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Opus Dei is one of the most talked about, but least known religious organizations. This work separates the myths from the facts and descibes: the actual use of whips and the cilice; the extent of Opus Dei's funds; the identities of its influential members in politics, banking and high office; and how much power this shadowy group really has.

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A reduced size of the "Order of Christian Funerals" approved by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England, Wales and Scotland. It is the culmination of a long process of revision and new composition based on many years' experience of the 1969 "Ordo Exsequiarum" and its English editions.

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All but one of Forsyth's books lack indices, and this volume provides indices to the modern British editions of Forsyth's 22 major works. The indexes include a cumulative Scripture index, a cumulative index of names and cited works, and individual Scripture and name indexes for each of Forsyth's books.

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A clear summary and analysis of the history of the Church of England that also explains the context of the common issues currently under discussion by Anglicans and Catholics.

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This volume brings together some of the leading scholars of Vatican history to examine papal diplomacy in the 19th and 20th centuries. Essays consider the role of the Vatican in the major events of the modern era (the unification of Italy, World Wars I and II, the Holocaust, the war in Vietnam, the Nicaraguan revolution).

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In Parable Church, pastor and author Mike Burnette discovers in Jesus's parables a better approach to church life, one focused not on growth strategies or trendy principles, but on a focus towards cultivating the culture of the kingdom revealed through the teachings of Jesus parables.

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Moving beyond earlier explanations of why the Protestant church opposed the Weimar Republic, David Diephouse emphasizes the social role of the church rather than its direct political activity. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books

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This ethnography compares how members of majority white and African American Pentecostal churches in Buffalo, New York receive and understand divinely inspired insights.

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This book offers a chronological and historical overview the many forms of Pentecostalism within the United States.

Pentecostalism is a poorly understood theological movement, despite its recent growth in popularity as well as social and political importance.

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Extracted from Pacifism in the United States, this work focuses on the significant contribution of the Quakers to the history of pacifism in the United States. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist

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This study assesses the political effects of the Second Vatican Council on the politics of American Catholics. Emphasizing the way in which religion adapts and changes, the study provides a valuable consideration of the tensions within the U.S. Catholic Church since Vatican II and the political impact of Vatican II.

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Focuses on Rome's response to the modern world, exploring the papacy's political and diplomatic role. This book examines the Vatican's impact upon the major development and ideologies over the years, including capitalism, nationalism, socialism, communism, modernism, racism, and anti-Semitism.

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Throughout Latin America, observers and activists have found in religion a promise of deep and long-lasting democratization. But for religion to change culture and politics, religion itself must change. Such change is not only a matter of doctrine, ritual, or institutional arrangements but also arises out of the needs, values, and ideas of average