Gary Macy

Crispina and Her Sisters

History & Biography

“Sr. Schenk’s meticulous study of sarcophagi from the early years of Christianity will change not only the understanding of Christian women from this period, but indeed the understanding of early Christianity itself. While literary sources about Christian women from this period remain scarce and ambivalent on the role of women, sarcophagi show us how Christian women (and those close to them) imaged themselves as leaders in the Church on their eternal monuments. Anyone interested in early Christianity must read this book. It is the most important analysis of new evidence in decades.”

Eucharist and Ecumenism

Preaching & Worship

“Eucharist and Ecumenism is a joy to read. Although certainly scholarly, any Christian who loves the Eucharist will savor these meditations on the great liturgical writers of the past. Cummings makes them come alive. Each section deserves careful and prayerful appropriation.”

One Body in Christ

Theology

“Far more than the series of 'ecumenical snapshots' that Cummings claims, his book offers a convincing and engaging discussion of the lasting importance of ecumenism in modern Christian thought. Tracing presentations of the importance and possibility of ecumenism from John Wesley through Vatican II to contemporary theologians, the book offers a hopeful picture of the past and future of a united church. One Body in Christ is essential (and enjoyable) reading for all those concerned for the future of Christianity.”

Theology and the New Histories

Theology

“In many respects this volume raises more questions than it even purports to solve. But that, perhaps, is the point. We don’t know how future histories will look (in other words, what our past will become); we don’t know how these histories will affect future theology…This very uncertainty, frightening as it is, surely is also equally liberating. We may be tied to the past, but we are not bound to it. The very multiplicity of the Christian past can be an ally in freeing us to choose from any number of possible Christian futures.”

Women Called to Catholic Priesthood

Women

“In a carefully crafted ethnographic study of the Roman Catholic Women Priests' movement, Callahan and Rodriguez offer a hopeful and joyful message to anyone who feels marginalized by institutional religion.”