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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and C.G. Jung: Side by Side is an anthology written by authors from different backgrounds, sharing how the lives of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Carl Gustav Jung impacted them personally and/or how they understand the...

Table of ContetntsEditorial Essay Jason King Keynote Addresses from the second convening of ""Laudato Si' and the US Catholic Church: A Conference Series on Our Common Home"" co-sponsored by Catholic Climate Covenant and Creighton University. From ""Not...

From holographic illusions, simulated worlds, and parallel universes to the multiverse, from The Matrix, Star Trek, Marvel and DC Comics to Netflix and mobile games, today's popular imagination is caught up with realities beyond our own. Decades ago,...

The most crucial task facing Christian theology today is the furtherance of dialogue with the religious traditions of the world great and small and with the scientific worldview. The starting premise of this book is that the two dialogues need to be...

Is the mind just a by-product of the brain? Or is mind the fundamental reality, which creates matter? This book is a defense of mind as prior to matter. It is a philosophical work, written in an accessible style, which explains idealism as the teaching...

Introduction: Trends in Post-Vatican II Scholarship onScripture and Moral TheologyWilliam C. Mattison IIIOn Pilgrimage with Abraham: How a Patriarch Leads Us in Formation in FaithJana M. BennettJoseph the Just and Matthew's Matrix of Mercy: The...

What if we understood nationalism as a religion instead of an ideology? What if nationalism is more spiritual than it is political? Several Christian thinkers have rightly recognized nationalism as a form of idolatry. However, in Why Do the Nations...

The year 2020 brought about a totally unprecedented experience for humanity: a worldwide pandemic. Life as we knew it changed almost instantly. We found ourselves quarantining at home, wearing masks in public, and using large amounts of hand sanitizer...

The aim of this book is to explore the possibilities and limits of Comenius's greatest and most important work, General Consultation Concerning Restoration of Human Affairs. The humanity of people is not quite right, but not quite lost--that is the...

The majority of Americans have looked on in some combination of horror and befuddlement as many white Christians, particularly evangelicals, have revealed beliefs and opinions seemingly antithetical to the Christian faith, whether holding racist...

Gold Medal Winner, Illumination Award, 2023Welcoming the undocumented resident refugee into the life of the polis is a challenge for some communities and a moral imperative for others. This books provides a Christian ethic for church leaders,...

What kind of book is the Bible? Is it a rulebook or a guidebook for moral living? Is it a history book or a book filled with fascinating (and sometimes fantastic) stories? Did humans write the Bible or did God somehow speak a perfect message that the...

Nation sovereignty, an integral part of God's plan of protection and well-being for people within secure sovereign borders, is being assaulted all over the Western world. Nations Are God's Idea exposes the assaulting forces: well-funded, well-positioned...

The question of the origins of the universe is probably one of the most dwelled upon and argued about over the last couple of centuries. Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory, evolutionists and creationists want to settle the issue on their sides...

Death, and with it the end of human life, has been brought back into focus by the pandemic. But - how to deal with death, given medical-technical progress? What is morally justifiable and acceptable? The end of life presents many challenges. In this...

It is difficult to be hopeful in the midst of daily news about the effects of climate change on people and our planet. While the Christian basis for hope is the resurrection of Jesus, unfortunately far too many American Protestant Christians do not...

How you spend your time and money controls what happens on this planet . . .Planet Earth and its people are in danger. We face ongoing economic and ecological crises. These will deepen unless all of God's people begin to act as one global community...

The events described in Bible stories can be best understood if an accurate chronology of these events is available. Many of the fundamental and longstanding mysteries in biblical studies also concern chronology. An emphasis in this book is on the...