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Desire and Unity

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Because Augustine is such a towering giant in the history of Christian doctrine, it is easy to forget that he was also a master of the spiritual life. Desire and Unity is a beautiful and accessible introduction to the spirituality of Augustine. It invites you to know Augustine the mystic, and to meditate with this truly great saint.”

Engaging the Doctrine of Marriage

Theology

“All too often, theologies of marriage are biblically questionable, doctrinally thin, and overly focused on a handful of controversial moral issues. In this beautifully written and challenging study, Matthew Levering takes the theology of marriage to a whole new level by situating it within the context of the ultimate purpose for the cosmos: the ‘mystical marriage’ of God and creation. The end result is a book that weaves the biblical mystery of marriage into the nexus mysteriorum of the Trinity, creation, the fall, the cross, redemption, and even deification.”

Following Jesus Every Day

Christian Living

“Many Christians today know what to believe but are less certain about how to live a life faithful to the Gospel. How do we truly follow Jesus every day? In this fantastic book, Cardinal Schönborn walks the reader step-by-step through the basics of Christian moral teaching by drawing on Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The result is an amazingly clear introduction to moral theology that should be read by everyone.”

God

Theology

“Do you have friends or family who 'don't believe in God'? Do them a favor and buy this book. But before you give it to them, do yourself a favor and read it first. It will transform the way you see the most important person in your life: God.”

Holy People, Holy Land

Theology

Foreword

“An exegetically informative and theologically illuminating introduction to the Bible—one that will give a new generation of students 'access' to Scripture by teaching them to read it in light of both reason and faith, exegesis and theology, and human and divine dimensions of the written Word of God.”

Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Since the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in 1947, there have been countless books written about them. But there is nothing quite like what John Bergsma has done in Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. If you have any interest whatsoever in the Jewish roots of Christianity, then buy this book! It will radically transform the way you see Jesus, Judaism, and the origins of Christianity.”

Rethinking Mary in the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Sri brings his remarkable knowledge of Mary in Scripture to bear on one of the most pressing needs in the Church today: an up-to-date and thoroughly exegetical analysis of every key New Testament passage regarding Mary. This book is a major achievement, and a must-read for anyone interested in what the Bible really teaches about the Mother of Jesus.”

Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“As anyone who has studied New Testament chronology knows, the dates frequently presented to unsuspecting undergraduates as settled ‘facts’ are often anything but. In Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament, Bernier presents a synthetic, comprehensive, and rigorously reasoned case for earlier composition. This book is a major contribution to the study of Christian origins. It not only needs to be read; it needs to be reckoned with.”

Romans

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this truly excellent and remarkably readable commentary, Gerald Stevens challenges readers to rethink Paul’s Letter to the Romans from the ground up. In particular, Stevens’s contention that Romans is ‘all about Israel,’ and that Paul sees himself as the apostle to the ‘nations’ (and not just the ‘gentiles’) shows an amazing amount of explanatory power—on page after page. Add to this a wealth of archaeological photographs, crystal clear illustrations and charts, and extensive engagement with Pauline scholarship, and the result is a tour de force reading of Romans that sheds profound light on Paul’s identity and mission. This is the work of a master teacher and exegete.”

Salvation

Theology

“Dr. Barber has given us all a very precious gift: a book that shows both what Jesus Christ came into this world to save us from and, equally important, what he came to save us for.”

Spiritual Masters

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Many Christians who want to grow in holiness desire to read the spiritual classics, but often aren't sure where to begin. This is a beautiful, readable, and inspiring guide to the lives and writings of the greatest saints and mystics in Church history. This is an introduction to the spiritual masters written by a spiritual master. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”

The Gospel of Matthew

Theology

“Over forty years ago, the Second Vatican Council called for biblical scholars to study the languages, literature, history, and culture of the Bible while paying close attention to the unity of Scripture, the living tradition of the Church, and the analogy of faith. In this exciting new commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Curtis Mitch and Edward Sri do an outstanding job of fulfilling the biblical vision of Vatican II. For years I have wished for an up-to-date Catholic commentary on Matthew that would unite history and theology, Scripture and tradition, Old and New Testaments, Jewish roots and Christian faith. Now we have one! This extremely readable commentary should be on the shelf of any priest, deacon, seminarian, or layperson who wants to bring out ‘treasures new and old’ from the pages of the First Gospel.”

The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire

Theology

“In this masterful commentary, Hahn shows that a key to understanding the biblical concept of the kingdom lies hidden in the often overlooked work of the Chronicler and his history of the liturgical empire of David. Hahn has produced something very rare: a commentary that is rigorously exegetical, profoundly theological, and a must read. This is biblical theology at its best!”

The Lord's Prayer

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“If you grew up as a Christian, you probably said the words of the Lord’s Prayer thousands of times. But what do they really mean? What would they have meant in the context of Jesus’s life and teaching? In this book, William Wright unlocks the meaning of each line of the one prayer Jesus is recorded as teaching to his disciples. The result is a wonderful window into the mystery of what St. Thomas Aquinas called ‘the most perfect of prayers’—a window that will transform the way you pray the Lord’s Prayer.”

The Role of the Synagogue in the Aims of Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“If the so-called ‘Third Quest’ taught us anything, it is that Jesus of Nazareth must be understood in his first-century Jewish context. Yet somehow, shockingly, there has been no full-length study of Jesus and the Jewish synagogue. In this new book, Jordan Ryan fills a huge gap in the quest for Jesus and makes a compelling argument that you cannot understand the aims of Jesus unless you first grasp his relationship with the local Jewish synagogues of his day. A major contribution from an impressive young scholar and a must read for anyone interested in Jesus and Judaism.”

Theology, Politics, and Exegesis

Theology

“Jeffrey Morrow’s grasp of the political history of modern biblical scholarship is simply stunning. On page after page, he calmly and brilliantly explodes the common assumption that biblical criticism has nothing to do with politics. The chapter on ‘Biblical Studies at the Enlightenment University’ alone is worth the price of the book. A must-read for anyone interested in the roots of historical-critical exegesis and its relationship to politics and theology.”

Vox Petri

Theology

“Studies on the theology of Paul abound. But what about Simon Peter? Can a ‘theology of Peter’ even be written? In his impressive Vox Petri, Gene Green outlines striking and often-overlooked points of convergence between the testimony of Peter as preserved in the Gospel of Mark, the Acts of the Apostles, and 1 Peter. The end result is a major contribution to Petrine studies and a must-read for anyone interested in whether the voice of Peter can still be heard in the pages of the New Testament.”