There have been twenty-one universal gatherings—ecumenical councils—of the Catholic Church. The f...

Philosophy begins, Aristotle said, with wonder; it addresses the great questions of life. This pr...

One of the most exciting of Paul's letters, First Corinthians offers a vantage point from which m...

2008 Catholic Press Association Honorable Mention!For decades, the Catholic Church and historical...

'What are the implications of Vatican II for the understanding and concrete exercise of doctrinal...

The question of restoring women to the ordained diaconate surfaced during the Second Vatican Coun...

With this volume on John the Passion series concludes its study of the meaning of Jesus' death in...

Theological discourse in the West has consistently valued the word over the image. Aesthetics, wh...

In Reading Matthew with Monks, Derek Olsen seeks to evaluate whether earlymedieval monastic bibli...

The pages of the Hebrew Bible are filled with stories - short and long, funny and sad, histories,...

While retaining the basic structure of the original book, this new edition has been thoroughly up...

Do the Old Testament prophets have a stake in modern ethics? They had a great impact in shaping I...

The Second Vatican Council has become an indispensable reference point for understanding Roman Ca...

In Aquinas and His Role in Theology, Marie Dominique Chenu provides a lively and representative o...

Fulfilling what he has called a 'grave responsibility,' Pope Francis has often addressed the issu...

Is Jesus relevant for today? If you think not, don't bother with this book. But if you think that...

Practicing hospitality is central to building a civil society, not to mention living a Christian ...

A century has passed since Karl Rahner's birth, and two decadeshave passed since his death. Yet t...

From scholarly monographs to papal homilies, Joseph Ratzinger has insisted consistently over deca...

This study moves beyond postmodern trends in Catholic eucharistic theology by exploring the works...

Because he plays such a prominent role in the New Testament and the tradition of the church, the ...

No other book of the New Testament has attracted as much attention from commentators as the Fourt...

With the publication of Genesis: In the Beginning, one of today's most highly regarded Catholic S...

'If Christian hope is reduced to the salvation of the soul in a heaven beyond death,' wrote Jurge...

In his commentary on the letter of James, Hartin offers a unique approach toward understanding a ...

Through the world of James of Jerusalem we discover the development of Christianity and its strug...

There are two major entities at the close of the book of Revelation that explain the author's und...

In her remarkable first book, God Dwells With Us: Temple Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel,Mary L. C...

This book means to explore who Jesus was, is, and is to come, and by what series of events this m...

Catholic colleges and universities have long engaged in conversation about how to fulfill their m...

The incredible technical achievements of recent history may make us feel 'little less than gods,'...

In view of the critical environmental problems confronting the modern world, reflection on the na...

Systematic theology seeks to understand and render more intelligible the central doctrines of fai...

Is there such a thing as 'Christian Forgiveness'? Christians speak as thoughthere is. But what wo...

Although the Israelite prophets lives and spoke centuries ago, their message still resonates in t...

Catholic ecclesiology stands at the threshold of a new moment in thereception of the Second Vatic...

Drawing on the wisdom and teaching experience of highly respected theologians, the Engaging Theol...

The essays in Psalms and Practice explore how the notion of practice helps contemporary readers u...

When Sarah overhears God tell Abraham that she will give birth toa son, she laughs. Of course, Sa...

Questions of vocation and character formation become important to students as they continue to re...

Because the Gospel of Luke includes more stories about women than any other Gospel, many find it ...

How does the Holy come to meet the human? Or, said another way, how does God work with the physic...

How did a culturally diverse world church emerge in our local neighborhoods and backyards? Rather...

In his previous book, Problems with Atonement, Stephen Finlan compellingly argues that the doctri...

'Elizabeth Clark, a patristic scholar and founder of the Department of Religion at Mary Washingto...

In The Gospel of Mark Fathers Donahue and Harrington use an approach that can be expressed by two...

The Catholic Tradition requires the faithful to form and follow their conscience. This is the cas...

'Jesus Risen in Our Midst' mines the Resurrection Narrative of John's gospel as a rich resource f...