Ivana Noble

Acting for Others

Theology

“Michaela Kušnieriková makes a powerful contribution to the debate on how Christian practice can survive in the public forum when the institutional stability of churches is shaken. Engaging in conversation with three different authors who lived in totalitarian regimes—Hannah Arendt, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Dumitru Stăniloae—Kušnieriková traces how spirituality and justice can co-exist in times of crisis. The type of public theology she proposes is well grounded and argued for sensitively. Her account of the struggles not only for personal but also for ecclesial authenticity are drawn against the background of the changing face of culture and society in Europe and America, against the backdrop of a new rise in populism and totalitarian extremism. Her book offers an honest reflection on the alternatives to letting the world be either the realm of the enemy or an idealised cosmos where order and meaning are easily available.”

Human Knowledge According to Saint Maximus the Confessor

Theology

“Nevena Dimitrova's book focuses on interesting questions. Who are we as knowing beings? How do we know things about God, the world, and ourselves? Returning to St. Maximus the Confessor, she explores the relationship between the divine and human communication, practical and contemplative knowing, and most of all, the process of the restoration of that human nature which, in Christ, embraces the journey of goodness and truth.”

Secularization and the Working Class

History & Biography

“This book represents a treasure for all those who are interested in the secularization debate, as well as in the fate of religion in Europe under the Communist dictatorship. It explores the terrain of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Central Europe, demonstrating the historical, social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of the alienation of the working class from the churches and tracks the process of its identification with Marxism long before the Communist takeover.”

The Reality of Love

Theology

“Ingvild Røsok explores how God can be traced in the realm of human experience, where there is a desire which often cannot be easily categorized, a desire to be joined to and transformed by created others as well as the uncreated Other. Seeking for an ‘embodied but mystical’ spirituality of love, Røsok moves to current philosophical and theological debates, with a practical aim in mind: how current Christian spirituality can be more deeply transformed by sensitivity to and discernment of a genuine love.”

Transcendence and Understanding

Philosophy

“Tracking encounters between Western and Eastern Christian methodologies and spiritual wisdom, the book opens exciting new possibilities for conversation.”