DEEP EXEGESIS. The Mystery of Reading Scripture
by Peter Leithart (210 pp - Baylor University Press)
[Texts are events that unfold. Totus Christus, head and body, as the subject matter of Scripture]
DANTE AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN
by Ralph McInerny (140 pp - University of Notre Dame Press)
[Mary, Beatrice, and love as major key(s) do Dante]
THE SPIRIT IN THE WORLD. Emerging Pentecostal Theologies in Global Contexts
by Veli-Matti Karkkainen, editor (230 pp - Eerdmans)
[Pentecostals from the four continents offer theologies of the Spirit in cultural contexts]
IN THE WORLD YET NOT OF THE WORLD. Social and Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. John Chryssavgis, editor (300 pp - Fordham University Press)
[Writings on global perspectives, interfaith dialogue, etc, by Patriarch Bartholomew]
WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF THE EARLIEST CHRISTIANS. Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life, by Lynn Cohick (325 pp - Baker Academic)
[The life (family, work, religion) of ordinary Greco-Roman women, Jews, gentiles and Christians]
THE TAO OF LIBERATION. Exploring the Ecology of Transformation
by Mark Hathaway and Leonardo Boff (390 pp - Orbis books)
[From a cosmology of domination to an ecology of transformation]
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MARITAIN AND AMERICA
Edited by C Cullen & J Allen Clair (250 pp - Catholic Univ Press)
[Discussion of Maritain’s views on American democracy, natural rights, pluralism, social philosophy]
BASIL HUME. Ten Years On.
Edited by William Charles (200 pages - Burns & Oates -Continuum)
[Cardinal Hume, archbishop of Westminster, described by those who knew him]
MESTIZAJE. (Re)Mapping Race, Culture, and Faith in Latina/o Catholicism
by Nestor Medina (160 pp - Orbis books)
[A critical analysis of the theologies of mestizaje]
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING AND ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
by John Sniegocki (330 pp - Marquette University Press)
[Quest for alternatives to the negative consequences of globalization]
AMBASSADORS OF RECONCILIATION. Restorative Justice and Peacemaking
by Elaine Enns & C Myers (150 pp - Orbis books)
[Two parts: 1) theoretical models & 2) pioneers of justice and peacemaking]
JESUITS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD. Ippolito Desideri’s Mission to Tibet.
by Trent Pomplun (200 pp - Oxford University Press)
[Desideri lived in Tibet from 1715 to 1721 and wrote several theological treatises in Tibetan]
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MOTHER OF GOD. A History of the Virgin Mary (2d copy)
by Miri Rubin (400 pp - Yale University Press)
BOOKS REVIEWED IN FEBRUARY
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Stanley HAUERWAS, A Cross-Shattered Church: Reclaiming the Theological Heart of Preaching. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2009. pp. 176. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-258-3.
Reviewed Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709
Neil B. McLYNN, Christian Politics and Religion in Late Antiquity. Surrey, England: Ashgate Variorum, 2009. xi + 320 pages. $111.49 hc. ISBN 978-0-7546-5992-1.
Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Christian W. TROLL, Dialogue and Difference: Clarity in Christian-Muslim Relations. Tr. David Marshall. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2009. 184 pp., $34.00, paperback, ISBN: 978-1-57075-856-0.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, University of Makeni, Sierra Leone
Ken JOHNSON-MONDRAGON, editor, Pathways of Hope and Faith Among Hispanic Teens. Pastoral Reflections and Strategies Inspired by the National Study of Youth and Religion; Volume 1 : Pathways and Journeys for a New Generation, Stockton, California : Institute Fe Y Vida, 2007
Reviewed by Solange LEFEBRE
M. Shawn COPELAND, editor, Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 210. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-819-5.
Reviewed by Mary L. GAUTIER, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, 2300 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20007.
