Tracey Rowland

A Christian Theology of Science

Theology

“Tyson argues that the City of God must operate on its own terms rather than on those of the City of Man. This demands that it find the courage to recover Christian theology as a first truth discourse with an associated Christian theology of science. This work offers a highly lucid account of how to begin the recovery operation. It is likely to become a classic text bridging several disciplines.”

A Philosopher in Provence

Philosophy

“A Philosopher in Provence is likely to be received as the definitive work on the thought of Maurice Blondel. At the very least it will be regarded as a necessary companion volume to the works of the late Oliva Blanchette. What Fr Aidan brings to this subject is a second-to-none knowledge of the social and intellectual history of twentieth century French Catholicism and the Dominican personalities who played such prominent roles in it. For anyone interested in the history of contemporary Thomism and the philosophical backstory to the Communio theology of Henri de Lubac, this book is essential reading. One of Fr Aidan's many significant conclusions is that Blondel's attitude to philosophy as practised by Christians amounts to saying that it should be autonomous [of revelation] but not separated, and as such, is a halfway house between the position of Etienne Gilson and that of the Louvain school of Thomism.”

Between the Icon and the Idol

Theology

“Mrowczynski-Van Allen argues that the revolutionary socialists and the national socialists were both heirs of the liberals whose primary project was to offer the world a humanism without God. . . . The author recommends a Christocentric reading of history and a Christocentric reading of the human person as an icon of Trinitarian love and creative generosity.”

Culture in a Post-Secular Context

Theology

“Thomson observes that the idea culture is theologically neutral is without credibility. Rather, contemporary theologians are now thinking through the realm of culture from a specifically theological perspective. . . . Students of the theology of culture will appreciate the depth of scholarship in this comparative study.”

Cur Deus Verba

Theology

“A synthesis of historical methodology and theological hermeneutics is necessary to overcome the aridity of the endless search for the ‘historical Jesus’ severed from the memory of the Church. This work is an attempt to make the implicit elements explicit in a manner faithful to the memoria ecclesiae and to do so under the guidance of the great Doctors of the Church.”

Ecce Homo

Theology

“A highly significant contribution to the field of Christology. Aaron Riches argues that the Christology sanctioned by the great ecumenical councils of the first millennium was not about finding some middle line that balanced out excessive and mutually competitive emphases on Jesus’ divinity or humanity. Rather, it was animated by an existential and liturgical encounter with the one Lord Jesus Christ, whose integral duality is recognizable only to the extent that his absolute singularity is maintained.”

Embracing Our Finitude

Theology

“Embracing our Finitude draws together themes in both classical and contemporary philosophy, including Continental and Anglophone philosophy, to present a positive account of human finitude. . . . This book should be read by every humanities student who is searching for something different from the sterile narcissism of our Western anti-culture. It is beautifully written, avoids academic jargon, and is accessible to anyone with an interest in truth, beauty, and goodness.”

Facing the Other

Philosophy

“Facing the Other . . . draws out the significance of the difference between a religious tradition whose God is wholly other, and the Christian claim that God became incarnate. Along the way, Zimmermann offers the reader a 'theology of the body for grown-ups' as he explains the centrality of the nuptial mystery and its Trinitarian foundations in the thought of Wojtyła/John Paul II. The work is beautifully crafted.”

Faith and Reason

Philosophy

“This collection of essays has something in it for everyone. . . . Overall, the collection is characterized by a creative and contemporary engagement with the subject of the faith-reason couplet.”

Figuring out the Church

Theology

“This work draws together the seminal contributions in twentieth century and contemporary ecclesiology. Nichols is sensitive to the different nuances found across the spectrum of theological traditions, including Eastern Orthodoxy. It is simply the best work available for understanding the fundamental elements of Catholic ecclesiology. It is also a case study in how to present scholastic material without putting readers to sleep. Nichols can be read for the sheer beauty of his prose.”

He Gave Us So Much

History & Biography

“Cardinal Sarah argues that Benedict XVI is the Father of the Church of the third millennium, whom future generations will call Benedict the Great. This book is an absolute treasure, a source of hope in dark times.”

How Did Jesus Know He Was God?

Theology

“This work should be mandatory reading in every Christology subject. It tackles one of those thorny issues in fundamental theology many would like to avoid, and it does so in a way that makes for easy and exciting reading. One does not have to plough through impenetrable academic jargon. The author can write with clarity without oversimplifying the complexities. It would make a great present for seminarians and other students of theology.”

Human, All Too Human

Theology

“This work is mandatory reading for anyone interested in contemporary Catholic theological anthropology and thus the humanism of the Incarnation. Quite simply, it is a synthetic masterpiece.”

Joseph Ratzinger and the Future of African Theology

Theology

“This collection of essays showcases the theological depth of the emerging generation of African Catholic scholars and offers a window into their understanding of the crisis of Western Christianity and the problems of African Christianity. . . . This work will have strong appeal for all those interested in the theology of Joseph Ratzinger and Robert Sarah, in the problem of secularism, and in the hope that the faith of African Catholicism holds for the universal church.”

Justice, Unity, and the Hidden Christ

Theology

“This represents a long-overdue critique of self-secularizing practices in post-conciliar Catholicism. Tan shows how conceptions of the autonomy of the secular have allowed Christian charitable works to be culturally outflanked in the secular sphere. He argues that if the ecclesiology of the church as chaplain to the capitalist order has relegated the body of Christ to merely a subsection of a public circumscribed by the state/society/market complex, then the body of Christ ought to be repositioned to become a public in its own right.”

Mariology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium

Theology

“This work begins with Professor Isabell Naumann's magisterial synthesis of the contemporary themes and official Church teachings in Mariology, followed by essays that integrate Mariology with topics in spirituality, Scripture, theological anthropology, aesthetics, ecclesiology, and historical theology. A number of the authors came of age during the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, and their contributions showcase themes in the theology of these pontificates. This is the most engaging collection of essays on Mariology currently available in the Anglophone market.”

Sacramental Presence after Heidegger

Theology

“This work will be immensely valuable for those who teach sacramental theology with reference to the Trinitarian Christocentrism embedded in the magisterial teachings of the post-Conciliar era. Sweeney is critical of both the Baroque scholastic temptation (offering the world a metaphysics devoid of the encounter with Christ) and the postmodern temptation (concluding we can't say anything definite about anything.) Instead he suggests we reimagine sacramental presence according to the perspective of the nuptial mystery.”

Sex and the Unreal City

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This work wins my 'book of the year' award for 2020.”

Sigrid Undset

History & Biography

“This is my favorite of Father Nichols' books, and I have read almost all of them. It opens up the world of Scandinavian Catholicism and weaves history, literature, and theology together. Sigrid Undset is one of the heroines of the world of Catholic letters of the past century, and she deserves to be better known.”

Suffering

Christian Living

“One of the deepest mysteries of the faith is why we must continue to suffer after Christ's victory on the Cross. Didn't Christ deal the devil a 'knock-out blow'? This work is a pastorally sensitive guide to an authentically Catholic understanding of this mystery. It will be a source of consolation to many.”