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Dean R. HOGE: The First Five Years of the Priesthood: A Study of Newly Ordained Catholic Priests. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2002. pp. 186. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 0-8146-2804-4.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Fairfield University, North Benson Road, FAIRFIELD, CT 06430

Stephen J. POPE, Editor: The Ethics of Aquinas. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2002. 496 pp. $39.95 pb. ISBN 0-87840-888-6.
Reviewed by Charles BOUCHARD, Aquinas Institute of Theology, 3642 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Gregory SOBOLEWSKI: Martin Luther, Roman Catholic Prophet. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2001. 187 pp. Paper, $20.00. ISBN 0-87462-649-8.
Reviewed by Geoffrey J. GRUBB, Lourdes College, Sylvania, Ohio 43560.

Daniel C. MAGUIRE: Sacred Choices. The Right To Contraception and Abortion in Ten World Religions. Indianapolis: Fortress Press, 2001. pp. 160. $10.40 pb. ISBN: 0-8006-3433-0.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, CHICAGO IL 60625

Christopher SEITZ, Editor: Nicene Christianity. The Future for a New Ecumenism. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2002. pp 240. $18.99pb. ISBN 1-587-43-021-5.
Reviewed by Todd E. JOHNSON, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626

Donald COZZENS: Sacred Silence. Denial and the Crisis in the Church. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8146-2779-X. Hardcover 200 pages. U.S. $19.95.
Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. 20017

John FUELLENBACH: Church, Community for the Kingdom. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, American Society of Missiology Series, # 33. 2002. pp. 240. $30 pb. ISBN 1-57075-416-0.
Reviewed by Florence Morgan GILLMAN, University of San Diego, SAN DIEGO,CA 92110

Richard J. JENKS: Divorce, Annulments, and the Catholic Church - healing or helpful? New York: The Haworth Press, 2002.$24.95 pb. ISBN 0-7890-1564-1.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, OFM, La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Christopher M. BELLITTO: Renewing Christianity: A History of Church Reform from Day One to Vatican II. New York: Paulist Press, 2001. pp. 233. $18.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-4028-4.
Reviewed by Kenneth D. SNYDER, The Saint Paul Seminary, School of Divinity, St. Paul, MN 55105

Thomas GROOME: What Makes Us Catholic. Eight Gifts For Life. New York : HarperSanFranscisco, 2002. pp. 314 $ 23.95 Hardcover. ISBN 0060-6339-80.
Reviewed by Biff ROCHA, University of Dayton, Dayton OH 45420

Anthony B. PINN: The Black Church in the Post-Civil Rights Era. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2002. pp. 175. $20.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-423-3.
Reviewed by Georgie Ann WEATHERBY, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258-0065

Ivone GEBARA: Out of the Depths. Women's Experience of Evil and Salvation. Fortress Press, 2002. pp. 211. $20.00 pb. ISBN 0-8006-3475-6.
Reviewed by Johann M. VENTO Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ 08701

David J. LIVINGSTON: Healing Violent Men. A Model for Christian Communities. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002. Pp. 129. $17.00 Pb. ISBN 0-8006-3251-6
Reviewed by Ken HOMAN, Aquinas Institute of Theology, 3642 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108

Harold NETLAND: Encountering Religious Pluralism. The Challenge to Christian Faith & Mission. Downers, Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2001. 366 pages. Paper.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, The Catholic University of America, WASHINGTON, DC. 20064

Thomas C. FOX: Pentecost in Asia. A New Way of Being Church. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2002. 238 pp. $25.00 hb. ISBN 1-57075-442-X.
Reviewed by Dorothy JACKO, SC, Seton Hill University, GREENSBURG, PA 15601

Richard MADSEN, William M. SULLIVAN, Ann SWIDLER and Steven M. TIPTON, editors: Meaning and Morality, Religion, Polity, and Self. Epilogue by Robert N. Bellah. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002, 345 pp. $24.95 pb ISBN 0520226577.
Reviewed by Julius H. RUBIN, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT 06117

Bruce CHILTON: Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography. New York: Doubleday, 2000. pp 330. ISBN 0-385-49792-X. Reviewed by David P. SCHULTZ, FSC, LaSalle University, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19141

Andrew M. GREELEY: Letters to a Loving God. A Prayer Journal. Franklin, Wisconsin: Sheed and Ward. 2002. Pp. 182. $16.95 pb. ISBN 1-58051-120-1.
Reviewed by William V. D'ANTONIO, Catholic University, Life Cycle Institute, Washington D.C. 20064

Michael J. GORMAN: Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001. Pp. 429. $29.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4795-1.
Reviewed by Catherine CORY, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Brian W. GRANT: The Social Structure of Christian Families. A Historical Perspective. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2000. vii + 189 pages.
Reviewed by Daniel G. Van SLYKE University of St. Mary of he Lake, MUNDELEIN, IL 14302

Theodore J. CHAMBERLAIN and Christopher A. HALL: Realized Religion. Research on the Relationship Between Religion and Health Templeton Foundation Press, Philadelpha, 2001. ISBN 1-890151-53-X. $15.95
Reviewed by Margaret M. POLOMA, The University of Akron, AKRON, OH

Michael G. LAWLER: : Marriage and the Catholic Church. Disputed Questions. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2002. pp. 226. $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-5116-X.
Reviewed by Jason J. MCFARLAND, The Catholic University of America, WASHINGTON, DC 20064

Michael O'HURLEY-PITTS: The Passionate Steward Recovering Christian Stewardship from Secular Fundraising. Toronto, Ont.: St. Brigid Press, 2001. Pp. 172. $19.99 pb. (Canadian). ISBN 0-9731378-0-0.
Reviewed by Randy J. WOODARD, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Joseph F KELLY: The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition. From the Book of Job to Modern Genetics Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-8146-5104-6 (softcover; $19.95); 0-8146-5149-6 (hardcover)
Reviewed by Daniel LIDERBACH, 2001 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14208-1098

Derrel R. WATKINS, Editor: Religion and Aging: An Anthology of the Poppele Papers. Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 2001. Pp. xii, 114. ISBN 0-7890-1388-6 (hardcover, $39.95); 0-7890-1389-4 (softcover, $12.95).
Reviewed by David O. MOBERG, Social and Cultural Sciences Dept., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Christopher KACZOR: Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2002. pp. 228. $49.95 hb. ISBN 0-8132-1093-3-3.
Reviewed by Paul J. WOJDA, University of St. Thomas, ST. PAUL, MN 55105

Stanley HAUERWAS: With the Grain of the Universe: The Church's Witness and Natural Theology. Gifford Lectures delivered at the University of St. Andrews in 2001. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2001. 249 pp. $22.99. ISBN: 1-58743-016-9.
Reviewed by Gerald W. SCHLABACH, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Michael L. BUDDE & Robert W. BRIMLOW: Christianity Incorporated: How Big Business is Buying the Church. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2002, pp. 191. $$22.99 hb. ISBN 1-58743-026-6.
Reviewed by Gwen Laurie WRIGHT, Wright Communications, 7639 East Amherst Ave., Denver, CO 80231

Leon F. STRIEDER: The Promise of Obedience: A Ritual History. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2001. Pp.155. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-6016-9.
Reviewed by James L. EMPEREUR, San Fernando Cathedral, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78205

Hugh CONNOLLY: Sin. New Century Theology. New York and London: Continuum, 2002. Pp. 168. $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8264-5184-5.
Reviewed by James BRETZKE, S.J., Jesuit School of Theology-at-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709-1193

Mary E. HINES: What Ever Happened To Mary? Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2001. Pp.95. $9.95 pb IBSN 0-87793-720-6.
Reviewed by James L. Empereur, S.J., San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX 78205

Thomas J. MASSARO and Thomas A. SHANNON, editors: American Catholic Social Teaching. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. ISBN: 0-8146-5105-4, paperback with CD-Rom, $29.95.
Reviewed by Patrick J. Hayes, Department of Religious Studies, Fairfield University, CT 06430

Margaret MITCHELL: The Heavenly Trumpet: John Chrysostom and the Art of Pauline Interpretation. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2002. pp. xxxiv + 564. $44.95 pb. ISBN 0-664-22510-1.
Reviewed by Carolyn OSIEK, Catholic Theological Union, CHICAGO, IL 60615

Vincent BRANICK: First Corinthians. Spiritual Commentaries on the Bible. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2001. Pp. 152. $11.95. PB. ISBN 1-56548-162-3
Reviewed by Kim PAFFENROTH, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801

Martin E. Marty with Jonathan MOORE: Education, Religion, and the Common Good: Advancing a distinctly American conversation about religion's role in our shared life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. pp.164. $23.00 pb. ISBN 0-7879-5033-5.
Reviewed by David P. SCHULTZ, FSC, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Martha C. NUSSBAUM: Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of the Emotions. Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp. 751 + xiii. $40.00. ISBN 0 521 46202 9 hardback.
Reviewed by Edward Collins Vacek, SJ, Weston Jesuit School of Theology; 3 Phillips Place; Cambridge, MA 02138

HERMINA JOLDERSMA and LOUIS GRIJP, editors and translators: Elisabeth's Manly Courage: Testimonials and Songs of Martyred Anabaptist Women in the Low Countries. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2001. pp. 198. $20.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-705-2.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Religious Studies Department, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118-2796

William L. HOLLADAY: Unbound by Time: Isaiah Still Speaks. Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 2002. pp.188 + xx. $12.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-204-1.
Reviewed by Barbara GREEN, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Graduate Theological Union, BERKELEY, CA 94709

Christopher MARSHALL: Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime, and Punishment. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001. Pp.342. $24.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4797-8.
Reviewed by Ron LARGE, Department of Religious Studies, Gonzaga University, Spokane WA 99258

Richard P. McBRIEN: Lives of the Saints: From Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa. HarperSanFrancisco Publishing, 2001. Pp. 646 + xxiii. $34 (hardback). ISBN 0-06-065341-8.
Reviewed by Randall WOODARD, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Justus George LAWLER Popes and Politics: Reform, Resentment, and the Holocaust. New York/London: Continuum, 2002, pp. 252, $24.95 hardcover. ISBN 0-8264-1385-4
Reviewed by John PAWLIKOWSKI, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL 60615

Edmond J. DUNN: What is Theology? Foundational and Moral. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1998. Pp. 263. $14.95 pb. ISBN 0-89622-742-1
Reviewed by Jan Michael JONCAS, University of St. Thomas, ST. PAUL, MN 55105-1096

Sister Mary Bernard DEGGS (Virginia M. Gould and Charles E. Nolan, eds.): No Cross, No Crown. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2001. pp. 226. $44.95 cloth, $22.95 paper. ISBN 0-253-21543-9
Reviewed by Kenneth J. ZANCA, Marymount College, Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Louis-Marie CHAUVET: The Sacraments: The Word of God at the Mercy of the Body. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2001. xxvi + 204 pp. $29.95.
Reviewed by Jan Michael JONCAS, University of St. Thomas, ST. PAUL, MN 55105-1096

Gary ANDERSON: The Genesis of Perfection: Adam and Eve in Jewish and Christian Imagination. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Pp. xx + 257. Cloth, $24.95. ISBN 0-664-22403-2.
Reviewed by James C. VANDERKAM, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

William THORN, Phillip RUNKEL, Susan MOUNTIN, eds.: Dorothy Day And the Catholic Worker Movement: Centenary Essays. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2001. pp. 615. $30. pb. ISBN 0-87462-682-X.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, CHICAGO IL 60625-2604

Hermínio RICO, S.J: John Paul II and the Legacy of Dignitatis Humanae. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2002. pp. 288. $59.95 Hb. ISBN 0-87840-889-4.
Reviewed by Mary DOAK, The University of Notre Dame, NOTRE DAME, IN 46556

Teresa Rhodes McGEE: Jim's Last Summer: Lessons on Living from a Dying Priest. Orbis Books, 2002. Pp. 149. $15 pb. ISBN 1-57075-420-9.
Reviewed by James DALLEN, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Charles CURRAN: Catholic Social Teaching 1891-present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2002. Pp 256. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-87849-881-9.
Reviewed by Dana DILLON, Duke University, DURHAM, NC 27708

Carol SCHAEFER: Mary Queen of Scots. New York: Crossroad, 2002, pp. 208. $19.95 hb. ISBN 0-8245-1947-7.
Reviewed by William H. SWATOS, Jr., ASR/RRA Executive Office, 3520 Wiltshire Drive, HOLIDAY, FL 34691-1239

Scot McKNIGHT: Turning to Jesus. The Sociology of Conversion in the Gospels. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002. Pp. 214. N.p. ISBN 0-664-22514-4
Reviewed by David E. AUNE, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Christopher BRYAN: And God Spoke: The Authority of the Bible for the Church Today. Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 2002. pp.149. $11.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-201-7.
Reviewed by Barbara GREEN, Graduate Theological Union, BERKELEY, CA 94709

Phyllis ZAGANO: Holy Saturday. An Argument For The Restoration Of The Female Diaconate In The Catholic Church. The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2000. pp. 182. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0-8245-1832-2.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Providence College, PROVIDENCE, RI 02918

Desmond O'GRADY: Beyond the Empire. Rome and the Church from Constantine to Charlemagne. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 2001.
Reviewed by Diane DRUFENBROCK, O.S.F., 8925 W. Howard Av. MILWAUKEE, WI 53228

Jeffrey C.K. GOH: Christian Tradition Today: A Postliberal Vision of Church and World. Louvain: Peeters Press, 2000. (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 2001) pp. 645. $30.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4990-3.
Reviewed by Carla Mae STREETER, O.P., Aquinas Institute of Theology, ST. LOUIS, MO 63108-3302

Joan CHITTISTER, OSB: Seeing With Our Souls: Monastic Wisdom for Every Day. Franklin, WI: Sheed and Ward, 2002. Pp126. $14.95 pb. ISBN 1-5801-123-6
Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG, SC, Indiana University, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202

Bernard McGINN: The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man From Whom God Hid Nothing. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2001. Pp. 305. $45 hb. ISBN 0-8245-1914-0.
Reviewed by Harvey D. EGAN, S.J., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Verna B. CARSON and Harold G. KOENIG: Parish Nursing: Stories of Service and Care. Radnor, PA: Templeton Foundation Press. 2002. Pp 231 $16.95 pb. ISBN 1-890151-94-7.
Reviewed by Thomas P. IMSE, Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA 01610

Thomas C. REEVES: America’s Bishop: The Life and Times of Fulton J. Sheen San Francisco: Encounter Books, 2001 pp. 479. 25.95. ISBN 1-893554-25-2.
Reviewed by Anthony B. SMITH, University of Dayton. DAYTON OH 45469

Alfonso GOMEZ-LOBO: Morality and the Human Goods: An Introduction to Natural Law Ethics. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press,, 2002. 142p. + xvii. $17.95.
Reviewed by Vincent BRANICK, University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45469-1530

Christopher W. STECK, S.J: The Ethical Thought of Hans Urs Von Balthasar New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2001. Pp.226. $35.00 pb. ISBN 0-8245-1915-9.
Reviewed by David M. GIDES, Manhattan College, RIVERDALE, NY

Thomas M. KELLY: Theology at the Void: The Retrieval of Experience. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002. ISBN 0-268-03352-8 (paper). Xvii + 203. $20.00.
Reviewed by Michael Horace BARNES , University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45469-1530

Teresa of AVILA: The Collected Letters of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume One. Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications. 2001.Pp. 701. $14.95 pb. ISBN 0-935216-27-8.
Reviewed by E. Springs STEELE, The University of Scranton, SCRANTON, PA 18510

James CULLEN: Restless in the Promised Land: Catholics and the American Dream. Franklin, Wisconsin: Sheed and Ward, 2001, pp. 165. $18.95 pb. ISBN 1-58051-093-0.
Reviewed by Cecilia A. MOORE, University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45469-1530

Elizabeth STOPP: A Man to Heal Differences: Essays and Talks on St. Francis de Sales Philadelphia: St. Joseph's University Press, 1997. Pp. 202. $21.95 . ISBN 0-916101-22-3.
Reviewed by Alexander T. POCETTO, OSFS, De Sales University, CENTER VALLEY, PA 18034

Jo Renee FORMICOLA: Pope John Paul II: Prophetic Politician. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2002. pp.264. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-87840-883-5.
Reviewed by Sr. Helen ROLFSON, OSF, St. John's University, COLLEGEVILLE, MN 56321

Thomas R. SCHREINER: Paul: Apostle of God's Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2001. pp. 504. ISBN 0-8308-2651-3.
Reviewed by Carol J. DEMPSEY, University of Portland, PORTLAND, OR 97203

Mary ELSBERND and Reimund BIERENGER: When Love is not Enough: A Theo-Ethic of Justice. Liturgical Press, 2002, 225pp.
Reviewed by Thomas KELLY, Saint Anselm College, MANCHESTER, NH 03102

David WENHAM and Steve WALTON: Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Gospels and Acts. Vol. 1 Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2001. pp. 302. ISBN 0-8308-2555-x.
Reviewed by Carol J. DEMPSEY, University of Portland, PORTLAND, OR 97203

Joseph Cardinal BERNARDIN: The Journey to Peace: Reflections on Faith, Embracing Suffering, and Finding New Life. New York: Doubleday Books, 2001. Pp. 151. $17.95hb. ISBN 0-385-50101-3
Reviewed by Joan A. RANGE, St. Louis University, ST. LOUIS, MO 63156

Eugene KENNEDY: The Unhealed Wound: The Church and Human Sexuality. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. ISBN 0-312-26637-5. 214 pages. Hardback Price $19.95
Reviewed by John KREJCI, Nebraska Wesleyan University, LINCOLN, NE, 68504

Michael WARREN: At This Time, In This Place: The Spirit Embodied in the Local Assembly. Harrisburg: Trinity Press, 1999. Pp. 181. $15.00 pb. ISBN 1-56338-251-2.
Reviewed by Martin X. Moleski, Canisius College, BUFFALO, NY 14208

Raymond G. HELMICK, S.J., and Rodney L. PETERSEN: Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution Templeton Foundation Press, 2002. pp. 450. $34.95; $22.95 pb.
Reviewed by William P. FROST, Dayton University, DAYTON, OH 45401

Walter WINK: The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002. pp. 356. $26.00. ISBN: 0-8006-3262-1.
Reviewed by Lori LAMBERT, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, 3 Phillips Place, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138

Peter McDONOUGH and Eugene C. BIANCHI: Passionate Uncertainty. Inside the American Jesuits. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. x + 380 pp., hardback $29.00
Reviewed by Anthony BLASI, Tennessee State University, NASHVILLE, TN 37202

Jennifer MOORCROFT: He Is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 2001. Pp. 188. $11.95 pb. ISBN 0-935216-25-1.
Reviewed by Phyllis ZAGANO, NEW YORK, NY

Jose M. SANCHEZ: Pius XII and the Holocaust: Understanding the Controversy Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 2002. pp. 197. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-8132-1081-X.
Reviewed by Richard BALDASTY, Spokane Falls Community College, SPOKANE, WA 99224

Fiona MADDOCKS: Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age. New York: Doubleday, 2001. pp. 332. $22.95 hb. ISBN 0-385-49867-5.
Reviewed by Mary FORMAN, OSB, Saint John’s University, COLLEGEVILLE, MN 56321-7288.

Thomas RYAN: Prayer of Heart and Body: Meditation and Yoga as Christian Spiritual Practice. New York: Paulist Press, 1995. Pp. v, 319. $14.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-4056-X.
Reviewed by Raymond STUDZINSKI, OSB, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064

Cornelius G. HUNTER: Darwin’s God: Evolution and the Problem of Evil. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2001. pp.192. $17.99. ISBN 1-58743-011-8.
Reviewed by Michael H. BARNES, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469

Dean R. HOGE, William D. DINGES, Mary JOHNSON, and Juan L. GONZALES, Jr: Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2001.
Reviewed by Benton JOHNSON, University of Oregon, EUGENE, OR 97403

Thomas STAUBLI and Silvia SCHROER: Body Symbolism in the Bible. Collegeville, MN.: The Liturgical Press. 2001. Pp. 249. $39.95 paperback ISBN 0-8146-5954-3
Reviewed by John KREJCI, Nebraska Wesleyan University, LINCOLN, NE 68504.

Kerrie HIDE: Giffted Origins to Graced Fulfillment, The Soteriology of Julian of Norwich. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2001, pp 233, $24.95 pb, ISBN 0-8146-5093-7.
Reviewed by John B. LOUNIBOS, Dominican College, ORANGEBURG, NY 10962

Freda May OBEN: The Life and Thought of St. Edith Stein New York: Alba House, 2001. pp. 164. $12.95 pb. ISBN 0-8189-0846-7
Reviewed by Elizabeth JOHNS, College of the Holy Cross, WORCESTER, MA 01610

Scott HAHN: Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God. New York: Double Day Books, 2001, pp. 191. $19.95 hb. ISBN 0-385-50168-4.
Reviewed by Joan A. RANGE, St. Louis University, ST. LOUIS, MO 63156-0907

Peter ATKINS: Soul Time: Building a Relationship with God and Soul Care: Facing Life with God St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press. 1999 and 2001. $ 18.99 each.
Reviewed by Mary FROHLICH, Catholic Theological Union, CHICAGO, IL 60615.

Philip A. BALLINGER: The Poem as Sacrament: The Theological Aesthetic of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Louvain: Peeters Press, 2000. (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 2000). Pp 260. ISBN 90-429-0807-6. $ 30.00
Reviewed by Helen DOOHAN, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258.

Francis A. SULLIVAN: From Apostles to Bishops: The Development of the Episcopacy in the Early Church. New York: The Newman Press, 2001. Pp. ix, 253. $28.95 hc. ISBN 0-8091-0534-9.
Reviewed by David A. FIENSY, Kentucky Christian College, GRAYSON, KY, 41143

Joseph BRACKEN: The One in the Many: A Contemporary Reconstruction of the God-World Relationship Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. pp. xi + 234. $17.50 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4892-3
Reviewed by Michael H. BARNES University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45469-1530

Joseph A. FITZMYER: The Dead Scrolls and Christian Origins. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000. pp. xviii + 290. $25.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4650-5.
Reviewed by Robert A. KUGLER, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

James E. BOWLEY, Editor: Living Traditions of the Bible: Scripture in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Practice. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 1999. pp. ix + 206. $19.99 pb. ISBN 0-8272-2127-4.
Reviewed by Robert A. KUGLER, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Sandra M. SCHNEIDERS, IHM.: Selling All: Commitment, Consecrated Celibacy, and Community in Catholic Religious Life. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2001. pp.471. $24.95 pb. ISBN 9-780809-139736
Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG, SC, Purdue University, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46020

Walter C. KAISER, Jr.: The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2001. pp. 239. $12.99 pb. ISBN 0-8308-1975-4.
Reviewed by Robert A. KUGLER, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Mark HARDING: What Are They Saying About The Pastoral Epistles? New York: Paulist Press, 2001. pp. 146. $12.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-3975-8.
Reviewed by Marie BAIRD, Duquesne University, PITTSBURGH, PA 15282

Dean R. HOGE, Brian W. GRANT, William D. Dinges, Mary Johnson, S.N.D. De N : Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice. . Notre Dame, IN, University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 0-268-04476-7 (288 pages. $19.00 in paperback; $40.00 in hardback)
Reviewed by Richard J. Reichert, DE PERE, WI, 54115.

Mary Elizabeth MOORE: Ministering with the Earth. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1998. Pp. 226 + xiv. ISBN 0-8272-2323-4. $19.99
Reviewed by Philip BALLINGER, S.T.D., Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258.

Ilia DELIO, OSF: Simply Bonaventure: An Introduction to His Life, Thought, and Writings . Hyde Park, NY: New City Press. ISBN: 1-56548-161-5, Paperback, 208 pages, $14.95
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, BONAVENTURE NY 14778-0144

Joanna MANNING: Is the Pope Catholic? . New York, Crossroad, 2000. Pp. 246. $18.95 pb. ISBN 0-8245-1869-1
Reviewed by Annie STEVENS, Trevecca University, NASHVILLE, TN 37210

Brian W. GRANT: A Theology for Pastoral Psychotherapy: God's Play in Sacred Spaces.. New York, The Haworth Pastoral Press, 2001. 327 pp. ISBN 0-7890-1201-4.
Reviewed by Brian EDWARDS, Campus Ministry, HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075

Diego IRARRÁZAVAL: Inculturation: New Dawn of the Church in Latin America. Translated by Phillip Berryman. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. ISBN 1-57075-299-0. 160 p. $30.00
Reviewed by Robert L. MONTGOMERY, Ridgewood. NJ 07450

William V. D'ANTONIO, James D. DAVIDSON Dean R. HOGE & Katherine MEYER: American Catholics: Gender, Generation, and Commitment. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2001.ISBN 0-7591-0041-1 (paper).
Reviewed by Kevin BREAULT and Terri R. TERRELL, Middle Tennessee State University, MURFREESBORO, TN 37130

Allan D. FITZGERALD, O.S.A., editor: Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1999. Pp. 902. $75.00 hb. ISBN 0-8028-3843-X
Reviewed by Michael P. Foley, University of Notre Dame, NOTRE DAME, IN 46556

C. Robert MESLE: Process Theology: A Basic Introduction. With a Concluding Chapter by John B. Cobb, Jr. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 1993, 2001, Pp. x + 148.
Reviewed by Joseph A. Bracken, S.J., Xavier University, CINCINNATI, OH 45202

Oliver J. MORGAN and Merle JORDAN: Addiction and Spirituality. A Multidisciplinary Approach. St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press, 1999. 267 + xvi pp. paperback $27.99
Reviewed by Ronald Asta, Meharry Medical College, NASHVILLE, TN 37208

Donald L. GELPI: The Gracing of Human Experience: Rethinking the Relationship Between Nature and Grace. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2001. Pp. 359 + index. $34.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-5594-7.
Reviewed by Patricia O'DONNELL SSJ Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118

John HAUGHT: God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000. Pp. 221. $25.00 hb. ISBN 0-8133-6723-9.
Reviewed by Kathleen DUFFY SSJ, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118

Mary T. MALONE: Women in Christianity: The First Thousand Years. Volume I. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 217 pp, $20.00 (pb), ISBN: 1-57075-366-0
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. BONAVENTURE, NY 14778

Patricia RANFT: Women and Spiritual Equality in Christian Tradition. New York, St. Martin's Press, 307 pp. $19.95 (pb), 1998. ISBN 0-312-15911-0.
Reviewed by Dawn Riske HOY, Aquinas Institute of Theology, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63155

Agostino PARAVICINI-BAGLIANI: The Pope's Body. Translated from the Italian (Il corpo del Papa, 1994) by David S. Peterson. University of Chicago Press, 2000. Pp. xxii, 396, 16 plates.
Reviewed by Elizabeth DACHOWSKI, Tennessee State University, NASHVILLE, TN 37209

Joseph G. PRIOR: The Historical Critical Method in Catholic Exegesis Roma, Editrice Pontificia Universit… Gregoriana, 1999. 364 pp. $22.50. ISBN 88-7652-825-3.
Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI, Tennessee State University, NASHVILLE, TN 37209

Joseph W. CIARROCCHI and Robert J. WICKS: Psychotherapy with Priests, Protestant Clergy, and Catholic Religious: A Practical Guide. Madison, CT, Psychosocial Press, 2000. Pp. 211. $40.00 Hard cover. ISBN 1-887841-22-9.
Reviewed by John P. MOSSI, S.J., Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA, 99258

Robert L. KINAST: What Are They Saying About Theological Reflection. NY: Paulist, 2000. Pp. 94. $9.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-3968-5.
Reviewed by John P. MOSSI, S.J., Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA, 99258

Richard WOODS, OP: Mysticism and Prophecy: The Dominican Tradition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1998. Pp. 168. $14.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-206-0.
Reviewed by Carol J. DEMPSEY, OP Department of Theology, University of Portland, PORTLAND, OR 97203

Robert McCLORY: Faithful Dissenters: Stories of Men and Women Who Loved and Changed the Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2000. Pp. 180. $16.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-322-9.
Reviewed by James DALLEN, Religious Studies Department, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Helen Rose EBAUGH and Janet Saltzman CHAFETZ, Eds.: Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant Congregations. AltaMira Press, Walnut Creek, CA, 2000. ISBN-0-7425-0389-5. Pg. 491.
Reviewed by Kevin D. BREAULT and Alesia PENNINGTON, Middle Tennessee State University, MURFREESBORO, TN, 37132.

Heinrich FICHTENAU: Heretics and Scholars in the Middle Ages: 1000-1200 Translated by Denise A. Kaiser. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 1998. Pp. viii, 403. ISBN 0-271-01765-1. $45.00 (cloth).
Reviewed by Lutz KAELBER, University of Vermont, BURLINGTON, VT 05405

Alberto López PULIDO: The Sacred World of the Penitentes Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. 108 + xx pp. $17.95 paper.
Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI, Tennessee State University, NASHVILLE, TN 37202

Joseph Epes BROWN: The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian. NY Crossroad, 1982 & 2000. Pp. 135. $8.95 pb. ISBN 0-8245-0618-9.
Reviewed by W. A. KOSTELEC, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Andrew GREELEY: The Catholic Imagination. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2000. 215pp. $24.95, cloth. ISBN 0-520-22085-4
Reviewed by Jo Helen RAILSBACK, Tennessee State University, NASHVILLE, TN 37202

Gerd THEISSEN. The Religion of the Earliest Churches: Creating a Symbolic World (trans. John Bowden) Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1999. Pp. 393. $20.00
Reviewed by Scott SPENCER, Wingate University, WINGATE, NC 2817

Paul SOUKUP, S.J. and Robert HODGSON, Editors: Fidelity and Translation: Communicating the Bible in New Media. Franklin, WI: Sheed and Ward, and New York: American Bible Society, 1999. Pp. 290. $16.95 pb. ISBN 1-58051-039-6 0
Reviewed by John S. CAPUTO, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, Wa 99258

Garry WILLS: Papal Sin. Structures of Deceit. New York: Doubleday, 2000. Pg. 326. ISBN 0-385-49410-6. $25.00
Reviewed by Pierre HEGY, Adelphi University, GARDEN CITY NY 11530

Regis ARMSTRONG, O.F.M. Cap., Wayne HELLMANN, O.F.M. Conv., William SHORT, O.F.M., eds. Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. Volume I, The Saint. New York: New City Press, 1999. Pp. 624 plus eleven maps. ISBN 1-56548-110-0. $29:95
Reviewed by David FLOOD, O.F.M., The Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure University, OLEAN, NY 14778

Liliane VOYE and Jaak BILLIET, Editors: Sociology and Religions: An Ambiguous Relationship/Sociologie et Religions: Des Relations Ambigues (KADOC-Studies 23), Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1999. 263pp. 1,250 Belgian Franks.
Reviewed by William H. SWATOS, Jr., Executive Officer, Association for the Sociology of Religion and of the Religious Research Association, 3520 Wiltshire Drive, HOLIDAY, FL 34691.

John KALTNER: Ishmael Instructs Isaac: An Introduction to the Qur'an for Bible Readers. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Litturgical Press, 1999. 308 pages. US $24.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-8146-5882-2
Reviewed by Ashraful HASAN, Independent Scholar

Mordechai BAR-LEV and William SHAFFIR, Editors: Leaving Religion and Religious Life. (Religion and the Social Order Volume 7, 1997). Greenwich, CT and London, England: JAI Press, 1997
Reviewed by Rev. J. James Offutt, Centralia, MO 65240

SHANNON James Patrick: Reluctant Dissenter: A Catholic Bishop's Journey of Faith. New York: The Crossroads Publishing Co., 1998. ix+228 pp. $16.95 paper.
Reviewed by John KREJCI, Nebraska Wesleyan University, LINCOLN, NE, 68504

BURT Donald X., O.S.A .: Friendship and Society: An Introduction to Augustine's Practical Philosophy. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing, 1999. Pp. 239. $18.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4682-3.
Reviewed by Douglas KRIES, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

CUNNINGHAM Lawrence S: Thomas Merton and the Monastic Vision. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999. Pp. 228. $16.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-0222-2.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Rivier College, NASHUA, NH 03060

PEREGO Giacomo: Interdisciplinary Atlas of the Bible: Scripture, History, Geography, Archaeology and Theology. Trans. Stewart Foster. London: St. Paul's Publishing, 1999. Pp. 124. $24.95 hb. ISBN 085439-562-8.
Reviewed by Robert A. KUGLER , Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99210

DAY Dorothy: On Pilgrimage. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999. Pp. 256. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0- 8028-4629-7.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, ST. BONAVENTURE, NY 14778

SCHUSTER Ekkehard & BOSCHERT-KIMMING Reinhold: Hope Against Hope: Johann Baptist Metz and Elie Wiesel Speak Out on the Holocaust. Transl. By J. Matthew Ashley. New York: Paulist Press, 1999. Pp. vii, 106. $8.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-3846-8.
Reviewed by Donald J. MOORE, Department of Theology, Fordham University, BRONX NY 10458

KVAM Kristen E., SCHEARING Linda S., and ZIEGLER Valarie H., eds.: Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on Genesis and Gender. Indiana: Indiana University, 1999. Pp. 536. $24.95 pb/ $49.95 hb. ISBN 0-253-33490-X.
Reviewed by Carol J. DEMPSEY, University of Portland, PORTLAND, OR 97203

  JONES Alan: Exploring Spiritual Direction. Boston: Cowley Publications, 1999. Pp.161. $12.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-172-X.
Reviewed by Elizabeth JOHNS, History of Art Department, University of Pennsylvania, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152

ACKROYD Peter: The Life of Thomas More. NY: Anchor Books, 1998. pp. 447. $17.50 pb. ISBN 0-385-49693-1.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, ST. BONAVENTURE, NY 14778

HARRINGTON Daniel J: Invitation to the Apocrypha. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999. Pp. vii + 222. $16.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4633-5.
Reviewed by Barbara GREEN , Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Graduate Theological Union

ALLITT Patrick: Catholic Converts: British and American intellectuals turn to Rome. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997. Pp. 343. $17.95 pb/$37.50 hb. ISBN 0-8014-2996-X.
Reviewed by Richard BALDASTY, Spokane Falls Community College, SPOKANE, WA 99224

HESCHEL Susannah: Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Pp. 317. ISBN 0-226-32959-3
Reviewed by Steven T. OSTOVICH, College of St. Scholastica, DULUTH, MN 55811

HERBSTRITH Waltraud, OCD, Ed.: Never Forget: Christian and Jewish Perspectives on Edith Stein. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1998. Pp. 304. $11.95 pb. ISBN 0-935216-62-6.
Reviewed by Marie L. BAIRD, Duquesne University, PITTSBURGH, PA 15282

NAVONE John: Enjoying God's Beauty. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1999. Pp. 134 + xiv. $12.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-2486-3
Reviewed by Philip BALLINGER, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

STEWART Elizabeth-Anne: Jesus the Holy Fool. Franklin, Wisconsin, Sheed & Ward, 1999. Pp. 281. $15.95 pb. ISBN 1-58051-061-2.
Reviewed by Katherine HANLEY, CSJ, St. Bernard's Institute, ALBANY, NY 12207

Cynthia S. W. CRYSDALE: Embracing Travail: Retrieving the Cross Today. New York: Continuum, 1999. Pp. xv+207. $24.95
Reviewed by Sally Ann McREYNOLDS, N.D., Saint Mary College in Kansas, LEAVENWORTH, KS 66048

Gerhard LOHFINK: Does God Need the Church? Toward a Theology of the People of God. MN: Collegeville; Liturgical Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8146-5928-4. $39.95 pp. 341 (Including index of Scripture and subject index).
Reviewed by Leonard DOOHAN, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Georges BERNANOS: The Heroic Face of Innocence: Three Stories. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999. Pp. 150. $13.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-4565-7.
Reviewed by Patrick F. O'CONNELL, Gannon University, ERIE, PA 16501

Katarina SCHUTH: Seminaries, Theologates, and the Future of Church Ministry. An Analysis of Trends and Transitions. Collegeville, Minnesota: A Michael Glazier Book The Liturgical Press, 1999. Pp.258. $24.95 pb. ISBN 08146-5861-X
Reviewed by Mary Garvin SNJM, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

James F. KEENAN: Virtues for Ordinary Christians. Franklin, WI: Sheed & Ward, 1999. Pp. 140. $12.95 Pb. ISBN 1-55612-908-4.
Reviewed by Pat McCORMICK, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

Paul BROCKELMAN Cosmology and Creation: The Spiritual Significance of Contemporary Cosmology NY: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp. 194. $23.00. ISBN 0-19-511990-8.
Reviewed by Michael H. BARNES, University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45469-1549

Thomas MASSARO, S.J, CatholicSocial Teaching and United States Welfare Reform. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier, 1998, Pp. 276. $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-5927-6.
Reviewed by Patrick McCORMICK, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA 99258

  THANDEKA, Learning to be White: Money, Race and God in America. NY: Continuum, 1999. Pp. 169. $22.95 hb. ISBN 08264-1054-5.
Reviewed by Francine DEMPSEY, CSJ, College of St. Rose, ALBANY, NY 12203

  John C. SCHWARZ, Global Population from a Catholic Perspective. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1998. Pp. 256. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 0-89622-932-7
Reviewed by Russell B. CONNORS, Jr., The College of St. Catherine, SAINT PAUL, MN 55105

  Charles E. CURRAN, The Catholic Moral Tradition Today: A Synthesis. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1999. Pp. 272. $19.95 pb/$60.00 Hb. ISBN 0-87840-717-0/0- 87840-716-2
Reviewed by Ken HOMAN, Theology Department, Quincy University, QUINCY, IL 62301

  Anne E. PATRICK Liberating Conscience: Feminist Explorations in Catholic Moral Theology. New York: Continuum, 1997. Pp. xi, 252. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0-8264-1051-0
Reviewed by Phyllis H. Kaminski, Saint Mary's College, Department of Religious Studies, NOTRE DAME, IN 46556-5001

John MACQUARRIE A guide to the Sacraments. NY: Continuum, 1998. Pp. 245. $16.95 pb ISBN 0-8264-1100-2
Reviewed by Jake EMPEREUR, S.J, San Fernando Cathedral, SAN ANTONIO, TX

Heinrich MEIER: The Lesson of Carl Schmitt: Four Chapters on the Distinction between Political Theology and Political Philosophy. Translated by Marcus Brainard. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Pp. xxiv, 179. $26.00 hb. ISBN 0-226-51890-6.
Reviewed by Steven T. OSTOVICH, College of St. Scholastica, DULUTH, MN 55811

Phillip J. CUNNINGHAM, C.S.P.: A Believer's Search for the Jesus of History Paulist Press, 1998. Pp.154 pb. $14.95, ISBN 0-8091-3814-X
Reviewed by Brennan HILL, Theology Department, Xavier University, CINCINNATI, OH 45207

Marvin L. KRIER MICH: Catholic Social Teaching and Movements. Mystic CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1998. Pp.475. $29.95 pb. ISBN 0-89622-936-X.
Reviewed by Ron LARGE, Department of Religious Studies, Gonzaga University, SPOKANE, WA

Johann Baptist METZ: A Passion for God: The Mystical-Political Dimension of Christianity Edited and translated by J. Matthew Ashley. New York/Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1998. Pp. 212. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-3755-0.
Reviewed by Steven T. OSTOVICH, College of St. Scholastica, DULUTH, MN 55811

George H. TAVARD: The Spiritual Way of St. Jeanne d'Arc. Collegeville, The Liturgical Press, 1998. Pp. 197. $17.95 ISBN 0-8146-5881-4.
Reviewed by Katherine HANLEY, CSJ, St. Bernard's Institute, ALBANY, NY 12203.

  Bernard McGINN : The Flowering of Mysticism: Men and Women in the New Mysticism--1200-1350. New York: Crossroad, 1998
Reviewed by Mary FROHLICH, Catholic Theological Union, CHICAGO, IL

Servais PINCKAERS, OP: The Pursuit of Happiness--God's Way: Living the Beatitudes. New York: Alba House, 1998. Pp. ix + 204. $5.95 pb. ISBN-8189-0797-5.
Reviewed by Robert P. MARKO Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

M. Basil PENNINGTON: A Place Apart: Monastic Prayer and Practice for Everyone. Liguori, MO: Liguori/Triumph, 1983, 1998. Pp. xii-xxiv, 166. $12.95 pb. ISBN 0-7648-0258-5.
Reviewed by Raymond STUDZINSKI, OSB, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064