Theology

Consider Jesus Waves of Renewal in Christology was first printed in 1941 and then reprinted in 2000. Thoughtful readers will find profound theological insights into the person and mission of Jesus Christ in Consider Jesus... To read Consider Jesus is to experience popular theology at its very best...

Part personal memoir and part reflection on the challenges that face the Church in the contemporary world. A vision for the future of the Church marked by joy, hope and integrity. Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's first book as Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster is part personal memoir and part reflection on the challenges that face the Church in the contemporary world. He looks back with affection and wry humour at his own personal faith journey, with its Irish Catholic roots, English upbringing, and training for the priesthood in Rome. He considers questions of authority and leadership in the church, shares his passionate commitment to the search for Christian unity, and urges the renewal of parish life through the small communities which, he believes, 'are the secret of the future'. A unique vision for the future of the church and its role in the revitalisation of society emerges, marked by joy and hope as well as realism, integrity and humility...

This book is a great help to look beyond the narrow confines of race, creed and culture and to concentrate on a global vision of the one universe, one God and one humanity...

Analyses various aspects of the historic context in which Newman’s rich spirituality developed: his many and varied networks of family, friends and colleagues who left their imprint on his spiritual growth; the vigorous defence of the Church of his birth in the Tractarian Movement; his increasing knowledge of, and dependence on, the Fathers of the Church; his pastoral experience as a preacher and teacher and, unifying it all, his deep practical faith in the God in whom he lived and moved and had his existence. Not many will walk the path of Newman, but all can be enriched by his experience. ..

Recounting more than one hundred stories of healings and miracles that the author has witnessed or heard about first hand. These stories will build faith and hope and leave no doubt that Jesus Christ is alive and active in the world today. About the Author: Born of Irish/Scottish descent in Wellington, NZ. At age 17 Fr John entered the society of Mary, an international religious congregation and was ordained a priest in 1955. After some initial hesitancy about healing and Catholic Charismatic renewel, he discovered the power of prayer with faith and gradually grew in the use of the gifts of the holy spirit, and in the healing ministry. His ministry is widely accepted, not only in Catholic but also in ecumenical settings...

The question of whether and how people who have not had the chance to hear the gospel can be saved goes back to the beginnings of Christian reflection. It has also become a much-debated topic in current theology. In Will Many Be Saved? Ralph Martin focuses primarily on the history of debate and the development of responses to this question within the Roman Catholic Church, but much of Martin's discussion is also relevant to the wider debate happening in many churches around the world. In particular, Martin analyzes the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, the document from the Second Vatican Council that directly relates to this question. Contrary to popular opinion, Martin argues that according to this text, the conditions under which people who have not heard the gospel can be saved are very often, in fact, not fulfilled, with strong implications for evangelization...

For three months in the spring of 1994, the African nation of Rwanda descended into one of the most vicious and bloody genocides the world has ever seen. Immaculée Ilibagiza, a young university student, miraculously survived the savage killing spree that left most of her family, friends, and a million of her fellow citizens dead. Immaculée’s remarkable story of survival was documented in her first book, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. In Led By Faith, Immaculée takes us with her as her remarkable journey continues. Through her simple and eloquent voice, we experience her hardships and heartache as she struggles to survive and to find meaning and purpose in the aftermath of the holocaust. It is the story of a naïve and vulnerable young woman, orphaned and alone, navigating through a bleak and dangerously hostile world with only an abiding faith in God to guide and protect her. Immaculée fends off sinister new predators, seeks out and comforts scores of childr..

Though the apostle Paul boldly proclaimed “Christ crucified” as the heart of the gospel, Fleming Rutledge notes that preaching about the cross of Christ is remarkably neglected in most churches today. In this book Rutledge addresses the issues and controversies that have caused pastors to speak of the cross only in the most general, bland terms, precluding a full understanding and embrace of the gospel by their congregations. Countering our contemporary tendency to bypass Jesus’ crucifixion, Rutledge in these pages examines in depth all the various themes and motifs used by the New Testament evangelists and apostolic writers to explain the meaning of the cross of Christ. She mines the classical writings of the Church Fathers, the medieval scholastics, and the Reformers as well as more recent scholarship, while bringing them all into contemporary context. Widely known for her preaching, Rutledge seeks to encourage preachers, teachers, and anyone else interested in what Christians believ..

The stories of these men and women exemplify a variety of starting points for considering the Catholic Church. Agnosticism, Secularism, New Age thought, and various stripes of Christianity are all considered in light of the Catholic alternative. The theological vocation specially prompts these authors to question their theological presuppositions as they encounter a Catholic alternative that increasingly gains intellectual credibility the more they study it. Although the theological truth of the Catholic faith captured the attention of these theologians and cleared a space into which the seed of supernatural faith could be planted, each of these essays tells a fully human story. The contributions are not merely collections of arguments; they are stories of grace. Among the ten converts here are well-known professors and writers including Scott Hahn, Lawrence Feingold, Melanie Barrett, Petroc Willey and Jeff Morrow. Each story is unique, and details the various perceptible ways God dre..

This work offers a unique, first-hand, and intimate account of growing up and living as a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, popularly known as the Mormon Church. But as he grew into manhood, Jeremy Christiansen began experiencing the deep and painful disillusionment of a loss of faith. He tells about his journey of a search for God and the truth that he eventually found in the Roman Catholic Church. Through a vivid memoir based on detailed personal journals, this book explores the highly unique approach to religious epistemology found in Mormonism. Although in theory the faith encourages the use of reason, in practice, Mormons’ beliefs in the truth claims of their church are highly dependent on emotional self-confirmation. Christiansen offers singular insight into the life of a faithful Mormon within this system, growing up in a small Mormon town, serving as a Mormon missionary for two years in Argentina, raising a family and serving in Mormon leadersh..