicism . Revised & Updated. New York: Paulist Press, 2024. Pp. 212. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5704-4. Reviewed by Jane RUSSELL , Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC 28012.
Malka Z. SIMKOVICH . Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity . University Park, PENN: Eisenbrauns. 2024. Xv + 214 pp. [Main index and Ancient Source index]. $24.95. ISBN: 978-1-64602-275-5 Pb. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 90045.
Stephen O. PRESLEY. Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2024. pp. 230. $24.99 pb. ISBN: 9781467468343. Reviewed by ">Daniel LLOYD , Summerville, SC 29485.
James A. HOPWOOD . Change of Heart: A Wesleyan Spirituality. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2023. 148 pp., $20.75 paperback. ISBN: 979-8385205516. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Laurie CASSIDY (ed.) Praying for Freedom: Racism and Ignatian Spirituality in America . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2024. pp. 248. $29.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-6791-0. Reviewed by Marcus MESCHER , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Karsten HARRIES . Nicholas of Cusa’s On Learned Ignorance: A Commentary on De docta ignorantia . Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2024. Pp. xii +485. $85.00. cloth ISBN 978-0-8132-3832-6. Reviewed by ">Leo D. LEFEBURE , Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
Nancy M. ROURKE . Ecological Moral Character: A Catholic Model. Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2024. pp.155. $49.95 pb. ISBN9781647124038. Reviewed by Carolyn J. LOVE , Yorkville, IL 60560.
Benedikt ROMER . The Iranian Christian Diaspora: Religion and Nationhood in Exile . London and New York: I.B. Tauris. 2024. x+236 pp. $100.00. Hb 978-0-7556-5168-9. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 90045.
Anthony FISHER , O.P. Unity in Christ: Bishops, Synodality, and Communion. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2023. pp. 170. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-3731-2. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Lynn R. HEBER and Gail R. O'AY. Rvelation: Wisdom Commentary, Volume 58. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. 2023, 421 pp., $26.79 pb. ISBN 9780814682098 (hardcover). Reviewed by ">James ZEITZ , Professor emeritus: Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207
Amanda BRESIE . Veiled Leadership: Katharine Drexel, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and Race Relations. Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press. 2023. Ix + 318 pp. $34.95. Pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-3723-7. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 90045.
Karen PETERSON-IYER . Reenvisioning Sexual Ethics: A Feminist Christian Account. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2022. Pp.169. $49.95 pb, $149.95 hc, or $49.95 eBook. ISBN pb 9781647122287. Reviewed by Randall WOODARD , Saint Leo University.
Patrick RIORDAN , S.J. Human Dignity and Liberal Politics: Catholic Possibilities for the Common Good . Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2023. Pp. 230. ISBN: 9781647123697. Reviewed by ">Brett O’NEILL , S.J., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
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Marjorie CORBMAN , Divine Rage: Malcolm X’s Challenge to Christians . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2023. ix + 269 pages, pkb, $29.00. ISBN 978-1-62698-508-7. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069.
Holly J. CAREY . Women Who Do: Female Discipleship in the Gospels . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023. 199 pp. $29.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7915-8. Reviewed by ">Adam BOOTH , C.S.C., Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02356.
Jean-Pierre TORRE , O.P. Saint Thomas Aquinas . Vol. 1: The Person and His Work . Third Edition. Trans. by Matthew K. Minerd and Robert Royal, (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2023). pp. 499. ISBN 978-0-8132-3560-8. Reviewed by Pablo Munoz ITURRIETA, Catholic University of Chiapas, Mexico
Paul TURNER and John W. MARTENS. Liturgy and Life Study Bible Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2023. 2312 pp. $129.95 hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN-10: 0814664350. ISBN-13: 9780814664353. Reviewed by Jacob FRIESENHAHN , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207.
Timothy RADCLIFFE . Listening Together: Meditations on Synodality . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2024. Pp. 185. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8882-3. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Mitri RAHEB . Decolonizing Palestine: The Land, the People, the Bible . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2023. Pp. xviii + 166. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-549-0. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Kelly IVERSON . Reading Mark . Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2023. Pp. 183. $27.00�pb. IBN 978-1-4982-3002-5. Reviewed by Brian M. DOYLE, Marymount University, Arlington, VA 22207.
Charles G. KIM , Jr. The Way of Humility, St. Augustine’s Theology of Preaching . Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2023. Pp. 205 $75.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8132-3739-8; eISBN 978-0-8132-3740-4. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
David M. ODORISIO Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2024. Pp. 443. $59.95. ISBN:9798400800313. Reviewed by Victor PUSCAS , Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois, Crest Hill, IL 60403.
Theresa Marie Chau NGUYEN , OP. The Splendor of the Church in Mary: Henri de Lubac, Vatican II, and Marian Ressourcement . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2023. Pp. xx + 246. ISBN 978-0-8132-3691-9. Reviewed by ">Ryan J. MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Edmond Zi-Kang CHUA . A Systematic Theology from East Asia: Jung Young Lee’s Biblical -Cultural Trinity . Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2023. Pp. xxvii +253. $38.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-6667-6319-5. Reviewed by ">Leo D. LEFEBURE , Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
St. JEROME , Exegetical epistles, v. 1: Fathers of the Church, a new translation , v. 147. Translated by Thomas P. Scheck. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2023. Pp. 370. $45.00 pb. ISBN: 9780813237138. Reviewed by ">Daniel LLOYD , Summerville, SC 29485.
Miriam DE COCK and Elizabeth KLEIN , eds. Exploring the Literary Contexts of Patristic Biblical Exegesis . Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 2023. pp. 266. $75.00 pb. ISBN 9780813237411. Hardcover. Reviewed by Grant WALDRON , Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX 75204.
CAESARIUS of HEISTER . The Dialogue on Miracles : Volume 1 . Translated by Ronald E. Pepin, Foreword and Introduction by Hugh B. Feiss, OSB. Cistercian Fathers vol. 89. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2023. Pp. xiii + 522. $64.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-122-6; Volume 2: Translated by Ronald E. Pepin. Cistercian Fathers vol. 90. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2023. Pp. ix + 461. $64.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-127-1. Reviewed by ">Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
James KEENAN , S.J. The Moral Life: Eight Lectures. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2023, pp. 177. $24.95 pb. ISBN 9-781647-124007. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH
Michael J. McCLYMOND . Martyrs, Monks, and Mystics. An Introduction to Christian Spirituality . New York: Paulist Press. 2023. 395 pp. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-80091-5305-3. Reviewed by Pierre HEGY , Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530.
Douglas G. BUSHMAN . The Theology of Renewal for His Church: The Logic of Vatican II's Renewal in Paul VI's Encyclical Ecclesiam Suam and Its Reception in John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2024. pp. 385. pb. ISBN 978-1-6667-3125-5. Reviewed by Peter DRILLING , retired professor of systematic theology and pastoral studies, Lackawanna, NY 14218.
Annette ESSER , The Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Book. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2022, pp, 327, $29,95 pb. ISBN 9780814667651 (pb). Reviewed by Andrew D. CIFERNI , O. Praem. Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, PA, 19301.
Volker KÜSTER . The Many Faces of Jesus Christ: Intercultural Christology , revised edition. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2023 (1999, German; 2001, English). pp. 263 + xxxvi. $35.00 pb. ISBN 9781626985148. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Ilia DELIO . The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2023. pp. 269 + xxxiii. $30.00 pb. ISBN 2023007213. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Clint JOHNSON . Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart’s Sermons. Washington, DC: The Catholic University Press, 2023. pp. 359. Reviewed by R. Gabriel PIVARNIK , O.P., Providence College, Providence, RI 02918.
Patricia WITTBERG , Mary L. GAUTIER, Gemma SIMMONDS, and Natalie BECQUART, God’s Call Is Everywhere. A Global Analysis of Contemporary Religious Vocations for Women . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2023. PP 222 + xxvi. $26.95pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6913-6. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217.
James D. NOGALSKI . The Books of Joel, Obadiah, and Jonah . NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023. pp. 434. $54.00 Hb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6427-7. Reviewed by Daniel SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
Francis J. MOLONEY , sdb. Witnesses to the Ends of the Earth. New Testament Reflections on Mission . New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2022. Pp. x + 163. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5591-0. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Cameron Park, CA 95682.
Pope FRANCIS . Walking Together. The Way of Synodality . Preface by Carinal Mario Grech. Introduction by Sister Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2023. pp. xviii+172. $26.00 ISBN:9781626985247. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J. John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118.
James KROEGER , M.M. Walking With Pope Francis: The Official Documents in Everyday Language . Foreword by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2023. pp. xvii+186. $20.00 pb. ISBN:9781626985131. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J. John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118.
Mark A. Scott, OCSO . Loving Jesus: Monastery Talks on the Gospel According to Matthew . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023. Pp. xxii + 203. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-065-6. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560
Bernard P. PRUSAK . Freedom and Possibility . New York: Paulist, 2023. pp.186. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5635-1. Reviewed by Michael G. LAWLER , Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178.
Beth L. HEWETT . Grief on the Road to Emmaus: A Monastic Approach to Journeying with the Bereaved . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023. pp. 328 + xvi. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6804-7. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Will LOESCHER . Transformation by the Spirit and the Word. A Literary Exploration of Acts . Foreword by Steve Walton. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, ©2023. Pp. xviii + 196. $29.50 pb or eBook. ISBN 978-1-6667-5349-3. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Cameron Park, CA 95682.
Hugh FEISS, OSB and Maureen M. O’Brien (Eds.). A Benedictine Reader: 1530-1930 . Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications/Liturgical Press, 2023. pp. 500. $49.95 pb. ISBN 9780879071691. Reviewed by Carol STANTON , Orlando, FL 32804.
Gregory VAIL . Learning Christ: Ignatius of Antioch and the Mystery of Redemption. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America, 2013. Pp.400. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-3478-6. Reviewed by ">Maureen BEYER MOSER , Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT 06830.
Edward FESER . All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory . San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2022. pp. 163. $17.95 pb. ISBN: 978621645801. Reviewed by ">Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, Charleston, SC 29406.
Bill T. ARNOLD . The Book of Deuteronomy: Chapters 1–11. New International Commentary on the Old Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2022. Pp. 660+xxxix. $60.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-2170-6. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX.
Henri NOUWEN , Adam: God's Beloved . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2022. pp. 134. ISBN-13 978-1626984936.Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.
Matthew LEVERING . The Abuse of Conscience: A Century of Catholic Moral Theology . Eerdmans, 2021, viii + 360 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8028-7950-9, $45.00, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia.
Victoria SMIRNOVA , Medieval Exempla in Transition: Caesarius of Heisterbach’s Dialogus miraculorum and Its Readers . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023. xxix + 352 pages, pbk, $34.95. ISBN 978-0-87907-130-1. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069.
Mark M. SMITH . A Sensory History Manifesto. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2021. pp. 119. $21.95 pb. ISBN 9780271090184. And Bissera V. PENTCHEVA . Hagia Sophia: Sound, Space, and Spirit in Byzantium. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2017. pp. 288. $40.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-271-07726-0.Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. 90045.
Sergij BULGAKOV , The Tragedy of Philosophy ( Philosophy & Dogma ), trans. Stephen Churchyard, Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2020. ISBN: 978-1-62138-558-5. Reviewed by ">Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville University, Buffalo, NY 14201
Stanley E. PORTER and Bryan R. DYER, Origins of New Testament Christology: An Introduction to the Traditions and Titles Applied to Jesus . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023. ix + 278 pages, $30.49 pb. ISBN 9780801098710. Reviewed by Elvir CICEKLIC , Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach FL 33401.
Hannah NATION and J. D. TSENG. Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement . Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2022. pp. 264. ISBN978-1-5140-0413-5. Revie wed by Pablo Munoz ITURRIETA , Catholic University of Chiapas, Mexico.
Geertjan ZUIJDWEGT . An Evangelical Adrift, The Making of John Henry Newman’s Theology . Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2022. pp. 365. $75.00. ISBN 978-0813235585. Reviewed by Marial CORONA , The Lumen Christi Institute, Chicago, IL 60637.
Paul T. NIMMO and Keith L. JOHNSON, eds. KENOSIS: The Self-Emptying of Christ in Scripture and Tradition . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2022. Pp. 344. $65.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7920-2. Reviewed by ">Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, Charleston, SC 29406.
Mark O’KEEFE and Maria GONZALO-GARCÍA, To Live for God Alone: The Life and Spirit of Saint Rafael Arnaiz . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023. v + 271 pages, $32.36 pb. ISBN 9780879072919. Reviewed by Elvir CICEKLIC , Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach FL 33401.
Jon M. SWEENEY . Teresa of Calcutta: Dark Night, Active Love . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2022. pp. 162. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6615-9. Reviewed by Jacob H. FRIESENHAHN , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207
Ty Paul MONROE , Putting on Christ: Augustine’s Early Theology of Salvation and the Sacraments . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2022. 319 + viii pp. $75.00. Reviewed by Robert McFADDEN , CSC, Holy Cross College.
Sister Wendy BEKETT and Robert ELLSBERG, Dearest Sister Wendy…A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2022. x +317 pages, pbk, $28.00. ISBN 978162698752. Reviewed by Annette M. MACKAY , West Virginia University, Morgantown WV 26505.
Anthony GIAMBRONE , O.P. A Quest for the Historical Christ: Scientia Christi and the Modern Study of Jesus . Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 2022. Pp. xxii + 450. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-813-23487-8. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560
Grant KAPLAN . Faith and Reason Through Christian History . Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2022. pp. 360. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813-235837. Reviewed by Timothy P. MULDOON , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
William M. WRIGHT IV . The Lord’s Prayer: Matthew 6 and Luke 11 For the Life of the Church . Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023. pp. 190 + xv. $24.99 hc. ISBN 978-1540963063. Reviewed by Neil FULTON , University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, Vermillion, SD 57069.
Mark A. NOLL . The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (with a new preface and afterword). Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2022 (1994). Pp. 291 + xvi. Np pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-8204-2. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Helen RHEE . Illness, Pain, and Health Care in Early Christianity . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2022. 351 pp. $49.99 hb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7684-3. Reviewed by ">Adam BOOTH , C.S.C., Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02356
Johannes HEINRICHS , Das Recht Nicht zu lügen: Der Ex-Jesuit im autobiografischen Interview über sexuelle Heuchelei, Staatskirchentum und die akademische Diskurskrankheit. Berlin: Europa Buch, 2023. Paperback. 497 pp. 19.50 Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, DC 20057.
Fredric BRANDFON . Intimate Strangers: A History of Jews and Catholics in the City of Rome. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2023. Pp. xiii + 366. ISBN 9780827615571 (hardcover). Reviewed by "> Leo D. LEFEBURE . Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
William MATTISON III . Growing in Virtue: Aquinas on Habit . Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2023. Pp. 253. 49.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-64712-328-4. Reviewed by Michael G. LAWLER , Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178
Paul F. BRADSHAW . Apostolic Tradition. A New Commentary . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023. Pp. 129. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6846-7. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Cameron Park, CA 95682
Eleanor O’DONNELL . The Relational Power of God: Considering the Rebel Voice. Pickwick Publications, 2023, Eugene, OR, USA. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-6667-3368-6. 207 pages $31.00 U.S. Review by Michael Dallaire , St. Mark’s College, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V5R 3Y.
Joseph Antenucci BECHERER and Henry Martin LUTTIKHUIZEN. Christ Among Us, Sculptures of Jesus across the History of Art. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2022. Pp 1`44. $45.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7406-1. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
J. Patout BURNS , Jr. Augustine’s Preached Theology: Living as the Body of Christ . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman’s Publishing Co., 2022. Pp. 374. $27.79 pb. ISBN978-0-8028-8022-2. Reviewed by Victor PUSCAS , Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois, Crest Hill, IL 60403.
Peter FELDMEIER , Living Christ: A Spiritual Reading of the Gospels , Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023, pp. 234. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6821-4. Reviewed by Patrick GARRY , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069
Thomas O’LOUGHLIN . In Christ Now Meet Both East and West: On Catholic Eucharistic Action . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023. pp. 112. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6875-7. Reviewed by R. Gabriel PIVARNIK, O.P ., Providence College, Providence, RI 02918.
Pope FRANCIS .� Pope Francis on Eucharist: 100 Daily Meditations for Adoration, Prayer, and Reflection. Compiled by John T. Kyler.�Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023.�pp. 100. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6887-0.Reviewed by R. Gabriel PIVARNIK, O.P ., Providence College, Providence, RI 02918
Lucien MILLER . Jesus in the Hands of Buddha: The Life and Legacy of Shigeto Vincent Oshida, O.P . Foreword by Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2023. pp. xx+195. $24.95 pb., $22.90 eBook. ISBN 9780814668672-6867 eISBN: 9780814668689-E6868. Reviewed by James BRETZKE , S.J., John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118.
LUDOLPH of SAXONY . The Life of Jesus Christ: Part Two – Volume 2, Chapters 58-89, translated by Milton T. Walsh. Cistercian Studies vol. 284. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2022. Pp. xvii + 766. $79.95 cloth. ISBN 978-0-87907-284-1. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Emmanuel DURAND , O.P. Divine Speech in Human Words: Thomistic Engagements with Scripture. Edited by Matthew K. Minerd. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America, 2022. pp. 480. $65.00 hb. ISBN 9780813235363. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650
Frank MATERA , Praying the Psalms in the Voice of Christ: A Christological Reading of the Psalms in the Liturgy of the Hours , Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2023, pp. 182. $29.95 pb ISBN 9780814667590. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , Dundas, Ontario
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Dan STRINGER , Struggling with Evangelicalism . Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2021, pp. 197. $16.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-4766-2. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Andrew T. ABERNETHY . Discovering Isaiah: Content, Interpretation, Reception . Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021. pp. x + 197. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7805-2. Reviewed by Nathan HAYS , Baylor University, Waco, TX 76708.
Patrick HENRY . Benedictine Options. Learning to Live from the Sons and Daughters of Saints Benedict and Scholastica . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2021.pp. 162. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6681-4. Reviewed by James K. HANNA , University of Notre Dame
David N. BELL . Handmaid of the Lord: Mary, the Cistercians and Armand-Jean de Rancé . Collegeville; Cistercian Publications, 2021. Pp. 388. $49.95 pb. Reviewed by James K. HANNA , University of Notre Dame.
Gerhard LOHFINK . The Forty Parables of Jesus. Translated by Linda M. Maloney. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press Academic, 2021, pp. 256, $29.95 ISBN: 978-0-8146-8510-5. Reviewed by Rachelle LINNER , Spiritual Director, Medford, MA 02155
Manfred HAUKE , Introduction to Mariology , trans. Richard Chonak, Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2021. ISBN: 9780813233376, $34.95. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D'Youville, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Bronwen McSHEA . Apostles of Empire: The Jesuits and New France . Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2019. xxix + 331 pp., ISBN: 978-1-4962-0890-3, $60.00, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia.
Ezra SULLIVAN , OP, Habits & Holiness: Ethics, Theology, and Biopsychology . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2021, pp. 575. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0813233291. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Gerald J. BEDNAR , Mercy and the Rule of Law: A Theological Interpretation of Amoris Laetitia . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2021. xix + 212 pages, pb, $24.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-6655-5. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069.
David Bentley HART and John CHRYSSAVGIS, editors. For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church. Brookline, Massachusetts: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2020. Pp. 112. $14.95 pb. ISBN 9781935317807. Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE , Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.
Fran QUIGLEY . Religious Socialism: Faith in Action for a Better World . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 2021. pp. 183. $24.00. ISBN: 9781626984356 Reviewed by Sarah Louise MACMILLEN . Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Ki Joo CHOI , Sarah M. Moses, and Andrea Vicini, editors. Reimagining the Moral Life: On Lisa Sowle Cahill’s Contributions to Christian Ethics. 2020 New York: Orbis Books. ISBN 9781626983793. Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Brendan BYRNE , S. J. Come to the Light: Reflections on the Gospel of John . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2021, pp. 118. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6623-4. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH
Jennifer Scheper HUGHES . The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas. [Series: North American Religions], New York: New York University Press. 2021. Pp 245. $35.00. ISBN 9781479802555 (Hc). Reviewed by Daniel l. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
Joseph JENSEN , OSB. God’s Word to Israel (New and Augmented Edition). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, 2021. Pp. 380. $39.95. ISBN 9780814688175 (Pb). Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
William O. PAULSELL . Longing for God: An Introduction to Christian Mysticism . New York: Paulist, 2021. pp. 224. $21.95. ISBN 97815876891912. Reviewed by David VON SCHLICHTEN , Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Bishop Edward BRAXTON . The Church and the Racial Divide. Reflections of an African American Catholic Bishop . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2021. Pp. 208. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-406-6. Reviewed by Robert MASSON , Prof. Emeritus, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Ilia DELIO, OSF . The Hours of the Universe, Reflections on God, Science, and the Human Journey . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2021. Pp. 242. $25.00 pb. ISBN978-1-62698-403-5. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO , The Augustine Catechism: The Enchiridion on Faith, Hope, and Charity . Translation and Notes by Bruce Harbert. Introduction by Boniface Ramsey. New York: New City Press, 1999. pp. 173. $18.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-298-2. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, Instructing Beginners in Faith. Translation, Introduction, and Notes by Raymond Canning. New York: New City Press, 2006. pp. 173. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-239-5. Reviewed by Alessandro ROVATI , Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC 28012.
Mary L. COLOE . Wisdom Commentary: Volume 44A-John 1-10 . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2021, pp. 305. $49.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8168-8. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH
R. JARED STAUDT, Ed., Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Ag e. Washington, DC: The Catholic Education Press, 2020. pp. 147. ISBN-13 978-1949822045. Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612
Patrick W. COLLINS . A Focus on Truth: Thomas Merton’s Uncensored Mind . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2021. pp. xvi + 197. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 9780814688496. Reviewed by R. Zachary KARANOVICH , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Hieromonk Gregory HRYNKIW , Cajetan on Sacred Doctrine . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America, 202. pp. 330. $75.00 hb. ISBN 9780813233475. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650
Dorothy DAY . On Pilgrimage: The Sixties . Edited by Robert Ellsberg. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2021. pp. xix + 316. $28.00 pb. ISBN: 9781626984097. Reviewed by R. Zachary KARANOVICH , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Justin McCLAIN , editor. The Quotable Saint Jerome . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2020. pp. 175. $19.95 ISBN 978-0813233215. Also available as an eBook ISBN 9780813233215. Reviewed by James K. HANNA , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
J. Gary MILLAR . Changed into His Likeness: A Biblical Theology of Personal Transformation . Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2021. pp. 288. $27.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8308-7116-2. Reviewed by Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, Charleston, SC 29406.
Hans JOAS . The Power of the Sacred: An Alternative to the Narrative of Disenchantment . Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2001. Pp. 390. Translated by Alex Skinner. ISBN 9780-1909-333272. Reviewed by Michael McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI 48206.
Barbara E. REID, OP and Shelly MATTHEWS. Wisdom Commentary. Volume I: 43A Luke 1-9 ; ISBN 970814681671 (hardcover); $49.95; ISBN 97808114681923 (epub). Wisdom Commentary. Volume 2 43B Luke 10-24; 9780814688151 (hardcover); ISBN 9780814688403 (epub); Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2021.Vol 2 $49.95. Pp 713 (both volumes). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Todd A. SALZMAN & Michael G. LAWLER . Pope Francis and the Transformation of Health Care Ethics. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2021, pp. 223. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-64712-071-9. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH.
John D. WILSEY . God’s Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2021. pp. xv + 253. $21.99. pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7572-3. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Robert SPITZER , S.J., Ph.D., Christ versus Satan in Our Daily Lives: The Cosmic Struggle Between Good and Evil . San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2020. 439 pages, pb, $19.95. ISBN 978-1-6216-4417-0. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-2307.
Steven D. SMITH . Pagans & Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021. pp. 404. $29.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7880-9. Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER , Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT 06830.
Bruce TALLMAN . God’s Ecstatic Love, Transform Your Life with a Spiritual Masterpiece. Hannacroix, NY: Apocryphile Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1-949643-86-2, pp. 271 pbk, $18.95. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University.
Tim VIVIAN , translator, The Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: Volume 1: A – H (Eta) , Preface by Kathleen Norris, Foreword by Terrence G. Kardong, OSB, Introduction by Tim Vivian. Cistercian Studies vol. 287. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2021. Pp. xliii + 366. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-109-7. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541
Bill CAIN, SJ. The Diary of Jesus Christ. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2021. pp. 210. $20.00 pb. ISBN 9781626984073. Reviewed by Anita HOUCK , Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, 46556.
Laurie CASSIDY and M. Shawn COPELAND , editors. Desire, Darkness, and Hope: Theology in a Time of Impasse: Engaging the Thought of Constance FitzGerald, OCD. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2021. pp. xii + 463. $44.95 pb. ISBN 978-0814688014. Reviewed by Christopher PRAMUK , Regis University, Denver, CO 80005
James E. WOODS . Putting on the Mind of Christ: Contemplative Prayer and Holistic Unity . Foreword by Ruben L.F. Habito. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2021, pp. 171, $22, pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-423-3. Reviewed by Rachelle LINNER , Spiritual Director, Medford, MA 02155
Judith SUTERA , OSB, St. Benedict's Rule, An Inclusive Translation and Daily Commentary . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2021, pp.321. $24.95 pb. ISBN: 9780814688182, 8818 eISBN: 9780814688434, E8843. (For the Rule only: Judith SUTERA, OSB, St. Benedict’s Rule: An Inclusive Translation, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2021, pp.120. $14.95 pb. ISBN: 9780814688199, 8819, eISBN: 9780814688441, E8844.) Reviewed by Carol STANTON , Orlando, FL.
Michael WELKER . In God’s Image: An Anthropology of the Spirit , the 2019-20 Gifford Lectures , trans. Douglas W. Stott. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021. 155 pp. $21 paperback. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7874-8. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Nathaniel MARX , Authentic Liturgy. Minds in Tune with Voices . Liturgical Press Academic, 2020, pp.266. $34.95 pb. ISBN 9780814684696. Reviewed by Andrew CIFERNI , Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, PA 19301.
Michel EVDOKIMOV . Two Martyrs in a Godless World. Dietrich Bonheoffer and Alexander Me n. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2021. Pp. 162. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-384-2. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , San Antonio, TX
Christine Firer HINZE . Radical Sufficiency: Work, Livelihood, and a US Catholic Economic Ethic . Washington, DC: Georgetown UP, 2021. Pp. x + 349. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-64712-026-9. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
James J. BACIK . Saints Celebrated and Unsung: The Universal Call to Holiness . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2021, pp. 135, $18, pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-405-9. Reviewed by Rachelle LINNER , Spiritual Director, Medford, MA 02155.
Rebekah EKLUND , The Beatitudes through the Ages . Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021. pp. 346. $35.00 hb. ISBN 9780802876508. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650.
Lee C. CAMP . Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians . Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2020. pp. viii + 183. $19.99, hb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7735-2. Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT , Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108.
AELRED of RIEVAULX . The Liturgical Sermons: The Reading-Cluny Collection, 1 of 2 – Sermons 85-133 , translated by Daniel Griggs, with an Introduction by Marjory Lange and Marsha L. Dutton. Cistercian Fathers vol. 81. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2021. Pp. liv + 378. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-181-3. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Pierre HEGY . Worship as Community Drama: Introduction to Liturgy Evaluation . Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2019, pp. 120. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5326-7301-6. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH
Samuel E. BALENTINE , ed. The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible. 2020. pp. 592. $131.68. ISBN: 978-0190222116. Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY . Sutton, MA 01590.
Ines Angeli MURZAKU . Mother Teresa: Saint of the Peripheries. New York/Mahwah NJ: Paulist Press, 2021. Pp. xi+330. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5377-0; $20.07 e-book ISBN 978-1-58768-750-1. Reviewed by John T. FORD , Logansport, IN 46947.
Thomas R. RAUSCH. Global Catholicism: Profiles and Polarities . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2021. pp. 238. $30.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-396-0. Reviewed by Martin MADAR , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Brian McLAREN . Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It . New York: St. Martin’s Essentials, 2021. 256 pp. $26.99 hardback. ISBN: 978-1250262776. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Rose Marie BERGER , Ken BUTIGAN, Judy COODE, Marie DENNIS, Eds., Advancing Nonviolence and Just Peace in the Church and the World: Biblical, Theological, Ethical, Pastoral and Strategic Dimensions of Nonviolence . Brussels, Belgium: Pax Christi International, 2020. pp. 322. ISBN 978-1784567163.Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.
Robert J. MYLES (ed), Class Struggle in the New Testament . Lanham, Boulder, New York, London, Lexington Books / Fortress Academic, 2019, pp. 282 + xvi. Hb. 978-1-9787-0207-3, (Pb announced for July 2021). Hb: $105.00. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Dept. Theology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 90045.
David CAYLEY , Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey . University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2021, pp. 552. $44.95 hb. ISBN: 978-0-271-08812-9. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Dept. Theology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 90045.
Frank J. MATERA . A Concise Theology of the New Testament . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2021, pp. 120. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5433-3. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH.
Dieter MITTERNACHT and Anders RUNESSON (eds.) Jesus, the New Testament, Christian Origins. Perspectives, Methods, Meanings . Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 2021, pp. 706 + xxiv. $65.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6892-3. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217
VELI-MATTI KARKKAINEN , An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives , Revised and Expanded Edition. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2021, pp. 281. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-4189-9. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Geoffrey H. FULKERSON and Joel Thomas CHOPP , editors. Science and the Doctrine of Creation: The Approaches to Ten Modern Theologians . Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2021. Pp. 256. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-5280-2. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Jon M. SWEENEY . Nicholas Black Hawk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012, pp. 122. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4416-4. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH
Daniel J. DALY . The Structures of Virtue and Vice . Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2021. Pp. 244. $44.95. ISBN 978-1-64712-039-9. Reviewed by Leo MADDEN , Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219.
Nancy L. DeCLAISSE-WALFORD . Psalms Books 4-5 . (Wisdom Commentary). Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press/Michael Glazier, 2020, pp. 400, $39.95, Hb. ISBN: 9780814681213, 8121. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Prof. Old Testament, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. 90045.
Allan DOIG , A History of the Church through its Buildings . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. pp. 376. $39.95 hc. ISBN 978-0=19-957536-7. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, DC 20057.
Louis M. SAVARY , Teilhard de Chardin on the Eucharist: Envisioning the Body of Christ . Mahway, NJ: Paulist Press, 2021. xi + 199 pages, pb, $24.95. ISBN 978-0-8091-5492-0. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-2307.
David W. KLING , A History of Christian Conversion . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2020. pp. 836. $150.00 hb. ISBN 9780195320923. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Retired from Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650.
Pierre-André BURTON , Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167): An Existential and Spiritual Biography , translated by Christopher Coski. Cistercian Studies vol. 276. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2020. Pp. xiii + 598. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-276-6. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Todd T. W. DALY . Chasing Methuselah: Theology, the Body, and Slowing Human Aging . Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2021. Pp. 307 + xvi. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5326-9800-2. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Bruce G. EPPERLY . Mystics in Action: Twelve Saints for Today . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2020, pp. 158, $22, pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-389-2. Reviewed by Rachelle LINNER , Spiritual Director, Medford, MA 02155.
Todd C. REAM . Hesburgh of Notre Dame. The Church’s Public Intellectual . New York: Paulist Press,2021. Pp. Xxiv + 175. $27.95 pb. ISBN 978-08091-5402-9. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217.
D. H. WILLIAMS . Defending and Defining the Faith: An Introduction to Early Christian Apologetic Literature . New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. pp. xvii + 465. $74.00. (Also available as eBook). ISBN 978-0-19-062050-9. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
Marcus MESCHER . The Ethics of Encounter: Christian Neighbor Love as a Practice of Solidarity . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2020. pp. 197. $40 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-376-2. Review by Amanda C. OSHEIM , Loras College, Dubuque, IA 52002.
Derek WILSON . The Mayflower Pilgrims: Sifting Fact from Fiction . London: SPCK, 2019. 244 pp., $27.00 hardback. ISBN: 978-0-281-07914-8.Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Rachel WHEELER . Desert Daughters, Desert Sons: Rethinking the Christian Desert Tradition. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. Pp. ix + 178. $19.95 pb. ISBN 9780814685006. Reviewed by Mary DOAK , University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92116.
R.H. RUGGLES , Visions of Mary and Jesus: A Pilgrimage to the sacred sites of 14 famous apparitions. Popular Pilgrimage Publications, 2021. Pp. 247. $8.49 pb. ISBN 978-1-989903-65-0. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D'Youville, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Mary E. McGANN . The Meal that Reconnects: Eucharistic Eating and the Global Food Crisis . Collegeville, MN: 2020. pp. xii + 244. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6031-7. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02354.
Christian SMITH and Amy ADAMCZYK . Handing Down the Faith. How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generatio n. New York, Oxford University Press, 2021. PP. 248 + x. $ 29.95. ISBN 9780190093327 (hardcover). Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217.
Melinda Lundquist DENTON and Richard FLORY . Back-Pocket God, Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Emerging Adults. . New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. Pp. 268. $29.95 hbk. ISBN 978-0-19-006478-5. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Lisa Michele WOLFE . Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) . Wisdom Commentary 2 4. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. Pp. 202+lxxii. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0814681237. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX.
Margit ECKHOLT, Dorothea SATTLER, Ulrike LINK-WIECZOREK, Andrea STR?BIND , EDS., Women in Church Ministries: Reform Movements in Ecumenism. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, 2021. Pp. 238. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8513-6. (First published in 2018 under the title Frauen in kirchlichen Ämtern: Reformbewegungen in der Ökumene. This English-language publication includes “central contributions” from that initial book.) Reviewed by Carol STANTON , 4051 Shorecrest Dr., Orlando, FL.
Alberto de MINGO KAMINOUCHI . An Introduction to Christian Ethics: A New Testament Perspective , trans. Brother John of Taize. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp. 200. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8809-0. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Roger BERGMAN . Preventing Unjust War. A Catholic Argument for Selective Conscientious Objection . Eugene, Oregon: Cascade (Wipf & Stock), 2020. PP. 199 + xiv. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5326-8665-8. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217.
Anthony J BLASI and Lluis OVIEDO, Eds. The Abuse of Minors in the Catholic Church: Dismantling the Culture of Cover. New York, Routledge: 2020. pp 249. 160.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-367-43345-1. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Bernadette McNARY-ZAK. Humble Aspiration: Constructing an Early Christian Ideal . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp. 192. ISBN 9780814684061. Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER , Harvey School, Katonah, NY 10536.
Francis J. MALONEY, SDB . Reading Revelation at Easter Time. Collegeville MN, Liturgical Press, 2020. pp 197. $24.95 pb. ISBN#9780814685297. Reviewed by John J. SLOVIKOVSKI , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Linda DAKIM-GRIMM . Dignity and Justice: Welcoming the Stranger at Our Border . Orbis Books, 2020. pp xiv+192. $24.00pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-381-6. Reviewed by John T. FORD , Logansport, IN.
Kristen E. HEYER, James F. KEENAN, Andrea VICINI , eds., Building Bridges in Sarajevo: The Plenary Papers from CTEWC 2018. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2019. Pp. 228 + xvii. $42.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-342-7. Reviewed by Michael J. McGRAVEY , Elms College, 291 Springfield St., Springfield, MA 01013.
Pope FRANCIS , Go Forth. Toward a Community of Missionary Disciple s , edited with an introduction by William P. Gregory. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2019. Pp. 196 + xxiv. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-326-7. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove Street, San Antonio, TX 78217
Christopher LAMB . The Outsider. Pope Francis and His Battle to Reform the Church . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2020. Pp. 188 + xvi. $24 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-361-8. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217.
Brian O’LEARY , SJ. God Ever Greater: Exploring Ignatian Spirituality . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. xiii + 126. $19.95. pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8813-7. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Mary DOAK . A Prophetic, Public Church: Witness to Hope Amid the Global Crises of the 21st Century . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp. 234 + xxi. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8450-4. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Mark O’KEEFE , OSB. Learned, Experienced, and Discerning: St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross on Spiritual Direction . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp. xvi + 162. $19.95. pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8810-6. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Gerhard LOHFINK . Prayer Takes Us Home: The Theology and Practice of Christian Prayer . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp.209. $24.95 hb. ISBN 9780814688069. Reviewed by Peter DRILLING , Retired, Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY.
Robert E. ALVIS , ed. A Science of the Saints: Studies in Spiritual Direction . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. Pp. 213 + xx . $24.95, pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8804-5. Reviewed by Rachelle LINNER , Spiritual Director, Medford, MA 02155.
Frank J. BUTLER . Belonging: One Catholic’s Journey. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2020. Pp. 187 + xx. $25.00 pb. ISBN 9781626983830. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Ilia DELIO . Birth of a Dancing Star: My Journey from Cradle Catholic to Cyborg Christian . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2019. pp. 218 + xiv. $24.00 pb. ISBN 9781626983472. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Douglas HARINK , Resurrecting Justice: Reading Romans for the Life of the World . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2020. xvi + 229 pages, pb, $26.00. ISBN 978-0-8308-5276-5. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069.
Tim DOWLEY . Defying the Holocaust. Ten Courageous Christians Who Supported Jews. London: SPCK, 2020. pp. xv + 243. illus., name & subject index. $14.99, pb. ISBN 978-0-281-08362-6. Reviewed by Guy Christopher CARTER , St. Peter’s University, Jersey City, NJ 07306 [1992-2002].
Khyati Y. JOSHI . White Christian Privilege. The Illusion of Religious Equality in America . New York: New York University Press, 2020. pp. 277. ISBN 9781479840236. Reviewed by Péter TÖRÖK , Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary.
Robert C. CHRISTIE , ed. Saint John Henry Newman: Preserving and Promulgating His Legacy . Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020. pp. xiii + 273. $86.50, hb. ISBN: 978-1527536319. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
The Nuns of TAUTRA MARIAKLOSTER , Northern Light . Preface by Dom Brendan Freeman, OCSO. Monastic Wisdom Series: Number Sixty. Publications. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. xv + 201 pages. Reviewed by Andrew D. CIFERNI , Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Pennsylvania
Christopher B. BARNETT trans. Soren Kierkegaard: Discourses and Writings on Spirituality . New York: Paulist Press, 2019. pp. 345. $49.95 hc. ISBN 978-0-8091-0648-6. Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK , Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574.
Kyle LAMBELET , ¡Presente!: Nonviolent Politics and the Resurrection of the Dead . Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2019. pp. 214. ISBN 978-1626167261. Reviewed by Marc TUMIENSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.
James J. BACIK , Pope Francis and His Critics: Historical and Theological Perspectives . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2020. pp. 136. 14.95pb. ISBN: 9780909154531. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Jason KING and Julie HANLON RUBIO , eds. Sex, Love, and Families: Catholic Perspectives. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press Academic, 2020. pp. 315. $34.95 pb. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Cleveland, OH 44122.
Sr. Cheryl Frances CHEN , Sr. Hanne-Maria BERENTZEN, Sr. Anne Elizabeth SWEET & Sr. Maria Rafael BARTLETT. Northern Light: The Cistercian Nuns of Tautra Mariakloster . Athens, Ohio: Cistercian Publications, 2020. pp. 201. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-160-8. Reviewed by Gregory STEPHENSON . University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
John COTTINGHAM . In Search of the Soul: A Philosophical Essay . Princeton University Press, 2020. pp. 174. $22.95. ISBN 978-0-691-17442-6. Reviewed by Michael H. BARNES , University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469.
Ellen JOHNSON . This Is My Body: Eucharistic Theology and Anthropology in the Writings of Gertrude the Great of Helfta. . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp. 246. $34.95 pb. ISBN 9780879072803. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Maureen K. DAY . Catholic Activism Today: Individual Transformation and the Struggle for Social Justice. New York: New York University Press, 2020. pp. 320. $39.00 hb. ISBN 978-1479851331. Reviewed by Gladys GANIEL , Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK
Daniel P. CASTILLO . An Ecological Theology of Liberation. Salvation and Political Ecology . Foreword by Gustavo Gutiérrez. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2019, 227 + xxviii pp. ISBN 978-1-62698-321-2, soft cover. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI , 4531 Briargrove Street, San Antonio, TX 78217.
Ronald D. WITHERUP , Galatians, Life in the New Creation: A Spiritual-Pastoral Reading. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2020. xx + 163 pages, pb, $29.99. ISBN 978-0-9081-5403-6. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069.
Bonnie B. THURSTON . Shaped by the End You Live For: Thomas Merton’s Monastic Spirituality. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. pp. xix + 166. $19.95, pb. Reviewed by John T. FORD , Logansport, IN 46947.
Timothy BRUNK . The Sacraments and Consumer Culture . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. Pp. xvi + 212. $ 24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8508-2. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Massimo FAGGIOLI , The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis: Moving Toward Global Catholicity . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2020. Pp. 205. $27.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-626988-368-7. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY: 14618.
Barry HARVEY . Baptists and the Catholic Tradition, Reimagining the Church’s Witness in the Modern World. (Second Edition). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics, 2020. Pp. 229, $27.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-5409-6079-5. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Dolores L. CHRISTIE . It’s Time: Narratives of Illness, Aging, and Death. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2019. Pp.154. $21.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5326-8079-3. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Pawtucket, RI 02860.
SAINT ÓSCAR ROMERO . Voice of the Voiceless: The Four Pastoral Letters and Other Statements. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1985, 2020. Pp. 223. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-362-5. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Pawtucket, RI.
John S. KLOPPENBORG , Christ’s Associations: Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City . New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 526 + xxxii. $40.00 Pb. ISBN 0-300-21704-8. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90045.
Michael PAPAZIAN . The Doctor of Mercy. The Sacred Treasures of St. Gregory of Narek . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, 2019. pp. xxiii + 254, incl. name and subject index, $36.99 hardback. ISBN 978081 4685013. Reviewed by Guy C. CARTER , St. Peter’s University, Jersey City, NJ 1992-2002.
Gerald A. ARBUCKLE . Fundamentalism at Home and Abroad: Analysis and Pastoral Responses. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. xviii + 190. Reviewed by John T. FORD , The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064.
Oliver CRISP and Fred SANDERS , eds. The Christian Doctrine of Humanity, Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics series . Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018, 250 pp. $34.99, pb. ISBN 978-031059-547-2. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Katherine DUGAN . Millennial Missionaries: How a Group of Young Catholics is Trying to Make Catholicism Cool . New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. pp. 230. $34.95 hb. ISBN-10: 0190875968. Reviewed by Biff ROCHA , Independent Scholar, Mason, OH 45040.
Jay R. FEIERMAN and Lluis OVIEDO , eds. The Evolution of Religion, Religiosity, and Theology: A Multilevel and Multidisciplinary Approach . N.Y.: Routledge, 2020. Pp. 301. $145 (!) [Kindle rental $11.] ISBN 978-0-367-25026-3. Reviewed by Michael H. BARNES , Religious Studies Dept. University of Dayton.
David HOLLENBACH . Humanity in Crisis: Ethical and Religious Response to Refugees . Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2019. pp. x + 197. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-62616-718-6. Reviewed by ">Moni McIntyre , Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Song-Mi Suzie PARK . 2 Kings: Wisdom Commentary, Volume 12 , Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2019. Pp 358, $39.95. ISBN 978008-1461114 (hardcover); ISBN 9780814681 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
James R. PAYTON Jr . The Victory of the Cross: Salvation in Eastern Orthodoxy . Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2019. Pp. 201. $16.69. ISBN: 97808308552567 Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Thomas O’Laughlin , Eating Together Becoming One: Taking Up Pope Francis’s Call to Theologian s . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, 2019. pp.174. $25.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8458-0. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, and Sarah Kohles, OSF , editors. In our Own Words. Religious Life in a Changing World . Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2018. 238 pp. ISBN 9780814645208, ISBN 978014645444 (ebook). Reviewed by Ana Lourdes SUAREZ , Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires.
David B. HUNSICKER , The Making of Stanley Hauerwas: Bridging Barth and Postliberalism . Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2019. pp. 248. $36 pb. ISBN 9780830849161. Reviewed by Alessandro ROVATI , Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC 28054.
Anselm GRÜN, Tomáš HALÍK, and Winfried NONHOFF . Is God Absent?: Faith, Atheism, and Our Search for Meaning. New York: Paulist, 2019. Originally published in German in 2016. Translated by Peter Dahm Robertson. pp. 179. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-08091-5343-5. Reviewed by David VON SCHLICHTEN , Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Christopher STECK , SJ. All God’s Animals: A Catholic Theological Framework for Animal Ethics. Moral Traditions Series. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2019. pp. 249. $119.95 hb, $39.49 pb. ISBN 978-1-62616-715-5. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126
Anthony DESTAFANO . Hell: A Guide. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson (Nelson Books), 2020. xvii + 233 pages, hardcover: $25.99. ISBN 9780718080617. Reviewed by Thomas SIMMONS , University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069.
Robert ELLSBERG. A Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2019. pp.176. $22.00 pb ISBN: 978-1-60833-786-6. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Gerald W. SCHLABACH . A Pilgrim People: Becoming a Catholic Peace Church . Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2019, pp. 416 + xvi. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4454-6. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Samantha L. MILLER , Chrysostom’s Devil: Demons, the Will, and Virtue in Patristic Soteriology . Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2020. Pp. xviii + 198. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-4917-8. Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Thomas H. GROOME . Faith for the Heart, A “Catholic” Spirituality . New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2019. Pp. 295. $21.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5466-1. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Denis EDWARDS . Deep Incarnation: God’s Redemptive Suffering with Creatures. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2019. Pp.139. $ 24.00 .ISBN 978-1-62698-330-4.$24.00. Reviewed by Nathan KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester NY, 14618.
Carlos EIRE . The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography . Princeton University Press, 2019. pp. 259. $26.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-691-16493-9. Reviewed by Adán E. STEVENS-DIAZ , Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. 19122.
Louis M. SAVARY . Teilhard de Chardin on Morality: Living in an Evolving World. New York: Paulist Press, 2019. pp. 188. $24.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8091-5407-4. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Charles RAITH II , ed. The Book of Acts: Catholic, Orthodox, and Evangelical Readings . Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2019. pp. 282. $34.05 pb. ISBN 9780813231679. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Retired from Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650.
Richard D. NELSON. The Old Testament. Canon, History and Literature . Abingdon Press (Nashville, TN). 2019. xxi + 326. Vocabulary List (no Index). Pb. ISBN: 9781426759239. List Price: $42.99. Reviewed by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles
Michael FORD . Lonely Mystic: A New Portrait of Henri J.M. Nouwen. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2018. pp. 162. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091539-8. Reviewed by Sarah Louise MacMILLEN , Ph.D., Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA 15282.
Michael CASEY . Balaam’s Donkey . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2019. Pp.470. ISBN 978-0-8146-8463-4. Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER , Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.
Robert. F. LEAVITT . The Truth Will Make You Free: The New Evangelization for a Secular Age – A Study in Development. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press Academic, 2019. PP. 319. ISBN 978-0-8146-4668-7. Reviewed by Matthew R. PETRUSECK , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Hugh FEISS, OSB, Ronald E. PEPIN and Maureen O’BRIEN , eds. A Benedictine Reader: (530-1530) . Cistercian Studies vol. 275. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2019. Pp. lx + 674. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-275-9. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Richard R. OSMER and Katherine M. DOUGLASS , Eds. Cultivating Teen Faith: Insights from the Confirmation Project . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. pp. 240. $22.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7660-7. Reviewed by ">Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Pierre HEGY . Worship as Community Drama . Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock,2019. Pp. 217. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5326-7301-6. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Rachel COPE and Zachary McLEOD HUTCHINS , eds. The Writings of Elizabeth Webb: A Quaker Missionary in America, 1697-1726. University Park, Penn: Pennsylvania State University Press. 2019. Pp 226. $24.95. Pb. ISBN 0271082232. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. 90045.
Ormond RUSH . The Vision of Vatican II: Its Fundamental Principles. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press Academic, 2019. pp. 624. $69.05 hb. ISBN 9780814680742. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Retired from Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650.
Patrick J. RYAN , SJ. Amen: Jews, Christians & Muslims Keep Faith with God. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. 258 pp. Pb. $34.00.ISBN 9780813231242. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20054.
LUDOLPH of SAXONY . The Life of Jesus Christ: Part One – Volume 1, Chapters 1-40, translated and introduced by Milton T. Walsh. Cistercian Studies vol. 267. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2018. Pp. xlvii + 781. $79.95 cloth. ISBN 978-0-87907-267-6. Reviewed by ">Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Dale T. IRVIN and Peter C. PHAN, eds. Christian Mission, Contextual Theology, Prophetic Dialogue . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp. 293+xxiv. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-299-4.Reviewed by Reid B. LOCKLIN , St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 81 St. Mary St., Toronto, ON CANADA M5S1J4.
Uwe Michael LANG , Ed. The Fullness of Worship: The Sacred Liturgy and its Renewal . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of American Press. 2018. Pp. 225. ISBN 9780813231396. Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI 48206.
Joseph A. BRACKEN , SJ. Church as Dynamic Life-System: Shared Ministries and Common Responsibilities . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2019. $27.00 Pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-315-1. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, 14618.
Donald C. MALDARI , SJ. Christian Ministry in the Divine Milieu: Catholicity, Evolution, and the Reign of God in the Catholicity in an Evolving Universe series, Ilia Delio, ed. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2019 pb. $ 28.00 ISBN 978-1-62698-313-7 (PBK).$28.00. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, 14618.
Mark S, MASSA . The Structure of Theological Revolutions: How the Fight Over Birth Control Transformed American Catholicism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. Reviewed by Pablo ITURRIETA , Dominican University, Ottawa, ON
Jaechan Anselmo PARK . Thomas Merton’s Encounter with Buddhism and Beyond: His Interreligious Dialogue, Inter-Monastic Exchanges, and Their Legacy . Preface by Bonnie Thurston; Foreword by William Skudlarek. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2019. Pp. xxxii + 285. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8474-0. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Aelred of RIEVAULX . The Liturgical Sermons, Volume 3: The Durham and Lincoln Collections, Sermons 47-84 , translated by Kathryn Krug, Lewis White, and the Catena Scholarium, with an Introduction by Ann W. Astell. Cistercian Fathers vol. 80. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2018. Pp. xxvi + 472. $59.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-180-6. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’Connell , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Todd A. SALZMAN and Michael G. LAWLER . Introduction to Catholic Theological Ethics: Foundations and Applications. Orbis Books, 2019. pp. 348. $35.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-324-3. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
SimonMaryAsese A. AIHIOKHAI . Fostering Interreligious Encounters in Pluralist Societies Hospitality and Friendship . Cham, Switzerland: palgravemacmillan, 2019. Pp. 239. $54.99 hb. ISBN 978-3-030-17804-8. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
John BERGSMA and Brant PITRE . A Catholic Introduction to the Bible. Volume 1: The Old Testament. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2018, pp. 1060. $54.95 hb. Reviewed by Leo MADDEN , Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219
Gary DORRIEN , Social Democracy in the Making: Political and Religious Roots of European Socialism . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. Pp. xiv + 578. $37.50hb. ISBN: 978-0-300-24499-1 Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI , professor emeritus, Saint Bonaventure University, 14778.
Jodi MAGNESS . Masada. From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, ©2019. pp. 264. $29.95 hb. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-16710-7. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
Todd A. SALZMAN and Michael G. LAWLER . Virtue and Theological Ethics: Toward a Renewed Ethical Method . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp. 237. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-304-5. Reviewed by Kate JACKSON-MEYER, Boston, MA.
James L. PAPANDREA . A Week in the Life of Rome. Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter Varsity Press. 2019 pp. 216. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-8308-2482-3 Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC, St Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX 78228.
Denis FARKASFALVY , O. Cist. A Theology of the Christian Bible: Revelation+Inspiration+Canon. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. Pp.xii+239.Pb. $34.95.ISBN 9780813230290.Reviewed by John T. FORD , c.s.c., Logansport, Indiana.
Stephen Ebo ANNAN . Catholicism and the Spirit: Imagining a More Pneumatological, Charismatic Ecclesiology . Bloomington, IN: Xlibris, 2018. xxviii + 336. $19.98. Reviewed by Dennis DOYLE , University of Dayton.
Thomas Joseph WHITE , OP. The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism . Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2017. pp. 316. $15.32 pb. IBSN 9780813229713. Reviewed by Christopher OSTERTAG , Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Gerhard LOHFINK . The Our Father: A New Reading . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2019. Pp. 125. $17.95hb. ISBN: 978-08-14663-59-2. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , The National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
Kevin W. IRWIN . Context and Text: A Method for Liturgical Theology. Revised Edition. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. 646 + lxiii. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8037-7. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Massimo BORGHESI . The Mind of Pope Francis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s Intellectual Journey . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. 344. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9780814687901. Reviewed by Alessandro ROVATI , Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC 28054.
Ruth BURROWS . Essential Writings . Selected with an Introduction by Michelle Jones. Modern Spiritual Masters series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2019. pp. 176. $24.00 pb. ISBN 9781608337750 (ebook) ISBN 9781626983120 (PBK.) Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, Emerita, Columbia, MO 65211.
Jon SOBRINO Spiritual Writing . Selected with an Introduction by Robert LASSALLE-KLEIN, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. pages 203. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-300-7. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia PA 19118.
Ryan J. MARR . To Be Perfect is to Have Changed Often: The Development of John Henry Newman’s Ecclesiological Outlook, 1845-1877. Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2018. pp. 195. $100.00. ISBN 978-1978700574. Reviewed by Ono EKEH . Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT 06825.
Tracy J. TROTHEN, Calvin MERCER , eds. Religion and Human Enhancement: Death Values and Morality . Gewerbestrasse, Switzerland: Springer, 2017. Pp. 377.$159.99.ISBN 978-3-319-62487-7. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY.14618.
Charles MARSH, Shea TUTTLE, and Daniel P. RHODES (editors). Can I Get A Witness? Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice. Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019. pp. 385. $26.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7573-0. Reviewed by Kristen SENETAR , Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103
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Peter FELDMEIER . Experiments in Buddhist-Christian Encounter: From Buddha-Nature to the Divine Nature . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2019. pp. ix+261. $40.00 pb. ISBN 9781626983069. Reviewed by Christopher DENNY , St. John’s University, Queens, NY 11439.
Robert Louis WILKEN , Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom. Yale: New Haven, CT and London, 2019. Pp. x + 236. $26.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-22663-8. Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
M. Shawn COPELAND . Knowing Christ Crucified: The Witness of African American Religious Experience . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. pp. xxvi + 198. $24.00. pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-298-7. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
Agnes M. BRAZAL , A Theology of Southeast Asia: Liberation Postcolonial Ethics in the Philippines . Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2019. pp. xxxvi+204. $36.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-292-5. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J., John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118.
Stephen OKEY . A Theology of Conversation: An Introduction to David Tracy . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press Academic, 2018. Pp. 230. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8418-4. Reviewed by Ann SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161.
Jack JEZREEL , A New Way to Be Church: Parish Review from the Outside Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp.177. pbk $20.00 ISBN 9781626982901. Reviewed by Jayne L. WILCOX, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19144.
S. Tamar KAMIONKOWSKI . Leviticus: Wisdom Commentary, Volume 3, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2018. Pp 326, $39.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-8102-2 (hardcover); ISBN 978-0-8146-8127-5 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Thomas MERTON . Cistercian Fathers and Forefathers: Essays and Conferences . Edited by Patrick F. O’Connell. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2018. Pp. 470. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-671-3. Reviewed by Bernadette MCNARY-ZAK , Rhodes College, Memphis, TN 38112.
Martin SCHLAG . The Business Francis Means: Understanding the Pope’s Message on the Economy . Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2017. Pp. 196. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-2973-7. Reviewed by Paul MISNER , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Sue E. HOUCHINS and Baltasar FRA-MOLINERO. Black Bride of Christ: Chicaba, an African Nun in Eighteenth-Century Spain . Vanderbilt University Press, 2018. pp. 307. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8265-2104-0. Reviewed by Adán E. STEVENS-DIAZ . Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. 19122.
M. Therese LYSAUGHT and Michael McCarthy, eds. Catholic Bioethics & Social Justice: The Praxis of US Health Care in a Globalized World. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. 439. 39.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8455-9. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Erin M. CLINE . A World on Fire: Sharing The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises with Other Religions. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University Of America Press, 2019. pp. xi+284. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813229775. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J. , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233.
Kevin AHERN and Christopher Derige MALANO (Editors). God’s Quad, Small Faith Communities on Campus and Beyond. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp. 228. $20.00 pb ISBN 978-1-62698-287-1. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Fernando Cardinal FILONI . The Church in Iraq. Translated by Edward Condon. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, ©2017, pp. x + 195, $12.97 pb. ISBN 9780813229652. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
Samuel TORVEND . Still Hungry at the Feast: Eucharistic Justice in the Midst of Affliction . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, ©2019, pp. xvi + 144, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8468-9. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
Andrew J.G. DRENAS , The Standard Bearer of the Roman Church: Lawrence of Brindisi-Capuchin Missions in the Holy Roman Empire (1599-1613). Washington, D.C.: Catholic University Press, 2018. $70. 246 pgs. ISBN 978-0-8132-3025-2. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON.
Yves CONGAR, O.P. , The Spirit of God: Short Writings on the Holy Spirit , translated by Susan Mader Brown, Mark E. Gunter, Joseph G. Mueller, SJ, and Catherine E. Clifford. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2018. Pp. ix, 298. $42.25 (hardcover) ISBN 9780813229935. Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN, S.J. Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Steven D. CONE . Theology from the Great Tradition . London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2018. Pp. 752. $136.00 pb. ISBN: 978-05-67670-00-7. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , The National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
W. Shawn McKNIGHT Understanding the Diaconate. Historical, Theological, and Sociological Foundations . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. pp. 309. pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-3035-1. Reviewed by Péter TÖRÖK , Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, H - 2120.
Donna Whitson BRETT and Edward T. BRETT. Martyrs of Hope: Seven U.S. Missioners In Central America . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2018. pp. 309. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-293-2. Reviewed by Kristen SENETAR , Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103.
DinhAnhNhue NGUYEN and Jude WINKLER, Editors, Franciscan Asian Biennial Book 2016-2017 . Rome: Casa Editrice Miscellanea Francescana, 2017. Pp. 230. ISBN-13: 978-88-87931-74-7. NP. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057.
Dinh Anh Nhue NGUYEN , OFM Conv ., Gesù il saggio di Dio e la Sapienza divina. Indagine biblico-teologica introduttiva per ripensare la cristologia sapienziale nei vangeli sinotti . Rome: Casa Editrice Miscellania Francescana. 2017. ISBN 978-88-87931-64-8. Pp. 512. €32.00. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057.
Philip SHELDRAKE , ed., Surrender to Christ for Mission: French Spiritual Traditions. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2018. Pp. 204. $24.95,pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8786-4. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY. 14618.
Marie DENNIS , ed. Choosing Peace:The Catholic Church Returns to Gospel Nonviolence . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. pp. 256. $25,00 pb. ISBN 9781626982703. Reviewed by Robert P. MARKO , Aquinas College, Grand Rapid, MI 49506.
Thomas GUARINO , The Disputed Teachings of Vatican II: Continuity and Reversal in Catholic Doctrine . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018. Pp. x + 214. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7438-2. Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Mercedes L. GARCIA BACHMANN . Judges. Wisdom Commentary, Volume 7 , Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2018. Pp 273, $39.95 pb. ISBN 9780814681060 (hardcover); ISBN 9780814681312 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
W. Shawn MCKNIGHT . Understanding the Diaconate: Historical, Theological, and Sociological Foundations. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2018. pp. 336. $29.95pb. ISBN 978-0813230351. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA 52803.
Jared WICKS , SJ. Investigating Vatican II, Its Theologians, Ecumenical Turn, and Biblical Commitment . Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. Pp. 289. $30.00pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-3047-4. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19114.
Michael J. TKACIK . Deacons and Vatican II: The Making of a Servant Church . Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018. pp. 138. $19.00 pb. ISBN 9781532648199. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA 52803.
Kevin M. CLARKE , ed. The Seven Deadly Sins: Sayings of the Fathers of the Church . Washington DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. Pp. 197. ISBN 978-0-8132-3021-4. Gail RAMSHAW . Saints on Sunday: Voices from Our Past Enlivening Our Worship . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018. Pp. 167. ISBN 978-0-8146-4558-1. Reviewed by Matthew R. PETRUSEK , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
Eckhard J. SCHNABEL , Jesus in Jerusalem: The Last Days. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018. pp. xxiv+680. HC. $60.
ISBN 978-0-8028-8. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057.
AELRED of RIEVAULX . Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah , translated by Lewis White with an Introduction by Marsha L. Dutton. Cistercian Fathers vol. 83. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2018. Pp. lxxiv + 349. $54.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-183-7. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Derek C., HATCH and Timothy R. GABRIELLI , eds. Weaving the American Catholic Tapestry: Essays in Honor of William L. Portier . Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2017. pp. 333. $41.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-49820-279-4. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , The National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Charles MARSH, Shea TUTTLE, and Daniel P. RHODES (editors). Can I Get A Witness? Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice . Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019. pp. 385. $26.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7573-0. Reviewed by Kristen SENETAR , Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103.
Kevin M. CLARKE (editor). The Seven Deadly Sins. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. pp. 217. $19.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813-230214. Reviewed by Kristen SENETAR , Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103.
Thomas G. WEINANDY , OFM, Cap. Jesus Becoming Jesus: A Theological Interpretation of the Synoptic Gospels . Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2018. pp. 478. $34.95 pb. ISBN 9780813230450. Reviewed by Peter DRILLING , retired, Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY 14052.
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Charles E. CURRAN , Diverse Voices in Modern US Moral Theology. Moral Traditions Series. Georgetown University Press, 2018. Xiii+265$104.95hb; $34.95 pb and E-book. ISBN 9-781626-166325. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J. , Marquette University, Milwaukee WI, 53233.
Anne McGOWEN and Paul F. BRADSHAW , The Pilgrimage of Egeria: A New Translation of the Itinerium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, 2018. pp.235. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8421-4. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Joseph D. SMALL , Flawed Church, Faithful God: A Reformed Ecclesiology for the Real World . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018, pp. 242. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7612-6. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Alice Ogden BELLIS . Proverbs.Wisdom Commentary 23 . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018. Pp. 300+liv.$39.95 hb.ISBN 978-0-8146-8122-0.Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX.
C. Michael SHEA , Newman’s Early Roman Catholic Legacy 1845-1854 . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. pp. 244. $81.00 hb. ISBN 978-0198802563. Reviewed by ">Jeffrey MORROW , Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079.
Brian P. FLANAGAN . Stumbling in Holiness: Sin and Sanctity in the Church . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. viii+185. $24. 95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8420-7, 8420; eISBN: 978-0-8146-8444-3, E8444. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J. , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233.
Peter C. PHAN , Asian Christianities: History, Theology, Practice . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp. 318.$50.00 ISBN 978- 62698-093-8. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Jean PORTER . The Perfection of Desire: Habit, Reason, and Virtue in Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae . Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2018. pp. 158. $15.00 hb. ISBN: 978-1-62-600-508-2. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Rowan WILLIAMS . Being Human. Bodies, Minds, Persons . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018. Paperback. 117pp. $12.00. ISBN 978-0-9-29-7656-0. Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY , Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 and Cameron Park, CA 95682.
Frederick J. CWIEKOWSKI . The Church: Theology in History. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2018, xi + 412 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8146-4468-3, $39.95, paperback. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia.
Stephen D. LOWE and Mary E. LOWE . Ecologies of Faith in a Digital Age . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2018. Pp. 259. $22.50 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-5205-5. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Mary Ellen O’DONNELL 2018. Ingrained Habits: Growing Up Catholic in Mid-Twentieth-Century America. Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press. Pp.164. ISBN 978-081-323-0375. Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan.
Joris GELDHOF . Liturgy and Secularism: Beyond the Divide. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2018. Pp. 158 + xviii. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8461-0. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Antonio AUTIERO and Laurentti MAGESA , eds . The Catholic Ethicist in the Local Church . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2018. pp. 341. $48.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-274-1. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRIESTIE , Cleveland, OH 44122.
Yves CONGAR, O.P. Power and Poverty in the Church: The Renewal and Understanding of Service . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press. 2016, pp. 107. $15.95 pb ISBN 978-0-8091-5303-9 [First published, 1964] — and Philip D. W. KREY and Peter D. S. KREY , eds. The Catholic Luther: His Early Writings . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016, pp. 184. $18.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4988-9. Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY , Sutton, MA 01590
David WENHAM . From Good News to Gospels . Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2018. pp. 124. $16.00 pb. ISBN: 078-0-8028-7368-2. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Michael E. LEE . Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Óscar Romero . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp. xxv +213. $27.00. Reviewed by Stephen OKEY , Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL 33574.
Donald SENIOR . Raymond E. Brown and the Catholic Biblical Renewal . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2018. pp. xxxix + 332. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8091-0644-8. Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO , Perrysburg, OH 43551.
Clare MCGRATH-MERKLE , Berulle’s Spiritual Theology of Priesthood: A Study in Speculative Mysticism and Applied Metaphysics. Munster: AschendorffVerlag, 2018. Pp. 409. $77.00 pb. ISBN 0-385-49693-1. Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC , St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX 78228.
Susan K. WOOD and Timothy J. WENGERT . A Shared Spiritual Journey: Lutherans and Catholics Traveling Toward Unity . New York: Paulist Press, 2016. pp. 254. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4979-7. Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK , Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida, 33574
Brendan BYRNE , S.J. Freedom in the Spirit: An Ignatian Retreat with Saint Paul. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2018. Pp 198, $19.95. ISBN 978-0-4994-0 (paperback); 978-1-58768-621-4 (ebook) Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Diarmund O’MURCHU . Beyond Original Sin: Recovering Humanity’s Creative Urge. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. pp 205. $24 pb. ISBN 9781626982864. Reviewed by Michael H. BARNES , University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469.
Matthew J. CRESSLER . Authentically Black and Truly Catholic: The Rise of Black Catholicism in the Great Migration. New York: New York University Press, 2017. pp. 288. $30 pb. ISBN 978-1-4798-8096-6. Reviewed by Carol Ann MACGREGOR , Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Lalsangkima PACHUAU . World Christianity: A Historical and Theological Introduction . Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2018. pp. 247, $34.99. ISBN: 13:978-1-4267-5318-3. Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan 48206.
Asle EIKREM . God as Sacrificial Love: A Systematic Exploration of a Controversial Notion. New York: Bloomsbury, 2018. pp. vii+304. $114.00 hb. ISBN 9780567678645. Reviewed by Christopher DENNY , St. John’s University, Queens, NY 11439.
Gerhard LOHFINK , Is This All There Is? On Resurrection and Eternal Life . Translated by Linda M. Maloney. Collegeville, Min.: Liturgical Press, 2018. HC. 300 pp. $34.95. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
John W. O’MALLEY , Vatican I: The Council and the Making of the Ultramontane Church. Harvard University Press, 2018, 307 pp., ISBN: 978-0-674-97998-7, $24.95 (cloth). Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia, PA 19123.
Thomas P. GAUNT , SJ (ed). Pathways to Religious Life . New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. 192. $24.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-087815-3. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Robert HUDSON , The Monk's Record Player: Thomas Merton, Bob Dylan, and the Perilous Summer of 1966. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018, pp. 230. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7520-4. Reviewed by Robert P. MARKO , Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI 49506.
Daniel K. FINN , editor. Empirical Foundations of the Common Good: What Theology Can Learn from Social Science . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017. 246 pp. $99 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-067005-4. Reviewed by Pablo M. ITURRIETA , Dominican University, Ottawa, ON K1R 7G3
Luis Antonio TAGLE . The Risk of Hope: How to Talk about God in the World Today . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. pp. 137 $20.00 pb. ISBN 9781626982826. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON.
Alcuin REID , editor. Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives . New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2016. pp. 365. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5676-6809-7. and Uwe Michael LANG , editor. Authentic Liturgical Renewal in Contemporary Perspective: Proceedings of the Sacra Liturgia Conference Held in London, 5-8 July 2016 . New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017. pp. 197. $26.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5676-7842-3. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , The National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
Edwin E. OLSON . And God Created Wholeness: A Spirituality of Catholicity . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp. 237. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-268-0.$28.00. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Anthony GODZIEBA . A Theology of the Presence and Absence of God . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018. Pp. viii, 331.$49.95 (Amazon).LCCN 2018010934/ISBN 9780814663585 Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN, S.J. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207
Thomas MERTON , The Climate of Monastic Prayer. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. 156. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 9780814663578. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville, 320 Porter Ave, Buffalo, NY 14201
Juliet MOUSSEAU and Sarah KOHLES. In Our Own Words: Religious Life in a Changing World . Collegeville, MN.: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp. 238, $17.50 pb. ISBN 978 080814645208 . Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ , BBI-TAITE Sydney, Australia
Robert J. NOGOSEK , C.S.C. Nine Portraits of Jesus: Discovering Jesus through the Enneagram . New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2018. Pp 117, $11.91. ISBN 978-0-8091-5355-8 (paperback); 978-1-58768-721-1 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Vincent J. MILLER , The Theological and Ecological Vision of LAUDATO SI': Everything is Connected. Bloomsbury T&T Clark, NY: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017. pp. 218. $32.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-67315-206-2. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Abbot SUGER of Saint-Denis. Selected Works of Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis . Translated with Introduction and Notes by Richard Cusimano and Eric Whitmore. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2018. pp. 293. $65 hb. ISBN 9780813229973. Reviewed by Pablo M. ITURRIETA , Dominican University, Ottawa, ON K1R 7G3
Ilia DELIO . A Hunger For Wholeness: Soul, Space, and Transcendence . New York: Paulist Press, 2018. pp. 124. $15.95. pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5374-9. Reviewed by Andrew DEL ROSSI , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Klyne R. SNODGRASS , Who God Says You Are: A Christian Understanding of Identity . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018. 246 pp., $24.00 paper. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7518-1. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Michele DILLON . Postsecular Catholicism: Relevance and Renewal. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. pp. 214. $29.95 (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-19-069300-8. Reviewed by Sarah Louise MacMILLEN , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
George KALANTZIS and Marc CORTEZ , editors. Come, Let Us Eat Together: Sacraments and Christian Unity . Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2018. pp.250. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-5317-5. Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER , Eastchester, NY 10709.
Teresia Mbari HINGA . African, Christian, Feminist: The Enduring Search for What Matters . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. xxv + 244. $45.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-249-9. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
Michael DOWNEY. The Depth of God’s Reach: A Spirituality of Christ’s Descent . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2018. Pp. xii + 131. $ 22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-261-1. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Vincent PIZZUTO . Contemplating Christ, The Gospels and the Interior Life. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018. Pp. 209. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4705-9. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Pope FRANCIS , Robert Ellsberg (editor). The Courage to be Happy, The Pope Speaks to the Youth of the World. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. Pp190. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-272-7. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
David Vincent MECONI, SJ. The One Christ: St. Augustine’s Theology of Deification. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2013. pp. 280. $69.95 hc. ISBN 978-0-8132-2127-4. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , The National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
Oliver CRISP & Kyle STROBEL. Jonathan Edwards: An Introduction to His Thought . Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018. Pp. 232. $28 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7269-2. Reviewed by Ann SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161.
Kira SCHLESINGER . Pro-Choice and Christian. Reconciling Faith, Politics, and Justice . Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. pp. 130. $14 pb. ISBN 978-0664-26292-1. Reviewed by Pablo M. ITURRIETA . Independent Researcher, ON, Canada.
Jim FOREST , At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. 336 pages. $28.00 paperback. ISBN 978-1-62698-248-2. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Providence, RI.
Mary Jo IOZZIO and Patricia Beattie JUNG, eds. Sex and Gender: Christian Ethical Reflections . Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Press, 2017. Pp. 1-257. Reviewed by Craig A. FORD, Jr. , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467.
Yiu Sing LUCAS CHAN , James F. KEENAN, Ronaldo ZACHARIAS, eds. The Bible and Catholic Theological Ethics . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017. Pp. 299. $45.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-218-5. Reviewed by Matthew R. PETRUSECK , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
Stanley HAUERWAS . The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson . With an Introduction by Samuel WELLS. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018. pp. 199. $21.99 hb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7579-2. Reviewed by James BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Michael J. KRUGER . Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century shaped the Future of the Church . Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, 2018. Pp. 256. $23.40 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-5203-1. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Miguel DE LA TORRE , ed., Faith and Resistance in the Age of Trump . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. xxxi + 240. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-247-5. Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442.
Richard R. GAILLARDETZ . By What Authority? Foundations for Understanding Authority in the Church. Revised and Expanded Edition. Liturgical Press Academic. Collegeville, Minnesota. 246 pages. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8788-8. Reviewed by: Michael McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan.
John DEAR , They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace & Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. pp.160. $20.00 pb. 978-1-62698-264-2. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Timothy R. GABRIELLI . One in Christ: Virgil Michel, Louis-Marie Chauvet, and Mystical Body Theology . Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. 239 + xx. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8397-2. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Robert R. BECK . Jesus and His Enemies: Narrative Conflict in the Four Gospels . Maryknoll: Orbis, 2017, pp. 237. $35.00 pb. Reviewed by Leo MADDEN , Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219.
Alice L. LAFFEY and Mahri LEONARD-FLECKMAN. Ruth Wisdom Commentary, Volume 8, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2017. Pp 200, $30.96 pb. ISBN 978081461077 (hardcover); ISBN 97808146811329 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Elizabeth A. JOHNSON . Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril. Maryknoll and New York: Orbis Books, 2018. pp. 238. $28.00 hb. ISBN 9781626982666 (print), LCCN 2017048275 (ebook). Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
James A. CORIDEN . The Holy Spirit and an Evolving Church . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 210. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-6269-8263-5. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , The National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
Mary T. MALONE . Four Women Doctors of the Church . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 121. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-240-6. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University. Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
Richard G. MALLOY , S.J. Spiritual Direction, a Beginner’s Guide . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. Pp. 205. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-253-6. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19114.
Nicholas AUSTIN , Aquinas on Virtue: A Causal Reading , Moral Traditions series. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2017. 233 pp., $34.95 paper. ISBN: 978-1-62616-473-4. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Anthony J. GITTINS , Courage & Conviction: Unpretentious Christianity . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018. pp 240. pb $24.95. ISBN 9780814644522. Reviewed by Jayne L. WILCOX , LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA 19144.
Gina Hens-Piazza . Lamentations: Wisdom Commentary , Volume 30, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2017. Pp 110, $23.21 pb. ISBN 9780814681794 (ebook)/ 9780814681541 (hardcover). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Unn FALKEID . The Avignon Papacy Contested: An Intellectual History from Dante to Catherine of Siena . Cambridge, MA; London, England: Harvard University Press, 2017. pp. 269. $49.95 hc. ISBN 9780674971844. Reviewed by Pablo M. ITURRIETA , Independent Researcher, ON L0M0S3.
Paul G. CROWLEY , SJ. The Unmoored God: Believing in a Time of Dislocation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2017. pp. 128. $26.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1626982468. Reviewed by Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Anne E. PATRICK . On Being Unfinished: Collected Writings . Ed. Susan Perry. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. xxv + 309. $32.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-255-0. Reviewed by Paul MISNER , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881.
Elisabeth Schüssler FIORENZA . Ephesians . Wisdom Commentary 50. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. 145+lxxxii. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8174-9. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX.
Naim Stifan ATEEK . A Palestinian Theology of Liberation: The Bible, Justice, and the Palestine-Israel Conflict . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017, pp. 172. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-260-4. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College. Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Mark CHAVES . American Religion: Contemporary Trends, 2/e . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017, pp. 160. $14.95 paperback ISBN 978-0-6911-7756-4; $11.99 eBook ISBN 978-1-4008-8837-5. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Stephen Joseph FICHTER . From Celibate Catholic Priest to Married Protestant Minister: Shepherding in Greener Pastures . Lexington Books, 2015. Pp. vii+195. Hardcover $84.76. Reviewed by James CAVENDISH , University of South Florida.
Patrick J. HAYES , editor. The Civil War Diary of Father James Sheeran, Confederate Chaplain and Redemptorist . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2016. pp. 596. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0813228822. Reviewed by Karen TEEL , University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110.
Johannes BEUTLER, SJ. A Commentary on the Gospel of John. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2017. pp. 623. $90.00 ($65.68 Amazon) hb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7336-1. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
William A. CLARKE and Daniel GAST , editors. Collaborative Parish Leadership: Contexts, Models, Theology . Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017. pp. 220. $90.00 hardcover ISBN 978-1-4985-3368-3; $85.50 e-book ISBN 978-1-4985-3369-0. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Pierre HEGY , Lay Spirituality, From Traditional to Postmodern . Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017. $29.00 Pb, 221 pgs. ISBN 978-1-5326-3194-8. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA.
Rafael LUCIANI , Pope Francis and the Theology of the People . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 2017. pp. 199. $28.00 pb. ISNB 9781626982529. Reviewed by Pierre HEGY , Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530.
Frederick G. LAWRENCE , The Fragility of Consciousness: Faith, Reason, and the Human Good . Edited by Randall S. Rosenberg & Kevin M. Vander Schel. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017. pp. 424. $95.00 hc. ISBN 978-1-4875-0132-7. Reviewed by Paul LACHANCE , Independent Scholar.
William CAVANAUGH & James K.A. SMITH, eds., Evolution and the Fall . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017. Pp. xxix + 231. $26.00 pb. ISBN 0-802873790. Reviewed by Daniel L. SMITH-CHRISTOPHER , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90278
Colleen M. CONWAY . John and the Joannine Letters. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2017. pp. 188. $29.99 pb. ISBN-13: 978-1-4267-6639-8. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Jame SCHAEFER , ed. Advancing Mariology: The Theotokos Lectures 2008–2017 . Marquette Studies in Theology, no. 89. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2017. pp. 320. $20.00 hc. ISBN 978-1-6260-0716-1. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Wilda C. M. GAFNEY . Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. 224+xxxvii. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8162-6. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX
Emmanuel KATONGOLE . The Journey of Reconciliation: Groaning for a New Creation in Africa . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 216. $30.00 pb. ISBN 9781626982505. Reviewed by Gladys GANIEL , Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN, UK
Nancy J. AZZARO , The Vision of Christ In St. Columba Church . Brooklyn CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. pp. 174. $9.99 pb. $4.99 kindle. Reviewed by Christine CALABRESE . Huntington, NY.
Albert GERHARDS , Benedikt KRANEMANN, tr. Linda M. MALONEY. Introduction to the Study of Liturgy . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. 400. Bibliography. Index. $44.95 pb. ISBN9780814663127. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY. 14618
Gerald O’COLLINS with John Wilkins. Lost in Translation: The English Language and the Catholic Mass . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp.122. Bibliography. Index. $17.95. ISBN 9780814644577. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY. 14618
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Mary MALONE . Women and Christianity , Vol. III: From the Reformation to the 21st Century. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2003. pp. 334. $24.00. pb. ISBN 1-57075-475-6. Reviewed by Jill RAITT . University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201
Raymond L. SICKINGER . Antoine Frédéric Ozanam . Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2017, 385 pp., ISBN: 978-0-268-10142-8, $60, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, PA.
Gerard O’CONNELL . Do not Stifle the Spirit: Conversations with Jacques Dupuis . New York: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 280. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-222-2. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650
Charles L. COHEN, Paul F. KNITTER and Ulrich ROSENHAGEN , eds. The Future of Interreligious Dialogue: A Multireligious Conversation on Nostra Aetate . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 327. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-245-1. Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK , Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574
Anthony J. BLASI . Social Science and the Christian Scriptures: Sociological Introductions and New Translation , Volume 1,2,3. Eugene, Oregon: WIPF & STOCK. 2017. Pp. 723. pb. ISBN 978-1-5236- 1150-6. Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan.
Dinh Anh Nhue NGUYEN , OFMConv, editor. The Bible and Asian Culture: Reading the Word of God in Its Cultural Background and in the Vietnamese Context. Rome: Gregorian Biblical Press, 2015. Paper 244 pp. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
Jeannine Hill FLETCHER . The Sin of White Supremacy: Christianity, Racism, and Religious Diversity in America . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 194. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-237-6. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618.
Thomas E. HOSINSKI , The Image of the Unseen God: Catholicity, Science, and Our Evolving Understanding of God , Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017.pp. 206. $27.00 pb. ISBN: 9781626982598. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Tisha RAJENDRA . Migrants and Citizens: Justice and Responsibility in the Ethics of Immigration . Grand Rapids. MI: Eerdmans, 2017. Paper. 168 pp. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
Brett HENDRICKSON . The Healing Power of the Santuario of Chimayó: America’s Miraculous Church . New York: New York University Press, 2017. Pp. xi + 244. Reviewed by John T. FORD , The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064.
Micah D. KIEL , Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2017, pp. 188. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0814687826. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Joel MARCUS . Jesus and the Holocaust: Reflections on Suffering and Hope . Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Groups, 1997, pp. 129. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7435-1. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College. Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Laura Reece HOGAN , I live, No Longer I: Paul’s Spirituality of Suffering, Transformation , and Joy . Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Oregon. 2017, pp. xx, 151. ISBN 978-1-5326-0107-1. Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
William LOADER . Jesus in John’s Gospel: Structure and Issues in Johannine Christology . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017. pp. 532. $45.00 pb ISBN: 978-0-8028-7511-2. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Ulrich L. LEHNER , The Catholic Enlightenment: The Forgotten History of a Global Movement. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. pp. 263. $31.95 hb. ISBN 978-0190232917. Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW , Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079
Massimo FAGGIOLI . Catholicism & Citizenship: Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. 165. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8423-8. Reviewed by Ann SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161.
Heup Young KIM . A Theology of Dao . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 224. $30 pb. ISBN 1626982198. Reviewed by Jordan Thomas CHRISTOPHER , PhD Student, University of McGill, Montreal QC, Canada, H3A2B3.
Robert L. GALLAGHER and Paul HERTIG , editors. Contemporary Mission Theology. Engaging the Nations: Essays in Honor of Charles E. Van Engen . American Society of Missiology Series, No. 53. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. Pp. xxxi + 307. $42.00, paperback, ISBN 978-1-62698-211-6. Reviewed by John T. FORD , The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064.
Robert WUTHNOW . American Misfits and the Making of Middle-Class Respectability. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017, pp. 352. $35.00 ISBN: 9780691176864; eBook ISBN 9781400888092. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Kathleen A. CAHALAN and Bonnie J. MILLER-McLEMORE , eds . Calling All Years Good: Christian Vocation throughout Life’s Seasons . Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017. pp. 244. $20.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-7424-5. Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER , Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.
POPE FRANCIS . The Works of Mercy . Foreword by James Keenan. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 190. $16 pb. ISBN 9781626982369. Originally published as Le Opere di Misercordia. Compiled by Giuseppe Merola. Cittá del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2016.Reviewed by James Bretzke BRETZKE , SJ, Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Emmanuel KATONGOLE . Born from Lament: The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa . Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2017. pp. 294. ISBN 978-0-8028-7434-4. Reviewed by Kate JACKSON-MEYER , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Fernando Cardinal FILONI (Edward Condon, trans.). The Church in Iraq . Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2017. pp. 216. $19.95 pb. ISBN-13: 9780813229652. Reviewed by Charles MERCIER , Milford, CT 06460.
Erin Lothes BIVIANO . Inspired Sustainability: Planting Seeds for Action . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2016. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 286. $35.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-163-8. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Patrick JORDAN (ed.). Hold Nothing Back: Writings by Dorothy Days. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016, pp. 128. $14.95 softcover ISBN 978-0-8146-4655-7; $11.99 eBook ISBN 978-0-8146-4680-9. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Jeana DELROSSO , Leigh EICKE, and Ana KOTHE (eds.). Unruly Catholic Nuns: Sisters’ Stories. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2017, pp. 160. $60.00 hardover; $19.95 softcover ISBN 978-1-4384-6648-1. (Also Google e-book $9.99.) Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Michael E. CONNORS , ed. To All the World: Preaching and the New Evangelization . Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 167 + ix. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4708-0. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357.
Michael J. BUCKLEY . What Do You Seek? The Questions of Jesus as Challenge and Promise . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016. Pp. xii + 146. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7395-8. Reviewed by James T. CROSS , Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL 33574.
Edward LANGERAK , Civil Disagreement: Personal Integrity in a Pluralistic Society. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2014, pp ix + 170, $29.95 pb. ISBN-978-1-62616-033-0. Reviewed by Robert P. MARKO , Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI 49506.
David Farina TURNBLOOM . Speaking with Aquinas: A Conversation about Grace, Virtue and the Eucharist . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. xxxii+165. Reviewed by Craig A. Ford , Jr., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Raymond F. COLLINS . Wealth, Wages, and the Wealthy: New Testament Insight for Preachers and Teachers . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. 347. $34.95 pb. ISBN978-0-8146-8784-0. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR . St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Christopher LILLEY and Daniel J. PEDERSON , Human Origins and the Image of God: Essays in Honor of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017. Pp. xiv + 322. $60.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8028-7514-3. Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Michael AMALADOSS . Interreligious Encounters: Opportunities and Challenges . Ed. Jonathan Y. Tan. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 250. $45 pb. ISBN 9781626982215. Reviewed by Peter DRILLING , Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY 14052.
Ruben L.F. HABITO . Be Still and Know: Zen & the Bible . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017. Pp. 194. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-215-4. Reviewed by James BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Diarmuid O’MURCHU , INCARNATION: A New Evolutionary Threshold. Maryknoll , NY: Orbis Books, 2017, pp.viii, 240. 184. $25.00. ISBN 9781626982352 (paperback) Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Elsa TAMEZ , Cynthia Briggs KITTREDGE, Claire Miller COLOMBO, Alicia J. BATTEN. Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. Wisdom Commentary 51 . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. pp. 289. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8200-5. Reviewed by Alice L LAFFEY , Emerita, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01590.
Peter C. PHAN . The Joy of Religious Pluralism: A Personal Journey . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 235. $35.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-225-3. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Annette Bourland HUIZENGA . 1-2 Timothy, Titus. Wisdom Commentary, Volume 53, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2016. Pp 207, $33.99 Hardcover. ISBN 9780814682036; ISBN 9780814682289 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Bob MITCHELL , Faith-Based Development: How Christian Organizations Can Make a Difference . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 229. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-214-7. Reviewed by Ann MICHAUD , Fordham University, Bronx, NY, 01458.
Matthew A. ROTHAUS MOSER . Love Itself Is Understanding: Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Theology of the Saints. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2016. pp. xxxi+319. $79.00 hb. ISBN 9781451499599. Reviewed by Christopher DENNY , St. John’s University, Queens, NY 11439.
Florence M. GILLMAN . 1 Thessalonians ; Mary Ann Beavis and HyeRan Kim-Cragg. 2 Thessalonians: Wisdom Commentary . Volume 52, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2016. Pp 210, $39.95 Hardcover. ISBN 9780814682012; ISBN 9780814682256. Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Anthony GODZIEBA and Bradley HINZE , eds. Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence. Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology. Collegeville, Minn.: 2017. Pp. 270. $39.95 pb. ISBN 9780814684153. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA, 15650.
Robert A. MARYKS , editor. A Companion to Jesuit Mysticism . Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2017. pp. 393. $252.00 hb. ISBN 978-90-04-3103-1; E - ISBN: 978-90-04-34075-6; ISSN: 1871-6377. Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
Michael PLEKON . The World as Sacrament: An Ecumenical Path toward a World Spirituality . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. xviii + 252. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-4556-7. Reviewed by John T. FORD , The Catholic University of America, Washington DC 20064.
Daniel CASTELO . Pentecostalism as A Christian Mystical Tradition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm B. Eerdmans, 2017. pp. 194. $30.00 pb. ISBN: 978080289562. Reviewed by Walter SISTO , D’Youville College.
GREGORY THE GREAT . Moral Reflections on the Book of Job: Volume 3 (Books 11-16) , Cistercian Studies, no. 258, trans. Brian Kerns. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. 342 pp., $39.95 hardcover. ISBN: 978-0-8790-7358-9. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Jean-Pierre FORTIN . Grace in Auschwitz, a Holocaust Christology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2016. pp.250. $79.00hb. ISBN 978-1-5064-0587-2. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Frederick V. SIMMONS , ed., with Brian SORRELLS . Love and Christian Ethics: Tradition, Theory, and Society . Moral Traditions Series. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2017. pp. 408. $39.95 pb; $79.95 hc. ISBN: 9781626163676. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Jean PORTER . Justice as a Virtue: A Thomistic Perspective. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016. pp. 286. $40.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7325-5. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Heidi RUSSELL . The Source of All Love: Catholicity and the Trinity . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2017. pp. 216. $27.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-234-5. Reviewed by Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Pope FRANCIS , With the Smell of the Sheep : The Pope Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shepherds , ed. Giuseppe Merola. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017: pp.xiii, 297. ISBN 9781626982246 (softcover) $18.00. Reviewed by Matthew R. PETRUSEK , Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
Ivana NOBLE . Tracking God: An Ecumenical Fundamental Theology . Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2016. Pp xviii + 261. $32.00 pb. ISBN 978-1606087008. Reviewed by Whitney MCHAFFIE , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Brant PITRE . The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ . New York: Image, 2016. Pp. xii + 242. $23.00 hb. ISBN 978-0770435486. Reviewed by Thomas HEADLEY , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Alister MCGRATH . The Big Question: Why We Can’t Stop Talking about Science, Faith and God . New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2015. Pp. ix + 257. $20.88 pb. ISBN 978-1250077929. Reviewed by Jason EICHENBERG , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Riccardo SACCENTI . Debating Medieval Natural Law: A Survey . Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2016. Pp. xiv + 156. $45.00 hc. ISBN978-0-268-10040-7. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Amanda C. OSHEIM . A Ministry of Discernment: The Bishop and the Sense of the Faithful . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 221 + xxii. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8319-4. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
F. Scott SPENCER . Song of Songs. Wisdom Commentary 25 . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. Pp. lxiv + 252. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8124-4. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706.
Denise Dombkowski HOPKINS . Psalms Books 2-3. Wisdom Commentary 21. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. Pp. 410. $39.95 Hebrew Bible. ISBN 978-0-8146-8120-6. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706.
Leonard J. DeLORENZO , Work of Love: A Theological Reconstruction of the Communion of Saints . Notre Dame, IN: Notre Dame Press, 2017: pp.xiii, 346. ISBN 9780268100933 (hardcover) $55.00. Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
David E. DeCOSSE & Thomas A. NAIRN , OFM, eds . Conscience & Catholic Health Care: From Clinical Contexts to Government Mandates. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2017. Pp. 200 and Index. $ 35, pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-212-3. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Jennifer M. MCBRIDE . Radical Discipleship: A Liturgical Politics of the Gospel. Fortress Press, 2017. pp. 279. $34.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-5064-0189-8. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
Stephen A. HUNT, D. François TOLMIE, & Ruben ZIMMERMAN . Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures In John . William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, 2016, pp. xxii, 724. ISBN 978-08028-7392-7. First Published by Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen, 2013. Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT, S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
Giosuè GHISALBERTI . Augustine’s Passions: His Transformation from a Roman Citizen to a Catholic Bishop, 354-401 . Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2016. pp. 300. $29.00 pb. ISBN 1-62600-606-7. Reviewed by Leo MADDEN , Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219.
J. Brent BILL . Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality , 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016. pp. 143. $15.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7403-0. Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Jean TRUAX . Aelred the Peacemaker: The Public Life of a Cistercian Abbot . Cistercian Studies vol. 251. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2017. Pp. xiv + 325. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-251-3. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Garrett GALVIN . David’s Successors. Kingship in the Old Testament . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2016. Pp 160, $24.95. pb. ISBN 9780814682517. Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 78207.
Edward FOLEY , editor. A Handbook for Catholic Preaching . Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press, pp. 318. ISBN 9780814663165. Reviewed by Pierre HEGY , Adelphi University NY 11530..
Megan SWEAS . Putting Education to Work: How Cristo Rey Schools are Transforming Urban Education . New York: HarperOne, 2014. pp. 264, hardcover. ISBN 978 0 6228801 1. Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ , BBI-TAITE, Sydney, Australia.
Stefan PAAS . Church Planting in the Secular West: Learning from the European Experience. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2016. pp. 304, paperback. ISBN 978 0 8208 7348 4. Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ , BBI-TAITE, Sydney, Australia.
Maria C. MORROW . Sin in the Sixties. Catholics and Confession, 1955-1975 . Washington , D.C. The Catholic University of America Press, 2016. pp. 264. ISBN: 978-0-8132-2898-3. Reviewed by Péter TÖRÖK , Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Hungary 2120.
William P. LOEWE , Lex Crucis: Soteriology and the Stages of Meaning . Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2016. pp. 381. $79.00 hc. ISBN: 9781451472240. Reviewed by Paul LACHANCE , Independent Scholar.
Paul LAKELAND . The Wounded Angel: Fiction and the Religious Imagination . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2017. 215 pp. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4622-9. Reviewed by Kathleen M. FISHER , Assumption College, Worcester, MA 01609.
Anselm C. HAGEDORN . Die Anderen im Spiegel: Israels Auseinandersetzung mit den Völkern in den Büchern Nahum, Zefanja, Obadja und Joel . Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 414. Berlin: de Gruyter. 2011. Pp 379. ISBN 978-3110228564. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
Diarmaid MacCULLOCH , All Things Made New: The Reformation and Its Legacy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 452 pp., $29.95 hardcover. ISBN: 978-0-19-061681-6. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Wes MARKOFSKI . New Monasticism and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism. Oxford University Press, 2015. Pp. 364. ISBN 978-0-19-025801-6. Reviewed by Pierre HEGY, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11542.
Catholic Social Thought : Encyclicals and Documents from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis. David J. O’Brien and Thomas A. Shannon, eds. Third Revised Edition, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017. Pp. 687. $40.00. ISBN: 9781626981997. Reviewed by Walter SISTO .
Miguel DE LA TORRE . The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology . Lanham-Boulder-New York-London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. xv + 201 pages. ISBN 978-1-4422-5036-9, paperback, $23.00; ISBN 978-1-4422-5036-6, eBook, $22.99. Reviewed by John T. FORD , The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
Declan MARMION, Salvador Ryan, and Gesa E. Thiessen , editors . Remembering the Reformation: Martin Luther and Catholic Theology. Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2017. pp. 248. $79 hc. ISBN: 9781506423371. Reviewed by Paul LACHANCE , Independent Scholar
William E. SIMON Jr . Great Catholic Parishes: A Living Mosaic – How Four Essential Practices Make Them Thrive . Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press. 2016. pp. 202. $17.95 pb. ISBN-13 978-1-59471-417-7. Reviewed by Jonathon L. WIGGINS , CARA at Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007.
Eileen MARKEY , A Radical Faith: The Assassination of Sister Maura. New York: Nation Books, 2016. 321 pages. $26.99 hardcover. ISBN 978-1-56858-573-4. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Providence, RI.
Charles E. CURRAN and Lisa A. FULLAM , eds. The Sensus Fidelium and Moral Theology . Readings in Moral Theology No. 18 .New York: Paulist Press, 2017. pp. 300. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5315-2. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Terry EAGLETON . Materialism . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2016. Pp. x+176. ISBN 9780300218800. Reviewed by Craig A. Ford , Jr., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Matteo NICOLINI-ZANI . Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China. Translated by Sophia Senyk and William Skudlarek, OSB. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 408. $39.95 ISBN 9780814646991(print), 9780814646007 (ebook). Reviewed by Liang ZHANG , Institute of Religious Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, P. R. China.
Gianni VATTIMO . Of Reality: The Purposes of Philosophy. Trans. Robert T. Valgenti. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. Pp. 248. ISBN: 978-0-231-16696-6. $35.00, hardcover. Reviewed by John V. APCYNSKI, emeritus, St. Bonaventure University.
Daniel A. DOMBROWSKI , Whitehead’s Religious Thought: From Mechanism to Organism, from Force to Persuasion . (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2017): pp.xviii, 184. ISBN 9781438464299 (hardcover) $85.00. Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Thomas BANCHOFF and José CASANOVA , editors. The Jesuits and Globalization: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Challenges . Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2016, viii + 299 pp., ISBN: 978-1-62616-286-0, $32.95, paperback. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, PA.
Bishop Joseph OSEI-BONSU . Understanding the Mass: Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Liturgical Perspectives . New York: Paulist Press, 2017. 220 pp. $27.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-5302-2. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, 14618.
Anthony J. GITTINS . The Way of Discipleship, Women, Men, and Today’s Call to Mission. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. Pp. 160. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4715-8. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
L. Juliana M. CLASSENS . Claiming Her Dignity: Female Resistance in the Old Testament. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. xxvi + 165. $ 24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8419-1. Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY , Emerita, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610.
Lesley HAZLETON . Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto . New York: Riverhead Books. 2016. Pp.212. ISBN 978-1-59463-413-0. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
Charles E. ZECH, Mary L. GAUTIER, Mark M. GRAY, Jonathon L. WIGGINS, and Thomas P. GAUNT, S.J. , S.J. Catholic Parishes of the 21st Century . Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2017. Pp. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-064516-8. Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan.
Diarmuid O’MURCHU . Religious Life in the 21st Century. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. Pp. 272. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-207-9. Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG , SC. CARA at Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007.
Clemens SEDMAK . A Church of the Poor: Pope Francis and the Transformation of Orthodoxy . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. pp.218. $32.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-206-2. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Agbonkhianmeghe E. OROBATOR , editor. The Church We Want: African Catholics Look to Vatican III. Maryknoll, Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 256. $35 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-203-1. Reviewed by Randall WOODARD , Saint Leo University.
Georg HOLZHERR . The Rule of Benedict. An Invitation to the Christian Life . Translated by Mark Thamert. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications , Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 596. $59.95 ISBN 97808790172568 (print) 9780879077341 (ebook). Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER , Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.
Carol BERRY , Vincent van Gogh: His Spiritual Vision in Life and Art. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. 186 pages. $22.00 paperback. ISBN 978-1-62698-152-2. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Providence, RI.
Stephen M. BARR . The Believing Scientist: Essays on Science and Religion . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016. Pp. 226. $25. ISBN 978-0-8028-7370-5. Reviewed by Michael Horace BARNES , University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469.
Agnes DE DREUZY . The Holy See and the Emergence of the Modern Middle East: Benedict XV’s Diplomacy in Greater Syria (1914-1922) . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2016. xi + 303 pp., ISBN: 9-780813-228495, $69.95, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia.
Kimberly VRUDNY . Beauty’s Vineyard: A Theological Aesthetic of Anguish and Anticipation . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 264. $34.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8407-8. Reviewed by Craig A. FORD , Jr., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Bernard COOKE with Bruce MORRILL . The Essential Writings of Bernard Cooke: A Narrative Theology of Church, Sacrament, and Ministry . Foreword by Elizabeth A. Johnson. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016. pp. 239. $27.95 pb. ISBN 9780809149759; e-book 9781587685880. Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO 65201.
David CLOUTIER . The Vice of Luxury: Economic Excess in a Consumer Age . Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2015, pp. 336, $32.95 pb, ISBN: 9781626162563. Reviewed by Maria C. MORROW .
Patricia C. BELLM and Robert A. KRIEG . Cardinal Walter Kasper: Spiritual Writings . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. xv + 173. pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-191-1. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
Mary Ellen KONIECZNY , Charles C. Camosy, and Tricia C. Bruce, eds. Polarization in the US Catholic Church: Naming the Wounds, Beginning to Heal . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 196. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4665-6. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Gerald O’COLLINS , SJ, Revelation: Towards a Christian interpretation of God’s Self-Revelation in Jesus Christ. New York: Oxford U. Press, 2016. Pp. 210. $27.99. ISBN 978-0-19-878420-3. Reviewed by Nathan KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Katarina SCHUTH . SEMINARY FORMATION: Recent History, Current Circumstances, New Directions . Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 187. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4800-1.Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC , PSS. The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
Jim FOREST . The Root of War Is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers . Maryknoll: Orbis, 2016. pp. xiv + 223. $25.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-197-3. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
David Vincent MECONI , editor. On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Cultivating a Contemporary Theology of Creation . Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016. pp. 332. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7350-7. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
John C. WEI , Gratian the Theologian . Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2016. Pp., vi + 353. ISBN: 978-0-8132-2803-7. $65.00, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick HAYES , Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123.
Jeana VISEL , Icons in the Western Church: Toward a More Sacramental Encounter , Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2016. Pp. 174. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 97808146601. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D`Youville College, Buffalo NY.
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Ricardo RAMIREZ , C.S.B. Power from the Margins: The Emergence of the Latino in the Church and Society . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 202. ISBN 9781626981935. Reviewed by Robert WRIGHT , O.M.I., Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX 78216.
Teresa BERGER and Bryan D. SPINKS , editors. Liturgy’s Past/s: Methodologies and Materials in the Writing of Liturgical History. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. Pp. 305+index. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6268-7. Reviewed by James DALLEN , Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258.
William J. O’MALLEY , SJ. Being There, the Parables of Jesus in a Different Voice . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2016. Pp. 200. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-181-2. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Kristen M. COLBERG , Vatican I & Vatican II . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp.162. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8314-9. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Joelle ROLLO-KOSTER . Avignon and Its Papacy (1309-1417) Popes, Institutions, and Society . New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. Pp. 300. $74.99 ISBN 978-1-4422-1532. Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Edward T. OAKES , S.J., A Theology of Grace in Six Controversies . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016, pp. 248, $28.00 pb. ISBN 9780802873200. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Celia Viggo WEXLER . Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Hurt and Hope. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, pp. 216. $34.00 hardback ISBN 978-1-4422-5413-8; $33.99 eBook 978-1-4422-5414-5. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , emerita ,University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105-1096.
Phyllis ZAGANO . Women Deacons? Essays with Answers . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 252 $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8312-5. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618.
George HUNSINGER . The Beatitudes. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2015. Pp. 140. $19.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8091-0614-1. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Jason Reimer GREIG . Reconsidering Intellectual Disability: L’Arche, Medical Ethics, and Christian Friendship . Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2015. pp. 293. $32.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-6261-6243-3. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Lizette LARSON-MILLER . Sacramentality Renewed: Contemporary Conversations in Sacramental Theology . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. xviii + 189. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8273-9. Reviewed by Joseph MARTOS , Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO 63108.
Robert E. ALVIS . White Eagle, Black Madonna: One Thousand Years of the Polish Catholic Tradition. New York: Fordham University Press, 2016. pp. 349. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-8232-7171-9. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Gerardo MARTI and Gladys GANIEL . 2014. The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity . Oxford: Oxford University Press. IBN: 978-0-19-995988-4. Reviewed by Michael McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI 48206.
Ilia DELIO , OSF, editor. Personal Transformation and a New Creation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016, pp. 230. ISBN: 9781626982093 (pbk.). Reviewed by Joseph A. Bracken , S.J., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
C. Kavin ROWE , One True Life: The Stoics and Early Christians as Rival Traditions. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. pp. 320. $40.00 hb. ISBN 978-0300180121. Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW , Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079.
Elizabeth A. JOHNSON , ed. The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2016. pp. 354. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-127-0. Reviewed by Karen TEEL , University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110.
D avid STEINDL-RAST and Anselm GRUN . Faith beyond Belief: Spirituality for Our Time. A Conversation . Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 176. $17.95 pb. ISBN: 9780814647134 . Reviewed by Walter SISTO , D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Robert MASSON . Without Metaphor, No Saving God: Theology After Cognitive Linguistics . 2014. Leuven-Paris-Walpole MA: Peeters. ISBN: 978-90-429-3019-3. Reviewed by Win WHELAN , St. Bonaventure University (emerita), 1415 W. Rascher Avenue Chicago IL 60640-1205.
Robert L. LIVELY Jr, The Mormon Missionary: who Is That Knocking at My Door. Maryknoll, Miami: University Press of Florida, 2011. pp. 548, paperback. ISBN 978 0 8130 3608 3. Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ , The Broken Bay Institute, Sydney.
Agnes M. BRAZAL and María Theresa DÁVILA, editors. Living with(out) Borders: Catholic Theological Ethics on the Migrations of Peoples . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 272. $42.00. ISBN: 978-1-62698-166-9. Reviewed by Marianne T. FITZGERALD , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Marcia PALLY . Commonwealth and Covenant: Economics, Politics, and Theologies of Relationality . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016. Pp. viii + 424. $50.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7104-6. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Stephen ANDES and Julia You , eds. Local Church Global Church. Catholic Activism in Latin America from Rerum Novarum to Vatican II . The Catholic University Press of America. 2016. p.p. 353. ISBN 9780813227917. Reviewed by Daniel H. LEVINE , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045.
Julia BRUMBAUGH and Natalia IMPERATORI-LEE , editors. Turning to the Heavens and the Earth: Theological Reflections on a Cosmological Conversion, Essays in Honor of Elizabeth A. Johnson . Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. xlvi + 289. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8772-7. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Massimo FAGGIOLI . The Rising Laity: Ecclesial Movements since Vatican II. New York: Paulist Press, 2016. Pp. 165. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4934-6. Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC . Catholic University of America, Washington DC 20064.
Kevin IRWIN . The Sacraments: Historical Foundations and Liturgical Theology . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4955-1. Reviewed by Nathaniel MARX , Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577.
William of SAINT-THIERRY , Arnold of Bonneval, Geoffrey of Auxerre. The First Life of Bernard of Clairvaux . Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Hillary Costello, OCSO. Cistercian Fathers vol. 76. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2016. Pp. xlii + 286. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-176-9. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
John MCGREEVY . American Jesuits and the World: How and Embattled Religious Order Made Modern Catholicism Global . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2016. pp. 315. $35.00, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-691-17162-3. Reviewed by Patrick HAYES , Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, PA, 19123.
Alvin PLANTINGA . Knowledge and Christian Belief . Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015. $16.00 pb. Pp. 129. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7204-3. Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI , Professor emeritus, St. Bonaventure University, 14778-0012.
James HARPUR . The Pilgrim Journey. A History of Pilgrimage in the Western World. Katonah (New York) BlueBridge, 2016. pp. 202. $15.95 hc. ISBN 9781629190006. Reviewed by Péter TÖRÖK , Hungary 2120.
Robert SCHREITER . Constructing Local Theologies. 30th Anniversary Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. pp 204. $30 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-146-1. Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH , Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978
Lyra PITSTICK . Christ’s Descent into Hell: John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Theology of Holy Saturday . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016. pp. xiv+135. $20.90 pb. ISBN 9780802869050. Reviewed by Christopher DENNY , St. John’s University, Queens, NY 11439.
Daniel COSACCHI and Eric MARTIN , eds. The Berrigan Letters: Personal Correspondence Between Daniel and Philip Berrigan. New York: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 340. $30. pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-164-5. Reviewed by James R. KELLY , emeritus Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458.
Marie-Theres WACKER . Baruch and the Letter of Jeremiah . Wisdom Commentary 31. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016. Hardcover. Pp. 157 + xlvi. $39.95. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8155-8. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706.
Hans GUSTAFSON . Finding All Things in God, pansacramentalism and doing theology interreligiously . Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications , 2016. Pp, 356. $37.00 pb. ISBN978-1-4982-1798-9. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Sally University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Phillip R. SLOAN , Gerald McKENNY, and Kathleen EGGLESON, eds. Darwin in the Twenty-First Century: Nature, Humanity, God . Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2015. pp. 461. $49.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-268-04147-2. Reviewed by Leo MADDEN , Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219.
Donal DORR , Option for the Poor and for the Earth: From Leo XIII to Pope Francis . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2016. 4th ed. Pp.548. $26.68 pb.ISBN 978-1-62698-162-1. Reviewed by Nathan KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Paul BEAUCHAMP . Psalms Night and Day. Translated by Peter Rogers, S.J. (Marquette Studies in Theology, N. 84). Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2015, pp.271; $27.00. Pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-2857-7; 978-0-8146-2856-0. Review by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Brian J. PIERCE . Jesus and the Prodigal Son: The God of Radical Mercy. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 212. $25 pb. Reviewed by Lily KING , University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620.
Cardinal KASPER , Pope Francis' Revolution of Tenderness and Love: Theological and Pastoral Perspectives . New York: Paulist Press, 2015. Pp. 117. $16.95 ISBN 978-0-8091-0623-3. and Pope FRANCIS. Morning Homilies. In the Chapel of St. Martha's Guest House. (March 22-July 26, 2013). Trans. Dinah Livingstone. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 205. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-111-9. Reviewed by Jayne L. WILCOX , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 1914.
William CAVANAUGH , Field Hospital: The Church’s Engagement with a Wounded World . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016. Pp. 260. $24.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7297-5. Reviewed by David CLOUTIER , The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 20064.
John R. DONAHUE . Seek Justice That You May Live: Reflections and Resources on the Bible and Social Justice . New York: Paulist Press, 2014. pp. 310. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4874-5. Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Tom SCHWANDA , ed. The Emergence of Evangelical Spirituality: The Age of Edwards, Newton, and Whitefield . New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016. pp. 336. $39.95. ISBN: 978-08091-0621-9. Reviewed by Richard STEELE , Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119.
Stacy DAVIS . Haggai and Malachi: Wisdom Commentary, Volume 39, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2015. Pp 126, $29.94 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8163-3; ISBN 978-0-8146-8188-6 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
James SCHALL , SJ: Political Philosophy and Revelation: A Catholic Reading . (Washington DC: Catholic University Press, 2013) P. xiv 281. Reviewed by Vincent WARGO , University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.
Brant PITRE . Jesus and the Last Supper. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015. pp. 590. $55.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8028-4871-0. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Christopher H. GRUNDMANN , edior. Interreligious Dialogue: An Anthology of Voices Bridging Cultural and Religious Divides . Anselm Academic, 2015. 209 pages. $23.95. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON , Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN).
Randy BOYAGODA . Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square . New York: Image, 2015. pp. 459 + xix. $30.00 hb; $14.99 eb. ISBN 978-0-307-95396-4. Reviewed by Reid B. LOCKLIN , St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 81 St. Mary St., Toronto, ON CANADA M5S1J4.
Mary Ann BEAVIS & HyeRan KIM-CRAGG . Hebrews: Wisdom Commentary, Volume 54 , Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2015. Pp 141, $31.766 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8204-3 - 978-0-8146-6 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Julia M. O’BRIEN . Micah: Wisdom Commentary, Volume 37 , Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2015. Pp 141, $30.96 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8161-9 978-0-8186-2 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
David E. DECOSSE and Kristin E. HEYER , eds. Conscience and Catholicism: Rights, Responsibilities, and Institutional Responses . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 216. $38.00 pb ISBN: 978-1-62698-144-7. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , University Heights, OH 44118.
Robin RYAN . Jesus and Salvation: Soundings in the Christian Tradition and Contemporary Theology . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. Pp. xxiv + 248. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8253-1. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Thomas RAUSCH , S.J. Systematic Theology: A Roman Catholic Approach . Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2016. pp. 290. $24.95 pub. ISBN 9780814683200. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650.
Dianne BERGANT , C.S.A. A New Heaven, A New Earth: The Bible and Catholicity . Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2016 pp. 200. $25.00 pub. ISBN 978-1-62698-180-5. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA. 15650.
Yiu Siong Lucas CHAN , James F. Keenan, and Shaji George KOCHUTHARA, eds. DOING ASIAN THEOLOGICAL ETHICS in a Cross-Cultural and Interreligious Context. Bengaluru, India: Dharmaram Publications, 2016, pp. 372. ISBN 978-93-84964-3-68. Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY , emerita, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610.
Aaron RICHES . Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016. pp. 301. $32.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7231-9. Reviewed by Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Gert MELVILLE . The World of Medieval Monasticism: Its History and Forms of Life . Translated by James D. Mixson. Foreword by Giles Constable. Cistercian Studies vol. 263. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2016. Pp. xvii + 444. $44.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-263-6. Reviewed by Patrick F. O`CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Jacques ELLUL . Essential Spiritual Writings, selected with an introduction by Jacob E. Van Vleet . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 183. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-183-6. Reviewed by Sarah L. MacMILLEN , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
Bradford HINZE . Prophetic Obedience: Ecclesiology for a Dialogical Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 264. ISBN 9781626981676. Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.
Heidi Ann RUSSELL . Quantum Shift: Theological and Pastoral Implications of Contemporary Developments in Science . Liturgical Press (Collegeville, MN), 2015, pp. xxvi, 207. ISBN978-0-8146-8303-3. Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
Otto F. A. MEINARDUS . Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2015. pp. 352. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9789774167454. Reviewed by Walter N. SISTO , D`Youville College, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Thomas P. RAUSCH, SJ and Richard R. GAILLARDETZ , editors. Go Into the Streets! The Welcoming Church of Pope Francis. NY: Paulist Press, 2016. pp. 181. $19.95 pb. ISBN 97800-8091-4951-3. Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG , University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.
Terence E. FRETHEIM . Reading Hosea-Micah: A Literary and Theological Commentary . Reading the Old Testament. Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2013, pp 224. $32.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57312-687-8. Reviewed by Nicholas R. WERSE , Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706.
Jon SOBRINO . Archbishop Romero: Memories and Reflections . Rev. ed. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. pp. 243. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-626981-176-8. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Michael H. CROSBY , Fruit of the Spirit: Pauline Mysticism for the Church Today . Maryknoll: Orbis, 2015, pp. 336. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-154-6. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110. [email protected]
Alexander WILDE . Religious Responses to Violence: Human Rights in Latin America Past and Present . Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2016, pp. 498. pb. ISBN 9780268044312. Reviewed by James R. KELLY , Fordham University, Bronx, NY 11206.
Roger HAIGHT . Spiritual and Religious: Explorations for Seekers. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2016. Pp. xviii + 203. $25.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62698-161-4. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
Leonard SWIDLER . Dialogue for Interreligious Understanding: Strategies for the Transformation of Culture-Shaping Institutions . Palgrave MacMillan, 2014. 212 pages. $37.00.Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON , Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN)
Kathryn Lilla COX . Water Shaping Stone: Faith, Relationships, and Conscience Formation . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 160. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8302-6. Reviewed by Craig A. FORD, Jr. , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
The Catholic Women Speak Network . Catholic Women Speak: Bringing Our Gifts to the Table . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2015. pp. 180. $16.95. ISBN: 978-08091-4974-2. Reviewed by Marianne T. FITZGERALD , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Patrick J. HARTIN , A Window into the Spirituality of Paul . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2015, pp. 142. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3763-0. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Daniel P. SCHEID , The Cosmic Common Good: Religious Grounds for Ecological Ethics : NY: NY, Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. 248. $29.95 ISBN 978-0-19-935943-1. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Benjamin DURHEIM . Christ’s Gift, Our Response: Martin Luther and Louis-Marie Chauvet on the Connection between Sacraments and Ethics. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 162 + xviii. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8323-1. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357.
Dinh Anh NHUE NGUYEN , OFM Conv., ed. The Bible and Asian Culture: Reading the Word of God in its Cultural Background and in the Vietnamese Context. Rome: Gregorian and Biblical Press, 2014. Pp. 244. Paper. Euro 25.00. ISBN 978-88-7653-681-6. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St, Michael’s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4.
Patricia WITTBERG , S.C. Catholic Cultures: How Parishes Can Respond to the Changing Face of Catholicism. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016, pp. 228. $16.95 softcover ISBN 978-0-8146-4858-2. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Douglass SULLIVAN-GONZALES . The Black Christ of Esquipulas . Religion and Identity in Guatemala. 208 pp, $55.00. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-68432. Reviewed by Daniel H. LEVINE , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045.
Ian Christopher LEVY . John Wyclif’s Theology of the Eucharist in its Medieval Context. Revised and Expanded Edition of Scriptural Logic, Real Presence, & the Parameters of Orthodoxy . Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2014. pp. 419. $32.00. pb. ISBN 978-1-62600-704-8. Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
A Realist’s Church : Essays in Honor of Joseph A. Komonchak (edited by Christopher D. Denny, Patrick J. Hayes, and Nicholas K. Rademacher). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. xiv, 282. $60.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-155-3. Reviewed by Paul MISNER , Marquette University emeritus, Milwaukee, WI 53201.
Raimon PANIKKAR , Christianity (Opera Omnia, III/1: The Christian Tradition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015, pp. xxii, 370. $90.00. ISBN 978-1-62698-159-1 (cloth). Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207.
William B. KURTZ . Excommunicated from the Union: How the Civil War Created a Separate Catholic America . New York: Fordham University Press, 2016. pp. 236. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8232-6886-3. Reviewed by Karen TEEL , University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110.
Richard R. GAILLARDETZ . An Unfinished Council: Vatican II, Pope Francis and the Renewal of Catholicism . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 172. $19.95 pb. ISBN0-385-49693-1. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618.
Richard R. GAILLIARDETZ and Edward P. HAHNENBERG , editors. A Church with Open Doors: Catholic Ecclesiology for the Third Millennium . Collegeville, Minn: Michael Glazier, 2015. Pp. 220. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8304-0. Reviewed by Jakob Karl RINDERKNECHT , Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary, Collegeville, MN 56321.
THE BOOK OF SAINTS . A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary . 8th Revised edition by Dom Basil WATKINS (840 pp – Bloomsbury T&T Clark). Pb ISBN 978-0-567-66456-3. Reviewed by Dr. Karen Monique GREGG , University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.
William PORTIER . Divided Friends: Portraits of the Roman Catholic Modernist Crisis in the United States . Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2013. Pp. 403. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-2164-9. Reviewed by Michael SKAGGS , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Paul MCPARTLAN . A Service of Love: Papal Primacy, the Eucharist & Church Unity . Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2013. Pp 100. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-2135-9. Reviewed by James DALLEN , Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258.
Group of FARFA SABINA . Communion of Churches and Petrine Ministry: Lutheran-Catholic Convergences. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014. Pp. 139. $28 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7194-7. Reviewed by James DALLEN , Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258
Mary Helen BEIRNE . Ready for Good Work: History of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1944-1999 . Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2015, viii + 206 pp., ISBN: 978-0-7618-6584-1, $65.00, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, PA.
Najib George AWAD . Persons in Relations: An Essay on the Trinity and Ontology. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2014. pp. xi-341. Paper. $39.00. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN . Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
Christian SMITH and Hilary DAVIDSON , The Paradox of Generosity: Giving We Receive, Grasping We Lose . New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-939490-6. Reviewed by David CLOUTIER , Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727.
Mary DUNN . The Cruelest of All Mothers: Marie de l’Incarnation, Motherhood, and Christian Tradition . New York: Fordham University Press, 2015. Pp. 224. $45.00. ISBN: 978-0-8232-6721-7. Reviewed by Marianne T. FITZGERALD , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Michael Lawler, Todd Salzman and Eileen Burke-Sullivan , The Church in the Modern World: Gaudium et Spes Then and Now. Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 198. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8270-8. Reviewed by Randall WOODARD , Saint Leo University.
Derek A. OLSEN , Reading Matthew with Monks: Liturgical Interpretation in Anglo-Saxon England. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 276. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0814683170. Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW , Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079.
Gastón ESPINOSA . Latino Pentecostals in America: Faith and Politics in Action. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014. Pp. 505. $35 hc. ISBN 978-0-674-7288-75. Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207.
Chris HAW . From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart. Rethinking my Love for Catholicism . Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2012. 234pp. Paperback ISBN 978-1-59471-292-0 Also eBook. Reviewed by Ana Lourdes SUAREZ , Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires.
Scott GUSTAFSON . At the Altar of Wall Street: The Rituals, Myths, Theologies, Sacraments, and Mission of the Religion Known as the Modern Global Economy . Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing, 2015. Pp. 200. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7280-7. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Todd HARTCH , The Prophet of Cuernavaca: Ivan Illich and the Crisis of the West. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2015. 235 pages. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-19-020456-3. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Providence, RI.
Thomas J. BUSHLACK . Politics For A Pilgrim Church: A Thomistic Theory of Civic Virtue . Grand Rapids, Michigan/Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2015. Pp. 279. $35 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7090-2. Reviewed by Ann SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161.
Paul BERNIER , Ministry in the Church: A Historical and Pastoral Approach . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 382. $45.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-153-9. Reviewed by Peter DRILLING , Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY 14052.
Mary NAVARRE . Tapestry of Time. The Story of the Dominican Sisters. Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1966-2012. ISBN 978-0-8028-7255-5. Eerdmans, 2015, pp. 336. $20.00 pb. Reviewed by Neville Ann KELLY , Lean Scholar Initiative, Seattle, WA 98125.
Joseph MARTOS . Deconstructing Sacramental Theology and Reconstructing Catholic Ritua l. Eugene, Oregon: Resource Publications, 2015. pp. 309. $36.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-4982-2179-5. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , University Heights, OH 44118.
Geoffrey D. DUNN , ed. The Bishop of Rome in Late Antiquity . Surrey, UK and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2015. xi + 273pp., ISBN: 978-1-4724-5551-2, $124,95, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES , Redemptorist Archives, Philadelphia, PA.
Thomas M. KELLY , Editor, Rutilio Grande, SJ: Homilies and Writings . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. xxiii + 163 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8773-4. Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Steven JENSEN . Knowing the Natural Law. From Precepts and Inclinations to Driving Oughts. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2015. Pp. 230. $34.95. 978-0-8132-2733-7. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Darren DOCHUK , Thomas S. KIDD, and Kurt W. PETERSON, eds. American Evangelicalism: George Marsden and the State of American Religious History . Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 2014. pp. 518. Np. ISBN 978-0-268-03842-7. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
Christian WIMAN , My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer . New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013, pp. 182. $13.00 pb. ISBN 978-0374534370. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Timothy Luke JOHNSON . The Revelatory Body: Theology as Inductive Art. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2015. pp. 246. $12.95 hb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-0383-2. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , University Heights, OH 44118.
Philip A. CUNNINGHAM . Seeking Shalom, The Journey to Right Relationship Between Catholics and Jews. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2015. Pp. 250. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7209-8. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Goffredo BOSELLI . The Spiritual Meaning of the Liturgy: School of Prayer, Source of Life . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 235+xvi. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-4906-0. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Simone WEIL . Late Philosophical Writings . Edited by E.O. Springsted. Translated by E.O. Springsted and L.E. Schmidt. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2015. pp 204. ISBN 0-268-04150-4. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON
Paul KNITTER and Roger HAIGHT , Jesus and Buddha: Friends in Conversation. Orbis Books (Maryknoll, NY), 2015, pp. xvii, 253. $26.00. ISBN 978-1-62698-151-5 (pbk.). Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207
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Paul VALLELY , Pope Francis. The Struggle for the Soul of Catholicism . New York. Bloomsbury USA. 2015, pp. 470, $30.00 ISBN 978-1-63286-115-3. and Marco POLITI, Pope Francis Among the Wolves. The Inside Story of a Revolution . New York. Columbia University Press, 2015 pp. 270, $27.95, ISBN 978-0-231-17414-5. Massimo FAGGIOLI, Pope Francis. Tradition in Transition. Mahwah NJ, Paulist Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8091-4892-9.? Reviewed by Daniel H. LEVINE , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045.
David L. SCHINDLER and Nicholas J. HEALY Jr . Freedom, Truth, and Human Dignity: The Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Religious Freedom . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015. pp. 477. $45 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7155-8. Reviewed by James DALLEN , Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258.
Wolfgang HUBER . Ethics: The Fundamental Questions of Our Lives . Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2015. pp. 250. $32.95 pb. ISBN978-1-62616-165-8. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA 15282.
Servais PINCKAERS . Passions and Virtue , trans. Benedict M. Guevin. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2015. 139 pp., $65.00 hardback. ISBN: 978-0-8132-2751-1. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
D. Paul SULLINS . Keeping the Vow: The Untold Story of Married Catholic Priests. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. 322. $29.95 hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-986004-3. Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG , Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Paul GROGAN and Kirsteen KIM , editor. The New Evangelization: Faith, People, Context and Practice . London: Bloomsbury, 2015. Pp. 296 + xii. $83.99. ISBN 978-0-567-65737-4. Reviewed by Francis X. KLOSE , Cabrini College, Radnor PA 19087.
Jonathan J. SANFORD . Before Virtue: Assessing Contemporary Virtue Ethics. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2015. 280 pp., $65.00 hardback. ISBN: 978-0-8132-2739-9. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
PONTIFICAL BIBLICAL COMMISSION . The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 204. $19.95 pb. 978-0-8146-4903-9. Reviewed by Jason BERMENDER , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53228.
Margaret F. BRINIG & Nicole STELLE GARNETT . Lost Classroom, Lost Community. Catholic Schools’ Importance in Urban America. Chicago and London, University of Chicago Press. 2014. pp. 202. ISBN-13:978-0-226-12200-7. Reviewed by Péter Torok , Hungary.
William HARMLESS , Augustine and the Catechumenate, Rev. Ed. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 476. ISBN 978-0-8146-6314-1.Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.
Anthony J. GITTINS . Living Mission Interculturally: Faith, Culture, and the Renewal of Praxis. Collegeville: Liturgical Press. 2015. Pp. 221. ISBN: 978-0-8146-8318-7. Reviewed by Michael McCALLION , Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI 48206.
Annemarie SANDERS , Editor. Transformational Leadership: Conversations with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Maryknoll, N.Y. Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 207. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-138-6. Reviewed by Dr. Terry SHIELDS , Leadership and Management Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8.
Elizabeth Michael BOYLE and Carol J. DEMPSEY , The Bible and Literature , Orbis Books, 2015, pp. xvi, 216. $30, pb. ISBN 978-1-62698. Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
Robert WUTHNOW . Inventing American Religion: Polls, Surveys, and the Tenuous Quest for a Nation’s Faith. London, UK: Oxford University Press, 2015, pp. 247. $29.95 hardcover ISBN 9780190258900. (Also e-book). Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Richard J. REGAN . The American Constitution And Religion . Washington D C.: Catholic University of America, 2013. Pp. 282. ISBN 978-0-8132-2152-6 ppb. Reviewed by James R. KELLY , sociology emeritus Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10456
Marc Cardinal OUELETT .Mystery and Sacrament of Love: A Theology of Marriage and the Family for the New Evangelization.Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Company. 332 pages. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7334-7. Reviewed by Michael McCALLION, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan.
Jeanmarie GRIBAUDO . A Holy Yet Sinful Church: Three Twentieth Century Moments in a Developing Theology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. 2015. $22.95 pb. ISBN978-0-8146-4771-4. Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS , University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON.
Catherine VINCIE. Worship and the New Cosmology: Liturgical and Theological Challenges . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2014.pp. 115. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8272-2. Reviewed by Andrew MCCARTHY , Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton MA 01612.
Massimo FAGGIOLI . A Council of the Global Church: Receiving Vatican II in History . Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015. Pp. 350. $44.00. ISBN: 9781451472097. Reviewed by Paul MISNER , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881.
Peter BROWN . The Ransom of the Soul. Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-674-96758-8. Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012.
Barry HUDOCK . Struggle, Condemnation, Vindication: John Courtney Murray's Journey toward Vatican II . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. Pp. xxix + 185. $19.95 pb. ISBN978-0-8146-8322-4. Reviewed by James T. CROSS , Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL 33574.
John R. TYSON . The Way of the Wesleys: A Short Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014. 202 pp., $18.00 paperback. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6954-8. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Roger OLSON and Christian T. Collins WINN . Reclaiming Pietism: Retrieving an Evangelical Tradition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015. 190 pp., $18.00 paperback. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6909-8. Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE , New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126.
John A. MCCOY . A Still And Quiet Conscience: The Archbishop Who Challenged a Pope, a President, and a Church : A Life of Raymond G. Hunthausen. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2015. Pp. 344. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-117-1. Reviewed by Ann S.F. SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161.
Ursula KING . Spirit and Fire, the live and vision of Teilhard De Chardin (Revised). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Publications, 2015. pp. 258. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-114-0. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Ilia DELIO , Making All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology, Consciousness , Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 278. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-136-2. Reviewed by Ann MICHAUD , Fordham University, Bronx, NY, 01458.
Dom Gregory DIX . The Shape of the Liturgy . London: Bloomsbury 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015. Pp. 764. $35.96 pb, $76.73 Cloth. ISBN 978-0-567-66157-9. Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN , St. Bonaventure University (emerita), 1415 W. Rascher Avenue, Chicago IL 60640-1205.
David CHEETHAM , Douglas PRATT, and David THOMAS, Editors. Understanding Interreligious Relations . Edited by Oxford University Press, 2013. 448 pages. $35.00. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON , Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN) .
Kenan B. OSBORNE , O.F.M., Sacramental Theology: Fifty Years After Vatican II . Hobe Sound, FL: Lectio Publishing, 2014. 190 pp., $19.95. ISBN 978-0-9898397-3-0. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Benjamin BEIT-HALLAHMI . Psychological Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity. London, UK: Routledge, 2015, pp. 316. $170.00 hardcover ISBN 9780415682862 . (Also paperback $59.95). Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Donald NORWOOD , Reforming Rome: Karl Barth and Vatican II. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015, pp.xxi+263. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7210-4. Reviewed by Alice LAFFEY , College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610.
Dominic WHITE , O.P. The Lost Knowledge of Christ: Contemporary Spiritualities, Christian Cosmology, and the Arts . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. Pp 221, $24.95r. ISBN 978-0-8146-8269-2 -- 978-0-8146-8294-4 (ebook). Reviewed by James ZEITZ , Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207.
Eamon DUFFY , Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes (Fourth Edition). New Haven: Yale University, 2014, pp 513. $23.00pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-30020612-8. Reviewed by Robert P. MARKO , Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI 49506.
Rose PACATTE . Martin Sheen: Pilgrim on the Way . Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 142. $12.95 pb ISBN: 978-0-8146-3712-8. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , University Heights, OH 44118
Angela Alaimo O’DONNELL . Flannery O’Connor: Fiction Fired by Faith. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 138. $12.95 pb ISBN: 978-0-8146-3701-2. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , University Heights, OH 44118.
Anastasia WENDLINDER , Speaking of God in Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart: Beyond Analogy . Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2014. pp. 217. $109. 95 hc. ISBN 978-1-4094-6916-2. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN . Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
Jakob Egeris THORSEN . Charismatic Practice and Catholic Parish Life. The Incipient Pentecostalization of the Church in Guatemala and Latin America. Leiden, the Netherlands & Boston: Brill, 2015. pp. 242. ISBN 978-90-04-29165-2. Reviewed by Pierre HEGY , Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530.
John DEAR . Thomas Merton, Peacemaker: Meditations on Merton, Peacemaking, and the Spiritual Life . Maryknoll, NY. Orbis Books, 2015. pp. xv + 192. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-107-2. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
Daniella ZSUPAN-JEROME . Connected Toward Communion: The Church and Social Communication in the Digital Age . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 139. $17.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8220-3. Doris DONELLY . Sacraments and Justice . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 112. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8072-8. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618.
Rory McENTEE and Adam BUCKO, The New Monasticism: An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Living. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2015. pp. 215. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-126-3. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL , Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Paul LAKELAND . A Council That Will Never End: Lumen Gentium and the Church Today. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2013. pp. 158+xxxiii. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8066-7. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309.
Thomas MERTON . Ishi Means Man: Essays on Native Americans . New York. Paulist Press, 2015. pp. viii + 81. $9.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4911-7. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541.
James J. BACIK . Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Prss, 2014. pp. 185. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8316-3. Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
Leonardo BOFF . Come Holy Spirit: Inner Fire, Giver of Life, Comforter of the Poor .Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 214. $17.63 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-106-5. Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG , University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.
Christine M. FLETCHER . 24/7 Christian: The Secular Vocation of the Laity . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015. pp. 128. $14.95 pb. ISBN-10: 0814649688. Laura Kelly FANUCCI. Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 152. $14.95 pb. ISBN-10: 081463768X. Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER , 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709.
Massimo FAGGIOLI . Sorting Out Catholicism: A Brief History of the New Ecclesial Movements. Translated by Demetrio S. Yocum.Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier Books Liturgical Press, 2014. pp 242. $19.95. ISBN: 9780814683057. Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY , Plano, TX 75026
Nancy Tatom AMMERMAN . Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes. Finding Religion in Everyday Life . Oxford University Press, 2014. 376 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-991736-5 also eBook. Reviewed by Christopher CARROLL Northwestern University Department of Sociology.
Peter J. CASARELLA , ed. Jesus Christ: The New Face of Social Progress . Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 2015. pp. 380. $45.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7113-8. Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES , Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650
Walter KASPER . The Catholic Church: Nature, Reality, and Mission. London: Bloomsbury, 2015. pp 463. $54 pb. ISBN 978-1-4411-8708-3. Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH , C.PP.S. Saint Joseph’s College, Indiana, 47978
Stanislaw GRYGIEL . Discovering the Human Person: In Conversation with John Paul II . Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2014. pp. 175. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7154-1. Reviewed by Jason BERMENDER , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Lee BEACH , The Church in Exile: Living in Hope After Christendom . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Academic, 2015. pp. 240. ISBN 978-0-8308-4066-3. Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI , Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612
Pope FRANCIS . Walking with Jesus: A Way Forward for the Church . Chicago: Loyola Press, 2015. pp. 160. $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8294-4254-0. Reviewed by Ann MICHAUD , Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
Maxwell E. JOHNSON, Timothy O’MALLEY, and Demetrio S. YOCUM, eds . At the Heart of the Liturgy: Conversations with Nathan D. Mitchell’s “Amen Corners,” 1991-2012. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 190. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6309-7. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357
Ian Christopher LEVY . John Wyclif’s Theology of the Eucharist in its Medieval Context. Revised and Expanded Edition of Scriptural Logic, Real Presence, & the Parameters of Orthodoxy. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2014. pp. 419. $32.00. pb. ISBN 978-1-62600-704-8. Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
Rebecca MOORE . Women in Christian Traditions. New York: New York University Press, 2015. $17.00 pb. pp.200. ISBN 978-1-4798-2175-4. Reviewed by Shannon SCHREIN , Lourdes University. Sylvania, OH 43560
Laura VANCE . Women in New Religions. New York: New York University Press, 2015. pp. 160. $17.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-4798-1602-6. Reviewed by Shannon SCHREIN , Lourdes University. Sylvania, OH 43560
Antonio L PEZ and Javier PRADES , eds. Retrieving Origins and the Claim of Multiculturalism . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2014. pp. 208. $29.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6990-6. Reviewed by Joseph S. FLIPPER , Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY 40205
Elizabeth A. JOHNSON . Abounding in Kindness: Writings for the People of God. New York.: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. ix + 324. ISBN 978-1-62698-112-3 pb. Reviewed by Jill RAITT , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201
Gustavo GUTI RREZ and Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig M LLER. On The Side of the Poor: The Theology of Liberation. New York: Orbis Books, 2015. Pp. 144. $19.35 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-115-7. Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG , University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
John C. HAUGHEY . A Biography of the Spirit. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 220. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-122-5. Reviewed by Andrew T. MCCARTHY . Anna Maria College. Paxton, MA 01621
F. D. E. SCHLEIERMACHER . Christmas Dialogue, The Second Speech, and Other Selections . Edited, translated, and with an Introduction by Julia A. Lamm. Classics of Western Spirituality . New York & Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2014. Pp. 296. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4878-3. Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE , Seattle Pacific University, SEATTLE, WA 98119
Brian STEENSLAND and Philip GOFF , editors. The New Evangelical Social Engagement . New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. $90.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-19-932954-0. Reviewed by Paul MISNER , Marquette University emeritus, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Joseph MUDD . Eucharist as Meaning: Critical Metaphysics and Contemporary Sacramental Theology . Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2014. Pp 240. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-8221-0
Thomas O’Loughlin, The Eucharist: Origins and Contemporary Understandings . NY: NY, Bloomsbury, 2015. Pp 220. $34.95, ISBN 978-0-567-38459-1. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618
Robert Emmett CURRAN . Papist Devils: Catholics in British America, 1574-1783. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2014. pp. 320. $29.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8132-2583-8. Reviewed by Daniel LLOYD , Saint Leo University, North Charleston, SC 29406
Christiana Z. PEPPARD and Andrea VICINI , eds., Just Sustainability: Technology, Ecology, and Resource Extraction . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. Pp. xii + 292. $42.00pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-132-4. Reviewed by David CLOUTIER , Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727
Otto Hermann PESCH . The Second Vatican Council Pre-history, Event, Results & Post-history, (Translated by Deirdre Dempsey) Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2014. Pp 412. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62600-702-4. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Margaret A. FARLEY. Changing the Questions . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2015. pp. 352, $30.00. ISBN: 978-1-8028-62698-128-7 (pbk.). Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118
Diana WALSH PASULKA . Heaven Can Wait: Purgatory in Catholic Devotional and Popular Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. pp. 207+x. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-1953-8202-0. Reviewed by Ryan MARR , Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA 50309
Ann KESSLER . Benedictine Men and Women of Courage: Roots and History, rev. ed., edited by Neville Ann Kelly. Seattle: Lean Scholar Press: 2014. pp. 480. $26.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9904497-0-6. Reviewed by Jakob Karl RINDERKNECHT , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201
John MILBANK . The Suspended Middle: Henri de Lubac and the Renewed Split in Modern Catholic Theology. Michigan / Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014. pp. 110. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7236-4. Reviewed by Cathal DOHERTY SJ, University of San Francisco, CA
Jared DEES . 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator. Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2013. pp. 160. $8.95 pb. ISBN-13 978-1594713842. Reviewed by Jeffrey S. BURWELL SJ , St. Paul’s College at the University of Manitoba, MB, R3T 2N2
Scott CARL , editor. Verbum Domini and the Complementarity of Exegesis and Theology . Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015. pp. 192. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-7148-0. Reviewed by JASON BERMENDER , Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53223
Hyo-Dong LEE . Spirit, Qi, and the Multitude: A Comparative Theology for the Democracy of Creation. 2014, pp. 362. $32.28 (paper). ISBN: 978-0-8232-5502-3. Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN , S.J., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207
Antonio SPADARO . Cybertheology: Thinking Christianity in the Era of the Internet . New York: Fordham University Press, 2014.pp 160. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0823257003. Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM , Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357
Nathan R. KOLLAR , Muhammad SHAFIQ, editors. Sacred Texts & Human Contexts: A North American Response to “A Common Word between Us and You .” North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. Pp. 453. $35.50 pb. ISBN 978-1500845407. Reviewed by Thomas DONLIN-SMITH , Nazareth College, Rochester, NY 14618
Cheryl C.D. HUGHES , Katharine Drexel: The Riches-To Rags Story of an American Saint. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company , 2014. VII + pp. 275. ISBN 978-0-8028-6992-0. Reviewed by Francis X. KLOSE , Cabrini College, 610 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087
Ricky MANALO . The Liturgy of Life: The Interrelationship of Sunday Eucharist and Everyday Worship Practices . Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 205. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6308-0. Reviewed by Stephen S. WILBRICHT , Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02356
Aimee Upjohn LIGHT , God at the Margins: Making Theological Sense of Religious Plurality . Winona, MI: Anselm Academic, 2014. Pp. 140. $ 16.95 pb. ISBN978-1-59982-188-7. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR , St. John Fisher College, NY 14618
Franco GARELLI . Religion Italian Style: Continuities and Changes in a Catholic Country . Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2014. pp.230. $109.95 hc. ISBN 9781472436443. Reviewed by Brandon VAIDYANATHAN , Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
J. Matthew ASHLEY, Kevin F. BURKE, Rodolfo CARDENAL , editors. A Grammar of Justice: The Legacy of Ignacio Ellacuria . Maryknoll: Orbis, 2014. pp. 282. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-086-0. Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE , Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Lawrence J. McANDREWS . What They Wished For : American Catholics & American Presidents, 1960-2004 . Univ. of Georgia Press. 503 pp. 2014 ISBN 978-0-8203-4683-0 503 PP. Reviewed by James R. KELLY , Sociology emeritus, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
Jonathan Y. TAN . Christian Mission Among the Peoples of Asia . New York: Orbis Books, 2014. pp. 242. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-104-1. Reviewed by Jayne L. WILCOX , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Robert MAGLIOLA. Facing up to Real Doctrinal Difference: How Some Thought-Motifs from Derrida Can Nourish the Catholic-Buddhist Encounter . Kettering, OH: Angelico Press, 2014. Pp. 206. $16.95 pb. ISBN: 978-1-62138-079-5 Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, , Professor emeritus, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012
John BERKMAN and William C. MATTISON, III, eds. Searching for a University Ethic: Multidisciplinary, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Responses to the Catholic Natural Law Tradition . Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2014. Pp. 327. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6844-2. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Anselm K. MIN , editor. The Task of Theology: Leading Theologians on the Most Compelling Questions for Today . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2014. pp. 266. $37.00. ISBN 978-1-62698-105-8. Reviewed by Ann MICHAUD , Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
Jacob RAMSAY . Mandarins and Martyrs. The Church and the Nguyen Dynasty in Early Nineteenth-Century Vietnam . Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2008. xii-212 pp. Maps, notes, bibliography, index.$ 50.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8047-5651-8. Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN , Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Gerald O’COLLINS . The Second Vatican Council: Message and Meaning . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. xiv + 225. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8311-8. Reviewed by Patrick F. O’CONNELL , Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541
Travis SCHOLL . Walking the Labyrinth: A Place to Pray and Seek God . Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2014, pp. 237. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-0830835836. Reviewed by Fran LEAP , Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601
Matthew LEVERING , Mary’s Bodily Assumption , Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press, 2015, pp. 268. ISBN 978-0-268-03390-0. . Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
Shai HELD . Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Call of Transcendence. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2013. pp. 300. $39.00 hbk. ISBN 978-0-253-01126-8. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Mary Beth Fraser CONNOLLY . Women of Faith: The Chicago Sisters of Mercy and the Evolution of a Religious Community. New York: Fordham University Press, 2014, pp. 372. $65 hc. ISBN: 9780823254736 (Also eBook). Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105 .
Murphy PIZZA . Paganistan: Contemporary Pagan Community in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Hbk. 150. 60.00 ISBN 978-1-40944-283-7. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON , Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN)
Brett C. HOOVER . The Shared Parish: Latinos, Anglos, and the Future of U.S. Catholicism. New York / London: New York University Press, 2014. pp. 304. $49.00 cloth. ISBN: 9781479854394. Reviewed by William A. CLARK , SJ, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610
Margaret O’GARA . No Turning Back: The Future of Ecumenism . Edited by Michael Vertin. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014. pp. 240. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8313-2. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON , St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618
Anne M. MARTINEZ . Catholic Borderlands: Mapping Catholicism onto American Empire, 1905 1935. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2014. Pp. 293. $70.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8032-4877-9. Reviewed by Ann SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores FL 33161
Stephen BULLIVANT . Faith and Unbelief . New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2014. Pp. xx + 156. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4865-3. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560
Raymond G. HELMICK, S.J. The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church. New York: Bloomsbury, 2014. pp. 293. ISBN 978-0-567-46425-5. Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH , C.PP.S., Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978
Austen IVEREIGH . The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope. New York. Henry Holt and Company, 2014. Pp. 445, ISBN 978-1-62779-157-1 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-62779-158-1 (electronic book). Reviewed by Daniel H. LEVINE , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109
Leonardo BOFF , Francis of Rome. Francis of Assisi. A New Springtime For The Church . Maryknoll/New York, Orbis Books, 2014, pp. 160. Pb ISBN 978-1-62698-083-9. Reviewed by Solange LEFEBVRE , Universit de Montr al, C.P. 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montr al Qu bec Canada H3C 3J7
Robert LASSALLE-KLEIN , Blood and Ink: Ignacio Ellacur a, Jon Sobrino, and the Jesuit Martyrs of the University of Central America, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2014. pp. 376. $34.00 pb: ISBN 978-1-62698-063-1. Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK , Providence, Rhode Island
Joshtrom KUREETHADAM , Creation in Crisis: Science, Ethics, Theology . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2014. pp. 188. $50.00. ISBN: 978-1-62698-100-3 (pbk.). Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE , John Carroll University, University Heights , OH 44118
Steven P. MILLER , The Age of Evangelicalism: America’s Born-Again Years . New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. pp. 221. ISBN 978 0 19 077795-2 . Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ , St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5
Brenda E. NOVACK , A Double-Edged Sword. Jehanne d’Arc and Claims to Divine Sanction in Acts of War (Eugene, OR: Pickwick | Wipf and Stock, 2014), xvi + 358 pp., ISBN 13:978-1-62564-238-7, paperback, $41.00. Reviewed by Guy C. CARTER , Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City, NJ
Brendan BYRNE . Life Abounding: A Reading of John’s Gospel . Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2014. Pp.376. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3574-2. Reviewed by Shannon SCHREIN , Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560
Nancy Tatom AMMERMAN . Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes. Finding Religion in Everyday Life . Oxford University Press, 2014. 376 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-991736-5 also eBook. . Reviewed by Ana Lourdes SUAREZ , Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires
James T. BRETZKE , Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms . Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2013, pp 260. $24.95 pb. ISBN-978-1626160033. Reviewed by Robert MARKO , Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Ilia DELIO , ed. From Teilhard to Omega: Co-creating an Unfinished Universe . Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2014. pp. 263. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-069-3. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858
Garry WILLS Bare Ruined Choirs. Doubt, Prophecy, and Radical Religion [First published in 1972- Paulist Press. Reissued 2014. Pp 300 ISBN 978-0-8091-4819-6. Reviewed by Daniel H. LEVINE , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1045
Robert Blair KAISER . Inside the Jesuits: How Pope Francis Is Changing the Church and the World . Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. Pp. 224. $32.00 hb; $31.99 ebook. ISBN 978-1-4422-2901-3. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE , S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Laura SWAN . The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women’s Movement. Katanoh, New York: BlueBridge, 2014. pp. 208. $13.56 hc. ISBN 1933346973. Reviewed by Ann SWANER , Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161
Judith SCHUBERT . 100 Questions & Answers on Women in the New Testament . New York, NY: Paulist Press, 2014. pp.115. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4845-5. Reviewed by Marie CONN , Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Kristin M. COLBERG and Robert A. KRIEG , Eds. The Theology of Cardinal Walter Kasper: Speaking Truth in Love. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier Liturgical Press, 2014. pp 308. $29.95. ISBN: 9780814683156. Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY , Plano, TX 75026
Paul CROWLEY , S.J. (Editor). From Vatican II to Pope Francis, Charting a Catholic Future. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2014. pp. 180. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-089-1. Reviewed by Francis BERNA , La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141
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Best Books of 2022
by A.R.K. Watson | Jan 1, 2023 | Best of the Year Post , Bridge Books , Children's Books , Classics , Fantasy , General Fiction , Graphic Novels , Historical Fiction , Horror , List Posts , Memoir , Middle Grade Books , Mystery , Non-Fiction , Poetry , Romance , Science Fiction , Thriller , Young Adult
Every year our staff picks out our favorite books that we’ve read that year.
We don’t rank them and categorize them only by genre, because, like with all art, this is list is purely subjective and your personal tastes and spiritual needs should be foremost when discerning new stories to inspire you., but if you’re not sure where to begin this list (or our previous years’ list) is a great place to start., best series of note — new category.
Finnian & The Seven Mountains
What if legends were true? What if myths weren’t just nice bedtime stories?
Embark on an epic fantasy adventure where myths come alive, heroes are born, and good struggles against evil.
Seeking to avenge the death of his parents at the hands of Viking marauders, a young man named Finnian leaves his monastic school in Ireland to find a legendary sword rumored to have the extraordinary power to defeat evil.
The Harwood Mysteries by Antony Barrone Kolenc
Young adult, graphic novels.
Bravewater by Sarah Robsdottir
Will fear stop Talitha , the sole water gatherer for her hut, from searching for her friend—even if it means scaling the walls of the mine owners’ compound, where locals are shot on sight?
And will terror block Moses ’ path—or can this teenage hunter battle an underground human trafficking ring with ties to the cities on the other side of Great Mountain?
Join Talitha and Moses on their journey, one marked with violent drug lords, crippling jealousy, blinding anger, but also…tremendous beauty. And, the flutters of first love.
Meet other villagers and colorful characters along the way, all of whom are grappling with dire loss after a recent mine explosion. Become acquainted with multiple generations of a missionary family who sacrificed all, moving out to the African bush to fulfill a driving passion—one that most would call a crazy dream. Listen, as ageless questions are carried in on the hot winds of the Great Red Valley: Do you know what it means to truly be brave ? And, what if you had to risk your life for a simple cup of water ?
Dive into Brave Water and decide!
Suitable for ages: 13 – Adult
The Tale of Patrick Peyton
Father Peyton was ambitious in his mission and contacted popular Hollywood actors and actresses, such as Bing Crosby and Loretta Young , to help him convince families everywhere, “The family that prays together stays together.”
Using television, radio and film, Father Peyton was a modern-day missionary who went on to encourage devotion to the Blessed Mother and inspire families to pray together. His inspiring life story is now made accessible for the first time in a comic book format.
Historical Fiction
In Pieces by Rhonda Ortiz
Boston, 1793—Beautiful and artistic, the only daughter of a prominent merchant, Molly Chase cannot help but attract the notice of Federalist Boston—especially its men. But she carries a painful secret: her father committed suicide and she found his body. Now nightmares plague her day and night, addling her mind and rendering her senseless. Molly needs a home, a nurse, and time to grieve and to find new purpose in life. But when she moves in with her friends the Robbs, spiteful society gossips assume the worst. And when an imprudent decision leads to public scandal, Molly is tempted to take the easy way out: a marriage of convenience.
Merchant sailor Josiah Robb is as familiar to Molly as a brother—as dear and as exasperating. Yet she is no sister to him. He hopes to marry her before anyone else does, but sailing the high seas leaves no time for convincing Molly that he is more than her teasing childhood friend. Josiah wants a new job and a fresh start, and when he agrees to carry a confidential letter to President Washington, his life is forever changed.
Treason by Dena Hunt
Science Fiction
Anno Domini 2064 by Jacob Clearfeild
Love, Treachery, and Other Terrors by Katherine Campbell
However, not all fairies are good. Instead of helping people practice virtue, some encourage vice. These are the types of fairies you generally want to avoid. Nothing would delight them more than seeing you destroy someone you love.
Unfortunately, for the young King Alexander, his sister falls victim to a pair of such fairies who convince her to launch a coup. Alexander has no choice but to flee to a barbarian kingdom and try to build himself a new life among the uncouth locals.
Even if happiness were possible in such a place, could he live with himself if he left his people at the mercy of such evil beings? And even if he wanted to help his people, how could he possibly match the fairies’ power?
Middlegrade Literature
General fiction.
The Phantom Phoenix
Set in Chicago during the 1920s, Martin struggles to find his place in the world. He suffered a debilitating leg injury as a fighter pilot in World War I and is rejected by society. Without the support of family or the ability to work, Martin is a homeless veteran roaming the streets of Chicago, living off of scraps of food he finds.
That is, until he rises from the ashes.
Through a series of unlikely events, Martin discovers that his knowledge of the streets can actually help the country he fought to defend. Working in the shadows as if he was a “phantom,” he encounters criminals and crime scenes, giving the police the hints and clues they need to clean-up the streets of Chicago.
Absence by Kaye Park Hinckley
For the Sake of the Sorrowful Passion by Meggie K. Daly
Honored as a finalist in the “Religion: Christianity” category for the 2021 International Book Awards
In her second book, “For the Sake of His Sorrowful Passion: Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet with Scripture and Art,” Meggie K. Daly takes the reader on a one-of-a-kind personal, historical, and prayerful journey. The book is an excellent meditational resource for praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet, but so much more.
The author reveals the impact of Divine Mercy in her own life and how the Divine Mercy Chaplet brought her home to the Catholic Church. She explains why meditating on Christ’s passion is such a powerful tool for our prayer life and why it’s so pleasing to God the Father, which motivates the reader to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Through a detailed biography of St. Faustina, the reader comes to know the saint as a dear friend. This background information transforms the paragraphs of the Diary of St. Faustina into a more intimate personal and spiritual encounter. Daly unwraps all five Divine Mercy devotions and Christ’s associated promises as found in the Diary.
Thirty decades of bead-by-bead meditations replete with beautiful artwork, Scripture, and original text focus the reader vividly on the passion and death of Christ while praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet. In her signature style, Daly combines Scripture and art masterpieces with multiple points of entry into Christ’s passion. Jesus asked St. Faustina to pray the Stations of the Cross frequently. In response to this invitation, Daly shares her own meditations, coupled with gorgeous imagery for the Stations of the Cross, again with multiple entry points. Additionally, the author shares how she weaves the Divine Mercy Chaplet into her Rosary on days when she meditates on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.
Whether new to the Divine Mercy devotions or a committed devotee, who prays the Chaplet of Divine Mercy daily, this book will deepen your prayer life and add new options for meditation. This book is available in Color paperback, B&W paperback, and Kindle. To find the Color version, search using the ISBN “9781735238807” or “For the Sake of His Sorrowful Passion: Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet with Scripture and Art (Color Version)”
I Hope You Find Joy By Eliza Mae Albano
Heaven's Hunter by Marie C. Keiser
A Printer's Choice by W.L. Patenaude
Fair Now, Later Rain by Jeremy Long
“A poignant poetry collection that explores loss and rebirth, grief and hope, and lessons learned from the natural world. Poet Jeremy Long channels the spirit of Long Island Sound and the depths of the human soul in the poetry collection, Fair Now Later Rain ” -IndieReader
A contemporary poetry book formed within the perennial tradition and the classics, Fair Now Later Rain combines melodious language with sophisticated thought.
- Written within a personal, spiritual, and philosophical framework, Fair Now Later Rain collects poems about life, love, and happiness, poems about loss, God, being, existence, absence, and more.
- Accompanying the reflective and contemplative poetry about sorrow and death, life and love, are short poems that are witty provocations, clever rhymes, and joyful turns of phrase.
- Fair Now Later Rain is modern melodic poetry with an intellectual and lyrical poetic form.
“Fair Now Later Rain gathers poems about sorrow and opportunity, reflecting struggles with life and perspective to offer succinct free verse insights that are especially powerful metaphors for life and emotional reaction . ” – Midwest Book Review
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The best books Catholic Culture staff read in 2023
By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Jan 16, 2024
It’s time for the Catholic Culture staff’s roundup of our favorite things we read in the past year. This time we have lists by Dr. Jeff Mirus, Phil Lawler, Dr. Jim Papandrea, and Thomas Mirus.
Dr. Jeff Mirus
Looking back over the books I liked but did not find time to review already this year, I find that my favorites are those that turn our expectations upside down by making what at first glance seems to be a predictable topic into a richly rewarding spiritual, intellectual and even at times emotional experience—and are packed with sound guidance as well. Here are four of them, plus my usual tip for a good mystery series:
Building a Civilization of Love: A Catholic Response to Racism by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (Ignatius Press 2023; 252 pp. Paper $18.95, ebook $12.32)
A common first reaction to this title is that committed Catholics are considerably less likely to be guilty of racism of any kind than most other identifiable groups, because of their firm commitment to the concept of a universal Church. But when we think of both how often people are guilty of racism and how often anti-racist sentiments turn into ideologies which damage just about everybody, one begins to wonder if what we really need is a strong Catholic look at racism after all. That’s what Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers delivers in a book which combines a close look at racism with a close look at anti-racist distortions which too often provide a cover for other goals, including anti-Christian goals. So here’s a book which covers not only prejudice and racism along with the Church’s historical response to racism, but also the related distortions of Critical Race Theory, Liberation Theology, and the Black Lives Matter movement. In the end, Burke-Sivers offers not only one Catholic response to racism but perhaps the ultimate Catholic response in the form of an Afterword by Michael Heinlein giving the stories of six Black Catholics who are on their way to canonization.
Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation by Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola (Ignatius Press 2023; 322 pp. Paper $18.95, ebook $12.32)
Let me say it once again: Divorce is child abuse. Unfortunately, participation in this abuse can be imposed by one spouse against the will of the other—who may be, at least on the whole, innocent. Moreover, considering how hard it is for someone outside a marriage to make judgments about those within the marriage, it is inadvisable for the rest of us to pick targets and throw stones. Nonetheless, whenever divorce occurs in a marriage with children, the children suffer not only deeply, but typically well into adulthood, and perhaps for all of their lives. That is why it is so valuable to have this new book, which is subtitled “A Catholic guide to healing for adult children of divorce or separation”. Dr. Daniel and and Bethany Maola, both graduates of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, are the founders of Life-Giving Wounds, a Catholic nonprofit apostolate devoted to the healing of adult children of divorce or separation. The book covers the wounds divorce inflicts on its children, wounds of broken identity, wounds to their faith and to their own vision of marriage, wounds of unhealthy family dynamics, wounds of false guilt, wounds of anxiety, anger and sin. This book faces incalculable suffering and helps those who experienced it to transform it into new life in Christ.
To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon’s Guide to the End of Life by Stephen E. Doran, MD (Ignatius Press 2023; 219 pp. Paper $17.67, ebook $11.67)
Have you completed an Advanced Medical Directive yet, or are you still at the mercy of the political and medical establishment in terms of end-of-life decisions? Do you understand the issues involved in medically-assisted nutrition, the withdrawal of care, palliative care, brain death, perinatal death, euthanasia, and dying alone? Have you reflected on the increasing number of “deaths of despair” in our non-familial and non-religious world? Do you know the value of suffering and what it means to “die well”? Have you adequately considered what it means to die to this world, and what comes after physical death? Do you understand Anointing of the Sick? How do you think funerals and wakes should be handled? And what about cremation? There are many important moral and spiritual issues surrounding death in general and the need to prepare for our own deaths. This book is the best I have seen on all the end-of-life questions, and completely up to date in terms of the Church’s teachings on the moral issues we face in modern, humanistic and technocratic societies which often deal badly with end-of-life care. Companionable and absolutely clear, with real-life examples drawn from the author’s own experience: This should be the one book you read on the subject.
Catholics in Exile: Biblical Wisdom for the Journey Home by Scott Hahn and Brandon McGinley (Emmaus Road Publishing 2023; 181pp. Hardback $24.95, ebook $16.95)
If you have ever felt like a fish out of water, this book will explain that feeling. We are all in exile while living in this world, for the simple reason that our true and permanent home is not here and not now, but still to come with God. Here is a simple and refreshing book which starts with our own spiritual discontent and explains our lives as understood by the God Who is Love, Who has acted throughout history, and Who has called us to be at home in His Presence. Indeed, the text might be read as a gloss on the poet Francis Thompson’s famous lines from “The Hound of Heaven”: “All which I took from thee I did but take, / Not for thy harms, / But just that thou might’st seek it in My arms, / All which thy child’s mistake / Fancies as lost, I have stored for thee at home: / Rise, clasp My hand and come!” Hahn and McGinley explore our discontents, our need for an exodus, what it means to travel home together, and how to anticipate our final joy. This is a profoundly human twenty-first century book—yet deeply Biblical and firmly rooted in Jesus Christ. It is a beautiful reflection on what it means to be a Catholic.
Mystery entertainment: Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion I typically mention some mystery series or another in this annual round-up, since mysteries are my favorite source of reading entertainment. Presumably my tastes are old-fashioned, as I do not appreciate conflicted heroes and heroines, and I have no taste for either explorations or positive portrayals of sexual infidelity and perversion, which are today all but required. As my wife and I like to say, “What we want is a good clean murder.” So this year I will mention the Albert Campion mysteries written by Margery Allingham between 1929 and 1967, which were continued by her husband Philip Youngman-Carter between 1968 and 1970, and then taken up anew in 2014 by an able successor who is still writing them, Mike Ripley. (Youngman-Carter used to help his wife with plots, but his own efforts to continue the series were markedly inferior. Ripley’s ongoing efforts are closer to Allingham quality.) You may be aware of their detective hero, Albert Campion, from the BBC’s Mystery series called “Campion”, which ran for two seasons in 1989 and 1990 starring Peter Davison. The hero is an apparently fatuous young man with large horn-rimmed glasses who is, in reality, sharp as a tack, well-connected, and deeply trusted by those in the know. The series is well-written, full of humor, and highly entertaining, with 32 books in the total Campion corpus…and counting.
Phil Lawler
My favorite books of 2023 included some old, some (more or less) new, and quite a few that dealt with historical topics, in a mix of fact and fiction:
The Spy and the Traitor , by Ben Macintyre, reads like a Cold-War thriller—which it is. A veteran KGB agent becomes disgusted with the Soviet system, volunteers to provide information for the British, and becomes an invaluable source of confidential information for the West. He rises through the ranks to become the top KGB agent in London, where he helps to expose other Russian agents. But eventually he is betrayed (by an American CIA analyst who is himself a double agent), the Kremlin recalls him to Moscow, and he knows the end is near. But his British handlers improvise a complicated mission to smuggle him out of Moscow, and against all odds, in a hair-raising sequence, it works. What makes this book unique is that it’s not a novel; it’s all true!
In Act of Oblivion , Robert Harris—a master story-teller—begins with another true historical incident, and embellishes it with a novelist’s depiction of how it might have played out. In the mid-17th century, two English soldiers, Edward Whalley and his son-in-law William Goffe, face arrest and likely execution because of their role in the beheading of King Charles I. They flee to New England, where they are sheltered by Puritan communities that are politically sympathetic, but still fearful of their royalist colonial overlords. Moving from place to place, one step ahead of their pursuers, they eventually drop out of sight. That much of their story is known. Harris provides the details of their flight, imagined but realistic—including the legend that Goffe became the mysterious “Angel of Hadley,” who saved a Massachusetts town from an Indian massacre.
For another unusual perspective on the history of the American colonies, there is The Brethren —not the Grisham novel, but a historical study by Brendan McConville. In North Carolina, some yeoman farmers, thoroughly persuaded by the anti-Catholic rhetoric that fueled revolutionary sentiments, became convinced that their government was conspiring with papists to subvert the Protestant faith. They united in the “Gourd Patch conspiracy,” planning to overthrow the government of North Carolina and perhaps derail the American Revolution. Their plot was discovered and crushed. But their conspiracy shows how thoroughly political and religious motivations were mixed during the American Founding.
Looking at roughly the same historical period from a different perspective, Shadows on the Rock , by Willa Cather, tells a beautiful story of life in 18th-century Quebec. Life is not easy but it is simple, guided by the Catholic faith. The characters have their weaknesses, but their struggles are not political: a refreshing change from our 21st-century troubles.
Now move back a bit in time, to the French regime that colonized Quebec, and meet the woman—the powerful niece of Cardinal Richelieu—who sponsored the missionary efforts of the Jesuits there, as well as in southeast Asia. La Duchesse , by Bronwen McShea, offers a fascinating and extremely detailed portrait of this remarkable woman, who counseled kings and popes, who was a mentor to St. Vincent de Paul. Pulled away from the religious life that appealed to her, she became a canny and very successful force behind the scenes at the French court. A teenage bride and soon a widow, she was often the subject of scandalous rumors, but never lost her dignity or her influence.
Now on to contemporary affairs: Stella Morabito spent years working as a CIA analyst, studying Soviet propaganda. That experience helped her to recognize how powerful people manipulate public opinion. In The Weaponization of Loneliness she applies that skill to how would-be tyrants work to distance people from their neighbors, isolating them and playing on their fears. This form of propaganda is very much in evidence today, she shows, in the “cancel culture,” in the calls for new restrictions on free speech and free association, and in the campaign to use the threats of climate change or Covid infection to incite fears that can shut down a society and usher in an authoritarian age.
Finally, jump to some indeterminate point in the future, portrayed in a novel that was written in 1961: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller. Written at a time when the world was first grappling with the realization that nuclear war could destroy an entire civilization, this post-apocalyptic novel imagines how men of faith might cope with an age of barbarism. I found it fascinating when I first read it, years ago, and a fresh reading in 2023 was no less rewarding.
Dr. Jim Papandrea
Non-Fiction:
The Diary of St. Faustina. She is the saint who gave us the Divine Mercy devotion, and I’ve been reading her diary as part of my devotions. She had visions of Jesus and heard messages from Jesus and Mary, not so much secret revelations or anything like that, but messages of encouragement and reminders of God’s love for us. It’s not necessarily the kind of book you read straight through all at once, but I like reading a little bit each day.
History’s Queen , by Mike Aquilina. Whenever Mike takes on a subject, you can be sure he’s going to give you new insights, and deliver the ones you already knew about in beautiful ways. This is just one of his books on Mary. I was blessed to be asked to write the foreword to his other one, Keeping Mary Close . Both are excellent.
The Biblical Roots of Marian Consecration , by Shane Kapler. This is not only about Marian consecration, it’s really a pretty comprehensive book about Mary, her place in the Church, and Marian doctrine.
The Decline and Fall of Sacred Scripture: How the Bible Became a Secular Book , by Scott Hahn & Benjamin Wiker. This is the condensed version of the two more detailed studies, Politicizing the Bible (Hahn & Wiker) and Modern Biblical Criticism (Hahn & Morrow). I’ve read most of the two big ones, but the shorter one is a great summary, very accessible to the lay person, showing how the Scriptures have been used for political ends, and as propaganda. The Church of God in Jesus Christ: A Catholic Ecclesiology, by Roch Kereszty. This is a scholarly book about our understanding of the Church. It weaves together ecclesiology and christology.
Father Elijah and Elijah in Jerusalem , by Michael D. O’Brien. The author describes this story and its sequel as “an apocalypse” and it does have a bit of speculation on events leading up to the return of Christ, but it’s not an attempt to predict anything, it’s really just a very well written story about faithfulness in the midst of a secular world with all its temptations.
Keys of the Kingdom , by A.J. Cronin. This is a novel about a missionary priest in China. Great story, well written, one of those stories that reminds you what’s important in life.
I also re-read The Confessions by St. Augustine, and Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis.
Thomas Mirus
I’ve included books, short-form writing (poems and essays), and music.
I’ll start with my top two favorite reads of the year:
Pope St. John Paul II, Veritatis splendor . 2023 was the 30th anniversary of this great moral encyclical, which directly refutes some moral theories currently popular in high ecclesiastical circles. I was introduced to it because it was featured in a three - part reading on Catholic Culture Audiobooks. What struck me even more than its timeliness is the way in which St. John Paul II first situates morality in the Gospel account of Christ’s invitation to the rich young man. This makes for a vision of moral theology far more compelling and beautiful than one based only on abstract arguments. It confronts those who would excuse sin with the gaze of Christ.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment . I re-read this masterpiece for the first time since high school and still find it tremendously moving.
And my other favorites (note that in some instances I have linked to discussions of these books on my interview show, the Catholic Culture Podcast):
Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI, My Beloved Predecessor: John Paul II . Many of the items collected in this volume can be read on the Vatican website, but only available here is the first essay, Ratzinger’s insightful reflection on the 14 encyclicals of Pope John Paul II. In an excerpt I posted on Twitter, Ratzinger recounts the deterioration of moral theology prior to Veritatis splendor .
Karol Wojtyla, Person and Act and Related Essays . Wojtyla’s philosophical magnum opus is the most difficult book I have ever read, but it provides the basis for understanding the author’s later work on more concrete topics. The new translation, published by CUA Press as the first volume of their Critical Edition of the works of Wojtyla/JPII, restores the important scholastic terminology excised from the original English translation, making Wojtyla’s Thomistic pedigree far clearer. See my podcast discussion of the book.
The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations , trans./ed. Michael W. Holmes. This is the nicest edition of the Apostolic Fathers, both aesthetically and in that it includes the Greek (and in some cases Latin) texts along with English translations. The translator is Protestant, but the scholarly introductions don’t seem very sectarian. It’s one of the more affordable editions too—but if you’d rather listen than read, Catholic Culture Audiobooks has a near-complete playlist of a different set of translations from Catholic University of America Press…
St. Jerome, Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning , trans./ed. David G. Bonagura, Jr. A moving look at the best side of St. Jerome—see my interview with the translator.
Jean-Pierre Torrell, O.P., St. Thomas Aquinas: The Person and His Work . Fr. Torrell’s is regarded as the best academic biography of St. Thomas. The translation (originally by Robert Royal) was updated for the new edition by Matthew Minerd, whom I interviewed about St. Thomas’s formation, his Dominican vocation, and his professional life as a master of theology.
John of St. Thomas, The Gifts of the Holy Spirit . How many of us can really say we understand the difference between, say, the gift of understanding and the gift of knowledge? This is the sort of thing I was seeking when I picked up this classic work by one of the greatest disciples of St. Thomas Aquinas. See my discussion of the book with a present-day Dominican, Fr. Cajetan Cuddy.
Kimberly Begg, Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints to Moral Courage . This is an excellent starting point to inspire parents to teach their children the lives of the saints—and even more importantly, to be the saints in their children’s lives. (See Begg’s interview on the Catholic Culture Podcast.)
John Saward, The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty . Fr. Saward is one of the best-regarded theologians of the English world, and book received a blurb from none other than Cardinal Ratzinger. The work is a meditation on the San Marco altarpiece by Fra Angelico, and also inspired by Ratzinger’s famous quote about the Church’s best apology being the saints she has produced and the beautiful art she has inspired. The section on the beauty of Mary is especially precious and I intend to revisit it for meditation.
Joshua Gibbs, Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul from Mediocrity . Gibbs is a provocative and delightful writer. If you think forming a taste for mediocre art and entertainment is harmless as long as said entertainment is “clean”, you should probably subject yourself to Gibbs’s tender ministrations. (See interview .)
Livy, The Early History of Rome and The War with Hannibal . Penguin editions. Of all the classical historians, I find Livy the most enjoyable to read.
Holly Ordway, Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography . Ordway has come out with yet another groundbreaking piece of Tolkien scholarship. The most hardcore Tolkien fan will learn something new and the most casual fan will still be fascinated. (See interview .)
Gerard Manley Hopkins, As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Selected and Annotated Poems , ed. Holly Ordway. A helpful introduction to the gorgeous but sometimes obscure verse of Hopkins. (See interview .)
T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets . I didn’t actually read this, but watched the movie of Ralph Fiennes’s excellent dramatized performance of the poem.
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales . My first complete run-through of the Tales, using Blackstone’s very entertaining multi-cast audiobook (in modernized English). As Chaucer’s retraction written at the end of his life indicates, the tales are uneven; some edify, some innocently entertain, some “tend towards sin”.
Marly Youmans, Seren of the Wildwood . I’m glad there are a few people out there reviving the lost art of narrative verse. Youmans gives us a book-length fairy tale combining iambic pentameter with the “bob and wheel” familiar to readers of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. (See interview .)
Daniel McInerny, The Good Death of Kate Montclair . For a novel about a woman considering euthanasia, this is remarkably lighthearted, and also a feat of compassion and understanding. (See interview .)
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick . People say this book is intimidating and boring, whereas I found it surprisingly funny. It remains a fresh and avant-garde literary achievement, but Melville’s frequent mockery of religion keeps me from rating it too highly.
Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth .
Willa Cather, My Ántonia .
Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass .
Aristotle, On the Soul .
Short form: poems and essays
Thomas Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard” .
William Wordsworth, “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” , “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” , Preface to Lyrical Ballads .
Darel Paul, “Drag Queens” . (See interview .)
Martin Mosebach, “Baptism of Blood” .
John Byron Kuhner, “The Men behind the Met” .
Richard E. Gallagher’s two essays on “The Odd Case of Adrienne von Speyr”. Pt. 1 , “Private Revelations: Authentic, Paranormal & Preternatural”. Pt. 2 , “The Variety & Theological Implications of Private Revelations”.
Katy Carl, “The Sources of Sublimity” .
In 2023 I decided to give opera a go. I can’t say I ended up catching the bug exactly, but I had some good times aided by the proximity of the Metropolitan Opera here in New York. By far my favorite was Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites , a work of astonishing spiritual insight based on a real community of nuns martyred by the French Revolution. I did a podcast episode about this opera and also enjoyed exploring Poulenc’s other music, such as his Sonata for Oboe and Piano and his Mass in G Major . Also at the Met, I enjoyed Wagner’s Lohengrin and Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore ( The Elixir of Love ).
On the pop/rock side, I revisited the band They Might Be Giants. When I was little, my sisters gave me a tape full of their songs, which delighted me. Rediscovering them as an adult I was pleased to find that they are indeed very clever both musically and lyrically. And I recently caught on to another great 90s talent, Jason Falkner (I don’t recommend all of his songs for lyrical reasons, but here are three highlights ).
Thomas V. Mirus is Director of Podcasts for CatholicCulture.org, hosts The Catholic Culture Podcast, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. See full bio.
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