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ANSWERED PRAYERS: Miracles and Milagros Along the Border
by Eileen Oktavec. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1998 University of Arizona Press Trade PB, third printing. Foreword by Bernard Fontana. Content: Examined here is the age-old practice of using, as a petition to the saints, tiny gold and silver figures of women, men, hearts, eyes, limbs, babies, children, cars, boats, and many other items that need fixing or healing, all of which are known as milagros. Oktavec's book provides a thorough history of milagros (the usage actually originated in Europe and was brought to the New World with the conquistadors). She talks with persons who have had their prayers answered and observes many of the faithful as they visit statues of their patron saints to request favors or blessings. Milagros are usually left as an expression of thanks for favors granted or as a tangible reminder to the saint that the favor still needs granting. However, as Oktavec discovers, they are increasingly being used in jewelry and other decorative arts. Answered Prayers is a superb look at the intensity of religious faith and a brief glimpse of the fascinating cultural traditions that support the customs and beliefs associated with milagros. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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BORN IS HE, THE CHILD DIVINE: Images of the Christ Child in Art
by Amy Gelber. Color photos of art. Condition: NEW 1997 Metrobooks hardcover (pictorial boards). No edition given. Small binder's error top back spine. Content: Over 80 beautiful reproductions of Christian art from altar cuttings to fine art of Botticelli, Raphael, et al. with commentary. "This stunning gift book is a collection of exquisite fine-art reproductions of the Christian tradition's most beloved works of art -- images of the Christ child. The works of such masters as Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio. Raphael, Albrecht Durer, and more, depicting Jesus as an infant and child, are featured in glorious full color." [1 copy availaable]
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THE CELTIC VISION: Prayers, Blessings, Songs and Invocations from the Gaelic Tradition
by Alexander Carmichael. (Edited By Esther De Waal). Foreword by Timothy Jyce, OSB. B&W decorations. Condition: UNREAD 2001 Ligouri/Triumph hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), revised edition, first pritning. BUT there is a signature on the loose end page. Content: Assembled from the original six volumes of Alexander Carmichael's Carmina Gadelica by noted Celtic author, Esther de Waal, this rich array includes elements of piety that address every side of life. Providing an inspiring look into the Irish soul, The Celtic Vision will be treasured by all who look for a deeply personal spirituality, and by those seeking an intimate relationship with God. These prayers, etc. are from the Celtic Tradition of Scottish folk living in the Outer Hebrides, although I am sure many have found their way into the Irish Celtic religious tradition. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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The CONCLAVE: A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History of Papal Elections
by Michael Walsh. Condition: NEW 2003 Sheed & Ward hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Very strange - the edition given is "paperback" - which it isn't. Content: Prominent Catholic historian Walsh takes readers through the history of conclaves past, highlighting the vendettas, feuds, and poltical intrigues that have colored the selection of a new pontiff. [1 copy availaable]
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ENCOUNTERS WITH MERTON (Spiritual Reflections series)
by Henri J. M. Nouwen. Condition: NEW 2004 Crossroads Trade Paperback, third printing. Content: Reviewer: "This book was written early in Nouwen's career, before he was so famous as a writer and teacher. In it, he struggles with the life and legacy of Thomas Merton, the bestselling Catholic monk and mystic. Each of the main chapters is divided into two parts. The first part offers an overview of a major theme in Merton's life and work, including the people who influenced Merton the most and Merton's encounters with other religious traditions. The second part gives excerpts from Merton's writing, which are intended for meditation and private reflection. It discusses Merton in a way that avoids the pointless controversies about his life (did he have an affair with a woman after he became a monk...) and sticks to what readers of Merton care about most, which is his insights into human life and into God. At the same time, the book reveals much about Henri Nouwen himself and the way he understands the Christian spiritual life. It's almost as though we see him most clearly in the presence of a "father" figure." [1 copy availaable]
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THE FIRST EUCHARIST (Sadlier Sacrament Program)
by Dr. Baumbach and other contributors. Color illustrations. Lovely raised images cover art. Condition: NEW 2000 William Sadlier soft cover, 7th printing. Content: This book prepares the children for a positive experience with this sacrament that provides them with a sound foundation on which they can grow in their faith. [1 copy availaable]
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GENESIS OF THE GRAIL KINGS: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus
by Laurence Gardner (le Chevalier Labhran de St. Germain). Color photos section is wonderful. Condition: NEW 2002 Fair Winds Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: From beneath the windswept sands of ancient Mesopotarnia comes the documented legacy of the creation chamber of the heavenly Anunnaki. Here is the story of the clinical cloning of Adam and Eve, which predates Bible scripture by more than 2,000 years. From cuneiform texts, cylinder seals, and suppressed archives, best-selling historian and distinguished genealogist Laurence Gardner tells the ultimate story of the alchemical bloodline of the Holy Grail, including: - Hidden secrets of the Tables of Testimony -Anti-gravitational science of the pyramid pharaohs -A history of God and the lords of eternity - Disclosures of the Phoenix and the Philosophers' Stone -The superconductive powers of monatomic gold -A genetic key to the evolutionary Missing Link -Active longevity and the Star Fire magic of Eden. A controversial and uniquely comprehensive book of Messianic descent, complied from the most intriguing histories ever written. [1 copy available]
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GIFTS OF GRACE: A Gathering of Personal Encounters with the Virgin Mary
by Lone Jensen. Condition: NEW 2004 Rayo Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Lone Jensen experienced three visitations from Mary that inspired her to seek out other people with similar encounters, who, like her, continue to feel Mary's presence and power infusing their daily lives. Many years ago, RoseAnn was visited by her deceased father and the Virgin Mary in a dream. Today her palm still bears the mark of a cross, a symbol of Mary’s protection. After a healing trip to Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, a young drug addict conquers her addictions without withdrawal. A woman paralyzed with multiple sclerosis is miraculously and instantaneously healed. This book gathers together these and other examples of the Virgin Mary’s powers, revealing how she comforts and protects both believers and skeptics, curing their bodies, bringing peace to their minds, and healing their souls. As the world hurdles into the future, rampant with confusion and doubt, people are looking to spirituality for meaning in their lives. Whether you are a Catholic, New Age spiritualist, or nonbeliever, you will find comfort in these forty-one powerful stories that capture the beauty of faith. [1 copy available]
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HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL
by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln. B&W photo section. Maps. Condition: 1983 Dell Paperback edition, 17th printing. Pale spine crease with small edgewear. Interior clean & tight. Content: The authors spent over 10 years on their own kind of quest for the Holy Grail, into the secretive history of early France. What they found, researched with the tenacity and attention to detail that befits any great quest, is a tangled and intricate story of politics and faith that reads like a mystery novel. It is the story of the Knights Templar, and a behind-the-scenes society called the Prieure de Sion, and its involvement in reinstating descendants of the Merovingian bloodline into political power. Why? The authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail assert that their explorations into early history ultimately reveal that Jesus may not have died on the cross, but lived to marry and father children whose bloodline continues today. The authors' point here is not to compromise or to demean Jesus, but to offer another, more complete perspective of Jesus as God's incarnation in man. The power of this secret, which has been carefully guarded for hundreds of years, has sparked much controversy. For all the sensationalism and hoopla surrounding this book and the alternate history that it outlines, the authors are careful to keep their perspective and sense of skepticism alive in its pages, explaining carefully and clearly how they came to draw such combustible conclusions. [1 copy availaable]
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THE HOLY EUCHARIST
by St. Alphonsus De Liguori. Edited by Reverend Eugene Grimm. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, Redemptorists Fathers large paperback, third reprint revised. Binding glue string down spine with tiny edgewear and moderate tanning to page edges. Content: A collection of essays on the Eucharist. This does not appear to be an abridged edition. [1 copy availaable]
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ILLUMINATIONS OF HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
by Hildegard of Bingen (with Commentary By Matthew Fox). Beautiful color plates of Hildegard's drawings. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1985 Bear & Company large soft cover, 7th printing. Light edge wear with a small tag-removal mark back bottom cover. Interior perfect. Content: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was an extraordinary woman living in the Rhineland Valley during the 12th century. Besides being the abbess of a large and prosperous Benedictine abbey, she was a prominent preacher, doctor, scientisdt, and artist. She also was a poet and composer, writing 9 books on theology, medicine, science, and physiology. At age 42, she began to have visions; these were captured as 36 illuminations - 24 of which are recorded in this book - and she wrote a text entitiled Scivias (Know The Ways) describing these visions. Virtually unknown for over 800 years, had Hildegard been a man, she would be known as one of the greatests artists and intellectuals the world has known. Questions welcome [1 copy availaable]
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THE INQUISITION (Turning Points in World History Series)
edited by Brenda Stalcup. Condition: NEW 2001 Greenhaven Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: This anthology of excerpts from scholarly works opens with a brief overview of the Inquisition's 800-year history, but most of the book is made up of the 24 readings. Some are taken from standard historical works, and others feature recent scholarship and new interpretations about the complex interactions between the religious and civil forces that created and sustained the tribunal's investigations. The readings represent a wide variety of viewpoints, including those that attack and defend the motives and actions of both the Church and civil authorities. The five main chapters discuss the roots and beginning of the Inquisition, its resulting trials and punishments, the Spanish Inquisition and its aftermath, and gradual conclusion of the persecution. Several readings discuss the Inquisition's impact on national governments, Jews, and the indigenous peoples of the Spanish New World. An appendix of 26 primary-source documents supplements the readings, and the list for further reading is extensive. Although this is an informative and often fascinating book, readers will need to have considerable background knowledge about both medieval history and the Catholic Church in order to be able to understand its themes and very difficult vocabulary. Intended for Grade 10 and up, this may be a bit difficult for high school students, IMHO Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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THE LAST LETTERS OF THOMAS MORE
edited by Alvaro De Silva. Condition: NEW 2001 Wm. B. Eerdmans Trade Paperback, second printing. Tiny, tiny edgewear. Content: De Silva has gathered together the letters Thomas More wrote to Margaret Roper, Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell, Dr. Wilson, and others two years before his execution. Any More enthusiast will treasure this collection beyond measure, as it offers a clear window onto the soul of one of history's noblest figures. The statesman's plight becomes the reader's very own: confined in the Tower of London, awaiting the inevitable chopping block. What emerges most poignantly from the letters is More's selfless integrity as distinct from the stubborn individualism so often attributed to him. According to de Silva's own lucid and informative introduction, "More did not exhibit an individualism or an autonomy of the 'I' that has no room for anything else...he simply knew that to take the oath [to Henry VIII] would mean the loss of his own self, his own spiritual integrity." Endnotes elaborate on cultural, political, and religious allusions that would otherwise confuse one unfamiliar with the time period. Questions welcome. [2 copies availaable]
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LECTURES ON THE REUNION OF THE CHURCHES
by John J. L. Von Dollinger. Translated by and preface by Henry Nutcombe Oxenham. Condition: Good only, 1872 Dodd & Mead small hardcover (no DJ), no printing given. While the boards show shelf wear, the book itself is quite solid. The interior is tight. Pencil notes and underlining on many pages. It was possibly a church library book with only 2 stamps on the loose end page and the last page of the book. Content: Von Dollinger was a German priest who seems to have had little tolerance for authority. He wished to unite the Greek Orthodox, Protestant, and Catholic churches into one body called "The Church." And that's all I can tell you about this book. Translated and preface by Henry Nutcombe Oxenham. Questions welcome [1 copy availaable]
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THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST (featuring Catholic Scripture and artwork in sassociation with the National Gallery, London)
by Regina Press. Color reproductions of religious artwork. Condition: Gently pre-read 1999 Regina Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. DJ shows light shelf wear to top edge. Content: This book uses scripture to illuminate the art work of the Masters depicting important incidents in the life of Jesus Christ. Lovely! Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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THE LIMITS OF THE PAPACY
by Patrick Granfield. Condition: NEW 1987 Darton, Longman, & Todd (London) hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), tiny edgewear top DJ spine. Content: This book addresses the battle between Roman Catholic centralized power vs. personal liberty in religious practice & belief. Still relevant today! Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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LITTLE SAINT
by Hannah Green. Condition: Very Good, gently pre-read Random House hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket). Content: Green became entranced and eventually dedicated to a 12-year-old girl, who was known as Saint Foy. Betrayed by her father in 303 A.D., the French girl called Faith was tortured and beheaded for her refusal to worship the pagan goddess Diana and renounce her devotion to Christ. Green narrates in the first person, recounting her reaction and fascination when she first traveled to Conques, France, and saw the golden statue of Saint Foy (with the girl's bones embedded in the statue's heart). Although pilgrims from all centuries and all parts of the world have paid homage to Saint Foy's statue, Green had not anticipated the deep visceral reaction she would have when she first beheld the little saint. "It is a shrine," she writes. "And in some mystic way it suggests to the mind's eye more strongly than any imagined likeness could the presence of Saint Foy herself as she was, with her young fresh skin and the radiance, the life, in her face, the light, and as she is: bone and spirit come to God." This is a three-layered, masterful piece in which Green offers a biography of this young saint and the influence she's had over the centuries, a profile of the highly unique village that hosts her statue, and finally a memoir of Green's own spiritual epiphanies born from this saintly encounter. [1 copy availaable]
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THE NATIVITY ALTARPIECE OF BARTFA (AKA A bártfai Jézus születése oltár)
by Maria Spolocnikova. Beautiful color photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1984 Corvina hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no edition or printing given. Perhaps was a church library book with the only marking being the Dewey bar on the DJ spine. Content: A detailed discussion of the Gothic art of the altar of the Nativity in the Church of St. Giles. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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PILATE: The Biography of an Invented Man
by Ann Wroe. Condition: NEW 1999 Jonathan Cape (London) Trade paperback. Tiny "ding" top front corner - otherwise perfect. Content: This book offers a reconstructed life of the Roman official who, by ordering the execution of Jesus of Nazareth but otherwise serving with little distinction, managed to become simultaneously famous and obscure. Outside the Gospels, which each bring the governor on stage for a brief if highly charged cameo appearance, there are only a few references to Pilate in contemporary sources. Where other biographers would see a historical desert, Wroe sees the tantalizing mirages that have sprung up over the centuries, from the fourth-century Acta Pilati to medieval mystery plays. She weaves these nonhistorical speculations together with well-researched accounts of first-century Roman lives, producing a shifting but suggestive portrait of an ultimately very human functionary. The writing is both precise and rich (as one might expect from the American editor of the Economist), and the insights into human character ring consistently true, but Wroe's bibliography is alarmingly scant when it comes to historical research on Jesus (who, after all, presents similar problems to biographers). [1 copy availaable]
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A PILGRIM'S ALMANAC: Reflections for Each Day of the Year
by Edward Hays. Cover art and B&W woodcuts & drawings bu author illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1999 Forest of Peace Publishers Trade Paperback, 6th printing. Tiny edgewear top spine. The loose endpage has been clipped - perhaps a name had been there before? Everything else perfect. Content: This book could easily be listed in a "history" section - the stories, information, and history of feast days are history as well as inspirational. "Here's a book that's a royal feast for the soul. The reflections herein are designed for those who have little time but a large hunger for the spiritual. Read as directed, it will provide a daily sustenance of creative insights on how to live a life that is whole and holy. Illustrations by the author" Questions welcome..[1 copy availaable]
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PRACTICAL MYSTICISM
by Evelyn Underhill. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, c. 1970-80 Dutton paperback, no edition given. Pale diagonal crease top front cover corner, tiny edgewear, & moderate tanning to interior pages. Better than it sounds. Content: First written in 1915, this is a classic gem on Western mysticism. What makes this book valuable is that it cuts to the essence of what mysticism is and how it is relevant to everyday people living in the world. It is written in a lyrical almost poetical style, which is to say that the author has the power to make difficult concepts come alive with great impact and beauty. There are many books on Western Mysticism, but this one is very concise and delivers the essentials in an easy to digest manner. While some of the language is outdated and the world has changed in many ways, the underpinning of man and the world have changed very little. Practical Mysticism reviews the works of the greatest Western mystics, including Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, and Thomas à Kempis. Underhill’s goal is to guide her readers on a journey toward mystical consciousness, to teach them to see the “eternal beauty beyond and beneath apparent ruthlessness.” [1 copy availaable]
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PRODIGAL SHEPHERD
by Father Ralph Pfau and Al Hirshberg. Condition: Good+ only, 1959 Popular Library paperback, no printing given. Diagonal creases front cover corners with light edgewear and tanning to page edges. Content: A priest's convession. In this frank and intimate story, Father Pfau spares neither himself nor his readers as he tells of his doubts when he received his Sacared Orders, his addiction to drink and his emotional collapse, the parish he lost and the courage he ultimately found to help himself and countless others. He is the author of the "Sobriety and Beyond" books. [1 copy availaable]
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THE SACRAMENT OF EASTER
by Roger Greenacre and Jeremy Haselock. B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1995 Gracewing (London) revised edition Trade Paperback. Perfect! Content: Starting from the premiss that Easter is the heart and climax of the whole Christian year, this readable study explores the liturgy of the Church from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost in the light of its biblical roots and its theological & spiritual background. [1 copy availaable]
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SAINT PATRICK: A Visual Celebration
artwork by Courtney Davis. Text by Elaine Gill and Father Dennis O'Neill. Beautiful and colorful artwork - as if it were done in an old Irish monestary. Condition: NEW 1999 Blandford (London) large hardcover [11.1 x 8.9 x 0.6 (128 Pages)] and DJ (in mylar jacket), first impression. Content: Credited with bringing a unique form of Christianity to Ireland, St. Patrick holds an honored place in both Christian and Celtic tradition. In an exquisite tribute to this revered figure, the incomparable, vibrantly colored artwork of renowned Celtic artist Courtney Davis is paired with excerpts from St. Patrick's own writings, which are presented in the style of Irish illuminated manuscripts, and with retellings of some of the legends surrounding the saint. Historical background about St. Patrick provides a context in which to more fully enjoy and appreciate this stunning visual celebration. The designs use ancient Celtic designs, i.e., crosses and knots. A great gift for the Celt in your life. [2 copies available]
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SAINTS ALIVE!: The Lives of Thirteen Heroic Saints
by Anne Fremantle. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1978 Doubleday hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition. DJ has done its job and protected the book. Chip top spine, tiny tear top DJ, some small edgewear bottom DJ and small rubbing bottom DJ. Content: The lives of Saints Paul, Augustine, Benedict, Francis of Assisi, Bridget of Sweden, Helena, Thomas More, Catherine of Siena, Francis Xavier, Francis de Sales, martin de Porres, Therese of Lisieux, and Frances Cabrini. Fascinating study; fascinating lives. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SAINTS ARE PEOPLE: Church History Through the Saints
by Reverend Alfred McBride, O. Praem. Condition: UNREAD , but not perfect, 1981 Wm. Brown Trade PB. Interior clean & tight. Cover has rubbing spot front hinge and light loss of color spots front cover near hinge. Content: Biographies of well-known and lesser-known saints of the Catholic Church: Joan of Arc, Rose of Lima, Norbert, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Patrick, St. Benedict, Catherine of Siena, Vioncent de Paul, et al. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS OF THOMAS MERTON
by Michael Mott. B&W photo section. Condition: NEW 1985 Houghton Mifflin large soft cover (690 pages), assumed first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: While many biographies and studies of the writer and monk Thomas Merton have been published over the years, this remains the official biography sanctioned by the Thomas Merton Legacy Trust. Mott was given access to all of the private journals that, according to Merton's legacy, were not to be made public for 25 years after his death. Mott's goal in this work was to approach the writer in a balanced manner--to correct the record where Merton himself may have had the facts wrong (early childhood material, for example), and to offer a different interpretation at times from the one Merton himself comes to in his own autobiographical writings. Above all Mott is not writing hagiography: this is no life of a saint, at least not in the stereotyped sense. But it is clearly the life of a real 20th-century man who, along with the expected dead ends and blind alleys, did find himself listening to a real call and following it as deeply and as passionately as his life would allow. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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A SHORT GUIDE TO ST. CLEMENT'S, ROME
by Collegio San Clement's, Rome. Wonderful color photos with B&W layouts with see-through overlays & fold out maps. Condition: UNREAD 1989 Collegio San Clement's Rome soft cover. Unshelved ex-library book with some markings. Content: Not only an architectural tour of this beautiful cathedral, but a history of St. Clement's and his time. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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THE SHROUD OF TURIN: An Adventure of Discovery
by Mary and Alan Whanger. B&W photos & drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1998 Providence House Trade Paperbac, first printing. Content: The story of the Whangers’ nearly twenty years of painstaking research on the Shroud of Turin, perhaps the most intensely studied single object in history, is a compelling adventure of unimagined discoveries. They present remarkable findings in a conversational style with sixty-five illustrations.Introduces new scientific and historic theories regarding the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. Questions welcome [1 copy availaable]
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THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS: An Introduction
by Keith F. Nickle. Condition: Very good 1980 John Knox Press Trade Paperback first edition, third printing. Pale spine crease, rubbings along back hinge, interior clean & tight. Content: This enlightening book explores the major issues of faith which influenced the writers of the Christian gospel. It utilizes widely accepted insights from form criticism, literary criticism, tradition, and redaction to uncover the meaning of the Gospel stories. [1 copy availaable]
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THERESE OF LISIEUX
by Monica Furlong. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1989 Virago-Pantheon Trade Paperback, first American edition. Tiny edgewear. Interior clean & tight. Content: this biography gently challenges Therese's traditional image, suggesting that beneath her apparent submissiveness and fatal battle with tuberculosis lay a capacity for subtle but effective manipulation, the only outlet for power available to her as a woman and a Carmelite nun in the French Catholic world of the late 19th century. Despite her sophistication, Furlong clearly feels deep empathy for her subject and profound respect for Therese's contributions as spokeswoman for the "Little Way" to God. [1 copy availaable]
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THOMAS MERTON: Poet, Prophet, Priest (Young Adult)
by Jennifer Fisher Bryant. B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Eerdman's Books for Young Readers Trade Paperback, first printing. Problem: pale diagonal crease bottom front cover corner. Content: What does it take for a person to begin a spiritual journey? What is the process through which one goes to find meaning in life? In a remarkable biography addresses these questions to help explicate the life of Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk (in Kentucky) who recorded his spiritual experiences in his journals and in his autobiography, The Seven Story Mountain. Merton was born in France in 1915, the child of a New Zealander father and American mother, both professional artists. Bryant makes clear how their examples of individualism and creative thinking were carried on by their on, who had a nomadic, even dissolute youth before zealously converting to Catholicism. The books and poetry borne of his gift for writing connected with others and had a deep impact on people's lives after WW II. Grades 7 - 10. [1 copy availaable]
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TURIN SHROUD: In Whose Image? The Truth Behind the Centuries-Long Conspiracy of Silence
by Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1994 HarperCollins hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first American edition, first printing. Content: This book reveals: Who created the Shroud; the identity of the face on the Shroud; how the Shroud was created; the connections among the Shroud, alchemy, the invention of photography and a conspiracy of one of the world's most secret societies. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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VATICAN TREASURES: Early Christian, Renaissance, and Baroque Art from the Papal Collections : An Exhibition in Honor of the Sesquicentenary of the Diocese of Cleveland
by Robert P.Bergman; Diane De Grazia; & Stephen Fliegel. Beautiful color photos with B&W photos, as well. Condition: NEW 1998 Cleveland Museum of Art large hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no edition given. Content: Through their patronage and the gifts accorded them by emperors, kings and other potentates, the almost 2,000-year succession of popes has inspired an extraordinary range of art made in the service of the sacred and the spiritual. Because they were designed for the apex of the Church's hierarchy, many of these works were commissioned from the most exalted artists and craftsmen of their time. The subsequent association of these works with the papacy has only added to their luster. Excellent Church history and wonderful illustrations. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE WELCOME TABLE: Planning Masses with Children
by Elizabeth McMahon Jeep, et al. Condition: UNREAD 1982 Liturgy Training Publications large soft cover, no printing given. Very light edge wear. Short small peeling bottom back cover at hinge. Content: A sensible guide to preparing celebrations of Mass that nourish children's faith. Contains the complete text of the church's "Directory for Masses with Children." (1 copy available)
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WHO'S WHO IN CHRISTIANITY
by Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok. Condition: NEW 1998 Routledge (London) Trade Paperback. Perfect. Content: Routledge's Who's Who alphabetically catalogs some 1,000 men and women who've been significant in Christian history, providing accessible dates, religious relevance, and biographical profiles on the movers, shakers, and devout practitioners of the religion. In addition, there's a glossary of technical terms and a chronology of important historical events. As with all Routledge books, it's an excellent resource for scholars, educators, clergy, and students of religion. [1 copy availaable]
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WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK?
by E. A. Thompson. Condition: NEW 1999 Boydell Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), reprint. Content: E.A. Thompson, emeritus professor of classics at Nottingham University, holds that absolutely all we know about St. Patrick comes from his Confession and Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus. His analysis of these documents gives many details of life in 5th-century Britain and Ireland, debunks medieval lives of Patrick and much modern scholarship, and shows that Patrick was not Ireland's first bishop, did not work miracles, and did not drive the snakes from Ireland. What he did do was decide, against much opposition, to devote his old age to converting Irish pagans, and thus he became the first Western bishop to evangelize outside the boundaries of the Roman Empire. [1 copy availaable]
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THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER JAR: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail
by Margaret Starbird. Foreword by Rev. Terrence Sweeney, Ph.D, Color plates & B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1993 Bear & Company edition, 15th printing Trade Paperback. Problem: vertical crease front cover - right down the middle (shelfwear). Everything else is perfect. Content: Roman Catholic scholar Margaret Starbird finds compelling evidence for the existence of the bride of Jesus. In this provocative book, Starbird draws her conclusions after extensive study of history, symbolism, medieval art, mythology, psychology, and the Bible. A quest for the forgotten feminine in the hope that its return will help restore a healthy balance to planet Earth. Starbird holds a master's degree from the University of Maryland and has studied at the Christian Albrechts Universitat in Kiel, Germany, and at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Beautiful book. [1 copy availaable]
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THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER JAR: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail
by Margaret Starbird. Foreword by Rev. Terrence Sweeney, Ph.D, Color plates & B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1993 Bear & Company edition, 10th printing Trade Paperback. PERFECT copy. Content: Roman Catholic scholar Margaret Starbird finds compelling evidence for the existence of the bride of Jesus. In this provocative book, Starbird draws her conclusions after extensive study of history, symbolism, medieval art, mythology, psychology, and the Bible. A quest for the forgotten feminine in the hope that its return will help restore a healthy balance to planet Earth. Starbird holds a master's degree from the University of Maryland and has studied at the Christian Albrechts Universitat in Kiel, Germany, and at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Beautiful book. [1 copy availaable]
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