Tracey Rowland

The Church

Theology

“Henri de Lubac was wounded in World War I and lived long enough to witness the cultural revolution of the 1960s and the accompanying post-Conciliar trauma. He opposed the iconoclasm and cultural vandalism that justified itself under the mantra of "aggiornamento." In his essays, including those in this work, he offered a rich ecclesiology and hence a 'road-map' out of the wilderness in which the Church now finds herself. This book could not be more timely and will be consoling and inspirational for both faithful priests and laypeople.”

The Dynamics of Liturgy

Preaching & Worship

“Father Twomey is one of the foremost authorities on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger. He walks the reader across the bridge between Ratzinger's fundamental theology and his liturgical theology, and as a missionary, he speaks with considerable authority about the nature of ritual and worship in missionary countries. Few commentators on Ratzinger's theology approach their subject with Twomey's breadth of cultural experience.”

The Eschatological Person

Theology

“This work explores the intellectual affinities of two of the master theologians of our era—Schmemann representing the East, Ratzinger representing the West. . . . Anyone interested in East-West ecumenism, Trinitarian theology, theological anthropology, and/or eschatology will find this work a treasury to be mined for creative ecumenical approaches to these subjects.”

The Foundations of Nature

Philosophy

“Taylor has performed three services in one in this work. First he offers us a comprehensive exposition of the best that trinitarian metaphysics has offered in the past century, secondly he has done this with a great deal of literary panache, and thirdly he has shown how a metaphysics of gift is required to underpin bioethical practices which will actually foster freedom and respect human dignity. This work belongs to a new generation of bioethics that goes beyond and beneath the tired old protocols that acknowledge nothing higher than technology.”

The Hope and Despair of Human Bioenhancement

Science & Faith

“This work evinces a masterly interplay of themes in philosophy, science, and theology. Paschal Corby brings into juxtaposition the radically different understandings of human nature to be found in transhumanist publications on the one side and Christian thought on the other. He compellingly argues that transhumanist thought is a symptom of the materialist reduction of human nature to chemicals, a denial of human freedom, and a tragic withering of hope in the capacity for transcendence.”

The Sexual Revolution

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The best book I have read on this subject. It is a highly readable account of the history of the sexual revolution, the ideas that underpinning it, and its social effects over the past two centuries. There are many books on facets of the sexual revolution written from a Christian perspective. The merit of this one is that it seeks to cover the field – all the milestones along the way and all the big names – but it does so at a level of expression that any intelligent teenager could follow.”

The Theologian's Enterprise

Theology

“This is the most user-friendly and lucidly written introduction to theological study I have read. Every new theology student should have a copy. Fr. Nichols manages to explain complex concepts in a way that clarifies their meaning without oversimplification. It's also a beautiful piece of writing and a pleasure to read.”

The Theology of Benedict XVI

Theology

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Theology and Culture

Theology

“This work, as the title suggests, offers a bird's eye view of the state of play between theology and culture. It provides a valuable summary of the contribution of Richard Niebuhr to the subject, but also suggests there is a need to revise Niebuhr's classifications in the wake of the rising influence of the theology of Henri de Lubac common to both the Radical Orthodoxy and Communio Catholic scholars. From de Lubac's perspective, Christ transforms cultures, rather than standing aloof outside them. The dynamics of this transformation is now a pressing theological concern which flows over confessional boundaries.”

What Is Christian Humanism?

Theology

“An engaging panoramic vision of the humanism of the incarnation from the life of Christ down to our times. Jens Zimmermann weaves Scripture together with the best of Christian scholarship on this subject from Reformed traditions, Catholic circles, and luminaries of Eastern Orthodoxy. This work has important implications for Christian educators at all levels.”

What is Christianity?

Theology

“The Last Writings of Pope Benedict are in some ways the most precious of all. No library of Ratzinger’s theology would be complete without this collection of his last and perhaps deepest and most personal theological insights.”