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Michael WILKINSON, editor.
Canadian Pentecostalism: Transition and Transformation.
Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010. $32.29 Pp. 270. ISBN 978-0-7735-3733-0. Paper.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618
Thomas O’LOUGHLIN.
The Didache: A Window on the Earliest Christians.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. xvii + 185 pages. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-4539-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560
Yves CONGAR.
True and False Reform in the Church.
Translated with an introduction by Paul Philibert. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2011. xvi + 377 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8146-5693-8, $39.95, paperback.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Alan LIGHTMAN.
Mr g: A Novel About the Creation
New York: Pantheon, 2012. pp. 214, $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-307-37999-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110
Brendan LEAHY.
Ecclesial Movements and Communities. Origins, Significance, and Issues.
Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2011. pp. 200. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-396-5.
Reviewed by Linda MALONEY, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
Laura HARTMAN.
The Christian Consumer: Living Faithfully in a Fragile World.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp.256. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-974642-2.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Religious Studies Department, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118-2796
Peter FELDMEIER.
Encounters in Faith: Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue.
Winona: Anselm Academic Press, 2011. Pp. xiii + 326. $31.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-59982-031-6.
Reviewed by Erik J. RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Sidney CALLAHAN.
Called to Happiness: Where Faith and Psychology Meet.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 158. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-918-5.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574
Khaled ANATOLIOS.
Retrieving Nicaea: The Development and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine.
Grand Rapids, MN: Baker Academic, 2011. Pp. 292, index. $32.98. ISBN978-0-8010-3132-8 (cloth).
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 1418
Aidan NICHOLS.
A Key to Balthasar: Hans Urs von Balthasar on Beauty, Goodness, and Truth.
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. 115. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-0801039744.
Reviewed by Anne M. CARPENTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233
David J. ENDRES.
American Crusade: Catholic Youth in the World Mission Movement from World War I through Vatican II.
Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2010. pp. 197. $23.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-60899-071-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island.
Stanley HAUERWAS.
War and the American Difference: Theological Reflections on Violence and National Identity.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. xvii + 188. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3929-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
John Howard YODER.
Spiritual Writings.
Selected with an Introduction by Paul Martens and Jenny Howell. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 176. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-157075-935-2.
Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119
John P. HITTINGER, editor.
The Vocation of the Catholic Philosopher: From Maritain to John Paul II.
Washington DC: The American Maritain Association. Distributed by the
Catholic University of America Press. Pp. 263. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9827119-0-3.
Reviewed by Win WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure NY 14778
Dominic ROBINSON.
Understanding the “Imago Dei”: the thought of Barth, von Balthasar and Moltmann.
Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011. pp. 175. $99.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6770-4.
Reviewed by Reviewed by Patricia SHARBAUGH, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 15650
Elizabeth RAPLEY.
The Lord as Their Portion, the Story of Religious Orders and How They Shaped Our World.
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. pp. 337. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6588-5.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141
John N. SHEVELAND.
Piety and Responsibility: Patterns of Unity in Karl Rahner, Karl Barth, Vedanta Desika.
Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2011. ISBN 1409409958. 217 pp. HC. $89.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057
Edward L. CLEARY.
The Rise of Charismatic Catholicism in Latin America.
Miami: University Press of Florida, 2011. pp. 308, hardback. ISBN 978 0 8130 3608 3.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5
Lisa A. KEISTER.
Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 248. $27.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-521-72110-3.
Reviewed by Matthew T. LOVELAND, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 1324.
Gustavo GUTIÉRREZ.
Spiritual Writings.
Selected and with an introduction by Daniel G. Groody. Part of the Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 256. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-947-5.
Reviewed by Andrew PREVOT, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545.
Stephen J. ROSSETTI.
Why Priests are Happy: A Study of Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests.
Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2011, pp. 237. $18.95 pb. ISBN-10 1-59471-274-3 ISBN-13 978-1-274-6.
Reviewed by Jay R. FEIERMAN, University of New Mexico (retired).
James CONE,
The Cross and the Lynching Tree.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 202. $28.00 hb. ISBN 978-1-57075-937-6.
Reviewed by Andrew PREVOT, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545.
Eduardo C. FERNANDEZ,
Mexican-American Catholics.
New York: Paulist Press, 2007, 185 pages. The third book in The Paulist Press Pastoral Spirituality Series, edited by Rev. Peter C. Phan and Daniel Mulhall.
Reviewed by James CAVENDISH, University of South Florida
Tom ROBERTS,
The Emerging Catholic Church: A Community’s Search for Itself.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis press, 2011. pp. 204. $24 pb. ISBN 978 1 57075 946 8.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5
Dd Amos YONG,
Theology and Down Syndrome: Reimaging Disability in Late Modernity.
Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2007. Pp. xiii-450. $39.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Christian SMITH, Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog.
Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. 284. $27.95. Hb. ISBN 978-0-19-982802-9
Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 425 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN
William T. CAVANAUGH,
Migrations of the Holy: God, State, and the Political Meaning of the Church.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011. 200 pages. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6609-7.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560
James M. FRABUTT, Anthony C. HOLTER, and Ronald J .NUZZI,
Research, Action, and Change: Leaders Reshaping Catholic Schools.
Notre Dame, IN: Alliance for Catholic Education Press, 2008. pp. 291. ISBN 978-0-9788793-6-5.
Reviewed by Mary L. GAUTIER, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007
Mark and Louise ZWICK,
Mercy Without Borders: The Catholic Worker and Immigration.
New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. pp. 272. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4689-5.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI.
Tricia Colleen BRUCE,
Faithful Revolution: How Voice of the Faithful is Changing the Church.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 215. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19-538584-7.
Reviewed by Melissa CIDADEM, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, DC 20007
Anthony LE DONNE,
Historical Jesus: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It?
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. xiv + 146. $12.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6526-7.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Mary Margaret FUNK, OSB,
Lectio Matters: Before the Burning Bush Through the Revelatory Texts of Scripture, Nature and Experience.
New York, London: Continuum, 2010, pp 180, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1141-15169-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207
William HARMLESS, S.J., editor,
Augustine In His Own Words.
Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2010. pp. 496. $34.95 pb. ISBN 78-0-8132-1743-7.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63208
Phyllis ZAGANO,
Women & Catholicism: Gender, Communion, and Authority.
Palgrave Macmillian, 2011, pp. 203. ISBN-978-0-230-11164-6.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032
Edward T. OAKES, S.J.,
Infinity Dwindled to Infancy: A Catholic and Evangelical Christology.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2011. pp. xii + 459. $44.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6555-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
Lisa D. PEARCE and Melinda LUNDQUIST DENTON,
A Faith of Their Own, New York.
Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 200. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19975389-5.
Reviewed by Noelle MOLLER, 505 Sandra Lane, Cary, IL 50013
Claudette LaVERDIERE, MM,
On the Threshold of the Future: The Life and Spirituality of Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, Founder of the Maryknoll Sisters.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 160. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-942-0.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island, 02906.10032
Paul O’CALLAGHAN,
Christ Our Hope: An Introduction to Eschatology.
Washington, DC: CUA Press, 2011. Pp. xvi + 358. $34.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813-218625.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Hans KUNG,
What I Believe.
London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010. pp. 205. $24.95 hc. ISBN 9781441103161.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574
Mark HATHAWAY and Leonardo BOFF,
The Tao of Liberation: Exploring the Ecology of Transformation.
Foreword by Fritjof CAPRA. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2009. pp. xiii + 403. $26 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-841-6.
Reviewed by Mary-Paula CANCIENNE, RSM, Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701
Paul COLLINS,
Judgment Day: The Struggle for Life on Earth.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xii + 291. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-920-8.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 47207
Russell A. BUTKUS and Steven A. KOLMES,
Environmental Science and Theology in Dialogue.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 244. $26.00. pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-912-3.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532
Luke Timothy JOHNSON,
Sharing Possessions: What Faith Demands.
Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. 170. $19.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-0399-3.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727
Chris McGILLION and John O’CARROLL,
Our Fathers: What Australian Catholic Priests Really Think About Their Lives and Their Church.
Mulgrave, Vic (Australia): John Garrett Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781920682262, 200 pages with appendices.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta
Michael WALSH,
The Cardinals: Thirteen Centuries of the Men Behind the Papal Throne.
MI: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. 256. $23.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-2941-2.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL 60655
Richard WOODS,
Meister Eckhart: Master of Mysteries.
London: Continuum, 2011. pp. 190. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1441-13442-4.
Reviewed by Jonathan YEGGE, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Daniel MCDONALD, SJ, editor,
Catholic Social Teaching in Global Perspective.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xxii + 218. $17.24 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-896-6.
and
John HEAGLE,
Justice Rising: The Emerging Biblical Vision. .
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xviii + 188. $13.98 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-884-3.
Reviewed by Joel WARDEN, The Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Stephen B. BEVANS and Roger P. SCHROEDER,
Prophetic Dialogue: Reflections on Christian Mission Today.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 194. $35.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-911-6 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Robert E. WRIGHT, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX 78216
Steven BOUMA-PREDIGER,
For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care.
2nd edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010, pp. xvi + 240. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-8010-3695-8.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT and Katherine NEWMAN, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108
Agbonkhianmeghe E. OROBATOR, editor,
Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace: The Second African Synod.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 250. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-87075-918-1 (pbk).
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618
Michael L. BUDDE and Karen SCOTT, editors,
Witness of the Body: The Past, Present, and Future of Christian Martyrdom.
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. x + 228. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6258-7.
Reviewed by Nathan A. LUNSFORD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233.
David J. O’BRIEN and Thomas A. SHANNON, editors,
Catholic Social Thought: The Documentary Heritage.
Expanded Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 816. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-891-1
Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233
David R. BROCKMAN and Ruben L.F. HABITO, editors,
The Gospel Among Religions: Christian Ministry, Theology, and Spirituality in a Multifaith World.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. Pp.240. $34.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-899-7.
Reviewed by Fran LEAP, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601
Carol J. DEMPSEY and SHAPIRO, Elaine J.,
Reading the Bible, Transforming Conflict.
Maryknoll, Orbis Books, pp. x, 229. 2011. $26.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-914-7.
Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
Prosper GRECH OSA,
An Outline of New Testament Spirituality.
Grand Rapids / Cambridge: Eerdmans, pp ix, 140. 2011. $18.00 pbk. ISBN 978-0-8028-6560-1.
Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
Irene FOSI,
Papal Justice: Subjects and Courts in the Papal State, 1500-1750.
Translated by Thomas V. Cohen. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2011. Pp. xi + 272. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9780813218588.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
R. PO-CHIA-HSIA,
A Jesuit in the Forbidden City, Matteo Ricci, 1552-1610.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. pp.359. $57.50 hard cover. ISBN 978-0-19-959225-8.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63108
Pierre HEGY,
Wake Up, Lazarus! On Catholic Renewal.
Bloomington: iUniverse, Inc., 2011. 316 pp. Paperback. $22.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057
Edward SHORT,
Newman and His Contemporaries.
New York: T&T Clark International, 2011. pp. 530. $32.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5670-2689-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
Ilia DELIO,
The Emergent Christ: Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2011. 197pp. $22.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-908-6.
and
Mary Katherine BIRGE, Brian G. HENNING, Rodica M. M. STOICOIU, and Ryan TAYLOR, Genesis, Evolution, and the Search for a Reasoned Faith. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2011. 133 pp. pbk. ISBN 978-0-88489-755-2.
Reviewed by Jane E. LINAHAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
Peter A. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Editors,
Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today. New Explorations of Theological Interrelationships.
Foreword by Walter Cardinal Kasper. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. [i]-xxxii + 302. $36.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6624-0.
Reviewed by Guy C. CARTER, Diocesan Institute, Harrisburg Catholic Diocese, P. O. Box 229, Etters, PA 17319-0229
Adele J. GONZALEZ,
Life is Hard but God is Good: An Inquiry into Suffering.
New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 170. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-926-0.
Reviewed by Brian M. DOYLE, Marymount University, Arlington, VA 22207
Charles E. CURRAN,
The Social Mission of the U.S. Catholic Church: A Theological Perspective.
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. pp. 196. ISBN 978-1-58901-743-6.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ron AUSTIN,
Peregrino: A Pilgrim Journey into Catholic Mexico.
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. Pp 219. $19.99 pb ISBN 978-0-8028-6584-7.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, New York, NY 10032
Virgilio ELIZONDO,
Spiritual Writings, edited by Timothy Matovina.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. Pp. 190. $18.oo pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-865-2.
Reviewed by James R. KELLY, Prof. Emeritus, Sociology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
Jim FOREST,
All is Grace, a biography of Dorothy Day.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 344. $27.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-921-5.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Isabel MOREIRA and Margaret TOSCANO, editors,,
Hell and Its Afterlife: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.
Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010. pp. 266 + xvi. $99.95 hb. ISBN 978-0754667292.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110
Francis X. CLOONEY, SJ,
The New Comparative Theology: Interreligious Insights from the Next Generation.
New York: T&T Clark, 2010. pp. 208. $ 29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-14137-8
Reviewed by Erik RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Denys TURNER,
Julian of Norwich, Theologian.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011. pp. 262 +xxvi. $40.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-3001-6391-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
Richard ROHR,
A Lever and a Place To Stand: The Contemplative Stance, The Active Prayer.
New Jersey: Hidden Spring, 2011. pp.128. $15.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-58768-064-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906.
Robert SPITZER,
New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 319. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6383-6.
Reviewed by Leo MADDEN, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio, 43219
A. James REIMER,
Christians and War: A Brief History of the Church’s Teachings and Practices.
Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2010. pp. 192. $8.00. ISBN 978-0-8006-3819-1.
Reviewed by Jordan Daniel WOOD , Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108
James MARTIN, S.J.,
This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey with the Refugees of East Africa.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1999, 2011. pp. 219. $18.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-923-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906
John J. COLLINS,
The Scepter and The Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Grand Rapids, MI/ Cambridge, U.K., William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.1995, 2010 (second edition). pp 298, $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-3223-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207
Gavin T. COLVERT, editor,
The Renewal of Civilization: Essays in Honor of Jacques Maritain.
Washington,. DC: American Maritain Association. pp. 321. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9669226-9-1
Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650
Gregory BOYLE,
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.
New York: Free Press, 2011. pp. 217.$14.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-4391-5315-4.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906
Ursula KING,
The Search for Spirituality: Our Global Quest for a Spiritual Life.
New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008. pp xi, 244. $13.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-27-4
Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711
Donald S. SWENSON,
Society, Spirituality and the Sacred: A Social Scientific Introduction.
Second Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009, ISBN 978 0 8020 9680 7
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J5
Edwin MULLINS,
The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile..
New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008. x + 246 pages. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-32-8.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
William J. O’MALLEY,
The Wow Factor: Bringing the Catholic Faith to Life.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 180. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-927-7.
Reviewed by Stephen OKEY, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Michael Paul GALLAGHER SJ,
Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from Newman to Joseph Ratzinger.
New York: Paulist Press, 2010. pp. 158. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4698-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
Lieven BOEVE and Gerard MANNION, editors,
The Ratzinger Reader: Mapping a Theological Journey.
New York: Continuum, 2010. xvii + 286 pp., $34.95, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-567-03214-0.
Tracey ROWLAND.
Benedict XVI: A Guide for the Perplexed.
New York: Continuum, 2010. x + 202 pp., $22.95, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-567-03437-3.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Archives, Brooklyn, NY, 10029.
Andrew McCARTHY,
Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life: An Object Relations Theory Perspective.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2010. pp. 274. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7618-5250-6.
Reviewed by Stephen PARKER, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Patrick W. CAREY,
Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: A Model Theologian.
New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. Pp. xxv + 710. $49.95 hc. ISBN: 978-0-8091-0571-7
Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, St. Bonaventure University (retired), St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012
James F. PUGLISI, editor,
How Can the Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the Unity of the Universal Church?
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. pp. 369. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4862-8.
Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650
James CONE,
A Black Theology of Liberation: Fortieth Anniversary Edition.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1986, 1990, 2010. pp. 166. $20.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-895-9, paperback.
Reviewed by LaReine-Marie MOSELY, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 6061
Miriam ADENEY,
Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity.
Illinois, InterVarsity Press, 2009, pp.294. ISBN-978-0-8308-3849-3.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032
Victor GENKE & Francis X. GUMERLOCK, editors and translators,
Gottschalk & A Medieval Predestination Controversy: Texts Translated from the Latin.
Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation, Volume 47. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2010. pp. 250. $29.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-253-0.
Reviewed by Gregorio MONTEJO, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Stephen PROTHERO,
God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World—and why their Differences Matter.
New York: Harper One, 2010. Pp. 342. $26.99 hc. ISBN 978-0-06-157127-5.
Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207
David MECONI, editor,
Frank Sheed & Maisie Ward: Spiritual Writings.
Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Series edited by Robert Ellsburg. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 190 pages. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-887-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Raimon PANIKKAR,
The Rhythm of Being.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010, 413 pp. HC. $50.00.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057
Patricia LAMOUREUX and Paul J. WADELL,
The Christian Moral Life: Faithful Discipleship for a Global Society.
New York: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 306. $30.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-881-2.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532
Karl BECKER & Ilaria MORALI, editors,
Catholic Engagement with World Religions, a comprehensive study.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 500. $45.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5707-828-7.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Sister Wendy BECKETT,
Real Presence: In Search of the Earliest Icons.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 138 pages. $25.00 hc. ISBN 978-1-57075-898-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Thomas F. MICHEL,
A Christian View of Islam, S. J..
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. 214 pages. $34 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-860-7.
Reviewed by Daniel A. ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
Thomas J. NORRIS,
A Fractured Relationship: Faith and the Crisis of Culture.
Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2010. 267 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-331-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Mark ALLMAN & Tobias WINRIGHT,
After the Smoke Clears: The Just War Tradition & Post War Justice.
NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 220. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-859-1.
Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357
Margaret A. FARLEY,
Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics.
New York and London: Continuum, 2006. Pp. xiii + 322. $29.95. ISBN 0-8264-1001-4.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108
AUGUSTINE,
On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings,
edited by Peter King. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. pp. 264. ISBN 978-0-521-00129-8.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S., Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978
Rik van NIEUWENHOVE and Joseph WAWRYKOW, editors,
The Theology of Thomas Aquinas
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2005. Pp. xx + 472. $35.00 pb (2010). ISBN 978-0-268-04364-3.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Robert SCOTT,
Miracle Cures, Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief.
Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2010. Pp. 180. ISBN 978-0-520-26275-1 (cloth.alk.paper)
Reviewed by Dr. Jane POWER, 11 McColl Rd, Mont Albert North, Victoria, Australia 3129
Mari Rapela HEIDT,
Moral Traditions: An Introduction to World Religious Ethics.
Winona MN: Anselm Academic, 2010. pp. 116. ISBN 978-0-88489-749-1.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton MA 01612
Philip ROUSSEAU,
Ascetics, Authority, and the Church in the Age of Jerome and Cassian.
2nd edition. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. pp. 304. $30.00 pb. ISBN 10: 0-268-04029-X.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709
Leroy SEAT,
The Limits of Liberalism: A Historical, Theological, and Personal Appraisal of Christian Liberalism.
Liberty, MO: 4-L Publications, 2010. pp. 288 + xi. $29.95 paperback. ISBN 978-1-60594-475-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, M) 64110.
John Henry NEWMAN,
Two Essays on Biblical and Ecclesiastical Miracles.
Introduction and notes by Geoffrey Rowell. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. pp. 512. $40.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-268-03607-2.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
J. Andrew DEARMAN,
The Book of Hosea.
The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 408. $45.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-2539-1.
Reviewed by Robert GNUSE, Loyola University, New Orleans
Curtis MITCH & Edward SRI,
The Gospel of Matthew.
Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Series. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 383. $21.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3602-6.
Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Diana Fritz CATES,
Aquinas on the Emotions: A Religious-Ethical Inquiry.
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009. pp.x + 288. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1589015050.
Reviewed by Francis J. CAPONI, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085
Amy HANSON,
Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over Fifty.
San Francisco, A Wiley Print, Jossey-Bass, 2010, pp.206, ISBN 978-0-470-50079-8.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032
Denis MINNS,
Irenaeus: An Introduction.
New York: Continuum, 2010. pp. 160. ISBN 978-0-567-03366-6.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S., Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978
John DEAR, editor,
Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2009. pp. 285. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-837-9.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442
Patrick J. HARTIN,
Sacra Pagina, Volume 14: James.
Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2003, 2009 (updated bibliography). pp 324, $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5975-5.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207
Ralph MCMICHAEL,
Eucharist: A Guide for the Perplexed.
London: T&T Clark, 2010. Pp. 157. ISBN 978-0-567-03229-4
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCarthy, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 01612
J’Annine JOBLING,
Fantastic Spiritualities. Monsters, Heroes, and the Contemporary Religious Imagination.
London and New York: T & T Clark International, 2010. pp. 216. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-03047-4.
Reviewed by Linda MALONEY, Calvary Episcopal Church, Underhill, VT 05489
Deidre CORNELL,
American Madonna: Crossing Borders with the Virgin Mary.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 190. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-874-3.
Reviewed by Christopher Rupert S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.
Jacqueline HANSEN MAGGIORE,
Vessel of Clay: The Inspirational Journey of Sister Carla.
University of Scranton Press, 2010. pp. 171. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-58966-217-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906
Jürgen METTEPENNINGEN,
Nouvelle Théologie—New Theology: Inheritor of Modernism, Precursor of Vatican II.
London and New York: T & T Clark (A Continuum Imprint), 2010. pp. 218. $130.00 hp. ISBN 9780567034090; $34.95 pb. ISBN 9780567034106.
Reviewed by Keith J. EGAN, Saint Mary’s College and Notre Dame University, Notre Dame IN 46556
Philip A. EGAN,
Philosophy and Catholic Theology: A Primer.
Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2009. Pp 181. $21.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-5661-7.
Reviewed by Ann S.F. SWANER, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33138
Pierre ROUSSELOT,
Essays on Love and Knowledge.
Edited by Andrew Tallon & Pol Vandevelde. Translated by Andrew Tallon, Pol Vandevelde, & Alan Vincelette. Volume III of the Collected Philosophical Works. Milwaukee: Marquette University, 2008. Marquette Studies in Philosophy, no. 32. Pp. 264. $30 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-655-1 & ISBN-10: 0-87462-655-2.
Reviewed by Jeremy WILKINS, University of St Thomas School of Theology, Houston, Texas 77024.
Robert A. HUNT,
The Gospel among the Nations: A Documentary History of Inculturation.
Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xiv + 289. $35.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-874-4.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Fathers Archives, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Kenneth J. ARCHER,
A Pentecostal Hermeneutic: Spirit, Scripture, and Community.
Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, 2009. pp. 291. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0567083678.
Reviewed by John KETZER, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Francis S. COLLINS, Editor,
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith.
New York: HarperOne, 2010. xviii + 328 pages. $19.99 hc. ISBN 978-0061787348
Reviewed by Sharon CHRISTY, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Merold WESTPHAL,
Whose Community, Which Interpretation?
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. pp. 160. $19.00 pb. ISBN 978-0801031472.
Reviewed by Curtis SCHOLL, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Gavin D’COSTA,
Christianity and World Religions: Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions.
West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. pp. xiv + 232. $31.95 pb.
ISBN 978-1405176736.
Reviewed by Jeffrey MAYER, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Mark S. MASSA,
The American Catholic Revolution: How the Sixties Changed the Church Forever.
Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 191. ISBN978-0-19-973412-2.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York City
J. Milburn THOMPSON,
Introducing Catholic Social Thought.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp210. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-862-1.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532
Diarmuid O’MURCHU,
Adult Faith: Growing in Wisdom and Understanding.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 216. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-7
Gordon T. SMITH,
Transforming Conversion: Rethinking the Language and Contours of Christian Initiation.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 208. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3247-9.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto ON, M5S 1J4, Canada
Miri RUBIN,
Mary the Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary.
Yale University Press: New Haven, 2009.553 pages: Color illustration insert, notes and index ISBN 978-0-300-10500-1
Reviewed by Anthony M. STEVENS-ARROYO
John SNIEGOCKI,
Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Globalization: The Quest for Alternatives.
Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2009. pp.353. $37.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-744-3.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Religious Studies Department, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118-2796
Miriam Therese WINTER,
The Gospel According to Mary: A New Testament for Women.
(Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2008
Reviewed by Mary Joan Winn LEITH, Stonehill College, 320 Washington St., Easton, MA 02357
John BURNS,
Modeling Mary in Christian Discipleship.
Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2007
Reviewed by Mary Joan Winn LEITH, Stonehill College, 320 Washington St., Easton, MA 02357
Bonnie B. THURSTON & Judith M. RYAN,
Sacra Pagina: Philippians & Philemon.
Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2005, 2009 (updated bibliography). pp 293, $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5979-3.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207
Yves CONGAR,
Essential Writings.
Maryknoll: NY: Orbis Books, 2010. Selected with an introduction by Paul LAKELAND. pp. 204. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-787-7.
Reviewed by Rose BEAL, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN 55987
Raimon PANIKKAR,
The Rhythm of Being: The Gifford Lectures.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 413. $50.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-855-3 (hardcover).
Reviewed by Donald L. WALLENFANG, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626
Peter J. LEITHART,
Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture.
Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2009. pp. 254. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-60258-069-5.
Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079
William CHARLES, editor,
Basil Hume: Ten Years On.
London, England: Burns & Oates, 2009. xi + 217 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8264-3941-3.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Thomas J. NORRIS,
Cardinal Newman for Today.
Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2010. pp. 230. $18.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-5654-8365-1.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
Curt CADORETTE,
Catholicism in Social and Historical Contexts: An Introduction.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. xi + 276 pages. $20.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-872-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Andrew ROOT,
The Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 140. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3914-0
Reviewed by Daniel J. OLSEN, Loyola University Chicago.
Dolores R. LECKEY and Kathleen DOLPHIN, editors,
Monika Hellwig: The People’s Theologian.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. pp. 253. $30.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-14989-0.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University (emerita), 1415 W. Rascher Avenue, Chicago IL 60640-1205
Don BROPHY,
Catherine of Siena: A Passionate Life.
New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2010. 296 pages. $24.95 hc. ISBN 978-1-933346-28-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Michael L. COOK SJ,
Trinitarian Christology: The Power that Sets Us Free.
New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. pp.115. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4657-4.
Reviewed by Shannon SCHREIN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Hubert WOLF,
Pope and Devil: the Vatican’s Archives and the Third Reich.
Translated by Kenneth Kronenberg. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010. 325 pages. $29.95 hc. ISBN 978-0-674-05081-5.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Terrence TILLEY,
Faith: What it is and What it isn't.
Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2010, pp. 152 including indexes and bibliography. $22.00. ISBN 976-1-57075-679-9.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University (emerita), 1415 W. Rascher Avenue Chicago IL 60640
Roger S. GOTTLIEB,
A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet’s Future.
Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2006. pp. 304. $35.00. ISBN 0-19-517648-0.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108 and Christopher CLOW, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Karl RAHNER,
The Mystical Way in Everyday Life.
Annemarie S. Kidder, trans. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp xxxix, 194. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-867-6.
Reviewed by Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN 56321.
Paul AVIS,
Reshaping Ecumenical Theology: The Church Made Whole?
London: T&T Clark, 2010. pp. 205 +x. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5671-9443-5.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103
Yves CONGAR,
At the Heart of Christian Worship: Liturgical Essays of Yves Congar.
Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2010. Pp. xix, 156. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6229-8.
Reviewed by Keith J. EGAN, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556
John D. DADOSKY, Editor,
Meaning and History in Systematic Theology: Essays in Honor of Robert M. Doran, SJ.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Marquette University Press, 2009. 518 pages. $39.99 (hard cover). ISBN 0-87462-745-1.
Reviewed by Gregory BRACHO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
John Michael TALBOT,
The World is my Cloister: Living From the Hermit Within.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 125 pages. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-858-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Philip TOVEY,
The Theory and Practice of Extended Communion.
Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009. pp. 196. $99.95 hb.
Reviewed by James DALLEN, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258
BENEDICT XVI,
Joseph Ratzinger in Communio. Vol. 1, The Unity of the Church.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 202. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6416-1.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S. Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978
John Howard YODER,
The War of the Lamb.
Edited by Glen Stassen, Mark Thiessen Nation, and Matt Hamsher. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009. pp. 230. ISBN 978-1-58743-260-6.
Reviewed by Andrew T. MCCARTHY, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 01612
Andrew SHENTON, editor,
Messiaen the Theologian.
Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2010. pp. 290. $114.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6640-0.
Reviewed by Donald L. WALLENFANG, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626
Ladislas ORSY,
Receiving the Council: Theological and Canonical Insights and Debates.
Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier Books, 2009. pp. 151. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5377-7.
Reviewed by Randall WOODARD, Saint Leo University
Mark SHAW,
Global Awakening: How 20th-Century Revivals Trigged a Christian Revolution.
Illinois, InterVersity Press Academic, 2010, pp.221, pb. ISBN-978-0-8308-3877-6.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032
Néstor MEDINA,
Mestizaje: (Re) Mapping Race, Culture, and Faith in Latina/o Catholicism.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2009. Pp. 203. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-834-8.
Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207
Veli-Matti KARKAINNEN,
The Spirit of the World. Emerging Pentecostal Theologies in Global Contexts.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009. pp. 272. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6281-5.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709
Julie Hanlon RUBIO,
Family Ethics: Practices for Christians.
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2010. Pp. 260. ISBN 978-1-58901-639-2.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727
John HAUGHT,
Making Sense of Evolution.
Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. xvii+ 163 pages. $19.95 pub. ISBN 978-0-6642-3285-6.
Reviewed by Daniel A. ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
R. A. HERRERA,
Mystics in Spite of Themselves: Four Saints and the Worlds They Didn’t Leave.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. viii + 124 pages. $12.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4861-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
WILLIAM OF AUVERGNE,
On the Virtues, Part One of On the Virtues and Vices.
Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation, no. 45, translated with an introduction and notes by Roland Teske, SJ. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2009. 310 pp. $30 pb. ISBN 10:80-87462-248-4.
Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126
Walter E. CONN,
Conscience and Conversion in Newman: A Developmental Study of Self in John Henry Newman.
Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2010. 158 pages. $17.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-87462-777-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Christopher M. CULLEN, S.J. and Jospeph Allan CLAIR, eds ,
Maritain and America.
Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2009. Pp. 270 +xxvi. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9669-2268-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103
Cardinal Walter KASPER,
Harvesting The Fruits: Basic Aspects of Christian Faith in Ecumenical Dialogue.
NY: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009. Pp. 207. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1441-16272-4.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO 63105
James G. CROSSLEY,
Why Christianity Happened. A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins (26-50 CE).
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. pp. 253. $30.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-14989-0.
Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI, Tennessee State University, TN 37209
Christopher PRAMUK,
Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton.
Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp 322. $29.95 hardback. ISBN # 978-0-8146-5390-6.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244.
Daniel BERRIGAN with John DEAR, S.J., editor,
Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 2009. pp 285. $20.00 paperback. ISBN # 978-1-57075-837-9.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244.
Trent POMPLUN,
Jesuits on the Roof of the World: Ippolito Desideri’s Mission to Tibet.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. xi + 302 pages. $29.95 hc. ISBN 978-0-19-537786-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Wendy BECKETT,
Encounters with God: In Quest of the Ancient Icons of Mary.
Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2009. 132 pages
Reviewed by Frances LEAP.
Ed STETZER and Warren BIRD,
Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bassss, 2010, ISBN 978 0 470 55045 8, 210 pages.
Reviewed by Richard RYMATRZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J5
Kathleen ASHLEY and Marilyn DEEGAN,
Being a Pilgrim: Art and Ritual on the Medieval Routes to Santiago.
Farnham, Surrey: Lund Humphries, 2009. 264 pages. ISBN-13: 9780853319894 Hardcover. £30.
Reviewed by Bob Dixon, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Projects Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia.
Lynn H. COHICK,
Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2009. 350 pages. $26.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3172-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560
Mark EDWARDS,
Catholicity and Heresy in the Early Church.
Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2009. pp. 176. £16.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6297-6.
Reviewed by Peter DRILLING, Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY
Michael STOEBER,
Reclaiming Theodicy: Reflections on Suffering, Compassion and Spiritual Transformation.
New York: Palgrave, 2005. 143, HC. $99.95. ISNB-13-078-1-4039-9762-3.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Timothy KELLY,
The Transformation of American Catholicism: The Pittsburgh Laity and the Second Vatican Council, 950-1972.
Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2009, ISBN 978 0 268 03319 4
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta.
Pope BENEDICT XVI,
Church Fathers: From Clement of Rome to Augustine.
(trans. L’Osservatore Romano). San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008. pp. 196. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-58617-245-9. The Fathers of the Church: From Clement of Rome to Augustine of Hippo (ed. Joseph T. Lienhard). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009. pp. 192. $15.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-80284-459-8.
Reviewed by J. Burton FULMER, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104
Scott H. HENDRIX,
Early Protestant Spirituality in the Classics of Western Spirituality Series.
Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. ISBN 978 0-8091-4211-8; 978 0-8091-0566-3.Index. pp. 338. $29.95.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.
Scott WRIGHT,
Oscar Romero and the Communion of Saints.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 162. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-839-3.
Reviewed by Arthur KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906
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 by 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.
Reviewed by 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.
Maureen H. O’CONNELL,
Compassion: Loving Our Neighbor in an Age of Globalization.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 242. $32.00 sc. ISBN 978-1-57075-845-4.
Reviewed by Daniel J. OLSEN, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, 700 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987.
Martin MCGEE, OSB,
Christian Martyrs for a Muslim People.
New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2008. pp. 180. $18.95 pb. ISBN 978-0809145393.
Reviewed by Laurie JOHNSTON, Emmanuel College, Boston MA 02115.
Meredith B. MCGUIRE,
Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life.
New York: Oxford University Press. 2008. pp. 290. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-19-536833-8.
Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG, University of Notre Dame, NOTRE DAME, INDIANA 46556.
Mary FORMAN, Editor,
One Heart, One Soul, Many Communities.
Collegeville, MN: Saint John's University Press, 2009. pp. 214. $24.95 pb. ISBN 987-0-9740992-5-5.
Reviewed by Randall WOODARD, Saint Leo University
Stephen BEVANS,
An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 384. $30.00 paperback. ISBN # 978-1-57075-852-2.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244.
Gary ANDERSON,
Sin: A History.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. pp. 253. $30.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-14989-0.
Reviewed by Theodore James WHAPHAM, St. Thomas University, 16401 NW 37th Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
Gus GORDON,
Solitude and Compassion: The Path to the Heart of the Gospel.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442
Miguel A. DE LA TORRE,
Trails of Hope and Terror: Testimonies on Immigration.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by Segundo PANTOJA, Borough of Manhattan Community College-CUNY, NY, 10007