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CHRIST OUR HOPE. An Introduction to Eschatology
by Paul O’Callahan (330 pp - Catholic University of America Press)
[Eschatology crowns christology, ecclesiology and pneumatology and fulfills scripture]
JESUS OF GALILEE. Contextual Christology for the 21st Century
R. Lassalle-Klein, editor (250 pp - Orbis Books)
[The Galilean Jesus (S. Freyne); option for the poor (Gutierrez); culture (Elizondo); race (Copeland); the reign of God on the cross (Sobrino); persecution (Lassalle-Klein) and more]
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PROPHETIC DIALOGUE. Reflections on Christian Mission Today
by Stephen Bevans & Roger Schroeder (160 pp - Orbis books)
[Mission as prophetic dialogue as a form of spirituality, not a strategy]
WITNESS OF THE BODY. The Past, Present, and Future of Christian Martyrdom
Michael Budde & K Scott, editors (210 pp - Eerdmans)
[Twelve contributors. Martyrdom as witness of Christ in hostile world]
ENCOUNTERS IN FAITH. Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue
by Peter Feldmeier (270 pp - Anselm Academic)
[Illustrated textbook describing the imaginary exploration of major religious faiths]
READING THE BIBLE, TRANSFORMING CONFLICT
by Carol Dempsey & E Shapiro (210 pp - Orbis Books)
[Conflict in dialogue with biblical reflection –a classroom tested textbook]
AN OUTLINE OF NEW TESTAMENT SPIRITUALITY
by Prosper Grech (140 pp - Eerdmans)
[Letting the Biblical texts speak for themselves and read hermeneutically]
SHARING POSSESSIONS. What Faith Demands
by Luke T. Johnson (150 pp - Eerdmans)
[First edition in 1981 - An invitation to reflection, not a package of answers]
NEWMAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
by Edward Short (420 pp - T & T Clark)
[Bringing Newman back to life as empathetic friend in his work and correspondence]
LIFE IS HARD BUT GOD IS GOOD. An Inquiry into Suffering
by Adele Gonzalez (170 pp - Orbis books)
[A question that has no answer but won’t go away]
THE CARDINALS. Thirteen Centuries of the Men Behind the Papal Throne
by Michael Walsh (230 pp - Eerdmans)
[History and development of the institution; the lives of 60 prominent cardinals]
THE LORD IS THEIR PORTION. The Story of the Religious Orders and How They Shaped Our World, by Elizabeth Rapley (300 pp Eerdmans)
[Seventeen centuries of religious orders and the meaning of monasticism through the ages]
ENCOUNTERS IN FAITH. Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue
by Peter Feldmeier (280 pp - Anselm Academic)
[Mysticism in eight religious traditions in interreligious encounters]
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Edited by D McDonald, sj (200 pp - Orbis books)
[Adapting CST to Australia, Europe, Africa, India, Philippines, etc.]
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JUSTICE RAISING. The Emerging Biblical Vision
by John Heagle (170 pp - Orbis books)
[Evolution of the biblical notion of justice and its meaning today]
PAPAL JUSTICE. Subjects and Courts in the Papal State, 1500-1750
by Irene Fosi (240 pp Catholic University of America)
[Translated from Italian. - Research based on Roman judicial archives]
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“COME OUT, MY PEOPLE!” God’s Call out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond.
by Wes Howard-Brook (480 pp - Orbis Books)
[A critique of the “religions of empire” in the bible and beyond]
THE SOCIAL MISSION OF THE US CATHOLIC CHURCH. A Theological Perspective
by Charles Curran (180 pp - Georgetown U Press)
[From Vatican II to the abortion controversies today]
CHRISTIANITY’S QUIET SUCCESS. The Eusebius Gallicanus Sermon Collection and the Power of the Church in Late Antique Gaul,
by Lisa Kaaren Bailey (200 pp - U of Notre Dame Press)
