"Sacred Adventure provides an introduction to religious studies and the discipline of theology from a Christian perspective. This study brings together many of the clearest theological thinkers, and presents their ideas in an understandable way. William C. Graham assembles not only some of the most accessible interpretations of the basic theological concepts, but also includes the creative expression of major figures such as Thomas Aquin ..."
"Sacred Adventure is an initial consideration of Christianity, God's call, and the human response. The contributors are not catechists, but theologians who, after St. Anselm, see theology as faith seeking understanding. The text targets those who seek to understand Christianity and its theology. The essays highlight the interconnectedness and distinct features of religion as they seek to hear and respond to God's call. The authors are we ..."
"At the second Cardinal Bernardin Conference of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative leading Catholic thinkers representing a wide range of opinion gathered to discuss the question of church authority in contemporary America. The starting point for the discussion was provided in four essays, two by theologians, one by a canon lawyer, and one by a sociologist. In addition to the texts of the four essays, this volume contains an extensive ..."
A History of Apologetics by AveryDulles Paperback, 326 Pages, Published 1999 by Wipf & Stock Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-57910-224-1, ISBN: 1-57910-224-7
"“This present volume” writes Avery Dulles, “is not intended as an apology for Christianity, still less an apology for apologetics.” It aims simply to tell the story of the various ways in which thoughtful Christians, in different ..."
"Insights and reflections by ten internationally known scholars on what may be the single greatest encyclical of our era."
Models of the Church(Updated) A Critical Assessment of the Church in All Its Aspects by AveryDulles Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1988 by Gill & Macmillan Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7171-1581-5, ISBN: 0-7171-1581-X
"'The variety of local churches with one common aspiration', says the Constitution
on the Church, 'is particularly splendid evidence of the catholicity of the undivided
Church' (LG 23). Elsewhere the Constitution asserts that legitimate differences,
far from impeding catholic unity, can actually enrich and strengthen it (LG 13).
Aloys Grillmeier, in his reflections on catholicity in chapter II of the Constitution on
the Church, righ ..."
"The Fourfold Structure 91 tutions of Vatican II.16 Were this assertion to be taken
literally, however, the practice of ministry would appear to be quite at odds with
the theory. For the sacerdotal degree of the diaconate, as a permanent rank
within ..."
Models of the Church(1st Edition) A Critical Assessment of the Church in All Its Aspects by AveryDulles Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1976 by Gill & Macmillan Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7171-0812-1, ISBN: 0-7171-0812-0
"This is a conversion story like no other. For one thing, it was written before the author was received into the Church. In fact, it is a journal he kept during the year in which he was coming to a decision about whether or not he must become a Catholic. For another, he and his wife were both Congregational ministers, very happily placed in a New England parish. Becoming a Catholic meant leaving a pleasant home, congenial work, and secur ..."
"A reissue of a classic of the Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order.The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyla is the core work of religious formation for members of the Society of Jesus, the single largest religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For four and a half centuries in many thousands of editions in all languages, The Exercises have embodied fundamental spiritual principles essential to authentic ..."
The Dimensions of the Church A Postconciliar Reflection by AveryDulles Paperback, 118 Pages, Published 1967 by Paulist Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8091-0031-6, ISBN: 0-8091-0031-2