Evangelization: Building and Rebuilding the Kingdom

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Evangelization: Building and Rebuilding the Kingdom: Issues of Language, Culture, and Conversion

Evangelization coverLeon F. Strieder’s 492-page scholarly work is not a cursory presentation of evangelization—quite the opposite. While much has been written on evangelization and conversion, many liturgical studies lack a good sense of the history of evangelization, and even the historical studies lack a liturgical understanding of the methods of conversion.

Other studies may address early Christianity or the spread of Christianity to England or Germany, or the mission to the New World or the Far East or Africa, but they are without much insight as to what was operative in the methods of conversion and evangelization. Strieder addresses head-on the importance of language translations and how difficult it is to faithfully express textual meaning in a different language. He adds new underpinnings now needed to speak to our times. When it comes to the issues of language, culture, and conversion, this book bridges all gaps. #evangelization

This book is recommended for courses in Evangelization, The Early Church, Church History, and Church Development courses.

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Resurrection Power!

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Resurrection Power! Spiritual Solutions for An Anxious Age

Resurrection Power! coverEntirely practical in nature, though inspired by timeless truths from philosophy and theology, psychology, and law, Resurrection Power! provides readers with useful thoughts about living every day with a supremely-positive attitude and strength. St. Paul identifies this as “the power of Christ’s resurrection”—given for victorious and joyful living in this life and in the next.

Author Robert M. Garrity underscores that Resurrection Power is not a force that relieves us of all pain or removes all suffering from our lives, but really can help us to rise above our daily problems, burdens, and difficulties. #resurrection

This book is recommended for Basic Theology, Soteriology, and Resurrection courses as well as church libraries, book clubs, retreat houses, and anyone seeking practical solutions for relieving the stresses of daily life.

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After the Pope’s Final Farewell, First Things

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First Things EcheverriaOn Thursday, October 1, after the Pope has bid America farewell, the staff and friends of First Things will enjoy a lecture and book signing with Eduardo J. Echeverria, author of Pope Francis—The Legacy of Vatican II. According to his hosts, among the questions Echeverria will raise are: What is the textual basis in Pope Francis’s pre-papal and papal writings where we discover a theological mind that is grounded in the authoritative faith of the Church? How does Pope Francis stand with respect to the legacy of Vatican II and his illustrious predecessors St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI— two great interpreters of Vatican II?

There’s little doubt that theologians and others who are intrigued by this Pope—but often annoyed at the media’s coverage of His Holiness—will find the lecture a consoling conclusion to the Pope’s U.S. visit. If you happen to be in the New York City area, join the lecture; books are available at the event, on the Internet, or on our book page.

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