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White smoke signals the election of a new Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI. Whilst a Cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger never failed to polarise opinions, attracting adoration and opprobrium in equal measure. Through this book, Catholic and non-Catholics will understand the mind of a man who now has one of the most powerful roles on earth.

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Why is so little heard about John Cotton, who was acknowledged in his own lifetime as the greatest Puritan preacher in America Why has he alone remained an enigma among the founding fathers of American protestantism Professor Ziff examines Cotton's career as a teacher and preacher, both in England and New England; comparing Cotton's preaching and

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From her earliest years, Catherine of Siena (1347-80) was griped by the mystery of God incarnate. This was the beginning of a life-long love story, a life-long conversion in which Christ spoke to Catherine and she communicated the truth of his being to the world of her time.

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Over the past twenty years the American Catholic bishops have played a leading role in the antiabortion movement, published lengthy and highly detailed pastoral letters on nuclear weapons and on the American economy, and involved themselves, collectively and individually, in several national election campaigns. What is the source of the sometimes c

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Articulates how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and influence decisions about food, marriage, sex, community celebrations, and medical care. This study of American Catholicism summarizes a widespread contemporary tendency to adapt traditional spirituality to a world of moral diversity.

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Articulates how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and influence decisions about food, marriage, sex, community celebrations, and medical care. This study of American Catholicism summarizes a widespread contemporary tendency to adapt traditional spirituality to a world of moral diversity.

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Divided into two sections, this volume first presents 26 case studies of HIV/AIDS to highlight the complexity of HIV prevention and treatment. It also examines the moral issues involved and asserts that the Roman Catholic moral tradition can help in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

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This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. Rooted in the lived experiences of women religious in Britain, it explores British modernity, the social movements of the long 1960s and the Second Vatican Council, while acknowledging transnational relationships and global interconnectivities within and across national divides.

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The author discusses the role of French Catholicism in the internal and foreign affairs of modern France, with a detailed examination of French Catholic groups and their effect on temporal life. Presenting a wealth of material from official archives and files of French Catholic periodicals and organizations, Mr. Bosworth supplements his research by

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The late Pope John Paul II frequently invoked Dignitatis Humanae as one of the foundational documents of contemporary Church social teaching. In this timely new edited collection, Catholicism and Religious Freedom: Contemporary Reflections on Vatican II's Declaration on Religi...

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What does it mean to be Catholic in America Catholicism and the American Experience highlights the proceedings of the fifth annual Portsmouth Institute conference on the unique elements of American Catholicism. This book features essays from Robert George, Peter Steinfels, George Weigel, E. J. Dionne, and many more.

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What does it mean to be Catholic in America Catholicism and the American Experience highlights the proceedings of the fifth annual Portsmouth Institute conference on the unique elements of American Catholicism. This book features essays from Robert George, Peter Steinfels, George Weigel, E. J. Dionne, and many more.

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Talks about why being a Catholic in our contemporary post-modern, globalized world requires political commitment and what Roman Catholics can do for American society.

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This volume provides an analysis of Catholicism in Britain and France, examining various aspects of the faith in the 200 years since the French Revolution. It also discusses the challenges facing the Catholic church in the modern world and on its impact on believers and the two societies.

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Why has the church become so marginalised in our culture

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Covers changes in the Mass since publication in 1971, including the 1985 revisions (Eucharistic Prayers and Eucharistic Prayers from Masses with children). It describes the rites of the Church in the context of their theological and historical background and in relation to pastoral practice.