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Both Rome and the Orthodox Church claim to be the Church Christ founded-the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church of the Nicene Creed. How can we judge between these competing claims? This useful and accessible book helps readers to do just that. For...

These six reflections, which meditate upon the sacraments as sources of healing, reveal the wisdom, insight, and wit of Met. Kallistos Ware. He explores the human condition in light of the Orthodox Tradition from many angles: the deep meaning and mystery...

The stories of Fr Arseny and his works in the Soviet prison camps have captured the minds and hearts of readers all over the world. In this second volume readers will find additional narratives about Fr Arseny translated from the Russian edition. These...

This volume offers translations of the twelfth-century Latin vitae of fourmonks of the Monastery of Savigny: Abbot Vitalis, Abbot Godfrey, Peter ofAvranches, and Blessed Hamo. Founded in 1113 by Vitalis of Mortain, aninfl uential hermit-preacher, Savigny...

Bl. Rafael Arnáiz Barón's life was extraordinary by any standards. Set amid the tumult of the Spanish Civil War, this spiritual biography recounts the efforts of a fervent young Spanish aristocrat to come to grips with his artistic talent, his intense...

Mediation and the Immediate God pursues a long-debated question: How can we say both that God has a direct relationship with each Christian, and that He uses others in order to bring us to health and glory? Edith M. Humphrey explores the ubiquity of...

Son of a missionary, born in the Congo, Billy endured a strict upbringing before escaping to the Army at 16. Despite the brutality and bullying he survived and did well, being fast-tracked for a commission. He met and married Bev, herself a corporal...

Church attendance in the west has declined in recent years, but decline has been accompanied by growth in spiritual exploration, a desire for spirituality, faith, even Jesus - all without the church. Experience, history and the New Testament suggest...

A lucid account of the function of the Spirit in the growth of the church. Through the history of God's people the constant element has been the presence of the Almighty. The baptism in the Holy Spirit, which so galvanized the young church, equipped...

Hospitality to the poor and sick is a key part of Gospel teaching. In this book Father Mark Elvins traces this imperative of hospitality from its roots in Jewish social teaching, through the teaching of Christ and the practice of the early Christians, to...

This is the first one-volume history, based on the Vatican archives, of Pope Pius XII and his dealing with the contesting powers and with the Jews during World War II. Criticized after his death for allegedly doing too little to alleviate the plight of...

J.C. Wenger, editor, and Leonard Verduin, translator, gathered all known writings of Menno Simons and included an introduction to each writing. Includes a biography of Menno's life by Harold S. Bender, portraits and pictures, a reproduction of the only...

We all live somewhere. And we all want our neighborhoods to flourish. Many of us hope (and even pray) for our neighborhoods' well-being. But how do we actually pursue that?This field guide answers this question by walking you through a simple, powerful...

How should the local church think about justice? Adam Gustine provides a theological vision for the church's identity as a just people, where God's character and the pursuit of shalom infuses every aspect of our congregational DNA. In this renewed...

Both the faithful and bishops are called to learn and to teach. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the faithful of the local church witness to the apostolic tradition with their lives, and so are teachers. Learning to receive and respond to the sense of the...

This groundbreaking book is distinctive for the explicit attentionit gives to the communal, intersubjective, cultural, and linguisticembodiment of the workings of God in the world. It emphasizes notsimply acting justly but living with, in, and from the...

In this commentary on Pope Francis's letter on liturgical formation, Desiderio desideravi, Rita Ferrone takes readers on a journey of discovery to the very heart of the mystery we celebrate in the liturgy. Along the way, it draws attention to particular...

Nearly everything that theologians write on liturgy, Father Kavanagh notes, is often called liturgical theology, although on closer examination such works appear to be either dogmatic theologies about the liturgy or systematic theologies making use of...

Keeping in mind two pastoral considerations - the liturgy itself and the assembly that worships - Father Kavanagh looks not beyond rubrics but deep into their historical and pastoral existence in order to develop rules of style which articulate this...

This unique work-no other work yet available in English treats this subject-illustrates the contribution of these Councils in the development and formulation of Christian beliefs. It then shows how their legacies lingered throughout the centuries to...

There have been twenty-one universal gatherings—ecumenical councils—of the Catholic Church. The first opened in 325, the last closed in 1965, and the names of many ring out in the history of the church: Nicea, Chalcedon, Trent, Vatican II...

In The Word on the Street, John Martens brings the Bible to where people live: in the church, at home, at work, and in the broader world. This Lectionary commentary for every Sunday of the liturgical year, offers readers a way in which the Bible can...

It is no secret: the body of Christ in the United States is broken. While universality and unity amid diversity is a fundamental characteristic of Roman Catholicism, all-too-familiar issues related to gender, sexuality, race, and authority have rent the...

Monastic life involves a continual return to the Gospeland this exploration begins on the road to Emmaus, inthe company of downhearted disciples who wereastonished to discover the Lord in their midst. Invitingthe reader to a renewed encounter with the...

What do you really want to do with your life? Who do you wantto be in your life? How does God speak to you about your life?This volume, like the Catholics on Call program at CatholicTheological Union in Chicago, raises these important questions. The...

Concise and accessible, this one-volume edition of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament allows readers to explore any or all of the books with just one resource alongside their Bibles. The individual commentaries collected here are...

Much has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of...

The origins and development of the Divine Office are traced through both Eastern and Western branches of the Church, providing a wealth of historical and liturgical information.From the small beginnings of a few Christians in New Testament Jerusalem, the...

Taking the Rule's balance of prayer, conversion of life, commitment, study, work relationships, and solitude, this practical spiritual guide explores the Rule's application for ordinary people living outside a monastery. A bestseller!

Of the several Huguenot establishments founded in the United States, that of New York is the first in date and, in most respects, the first in importance. The records in this work comprise the existing baptismal, marriage, and death records of the French...

This transcription of genealogical records found in 581 Southern family Bibles provides data on more than 15,000 individuals. Originally compiled in seven volumes of typescripts, the Bible records have been reassembled here and integrated into a single...

Using the wisdom of the past to address the challenges of the present, Christopher Beeley's Leading God's People presents key principles of church leadership as they were taught by great pastor-theologians of the early church, including Gregory of...

Is a pentecostal-charismatic worldview defensible in light of contemporary science? In The Spirit of Creation Amos Yong demonstrates that pentecostal thought does indeed have merit in scientific contexts. What's more, he argues that...

In the Orthodox Christian faith the elements of liturgy, scripture, hymnody, and iconography are the instruments or "voices" of a melody of faith. Here Vigen Guroian presents the fundamental beliefs of Orthodox Christianity through the metaphor of music...

The Pentecostal Manifestos series aims to speak for and to a rising, outward-looking generation of Pentecostal scholarship. Written by both established and newly emerging scholars, the various manifesto volumes are creative statements, marked by rigorous...

Don't Silence the Cry That Releases Supernatural OutpouringDo you feel powerless against the wickedness permeating every area of society? Do you despair over the generation living in darkness, pursuing pleasure and rejecting absolute truth? Do you long...

Experience a Glory ImpartationDo you long for the power of God to chase after you? Do you want to know the secret to unlocking the fullness of His presence in your life?After a series of shocking prophetic dreams and visions of the end-time revival,...

"This book is a very needed and important volume, and I encourage you to read it carefully and through to the end." -John Arnott, founder of Catch the Fire"...perhaps will ultimately be known as Dr. Kendall's magnum opus" -Dr. Sam Hemby, Professor...

¿Necesitas experimentar Resurrección o Avivamiento en algún área de tu vida?Muchos seguidores de Jesús andan como sonámbulos en sus vidas cristianas. Portan una sonrisa, asisten a las reuniones de su iglesia y hacen todo lo posible por salir adelante,...

"GOD IS NOT FAR FROM EACH OF US!" -Apostle PaulWhy are most people today not experiencing God the same way we read about in the Bible?  Is church attendance, Scripture memorization, and one-sided prayer all there really is to religious...

Give God 40 DaysIf you take a moment to think about all God has told each believer to do, it is almost overwhelming: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel; feed the poor; clothe the naked; lay hands on the sick; visit the prisoner" and so much...

Get Prepared For The Greatest Outpouring In HistoryThough the Holy Spirit has spoken to many in the Body of Christ that we are on the precipice of the greatest revival the world has ever seen, our hearts need to be prepared for a move of God. Preparing...

Break the cycles of sin and defeat in your family bloodline. And become the one who pioneers a new legacy of blessing and breakthrough!There is much talk and teaching about generational curses and how they can be spiritually transmitted through the...

God is getting His Church ready for coming revival, a great ingathering of the harvest, and end-time persecution.The Great Commission can be fulfilled very quickly by a multiplication of simple house-churches.“If the Church will look at your simple...

Your Identity Unlocks Your Inheritance!To experience the full inheritance that Jesus purchased at the cross, you must understand your royal identity.  In this classic bestseller, Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson denounce those strongholds of...