James Chukwuma Okoye

Handmaid

Women

“"In this close reading of the Annunciation scene, Luke 1:26-38, Handmaid Sister Caroline competently challenges two currents that collude to keep the African woman submissive: African patriarchal culture and the popular Catholic image of a voiceless maiden of Nazareth. Mary's self-understanding is that of doule, servant-leader and agent under God of the liberation of God's people, not padiske, passive servant-slave. Caroline beautifully achieves her goal of hermeneutics as gospel that promotes social and religious transformation.”

Reading Mark

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Both in his writings on Mark and performance of that gospel, Rhoads makes people hear Mark again for the first time. This is a book that students, pastors and all lovers of Jesus will treasure.”

Spiritan Life and Mission Since Vatican II

History & Biography

“Spiritan Life and Mission since Vatican II plots how ‘winds of change’ catalyzed new understandings of Christian life and mission in the Catholic Church and a parallel rediscovery of the Spiritan charism (Congregation of the Holy Spirit). . . . Well-researched and a fascinating read, the book shows religious values changing dynamically while remaining the same.”

The Truth about Science and Religion

Science & Faith

“Competent scientist and true believer, Professor Fleming asserts that 'science and religion are intertwined like DNA' . . . Fleming presents abstruse matters in a clear and accessible manner. This work merits wide distribution among students and faculty and all people truly searching for answers to the mysteries of the universe and humankind.”