| | Center for Mission
and Identity Books
| New CMI Books: 2008-2009 |  | Best
Catholic Writing Series, 2004 - 2007 The admired Best Catholic Writing
series contains thought-provoking contributions from Catholic essayists, poets,
novelists, scholars, and journalists who address address contemporary ethical
issues (the Iraq war, homosexual marriage, Catholic politicians and abortion),
profound spiritual issues (liturgy, aging, priesthood, ethics) , and explore urgent
topics at the intersection of faith and culture (evolution, Opus Dei and The
Da Vinci Code, public prayer),and bring Catholic personalities to life (Dorothy
Day, Flannery O'Connor, Pope John Paul II, Henri Nouwen, Charles de Foucauld,
Mother Teresa). |  |
The Big Questions in Science and Religion by Keith Ward (2008) In
The Big Questions in Science and Religion author Keith Ward, an expert
in the field of world religions, attempts to determine whether religious beliefs
can survive in the scientific age. He considers concepts from Buddhism, Confucianism,
Taoism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity, alongside the speculations
of cosmologists, physicians, mathematicians, and philosophers. |  | Christianity
and science : toward a theology of nature by John F. Haught. (2007) In
his many previous books John Haught established a reputation as the leading Catholic
theological voice in the study of science and religion. In this work he offers
his most systematic theological reflections on the relation between Christian
revelation and the unfolding story of the universe. |
 | Finding
Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life by Abbot Christopher Jamison (2006)
In Finding Sanctuary Abbot Christopher Jamison, suggests the teachings
of St. Benedict are a tool for everyday life—for those who are religious
and for those simply searching for spiritual guidance. This book explains how
St. Benedict's wisdom can be applied to busy modern lives, and how sanctuary,
peace, and insight can be achieved by people living inside and outside of monasteries.
|  | God
and the new atheism : a critical response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens
by John F. Haught (2008) In God and the New Atheism John Haught,
a world expert on science and theology, gives clear, concise, and compelling answers
to the charges against religion laid out in recent bestselling books by Richard
Dawkins (The God Delusion), Sam Harris (The End of Faith), and Christopher
Hitchens (God Is not Great). John Haught shows that the treatment of religion
in these books is riddled with logical inconsistencies, shallow misconceptions,
and crude generalizations. This provocative and accessible little book will enable
readers to see through the rhetorical fog of this recent phenomenon and come to
a clearer understanding of the issues at stake in this crucial debate. |
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Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light - The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta
by Mother Teresa and Brian Kolodiejchuk (2007) Compiled and presented by Fr.
Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C., who knew Mother Teresa for twenty years, this book brings
together letters she wrote to her spiritual advisors over decades. A moving chronicle
of her spiritual journey, these letters reveal the secrets she shared only with
her closest confidants. She emerges as a classic mystic whose inner life burned
with the fire of charity and whose heart was tested and purified by an intense
trial of faith, a true dark night of the soul. |  |
Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI by Tracey Rowland
(2008) In this probing book, Tracey Rowland situates the thought of Pope Benedict
within the intellectual history and academic circles of his time. The first serious
assessment of the new Pope's theological vision, this thoughtful volume covers
topics such as the interpretations of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Benedict's
relations with other important scholars and theologians, and his attitudes on
moral and political theology, western culture, the structure of the Catholic Church,
liturgy, and love. The volume also includes a bibliography arranged thematically
for those who want to explore his thought more deeply in a particular area. |
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Vatican II: Renewal within Tradition by Matthew L. Lamb and Matthew Levering
(2008) From 1962 to 1965, in perhaps the most important religious event of
the twentieth century, the Second Vatican Council, met to plot a course for the
future of the Roman Catholic Church. After thousands of speeches, resolutions,
and votes, the Council issued sixteen official documents on topics ranging from
divine revelation to relations with non-Christians. In Vatican II: Renewal
Within Tradition, an international team of theologians offers acomprehensive
commentary on the Counci lin their essays on each document. | |
