CATHOLIC BOOKS REVIEW
(2000-2014)

David Matzko MCCARTHY. Sharing God's Good Company: A Theology of the Communion of Saint Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012. pp. 174. $28.00 paperback. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6709-4. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Diana L. HAYES. Forged in the Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2012. pp. xi+228. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-475-2
Reviewed by Karen TEEL, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110.

Thomas MERTON. The Life of the Vows. Vol. 6, Initiation into the Monastic Tradition. Edited with an Introduction by Patrick F. O'Connell. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. lxxi + 604. $44.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8790-7030-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Ananda ROSE. Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. pp. 208. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-989093-4.
Reviewed by Arthur KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island.

Elizabeth C. TINGLE. Purgatory and Piety in Brittany 1480-1720. Ashgate, 2012, pp. 308, ISBN 978-1-4094-3823-6.
Reviewed by Pierre HEGY, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY11530

Peter J. LEITHART. Athanasius. Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. 204 + xvi pp., $28 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3842-3
Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126

Mohammad Ali SHOMALI and William SKUDLAREK, Editors. Monks and Muslims: Monastic and Shia Spirituality in Dialogue. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2012. Pp. 174. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3442-4.
Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Bernard OLIVERA. Sun at Midnight: Monastic Experience of the Christian Mystery. Translated by Augustine Roberts. Monastic Wisdom Series 29. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 148. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-029-8.
Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Charles KEITH. Catholic Vietnam: A Church from Empire to Nation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012, pp. 312. ISBN 978-0-520-27247-7.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, New York, NY 10032

D. A. CARSON. Christ and Culture Revisited. Grand Rapids, MI.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008, pp. 243, ISBN 978-0-8028-6738-4.
Reviewed Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael`s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4

Dermot A. LANE. Stepping Stones To Other Religions: A ChristianTheology of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Christ and Culture Revisited. Orbis Books, 2011. Pb328. ISBN 978-1-57075-991-8 Reviewed by Richard PENASKOVIC, Auburn University, AL 36849-5210

John C. SIVALON. God`s Mission and Postmodern Culture: The Gift of Uncertainty. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2012. Pp. 160. ISBN 978-1-57-75-999-4.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

Shawn Francis PETERS. The Catonsville Nine: A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era. New York: Oxford University, 2012. Pp. xx + 390. $34.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19982785-5.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Ralph MARTIN. Will Many Be Saved? What Vatican II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for the New Evangelization. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. 316pp. $24.00 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-6887-9.
Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY, Plano, TX 75026-0346

Anton K. JACOBS. Religion and the Critical Mind: A Journey for Seekers, Doubters, and the Curious. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2010. pp. 211. $65. ISBN 978-0-7391-4774-0.
Reviewed by Michael Horace BARNES, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469

James D. and Evelyn Eaton WHITEHEAD. Nourishing the Spirit: The Healing Emotions of Wonder, Joy, Compassion, and Hope. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 181. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-001-3.
Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Alberto L. GARCIA and Susan K. WOOD, editors. Critical Issues in Ecclesiology: Essays in Honor of Carl E. Braaten. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2011. xvi + 239 pages. $50.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6671-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Archbishop CHRYSOSTOMOS. A Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy: The Science, Theology, and Spiritual Practice Behind It and Its Clinical Application. Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, and Plymouth, UK: University of America Press, 2007. pp. 129 + xix. $31.50 pb. ISBN 978-0761836025.
Reviewed by Paul LaCHANCE, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Sean L. FIELD. The Beguine, the Angel and the Inquisitor: The Trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. 247. $40.00 pb. ISBN 0-286-02892-3.
Reviewed by Jonathan YEGGE, Catholic University Leuven, BE, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY 11201

William MADGES and Michael J. DALEY, eds. Vatican II: 50 Personal Stories. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 185. $28.00. ISBN: 978-1-57075-943-2 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118.

Mark Thiessen NATION. John Howard Yoder: Mennonite Patience, Evangelical Witness, Catholic Convictions. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006, pp. 211. ISBN-10: 0-8028-3940-1.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

Arthur GREEN, Editor. Hasidic Spirituality for a New Era. The Religious Writings of Hillel Zeitlin. Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Mahwah, NJ. Paulist Press, 2012. Pp. 220. $26.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4771-7.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, 14618

Addison Hodges HART. Taking Jesus at His Word: What Jesus Really Said in the Sermon on the Mount. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012. Pp. 166. ISBN 978-0-8028-6691-2.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

James Allan EVANS. The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora. Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2011, pp. 288. ISBN-13: 9781441140784.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Boniface RAMSEY. Beginning to Read the Fathers. Revised edition. New York: Paulist Press, 2012. 308 pp. $24.94. ISBN: 978-0-8091-4754-0.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, Eastchester, NY

Robin M. JENSEN. Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 210. $pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-4832-6.
Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard`s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Diarmuid O`MURCHU. In The Beginning Was The Spirit: Science, Religion, and Indigenous Spirituality. NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. x, 240. $22.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-995-6.
Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN, S.J., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207

Susan Crawford SULLIVAN. Living Faith: Everyday Religion and Mothers in Poverty. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp. 288. $84 cloth ISBN: 9780226781600, $26 paperback ISBN: 9780226781617; $7.00-26.00 E-book ISBN: 9780226781624.
Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Brother JOHN of Taizé. Friends in Christ, Paths to a New Understanding of Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 184. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-000-6.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Geoffrey MOORHOUSE. The Last Divine Office: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Katonah, NY: BlueBridge, 2012. xxvi + 278 pages. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-52-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

John WRIGHT. Postliberal Theology and the Catholic Church: Conversations with George Lindbeck, David Burrell and Stanley Hauerwas. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2012, 159 pages. ISBN 978080103982 9.
Reviewed by Richard Rymarz, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta

Ronnie J. ROMBS and Alexander Y. HWANG, eds., Tradition & the Rule of Faith in the Early Church. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2010. pp. 351. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8132-1793-2.
Reviewed by Rose BEAL, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN 55987

Lou A. BORDISSO, OSJV. Sex, Celibacy, and Priesthood. Bloomington IN: iUniverse, 2011. pp. 100. $12.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-4260-3841. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Christopher HODSON. The Acadian Diaspora: An Eighteenth-Century History. New York,: Oxford University Press 2012, 272 pages. $34.95 hardcover. ISBN 13: 9780199739776.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Canada

Ulrich L. LEHNER. Enlightened Monks: The German Benedictines 1740-1803. Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 266. $99.00 hc. ISBN: 978-0-19-959512-9.
Reviewed by Jonathan J. YEGGE, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE. St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201

Christopher J. KELLY. Cassian's Conferences: Scriptural Interpretation and the Monastic Ideal. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, 2012. pp. 120. $79.95 pb. ISBN 978-1409405597.
Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079

Ivy A. HELMAN. Women and the Vatican: An Exploration of Official Documents. Maryknoll, NY:Orbis Books, 2012. 261 $35.00 ISBN: 978-1-57075-967-3.
Reviewed by Elsie MIRANDA, Barry University, Miami Shores, Fl. 33161

Robert WUTHNOW. Red State Religion. Princeton University Press. pp. 300. ISBN 978-0-691-15055-0.
Reviewed by James. R. KELLY, Fordham University.

Nicholas PERRIN and Richard B. HAYS, eds. Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N. T. Wright. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012. pp. 294. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-3897-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Michael LAPSLEY with Stephen KARAKASHIAN. Redeeming the Past: My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 256. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-992-5.
Reviewed by Arthur KUBICK, Providence, RI.

ST. JEROME. Commentary on Ecclesiastes. Richard J. Goodrich & David J. D. Miller, eds and trans. Mahweh, NJ: Newman Press, 2012. pp. 258. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-61643-090-0
and
ST. IRENAEUS OF LYONS. Against Heresies. Book 2. Dominic J. Unger, tran; John J. Dillon, ed. Introduction by Michael Slusser.
Reviewed by Michael BARNES, University of Dayton, OH, 45469

R. Kevin SEASOLTZ. A Virtuous Church: Catholic Theology, Ethics, and Liturgy for the 21st Century. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. 249 pages. $38.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-973-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Sandra M. SCHNEIDERS. Prophets in Their Own Country: Women Religious Bearing Witness to the Gospel in a Troubled Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 133. $20.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-933-8.
Reviewed by Elsie MIRANDA, Barry University, Miami Shores, Fl. 33161

Caryn A. REEDER. The enemy in the household: Family violence in Deuteronomy and beyond. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 216.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

HILDEGARD OF BINGEN. Homilies on the Gospels. Translated with Introduction and Notes by Beverly Mayne Kienzle. Collegeville, Minnesota: Cistercian Publications, Liturgical Press, 2011. pp. 224. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-87907-241 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-203-2 e-book.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

CITEAUX. The Great Beginning of Citeaux . A Narrative of the Beginning of the Cistercian Order: The Exordium Magnum of Conrad of Eberbach. Translated by Benedicta Ward, SLG and Paul Savage, edited by E. Rozanne Elder. Cistercian Fathers Series 72. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2012. pp. xxx + 614. $59.95 cloth. ISBN 978-0-87907-172-1.
Reviewed by Patrick F. O`CONNELL, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541

Joseph A. BRACKEN. Does God Roll Dice? Divine Providence for a World in the Making. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. Pp. 196. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-8052-0.
Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Anne-Marie KIRMSE and Michael M. CANARIS, editors. The Legacy of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.: His Words and His Witness. Foreword by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2011. xviii + 133 pages. $45.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3960-3.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Peter MATHESON, editor. Reformation Christianity: A People`s History of Christianit, y, vol V. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. Pp.xviii, 306. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8006-9723-5.
Reviewed by Andrea J. SMIDT, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA 15010

April D. DeCONICK. Holy Misogyny: Why Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Nathan A. LUNSFORD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233.

David L. SCHINDLER. Ordering Love: Liberal Societies and the Memory of God. Grand Rapids MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. 450. ISBN 978-0-8028-6430-7.
Reviewed by Jason Paul BOURGEOIS, Marian Library/IMRI, University of Dayton, Dayton OH 45469.

Glenn W. OLSEN. On the Road to Emmaus: The Catholic Dialogue with America and Modernity. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 2012. Pp. x + 316. $69.95 hc. ISBN 9-780813-219547.
Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Craig BARTHOLOMEW. Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2011. Pp. 310. Cost $29.99 ISBN 978-0-8010-3637-8.
Reviewed by Nathan KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Richard R. GAILLARDETZ, Editor. When the Magisterium Intervenes: The Magisterium and Theologians in Today`s Church. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. xviii + 295. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8054-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Angela SENANDER. Scandal: The Catholic Church and Public Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Christian SCHAREN. Broken Hallelujahs: Why Popular Music Matters to those Seeking God. Grand Rapids Michigan: Brazos Press, 2011. pp.184. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-250-7.
Reviewed by Jacqueline E. WENGER, Independent Researcher, 10507 Water Point Way, Mitchellville, Maryland 20721

Patrick GRAY. Opening Paul`s Letters: A Reader`s Guide to Genre and Interpretation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics, 2012. pp.176. ISBN 978-0-8010-3922-5.
Reviewed by John TROKAN, College of Mount St. Joseph

Susan A. ROSS. Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty. Engaging Theology: Catholic Perspectives Series. Series edited by Tatha Wiley. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier/Liturgical Press, 2012. xvii + 166 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5994-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Paul F. BRADSHAW and Maxwell E. JOHNSON, The Eucharistic Liturgies: Their Evolution and Interpretation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Anne M. CARPENTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Anthony OELRICH. A Church Fully Engaged: Yves Congar`s Vision of Ecclesial Authority. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2011. Pp. 140. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5797-3.
Reviewed by Martin MADAR, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161

Rafael LUEVANO. Woman-Killing in Juarez: Theodicy at the Border. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books. 2012. Pp 174 inc. bibliography. $24.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-968-0.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, emerita, 1415 W. Rascher Avenue, Chicago IL 60640-1205

Marcia PALLY. The New Evangelicals: Expanding the Vision of the Common. Grand Rapids, Michigan/Cambridge/UK: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011, pp. 268. ISBN 978-0-8028-6640-0.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, NY, NY 10032

Thomas P. RAUSCH. Eschatology, Liturgy, and Christology: Toward Recovering an Eschatological Imagination. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 169. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-814-65735-4.
Reviewed by Elizabeth L. ANTUS, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617

Ronald C. FINUCANE. Contested Canonizations: The Last Medieval Saints, 1482-1523. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2011. x+ 274 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8132-1875-5, $64.95, hardcover.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, New York.

Susan FITZPATRICK-BEHRENS. The Maryknoll Catholic Mission in Peru, 1943-1989: transnational faith and transformation. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. 240. $31.00 Paperback. ISBN 978-0-268-02905-0.
Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wane, Indiana 46807

Yves CONGAR. My Journal of the Council. Liturgical Press, 2012. Pb. 979 + LX. ISBN 978-08146-8039-2
Reviewed by Richard PENASKOVIC, Auburn University, AL 36849-5210

Amy-Jill LEVINE and Marc Zvi BRETTLER (eds). The Jewish Annotated New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. 700 pages $35.00 hardback. ISBN13:9780195297706ISBN10:0195297709.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Peter ENNS. The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn`t Say about Human Origins. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2012, 172 pp. $17.99 pb. ISBN: 978-1-58743-315-3.
Leo MADDEN, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219

John Henry NEWMAN. Spiritual Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Selected with an introduction by John T. Ford. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. xi + 253. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5707-5954-3.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Rosalind BRADLEY, ed. A World of Prayer: Spiritual Leaders, Activists, and Humanitarians Share Their Favorite Prayers. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. xxviii + 228. $25.00 hb. ISBN 978-1-5707-5952-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Margaret SWEDISH. Living Beyond the "End of the World": A Spirituality of Hope. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. 222. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-767-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906.

Michael PATELLA, OSB. Angels and Demons: A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 160. $18.95. ISBN: 978-0-8146-3277-2.
Reviewed by Jonathan J. YEGGE, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE. St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

Edwin David APONTE. Santo! Varieties of Latino/a Spirituality. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Bryan FROEHLE, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054

Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW. In the World, Yet not of the World: Social and Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought series. Edited and Introduction by John Chryssavgis. Foreword by José Manuel Barroso. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2010. x + 335 pages. $32.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3171-3.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mary GAUTIER, Paul PERL and Stephen FICHTER. Same Call, Different Men: The Evolution of the Priesthood since Vatican II. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. [Data from 2009 survey of priests] pp. 230. $24.95 pb. ISN 978-0-8146-3429-5.
Reviewed by Paul SULLINS, Catholic University, Washington, DC 20064 15010

Daniel E. BORNSTEIN, ed. Medieval Christianity. A People`s History of Christianity Volume 4. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. pp. 409. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8006-9722-8.
Reviewed by Russell Vincent WARREN, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA 15010

Richard R. GAILLARDETZ and Catherine E. CLIFFORD. Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 224. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-3368-7.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Michael H. CROSBY, OFMcap. Repair My House, Becoming a "Kingdom" Catholic. NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 250. $22.00pb. ISBN 978-1-5705-953-6.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

Paul MURRAY. Praying with Confidence: Aquinas on the Lord`s Prayer. New York: Continuum. pp 105. $17.95 pb. ISBN 9781441147134
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Brother EMMANUEL of Taize. Love, Imperfectly Known: Beyond Spontaneous Representations of God. New York: Continuum, 2011. pp. 178. $24.95 pb. ISBN 9-781-44111-6376.
Reviewed by Fran LEAP, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601

Michael CASEY. The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict's Rule. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2010. pp. 182. $19.95.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.

Robin RYAN. God and the Mystery of Human Suffering: A Theological Conversation Across the Ages. New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2011. pp 372. $29.95.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.

Margaret POLOMA and John GREEN. The Assemblies of God: Godly Love and the Revitalization of American Pentecostalism. New York: New York University Press, 2010. ix + 257 pages. ISBN 978-0-8147-6784-9.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

Milda ALISAUSKIENE and Ingo SCHRODER, editors. Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society: Ethnographies of Catholic Hegemony and the New Pluralism in Lithuania. 2012. xiii + 212 pages. ISBN 978-1-4094-0912-0.
Reviewed by Richard. RYMARZ, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

James l. MARSH and Anna J. BROWN, editors. Faith, Resistance, and the Future: Daniel Berrigan's Challenge to Catholic Social Thought. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 387. $60.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3982-5. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 387. $60.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3982-5.
Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Nicholas P. CAFARDI, ed. Voting and Holiness: Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press 2012. Pp. 265. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4767-0.
Reviewed by Ann S.F. SWANER, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161

James K. A. SMITH. Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. pp. 156. $18.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-2918-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Charlene SMITH and John FEISTER. Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2009. Pp. xvi + 319. $18.00 pb. ISBN:978-1-57075-962-8.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

N.T. WRIGHT. How God became king: The forgotten story of the Gospels. New York: Harper Collins, 2012. pp. 282. ISBN 978-0-06-173057-3.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Vernon RULAND. Conscience across borders: An ethics of global rights and religious pluralism. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

John CONNELLY. From Enemy to Brother: The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews, 1933-1965. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. pp. 376. $35.00 hb. ISBN 9780674057821.
Reviewed by Michael G. AZAR, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Jonathan HILL. Christianity: How a Tiny Sect from a Despised Religion Came to Dominate the Roman Empire. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012. Pp. 250 + Index. ISBN 978-0-8006-9777-8.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.

Jean-Pierre RUIZ. Readings from the Edges: The Bible and People on the Move. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 185. $28.00. ISBN: 978-1-57075-944-4 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118

Alvin PLANTINGA. Science, Religion, and Naturalism. Where the Conflict Really Lies. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Gerald McCARTHY, Assumption College (retired), Worcester, Massachusetts 01609

Thomas M. McCOOG. The Society of Jesus in Ireland, Scotland, and England, 1589 - 1597: Building the Faith of Saint Peter upon the King of Spain's Monarchy. Catholic Christendom, 1300 - 1700 series. Series edited by Thomas F. Mayer. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2012. Co-published with Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu (Rome). xiv + 467 pages. $134.95 hc. ISBN 978-1-4094-3772-7.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Daniel KEATING. First and Second Peter, Jude. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2011. pp 224, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3645-3.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Edmondo LUPIERI. In the Name of God: The Making of Global Christianity. Translated by Giovanna Lammers. Revised Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011. xx + 271 pages. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4017-2.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

George T. MONTAGUE, SM. First Corinthian. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2011. pp 300, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3632-3.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Tuomas RASIMUS, Troels ENGBERG-PEDERSEN, and Ismo DUNDERBERG, editors. Stoicism in Early Christianity. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. xiii+301. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3951-5.
Reviewed by Christopher DENNY, St. John`s University, Queens, NY 11439

Kim NATARAJA (ed.), Journey to the Heart - Christian Contemplation Through the Centuries. An Illustrated Guide. Orbis Books, pp. xx, 428, 2011. $35.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-938-3.
Reviewed by Christopher Rupert S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

William O`ROURKE. The Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left. Notre Dame, Indiana, 2012 (1972). Pp. 320. ISBN 10: 0-286-03733-7 ppb.
Reviewed by James R. KELLY, Emeritus, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458.

Justus George LAWLER. Were the Popes Against the Jews?: Tracking the Myths, Confronting the Ideologues. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. xviii + 387 pages. $35.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8028-6629-5.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Annemarie S. KIDDER. Ultimate Price: Testimonies of Christians Who Resisted the Third Reich. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 177. ISBN 978-1-57075-955-0.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Wil HERNANDEZ. Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities: A Life of Tension. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2012. pp. 142. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0809147416.
Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard`s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Robert J. SPITZER. New Proofs for the Existence Of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010. Pp. 320. $28.00 pb. ISBN 0802863833.
Reviewed by Timothy BEEHLER, Lourdes University.

Timothy GEORGE. Evangelicals and Nicene Faith: Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. 246. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3926-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.

Ursula KING. Teilhard de Chardin and Eastern Religions: Spirituality and Mysticism in an Evolutionary World. Revised Edition. New York: Paulist Press, 2011, pp. xv, 415. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-08091-4704-5.
Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN, S.J, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207

Augustine ROBERTS, OCSO, Finding the Treasure: Letters from a Global Monk. Monastic Wisdom Series 34. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2011. pp. x + 257. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-034-2.
Reviewed by Patrick F. O`CONNELL, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541

David BENNER. Spirituality and the Awakening Self: The Sacred Journey of Transformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012. pp 227 + xv. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-296-5.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

Kristin Johnston LARGEN. Baby Krishna, Infant Christ: A Comparative Theology of Salvation. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 246. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-932-1.
Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN 56321) and University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN 55105)

James F. KEENAN, ed. Catholic Theological Ethics, Past, Present, and Future. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Lindsey ESBENSEN, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Luke Timothy JOHNSON. Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. 206. $23.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-0390-0.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

John W. CARLSON. Words of Wisdom: A Philosophical Dictionary for the Perennial Tradition. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. 350. ISBN 978-0-268-02370-6.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Anders WINROTH. The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012. xiii + 238 pages. $38.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-17026-9.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Ralph McINERNY. The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain: A Spiritual Life. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press. 2003/2011.
Reviewed by Fr. Mario O. D. Souza CSB, Dean, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto.

Marti R. JEWELL and David A. RAMEY. The Changing Face of Church: Emerging Models of Parish Leadership. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press, 2010. pp. 158. $11.95 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-8294-2647-2.
Reviewed by Trudy DANTIS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Pastoral Research Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

Kathy HENDRICKS. Parish Life Coordinators: Profile of an Emerging Ministry. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press, 2009. pp. 105. $11.95 pb. ISBN-13:978-0-8294-2648-9.
Reviewed by Trudy DANTIS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Pastoral Research Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

Dean R. HOGE and Marti R. JEWELL. The Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders: What the Church Needs to Know. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press, 2010. pp. 187. $11.95 pb. ISBN-13:978-0-8294-2650-2.
Reviewed by Trudy DANTIS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Pastoral Research Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

Timothy GEORGE, ed., Evangelicals and Nicene Faith: Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. Pp. 247. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3926-6.
Reviewed by Steve LEMKE, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126

Darlene Fozard WEAVER. The Acting Person and Christian Moral Life. Moral Traditions Series. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. pp. x+215. $32.95 pb. ISBN 9781589017726 (1589017722); eBook ISBN 9781589017870.
Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Michael J. LACEY and Francis OAKLEY, eds. The Crisis of Authority in Catholic Modernity. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 381.
Reviewed by Joseph FLIPPER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Thomas MASTERS and Amy UELMEN. Focolare. Living a Spirituality of Unity in the United States. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2011, pp. 224. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-56548-374-3.
Reviewed by Ana Lourdes SUAREZ, University of El Salvador, Saavedra 15, C1083ACA , Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bruce G. EPPERLY. Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York, NY: T&T Clark International, 2011. pp ix, 192. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-59669-7.
Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Blase BONPANE. Imagine No Religion: The Autobiography of Blase Bonpane. Pasadena, CA: Red Hen Press, 2011. pp. 214. $24.95 pb. ISBN: 978-1-59709-670-6.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI.

Anthony F. DELIA. A Sudden Terror: The Plot to Murder the Pope in Renaissance Rome. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009. 237 pages. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-674-06181-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Ivy A. HELMAN. Women and the Vatican: An Exploration of Official Documents. New York: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 272. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-967-3.
Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard`s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW. On Earth As In Heaven: Ecological Vision and Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01590

R. Andrew CHESNUT. Santa Muerte: Devoted to Death; The Skeleton Saint. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 221. ISBN972-0-19-976465-5.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, NY, NY 10032

Nicholas J. HEALY and D.C. SCHINDLER (eds.). Being Holy in the World: Theology and Culture in the Thought of David L.Schindler. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. Pp. 302. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-65540.
Reviewed by Scott W. BULLARD, Judson College, 302 Bibb Street, Marion, AL 36756

Steve BRUCE. Secularization. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, Hard Cover, 243 pages, ISBN 978 0199584406.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta

Phil ZUCKERMAN. Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, 224 pages. $24.95 hardcover. ISBN 9780199740017.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta.

Michael WILKINSON, editor. Canadian Pentecostalism: Transition and Transformation. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen`s University Press, 2010. $32.29 Pp. 270. ISBN 978-0-7735-3733-0. Paper.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Thomas O`LOUGHLIN. The Didache: A Window on the Earliest Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. xvii + 185 pages. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-4539-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Yves CONGAR. True and False Reform in the Church. Translated with an introduction by Paul Philibert. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2011. xvi + 377 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8146-5693-8, $39.95, paperback.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Alan LIGHTMAN. Mr g: A Novel About the Creation New York: Pantheon, 2012. pp. 214, $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-307-37999-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Brendan LEAHY. Ecclesial Movements and Communities. Origins, Significance, and Issues. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2011. pp. 200. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-396-5.
Reviewed by Linda MALONEY, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450

Laura HARTMAN. The Christian Consumer: Living Faithfully in a Fragile World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp.256. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-974642-2.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Religious Studies Department, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118-2796

Peter FELDMEIER. Encounters in Faith: Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue. Winona: Anselm Academic Press, 2011. Pp. xiii + 326. $31.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-59982-031-6.
Reviewed by Erik J. RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Sidney CALLAHAN. Called to Happiness: Where Faith and Psychology Meet. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 158. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-918-5.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574

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Aidan NICHOLS. A Key to Balthasar: Hans Urs von Balthasar on Beauty, Goodness, and Truth. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. 115. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-0801039744.
Reviewed by Anne M. CARPENTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

David J. ENDRES. American Crusade: Catholic Youth in the World Mission Movement from World War I through Vatican II. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2010. pp. 197. $23.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-60899-071-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island.

Stanley HAUERWAS. War and the American Difference: Theological Reflections on Violence and National Identity. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. xvii + 188. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3929-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

John Howard YODER. Spiritual Writings. Selected with an Introduction by Paul Martens and Jenny Howell. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 176. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-157075-935-2.
Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119

John P. HITTINGER, editor. The Vocation of the Catholic Philosopher: From Maritain to John Paul II. Washington DC: The American Maritain Association. Distributed by the Catholic University of America Press. Pp. 263. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9827119-0-3.
Reviewed by Win WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure NY 14778

Dominic ROBINSON. Understanding the “Imago Dei”: the thought of Barth, von Balthasar and Moltmann. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011. pp. 175. $99.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6770-4.
Reviewed by Reviewed by Patricia SHARBAUGH, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 15650

Elizabeth RAPLEY. The Lord as Their Portion, the Story of Religious Orders and How They Shaped Our World. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. pp. 337. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6588-5.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

John N. SHEVELAND. Piety and Responsibility: Patterns of Unity in Karl Rahner, Karl Barth, Vedanta Desika. Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2011. ISBN 1409409958. 217 pp. HC. $89.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Edward L. CLEARY. The Rise of Charismatic Catholicism in Latin America. Miami: University Press of Florida, 2011. pp. 308, hardback. ISBN 978 0 8130 3608 3.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5

Lisa A. KEISTER. Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 248. $27.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-521-72110-3.
Reviewed by Matthew T. LOVELAND, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 1324.

Gustavo GUTIÉRREZ. Spiritual Writings. Selected and with an introduction by Daniel G. Groody. Part of the Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 256. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-947-5.
Reviewed by Andrew PREVOT, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545.

Stephen J. ROSSETTI. Why Priests are Happy: A Study of Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2011, pp. 237. $18.95 pb. ISBN-10 1-59471-274-3 ISBN-13 978-1-274-6.
Reviewed by Jay R. FEIERMAN, University of New Mexico (retired).

James CONE, The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 202. $28.00 hb. ISBN 978-1-57075-937-6.
Reviewed by Andrew PREVOT, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545.

Eduardo C. FERNANDEZ, Mexican-American Catholics. New York: Paulist Press, 2007, 185 pages. The third book in The Paulist Press Pastoral Spirituality Series, edited by Rev. Peter C. Phan and Daniel Mulhall.
Reviewed by James CAVENDISH, University of South Florida

Tom ROBERTS, The Emerging Catholic Church: A Community’s Search for Itself. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis press, 2011. pp. 204. $24 pb. ISBN 978 1 57075 946 8.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5

Dd Amos YONG, Theology and Down Syndrome: Reimaging Disability in Late Modernity. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2007. Pp. xiii-450. $39.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Christian SMITH, Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog. Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. 284. $27.95. Hb. ISBN 978-0-19-982802-9
Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 425 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN

William T. CAVANAUGH, Migrations of the Holy: God, State, and the Political Meaning of the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011. 200 pages. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6609-7.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

James M. FRABUTT, Anthony C. HOLTER, and Ronald J .NUZZI, Research, Action, and Change: Leaders Reshaping Catholic Schools. Notre Dame, IN: Alliance for Catholic Education Press, 2008. pp. 291. ISBN 978-0-9788793-6-5.
Reviewed by Mary L. GAUTIER, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007

Mark and Louise ZWICK, Mercy Without Borders: The Catholic Worker and Immigration. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. pp. 272. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4689-5.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI.

Tricia Colleen BRUCE, Faithful Revolution: How Voice of the Faithful is Changing the Church. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 215. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19-538584-7.
Reviewed by Melissa CIDADEM, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, DC 20007

Anthony LE DONNE, Historical Jesus: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. xiv + 146. $12.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6526-7.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mary Margaret FUNK, OSB, Lectio Matters: Before the Burning Bush Through the Revelatory Texts of Scripture, Nature and Experience. New York, London: Continuum, 2010, pp 180, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1141-15169-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

William HARMLESS, S.J., editor, Augustine In His Own Words. Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2010. pp. 496. $34.95 pb. ISBN 78-0-8132-1743-7.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63208

Phyllis ZAGANO, Women & Catholicism: Gender, Communion, and Authority. Palgrave Macmillian, 2011, pp. 203. ISBN-978-0-230-11164-6.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Edward T. OAKES, S.J., Infinity Dwindled to Infancy: A Catholic and Evangelical Christology. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2011. pp. xii + 459. $44.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6555-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Lisa D. PEARCE and Melinda LUNDQUIST DENTON, A Faith of Their Own, New York. Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 200. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19975389-5.
Reviewed by Noelle MOLLER, 505 Sandra Lane, Cary, IL 50013

Claudette LaVERDIERE, MM, On the Threshold of the Future: The Life and Spirituality of Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, Founder of the Maryknoll Sisters. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 160. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-942-0.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island, 02906.10032

Paul O’CALLAGHAN, Christ Our Hope: An Introduction to Eschatology. Washington, DC: CUA Press, 2011. Pp. xvi + 358. $34.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813-218625.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Hans KUNG, What I Believe. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010. pp. 205. $24.95 hc. ISBN 9781441103161.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574

Mark HATHAWAY and Leonardo BOFF, The Tao of Liberation: Exploring the Ecology of Transformation. Foreword by Fritjof CAPRA. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2009. pp. xiii + 403. $26 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-841-6.
Reviewed by Mary-Paula CANCIENNE, RSM, Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701

Paul COLLINS, Judgment Day: The Struggle for Life on Earth. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xii + 291. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-920-8.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 47207

Russell A. BUTKUS and Steven A. KOLMES, Environmental Science and Theology in Dialogue. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 244. $26.00. pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-912-3.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532

Luke Timothy JOHNSON, Sharing Possessions: What Faith Demands. Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. 170. $19.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-0399-3.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727

Chris McGILLION and John O’CARROLL, Our Fathers: What Australian Catholic Priests Really Think About Their Lives and Their Church. Mulgrave, Vic (Australia): John Garrett Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781920682262, 200 pages with appendices.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta

Michael WALSH, The Cardinals: Thirteen Centuries of the Men Behind the Papal Throne. MI: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. 256. $23.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-2941-2.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL 60655

Richard WOODS, Meister Eckhart: Master of Mysteries. London: Continuum, 2011. pp. 190. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1441-13442-4.
Reviewed by Jonathan YEGGE, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Daniel MCDONALD, SJ, editor, Catholic Social Teaching in Global Perspective. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xxii + 218. $17.24 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-896-6.
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John HEAGLE, Justice Rising: The Emerging Biblical Vision. . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xviii + 188. $13.98 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-884-3.
Reviewed by Joel WARDEN, The Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Stephen B. BEVANS and Roger P. SCHROEDER, Prophetic Dialogue: Reflections on Christian Mission Today. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 194. $35.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-911-6 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Robert E. WRIGHT, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX 78216

Steven BOUMA-PREDIGER, For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care. 2nd edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010, pp. xvi + 240. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-8010-3695-8.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT and Katherine NEWMAN, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

Agbonkhianmeghe E. OROBATOR, editor, Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace: The Second African Synod. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 250. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-87075-918-1 (pbk).
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Michael L. BUDDE and Karen SCOTT, editors, Witness of the Body: The Past, Present, and Future of Christian Martyrdom. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. x + 228. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6258-7.
Reviewed by Nathan A. LUNSFORD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233.

David J. O’BRIEN and Thomas A. SHANNON, editors, Catholic Social Thought: The Documentary Heritage. Expanded Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 816. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-891-1
Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

David R. BROCKMAN and Ruben L.F. HABITO, editors, The Gospel Among Religions: Christian Ministry, Theology, and Spirituality in a Multifaith World. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. Pp.240. $34.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-899-7.
Reviewed by Fran LEAP, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601

Carol J. DEMPSEY and SHAPIRO, Elaine J., Reading the Bible, Transforming Conflict. Maryknoll, Orbis Books, pp. x, 229. 2011. $26.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-914-7.
Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

Prosper GRECH OSA, An Outline of New Testament Spirituality. Grand Rapids / Cambridge: Eerdmans, pp ix, 140. 2011. $18.00 pbk. ISBN 978-0-8028-6560-1.
Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

Irene FOSI, Papal Justice: Subjects and Courts in the Papal State, 1500-1750. Translated by Thomas V. Cohen. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2011. Pp. xi + 272. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9780813218588.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

R. PO-CHIA-HSIA, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City, Matteo Ricci, 1552-1610. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. pp.359. $57.50 hard cover. ISBN 978-0-19-959225-8.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63108

Pierre HEGY, Wake Up, Lazarus! On Catholic Renewal. Bloomington: iUniverse, Inc., 2011. 316 pp. Paperback. $22.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Edward SHORT, Newman and His Contemporaries. New York: T&T Clark International, 2011. pp. 530. $32.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5670-2689-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Ilia DELIO, The Emergent Christ: Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2011. 197pp. $22.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-908-6.
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Mary Katherine BIRGE, Brian G. HENNING, Rodica M. M. STOICOIU, and Ryan TAYLOR, Genesis, Evolution, and the Search for a Reasoned Faith. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2011. 133 pp. pbk. ISBN 978-0-88489-755-2.
Reviewed by Jane E. LINAHAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

Peter A. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Editors, Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today. New Explorations of Theological Interrelationships. Foreword by Walter Cardinal Kasper. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. [i]-xxxii + 302. $36.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6624-0.
Reviewed by Guy C. CARTER, Diocesan Institute, Harrisburg Catholic Diocese, P. O. Box 229, Etters, PA 17319-0229

Adele J. GONZALEZ, Life is Hard but God is Good: An Inquiry into Suffering. New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 170. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-926-0.
Reviewed by Brian M. DOYLE, Marymount University, Arlington, VA 22207

Charles E. CURRAN, The Social Mission of the U.S. Catholic Church: A Theological Perspective. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. pp. 196. ISBN 978-1-58901-743-6.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON, Canada

Ron AUSTIN, Peregrino: A Pilgrim Journey into Catholic Mexico. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. Pp 219. $19.99 pb ISBN 978-0-8028-6584-7.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, New York, NY 10032

Virgilio ELIZONDO, Spiritual Writings, edited by Timothy Matovina. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. Pp. 190. $18.oo pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-865-2.
Reviewed by James R. KELLY, Prof. Emeritus, Sociology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Jim FOREST, All is Grace, a biography of Dorothy Day. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 344. $27.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-921-5.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Isabel MOREIRA and Margaret TOSCANO, editors,, Hell and Its Afterlife: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010. pp. 266 + xvi. $99.95 hb. ISBN 978-0754667292.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Francis X. CLOONEY, SJ, The New Comparative Theology: Interreligious Insights from the Next Generation. New York: T&T Clark, 2010. pp. 208. $ 29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-14137-8
Reviewed by Erik RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Denys TURNER, Julian of Norwich, Theologian. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011. pp. 262 +xxvi. $40.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-3001-6391-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Richard ROHR, A Lever and a Place To Stand: The Contemplative Stance, The Active Prayer. New Jersey: Hidden Spring, 2011. pp.128. $15.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-58768-064-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906.

Robert SPITZER, New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 319. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6383-6.
Reviewed by Leo MADDEN, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio, 43219

A. James REIMER, Christians and War: A Brief History of the Church’s Teachings and Practices. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2010. pp. 192. $8.00. ISBN 978-0-8006-3819-1.
Reviewed by Jordan Daniel WOOD , Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

James MARTIN, S.J., This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey with the Refugees of East Africa. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1999, 2011. pp. 219. $18.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-923-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

John J. COLLINS, The Scepter and The Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Grand Rapids, MI/ Cambridge, U.K., William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.1995, 2010 (second edition). pp 298, $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-3223-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Gavin T. COLVERT, editor, The Renewal of Civilization: Essays in Honor of Jacques Maritain. Washington,. DC: American Maritain Association. pp. 321. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9669226-9-1
Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650

Gregory BOYLE, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. New York: Free Press, 2011. pp. 217.$14.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-4391-5315-4.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

Ursula KING, The Search for Spirituality: Our Global Quest for a Spiritual Life. New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008. pp xi, 244. $13.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-27-4
Reviewed by  Hans GUSTAFSON, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711

Donald S. SWENSON, Society, Spirituality and the Sacred: A Social Scientific Introduction. Second Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009, ISBN 978 0 8020 9680 7
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J5

Edwin MULLINS, The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile.. New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008. x + 246 pages. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-32-8.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

William J. O’MALLEY, The Wow Factor: Bringing the Catholic Faith to Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 180. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-927-7.
Reviewed by Stephen OKEY, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Michael Paul GALLAGHER SJ, Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from Newman to Joseph Ratzinger. New York: Paulist Press, 2010. pp. 158. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4698-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Lieven BOEVE and Gerard MANNION, editors, The Ratzinger Reader: Mapping a Theological Journey. New York: Continuum, 2010. xvii + 286 pp., $34.95, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-567-03214-0.
Tracey ROWLAND. Benedict XVI: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York: Continuum, 2010. x + 202 pp., $22.95, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-567-03437-3.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Archives, Brooklyn, NY, 10029.

Andrew McCARTHY, Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life: An Object Relations Theory Perspective. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2010. pp. 274. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7618-5250-6.
Reviewed by Stephen PARKER, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Patrick W. CAREY, Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: A Model Theologian. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. Pp. xxv + 710. $49.95 hc. ISBN: 978-0-8091-0571-7
Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, St. Bonaventure University (retired), St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012

James F. PUGLISI, editor, How Can the Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the Unity of the Universal Church? Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. pp. 369. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4862-8. 
Reviewed by  Kathleen BORRES, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650

James CONE, A Black Theology of Liberation: Fortieth Anniversary Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1986, 1990, 2010. pp. 166. $20.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-895-9, paperback.
Reviewed by LaReine-Marie MOSELY, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 6061

Miriam ADENEY, Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity. Illinois, InterVarsity Press, 2009, pp.294. ISBN-978-0-8308-3849-3.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Victor GENKE & Francis X. GUMERLOCK, editors and translators, Gottschalk & A Medieval Predestination Controversy: Texts Translated from the Latin. Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation, Volume 47. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2010. pp. 250. $29.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-253-0.
Reviewed by Gregorio MONTEJO, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Stephen PROTHERO, God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World—and why their Differences Matter. New York: Harper One, 2010. Pp. 342. $26.99 hc. ISBN 978-0-06-157127-5.
Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207

David MECONI, editor, Frank Sheed & Maisie Ward: Spiritual Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Series edited by Robert Ellsburg. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 190 pages. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-887-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Raimon PANIKKAR, The Rhythm of Being. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010, 413 pp. HC. $50.00.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Patricia LAMOUREUX and Paul J. WADELL, The Christian Moral Life: Faithful Discipleship for a Global Society. New York: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 306. $30.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-881-2.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532

Karl BECKER & Ilaria MORALI, editors, Catholic Engagement with World Religions, a comprehensive study. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 500. $45.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5707-828-7.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Sister Wendy BECKETT, Real Presence: In Search of the Earliest Icons. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 138 pages. $25.00 hc. ISBN 978-1-57075-898-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Thomas F. MICHEL, A Christian View of Islam, S. J.. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. 214 pages. $34 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-860-7.
Reviewed by Daniel A. ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Thomas J. NORRIS, A Fractured Relationship: Faith and the Crisis of Culture. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2010. 267 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-331-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mark ALLMAN & Tobias WINRIGHT, After the Smoke Clears: The Just War Tradition & Post War Justice. NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 220. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-859-1.
Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Margaret A. FARLEY, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics. New York and London: Continuum, 2006. Pp. xiii + 322. $29.95. ISBN 0-8264-1001-4.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

AUGUSTINE, On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings, edited by Peter King. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. pp. 264. ISBN 978-0-521-00129-8.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S., Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978

Rik van NIEUWENHOVE and Joseph WAWRYKOW, editors, The Theology of Thomas Aquinas Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2005. Pp. xx + 472. $35.00 pb (2010). ISBN 978-0-268-04364-3.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Robert SCOTT, Miracle Cures, Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief. Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2010. Pp. 180. ISBN 978-0-520-26275-1 (cloth.alk.paper)
Reviewed by Dr. Jane POWER, 11 McColl Rd, Mont Albert North, Victoria, Australia 3129

Mari Rapela HEIDT, Moral Traditions: An Introduction to World Religious Ethics. Winona MN: Anselm Academic, 2010. pp. 116. ISBN 978-0-88489-749-1.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton MA 01612

Philip ROUSSEAU, Ascetics, Authority, and the Church in the Age of Jerome and Cassian. 2nd edition. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. pp. 304. $30.00 pb. ISBN 10: 0-268-04029-X.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709

Leroy SEAT, The Limits of Liberalism: A Historical, Theological, and Personal Appraisal of Christian Liberalism. Liberty, MO: 4-L Publications, 2010. pp. 288 + xi. $29.95 paperback. ISBN 978-1-60594-475-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, M) 64110.

John Henry NEWMAN, Two Essays on Biblical and Ecclesiastical Miracles. Introduction and notes by Geoffrey Rowell. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. pp. 512. $40.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-268-03607-2.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

J. Andrew DEARMAN, The Book of Hosea. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 408. $45.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-2539-1.
Reviewed by Robert GNUSE, Loyola University, New Orleans

Curtis MITCH & Edward SRI, The Gospel of Matthew. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Series. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 383. $21.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3602-6.
Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Diana Fritz CATES, Aquinas on the Emotions: A Religious-Ethical Inquiry. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009. pp.x + 288. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1589015050.
Reviewed by Francis J. CAPONI, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085

Amy HANSON, Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over Fifty. San Francisco, A Wiley Print, Jossey-Bass, 2010, pp.206, ISBN 978-0-470-50079-8.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

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John DEAR, editor, Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2009. pp. 285. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-837-9.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442

Patrick J. HARTIN, Sacra Pagina, Volume 14: James. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2003, 2009 (updated bibliography). pp 324, $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5975-5.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Ralph MCMICHAEL, Eucharist: A Guide for the Perplexed. London: T&T Clark, 2010. Pp. 157. ISBN 978-0-567-03229-4
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCarthy, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 01612

J’Annine JOBLING, Fantastic Spiritualities. Monsters, Heroes, and the Contemporary Religious Imagination. London and New York: T & T Clark International, 2010. pp. 216. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-03047-4.
Reviewed by Linda MALONEY, Calvary Episcopal Church, Underhill, VT 05489

Deidre CORNELL, American Madonna: Crossing Borders with the Virgin Mary. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 190. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-874-3.
Reviewed by Christopher Rupert S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

Jacqueline HANSEN MAGGIORE, Vessel of Clay: The Inspirational Journey of Sister Carla. University of Scranton Press, 2010. pp. 171. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-58966-217-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

Jürgen METTEPENNINGEN, Nouvelle Théologie—New Theology: Inheritor of Modernism, Precursor of Vatican II. London and New York: T & T Clark (A Continuum Imprint), 2010. pp. 218. $130.00 hp. ISBN 9780567034090; $34.95 pb. ISBN 9780567034106.
Reviewed by Keith J. EGAN, Saint Mary’s College and Notre Dame University, Notre Dame IN 46556

Philip A. EGAN, Philosophy and Catholic Theology: A Primer. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2009. Pp 181. $21.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-5661-7.
Reviewed by Ann S.F. SWANER, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33138

Pierre ROUSSELOT, Essays on Love and Knowledge. Edited by Andrew Tallon & Pol Vandevelde. Translated by Andrew Tallon, Pol Vandevelde, & Alan Vincelette. Volume III of the Collected Philosophical Works. Milwaukee: Marquette University, 2008. Marquette Studies in Philosophy, no. 32. Pp. 264. $30 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-655-1 & ISBN-10: 0-87462-655-2.
Reviewed by Jeremy WILKINS, University of St Thomas School of Theology, Houston, Texas 77024.

Robert A. HUNT, The Gospel among the Nations: A Documentary History of Inculturation. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xiv + 289. $35.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-874-4.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Fathers Archives, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Kenneth J. ARCHER, A Pentecostal Hermeneutic: Spirit, Scripture, and Community. Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, 2009. pp. 291. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0567083678.
Reviewed by John KETZER, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Francis S. COLLINS, Editor, Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith. New York: HarperOne, 2010. xviii + 328 pages. $19.99 hc. ISBN 978-0061787348
Reviewed by Sharon CHRISTY, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Merold WESTPHAL, Whose Community, Which Interpretation? Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. pp. 160. $19.00 pb. ISBN 978-0801031472.
Reviewed by Curtis SCHOLL, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Gavin D’COSTA, Christianity and World Religions: Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. pp. xiv + 232. $31.95 pb. ISBN 978-1405176736.
Reviewed by Jeffrey MAYER, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mark S. MASSA, The American Catholic Revolution: How the Sixties Changed the Church Forever. Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 191. ISBN978-0-19-973412-2.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York City

J. Milburn THOMPSON, Introducing Catholic Social Thought. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp210. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-862-1.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532

Diarmuid O’MURCHU, Adult Faith: Growing in Wisdom and Understanding. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 216. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-7
Gordon T. SMITH, Transforming Conversion: Rethinking the Language and Contours of Christian Initiation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 208. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3247-9.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto ON, M5S 1J4, Canada

Miri RUBIN, Mary the Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary. Yale University Press: New Haven, 2009.553 pages: Color illustration insert, notes and index ISBN 978-0-300-10500-1
Reviewed by Anthony M. STEVENS-ARROYO

John SNIEGOCKI, Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Globalization: The Quest for Alternatives. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2009. pp.353. $37.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-744-3.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Religious Studies Department, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118-2796

Miriam Therese WINTER, The Gospel According to Mary: A New Testament for Women. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2008
Reviewed by Mary Joan Winn LEITH, Stonehill College, 320 Washington St., Easton, MA 02357

John BURNS, Modeling Mary in Christian Discipleship. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2007
Reviewed by Mary Joan Winn LEITH, Stonehill College, 320 Washington St., Easton, MA 02357

Bonnie B. THURSTON & Judith M. RYAN, Sacra Pagina: Philippians & Philemon. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2005, 2009 (updated bibliography). pp 293, $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5979-3.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Yves CONGAR, Essential Writings. Maryknoll: NY: Orbis Books, 2010. Selected with an introduction by Paul LAKELAND. pp. 204. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-787-7.
Reviewed by Rose BEAL, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN 55987

Raimon PANIKKAR, The Rhythm of Being: The Gifford Lectures. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 413. $50.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-855-3 (hardcover).
Reviewed by Donald L. WALLENFANG, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626

Peter J. LEITHART, Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2009. pp. 254. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-60258-069-5.
Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079

William CHARLES, editor, Basil Hume: Ten Years On. London, England: Burns & Oates, 2009. xi + 217 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8264-3941-3.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Thomas J. NORRIS, Cardinal Newman for Today. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2010. pp. 230. $18.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-5654-8365-1.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Curt CADORETTE, Catholicism in Social and Historical Contexts: An Introduction. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. xi + 276 pages. $20.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-872-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Andrew ROOT, The Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 140. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3914-0
Reviewed by Daniel J. OLSEN, Loyola University Chicago.

Dolores R. LECKEY and Kathleen DOLPHIN, editors, Monika Hellwig: The People’s Theologian. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. pp. 253. $30.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-14989-0.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University (emerita), 1415 W. Rascher Avenue, Chicago IL 60640-1205

Don BROPHY, Catherine of Siena: A Passionate Life. New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2010. 296 pages. $24.95 hc. ISBN 978-1-933346-28-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Michael L. COOK SJ, Trinitarian Christology: The Power that Sets Us Free. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. pp.115. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4657-4.
Reviewed by Shannon SCHREIN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Hubert WOLF, Pope and Devil: the Vatican’s Archives and the Third Reich. Translated by Kenneth Kronenberg. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010. 325 pages. $29.95 hc. ISBN 978-0-674-05081-5.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Terrence TILLEY, Faith: What it is and What it isn't. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2010, pp. 152 including indexes and bibliography. $22.00. ISBN 976-1-57075-679-9.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University (emerita), 1415 W. Rascher Avenue Chicago IL 60640

Roger S. GOTTLIEB, A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet’s Future. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2006. pp. 304. $35.00. ISBN 0-19-517648-0.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108 and Christopher CLOW, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

Karl RAHNER, The Mystical Way in Everyday Life. Annemarie S. Kidder, trans. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp xxxix, 194. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-867-6.
Reviewed by Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN 56321.

Paul AVIS, Reshaping Ecumenical Theology: The Church Made Whole? London: T&T Clark, 2010. pp. 205 +x. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5671-9443-5.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Yves CONGAR, At the Heart of Christian Worship: Liturgical Essays of Yves Congar. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2010. Pp. xix, 156. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-6229-8.
Reviewed by Keith J. EGAN, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556

John D. DADOSKY, Editor, Meaning and History in Systematic Theology: Essays in Honor of Robert M. Doran, SJ. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Marquette University Press, 2009. 518 pages. $39.99 (hard cover). ISBN 0-87462-745-1.
Reviewed by Gregory BRACHO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

John Michael TALBOT, The World is my Cloister: Living From the Hermit Within. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 125 pages. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-858-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Philip TOVEY, The Theory and Practice of Extended Communion. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009. pp. 196. $99.95 hb.
Reviewed by James DALLEN, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258

BENEDICT XVI, Joseph Ratzinger in Communio. Vol. 1, The Unity of the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 202. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6416-1.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S. Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978

John Howard YODER, The War of the Lamb. Edited by Glen Stassen, Mark Thiessen Nation, and Matt Hamsher. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009. pp. 230. ISBN 978-1-58743-260-6.
Reviewed by Andrew T. MCCARTHY, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 01612

Andrew SHENTON, editor, Messiaen the Theologian. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2010. pp. 290. $114.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6640-0.
Reviewed by Donald L. WALLENFANG, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626

Ladislas ORSY, Receiving the Council: Theological and Canonical Insights and Debates. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier Books, 2009. pp. 151. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5377-7.
Reviewed by Randall WOODARD, Saint Leo University

Mark SHAW, Global Awakening: How 20th-Century Revivals Trigged a Christian Revolution. Illinois, InterVersity Press Academic, 2010, pp.221, pb. ISBN-978-0-8308-3877-6.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Néstor MEDINA, Mestizaje: (Re) Mapping Race, Culture, and Faith in Latina/o Catholicism. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2009. Pp. 203. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-834-8.
Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207

Veli-Matti KARKAINNEN, The Spirit of the World. Emerging Pentecostal Theologies in Global Contexts. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009. pp. 272. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6281-5.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709

Julie Hanlon RUBIO, Family Ethics: Practices for Christians. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2010. Pp. 260. ISBN 978-1-58901-639-2.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727

John HAUGHT, Making Sense of Evolution. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. xvii+ 163 pages. $19.95 pub. ISBN 978-0-6642-3285-6.
Reviewed by Daniel A. ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

R. A. HERRERA, Mystics in Spite of Themselves: Four Saints and the Worlds They Didn’t Leave. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. viii + 124 pages. $12.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4861-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

WILLIAM OF AUVERGNE, On the Virtues, Part One of On the Virtues and Vices. Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation, no. 45, translated with an introduction and notes by Roland Teske, SJ. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2009. 310 pp. $30 pb. ISBN 10:80-87462-248-4.
Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126

Walter E. CONN, Conscience and Conversion in Newman: A Developmental Study of Self in John Henry Newman. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2010. 158 pages. $17.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-87462-777-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Christopher M. CULLEN, S.J. and Jospeph Allan CLAIR, eds , Maritain and America. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2009. Pp. 270 +xxvi. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9669-2268-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103

Cardinal Walter KASPER, Harvesting The Fruits: Basic Aspects of Christian Faith in Ecumenical Dialogue. NY: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009. Pp. 207. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1441-16272-4.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO 63105

James G. CROSSLEY, Why Christianity Happened. A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins (26-50 CE). New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. pp. 253. $30.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-14989-0.
Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI, Tennessee State University, TN 37209

Christopher PRAMUK, Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp 322. $29.95 hardback. ISBN # 978-0-8146-5390-6.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244.

Daniel BERRIGAN with John DEAR, S.J., editor, Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 2009. pp 285. $20.00 paperback. ISBN # 978-1-57075-837-9.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244.

Trent POMPLUN, Jesuits on the Roof of the World: Ippolito Desideri’s Mission to Tibet. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. xi + 302 pages. $29.95 hc. ISBN 978-0-19-537786-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Wendy BECKETT, Encounters with God: In Quest of the Ancient Icons of Mary. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2009. 132 pages
Reviewed by Frances LEAP.

Ed STETZER and Warren BIRD, Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bassss, 2010, ISBN 978 0 470 55045 8, 210 pages.
Reviewed by Richard RYMATRZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J5

Kathleen ASHLEY and Marilyn DEEGAN, Being a Pilgrim: Art and Ritual on the Medieval Routes to Santiago. Farnham, Surrey: Lund Humphries, 2009. 264 pages. ISBN-13: 9780853319894 Hardcover. £30.
Reviewed by Bob Dixon, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Projects Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia.

Lynn H. COHICK, Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2009. 350 pages. $26.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3172-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mark EDWARDS, Catholicity and Heresy in the Early Church. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2009. pp. 176. £16.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6297-6.
Reviewed by Peter DRILLING, Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY

Michael STOEBER, Reclaiming Theodicy: Reflections on Suffering, Compassion and Spiritual Transformation. New York: Palgrave, 2005. 143, HC. $99.95. ISNB-13-078-1-4039-9762-3.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Timothy KELLY, The Transformation of American Catholicism: The Pittsburgh Laity and the Second Vatican Council, 950-1972. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2009, ISBN 978 0 268 03319 4
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta.

Pope BENEDICT XVI, Church Fathers: From Clement of Rome to Augustine. (trans. L’Osservatore Romano). San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008. pp. 196. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-58617-245-9. The Fathers of the Church: From Clement of Rome to Augustine of Hippo (ed. Joseph T. Lienhard). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009. pp. 192. $15.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-80284-459-8.
Reviewed by J. Burton FULMER, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104

Scott H. HENDRIX, Early Protestant Spirituality in the Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. ISBN 978 0-8091-4211-8; 978 0-8091-0566-3.Index. pp. 338. $29.95.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.

Scott WRIGHT, Oscar Romero and the Communion of Saints. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 162. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-839-3.
Reviewed by Arthur KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

Stanley HAUERWAS, A Cross-Shattered Church: Reclaiming the Theological Heart of Preaching. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2009. pp. 176. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-258-3.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709

Neil B. McLYNN, Christian Politics and Religion in Late Antiquity. Surrey, England: Ashgate Variorum, 2009. xi + 320 pages. $111.49 hc. ISBN 978-0-7546-5992-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Christian W. TROLL, Dialogue and Difference: Clarity in Christian-Muslim Relations. Tr. David Marshall. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2009. 184 pp., $34.00, paperback, ISBN: 978-1-57075-856-0.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, University of Makeni, Sierra Leone

Ken JOHNSON-MONDRAGON, editor, Pathways of Hope and Faith Among Hispanic Teens. Pastoral Reflections and Strategies Inspired by the National Study of Youth and Religion; Volume 1 : Pathways and Journeys for a New Generation, Stockton, California : Institute Fe Y Vida, 2007
Reviewed by Solange LEFEBRE

M. Shawn COPELAND, editor, Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 210. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-819-5.
Reviewed by Mary L. GAUTIER, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, 2300 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20007.

Maureen H. O’CONNELL, Compassion: Loving Our Neighbor in an Age of Globalization. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 242. $32.00 sc. ISBN 978-1-57075-845-4.
Reviewed by Daniel J. OLSEN, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, 700 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987.

Martin MCGEE, OSB, Christian Martyrs for a Muslim People. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2008. pp. 180. $18.95 pb. ISBN 978-0809145393.
Reviewed by Laurie JOHNSTON, Emmanuel College, Boston MA 02115.

Meredith B. MCGUIRE, Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life. New York: Oxford University Press. 2008. pp. 290. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-19-536833-8.
Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG, University of Notre Dame, NOTRE DAME, INDIANA 46556.

Mary FORMAN, Editor, One Heart, One Soul, Many Communities. Collegeville, MN: Saint John's University Press, 2009. pp. 214. $24.95 pb. ISBN 987-0-9740992-5-5.
Reviewed by Randall WOODARD, Saint Leo University

Stephen BEVANS, An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 384. $30.00 paperback. ISBN # 978-1-57075-852-2.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244.

Gary ANDERSON, Sin: A History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. pp. 253. $30.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-14989-0.
Reviewed by Theodore James WHAPHAM, St. Thomas University, 16401 NW 37th Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054

Gus GORDON, Solitude and Compassion: The Path to the Heart of the Gospel. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442

Miguel A. DE LA TORRE, Trails of Hope and Terror: Testimonies on Immigration. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by Segundo PANTOJA, Borough of Manhattan Community College-CUNY, NY, 10007

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Thomas Jay OORD, Editor Divine Grace and Emerging Creation: Wesleyan Forays in Science and Theology of Creation. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009. Pp. xiv + 229. $27.00 pb. ISBN 978-1606082874.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Celia DEANE-DRUMMOND, Christ and Evolution: Wonder and Wisdom. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2009. Pp. xvi + 295. $23.00 pb. ISBN 978-0800640132.
Reviewed by Michael MARCUM II, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Steven T. OSTOVICH, The Courage of Faith: Some Philosophical Reflections.. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. Pp. vii + 151 pages. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0814618721.
Reviewed by Jill HOWARD, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

John POLKINGHORNE, Theology in the Context of Science. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009. Pp. viii + 164. $26.00 hb. ISBN 978-0300149333.
Reviewed by David A. BEAVERSON, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Martin C. ALBL, Reason, Faith, and Tradition: Explorations in Catholic Theology. Winona, MN: St. Mary’s Press, 2009. pp.viii + 402. $36.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-88489-982-2.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Jared WICKS, S.J., Doing Theology. New York and Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. Pp. xii + 292. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4564-5.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Bryan C. HOLLON, Everything is Sacred: Spiritual Exegesis in the Political Theology of Henri de Lubac. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2009. Pp. xii + 216. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-1556358579.
Reviewed by Gregory John BRACHO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Lisa M. BITEL, Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. pp. xvi + 299. $34.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-533652-8.
Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY, Calvary Episcopal Church, Underhill, VT 05489

Joseph MARTOS, The Sacraments: An Interdisciplinary and Interactive Study. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. 274 pages. ISBN 978-0-8146-5369.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4 Canada.

Jame SCHAEFER, Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethics: Reconstructing Patristic and Medieval Concepts. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009. pp. 280. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-58901-268-4.
Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610

Anna-Karina HERMKENS, Willy Jansen and Catrien Notermans, Eds., Moved by Mary: The Power of Pilgrimage in the Modern World. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by Matthew T. LOVELAND, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 13214

Mary E. MCGANN, et al., Let It Shine: The Emergence of African American Catholic Worship. New York: Fordham University Press, 2008. Pp. 181. ISBN 978-0-8232-2992-5.
Reviewed by James DALLEN, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99203

Gerard MANNION, editor , The Vision of John Paul II: Assessing His Thought and Influence. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, a Michael Glazer Book, 2008. pp.287, $37.95ppb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5309-8(pbk).
Reviewed by Loretta DEVOY, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY 11439

Jennifer MOORCROFT, God is All Joy: The Life of St. Teresa of the Andes. Washington DC: ICS Publications, 2009. pp. 163. ISBN 978-0-935216-42-4. $12.95 pb..
Reviewed by Jason Paul BOURGEOIS, Quincy University, Quincy IL 62301

Pheme PERKINS, Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels. Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8028-1770-9, hard cover, pp.312.
Reviewed by Kathleen McGovern GAFFNEY, Emerita, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA 70125

Daniel BERRIGAN, No Gods but One. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2009. Pp.184. ISBN 978-0-8028-6462-8.
Reviewed by Andrew MCCARTHY, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 01612

Gerald W. SCHLABACH, Editor, Just Policing, Not War: An Alternative Response to World Violence. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2007. pp. xx + 255. $27.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5221-3.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Paul DAPONTE, Hope in An Age of Terror. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 200. $34.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-843-0.
Albert NOLAN, Stan Muyebe (editor), Hope in An Age of Despair. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2009. pp. 178. $14.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-835-5.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY. 14618

Merold WESTPHAL, Whose Community? Which Interpretation? Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2009. pp. 160. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0801031472.
Reviewed by Daniel ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Wilfrid J. HARRINGTON, O.P., Sacra Pagina (Volume 16): Revelation. Liturgical Press, 1993, 2008 (updated bibliography). pp. 278. $24.95 pb. ISBN 13: 978-0-8146-5977-9.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78240

Scott W. HAHN, Covenant and Communion: The Biblical Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Books, 2009. Pp. 190. $21.99 hb. ISBN 978-1-58743-269-9.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD 21727

D. Stephen LONG, Speaking of God: Theology, Language, and Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eedrmans, 2009, pp. 341. $32.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4572-6.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057

J. J. MUELLER, S.J., et al., Theological Foundations: Concepts and Methods for Understanding the Christian Faith. Winona, Minnesota: St. Mary’s Press, 2007. pp. 418. ISBN 978-0-88489-920-1.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574.

Ralph W. HOOD, Jr., Peter C. HILL, Bernard SPILKA, The Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Approach. Fourth Edition; New York, London: The Guilford Press, 2009, pp. 636, ISBN: 978-1-60623-303-0.
Reviewed by Lluis OVIEDO, Pontificia Universita Antonianum, 00185 Rome -Italy

Edith STEIN, Potency and Act: Studies Toward a Philosophy of Being. Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications, 2009. pp. 518. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-935216-48-6.
Reviewed by Donald L. WALLENFANG, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626

Michael E. LEE, Bearing the Weight of Salvation: The Soteriology of Ignacio Ellacuría. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2009. pp. 237. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8345-2421-0.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

Christian SMITH with Patricia SNELL, Souls in Transition: the Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults. New York: Oxford University Press. 2009. pp. 300. $35.00 Hardback. ISBN 978-0-19-537179-6.
Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC, The Catholic University of America, WASHINGTON D.C. 20064

Stephen B. BEVANS, SVD, and Jeffrey GROS, FSC, Evangelization and Religious Freedom. Rediscovering Vatican II Series. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. pp. 259. $21.95 pb. ISBN 0-8091-4202-3.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S., Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978

Tracey ROWLAND, Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. pp. xii + 214. £8.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-19-957034-8.
Reviewed by Joseph FLIPPER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Rik VAN NIEUWENHOVE, Robert FAESEN, SJ, and Helen ROLFSON, editors, Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries. New York: Paulist, 2008. pp. xvi+399. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-0569-4.
Reviewed by Christopher DENNY, St. John’s University, Queens, NY 11439

Robert J. DALY, SJ, editor, Apocalyptic Thought in Early Christianity. Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. pp. 304. $32.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3627-9.
Reviewed by Michael G. AZAR, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, 10458

Susan K. WOOD, One Baptism: Ecumenical Dimensions of the Doctrine of Baptism. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Alexis D. ABERNETHY, editor, Worship That Changes Lives: Multidisciplinary and Congregational Perspectives on Spiritual Transformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. pp.285. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3194-6.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118

Kathleen McALPIN, Ministry That Transforms: A Contemplative Process of Theological Reflection.. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp.147. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3222-2.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118

David L. SCHINDLER, editor, Love Alone Is Credible: Hans Urs von Balthasar as Interpreter of the Catholic Tradition. Volume 1. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008. pp. 360. ISBN 978-0-8028-6247-1.
Reviewed by Daniel P. SHERIDAN, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, 278 Whites Bridge Road, STANDISH, ME 04084

Elizabeth A. JOHNSON, Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God. New York: Continuum, 2008. pp. 234. $24.95 hardback. ISBN 978-0-8264-1770-1.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Timothy E. BYERLEY, The Great Commission: Models of Evangelization in American Catholicism. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2008. $18.95 pb. ISBN978-0-8091-4558-4.
Reviewed by Paul D. HUESING, The Paulist Center, Boston, MA 02108

Gordon T. SMITH, Editor, The Lord’s Supper, Five Views: Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Baptist, Pentecostal. Downers Grove Illinois: InterVarsity Press Academic, 2008. $18.00 pb. ISBN978-0-8308-2884-5.
Reviewed by William M. SHEA, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA 01610

Richard P. MCBRIEN, The Church: The Evolution of Catholicism. New York: Harper One, 2008, xxviii + 496 pp., $29.95 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-0-06-124521-3.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Fathers Archives, Brooklyn, New York.

Kate DUGAN and Jennifer OWENS, editors, From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism. Liturgical Press, 2009. pp. 237. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3258-1.
Reviewed by Michael P. McCARTHY, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153

Ormond RUSH, The Eyes of Faith: The Sense of the Faithful and the Church’s Reception of Revelation. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2009. pp. 330. $79.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8132-1571-6.
Reviewed Amanda OSHEIM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Jim FOREST, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton. Revised edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. xxvi + 262. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-754-9.
Reviewed Patrick F. O’CONNELL, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541

Avery Cardinal DULLES, Evangelization for the Third Millennium. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. pp. 120. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4622-2.
Reviewed Joel WARDEN, The Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Gregory BAUM, The Theology of Tariq Ramadan: A Catholic Perspective. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2009. pp. 178. $25.00 pb. ISBN 0-268-02214-3.
Reviewed by Reid B. LOCKLIN, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S1J4, CANADA

Steven BOGUSLAWSKI and Ralph MARTIN, Editors, The New Evangelization: Overcoming the Obstacles. New York, Paulist Press, 2008, pp.157. $16.95 pb. ISBN-13978-0-8091-4532-4.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Matthew Avery SUTTON, Aimee Sample McPherson and the Resurrection Christian America. London: Harvard University Press, 2007. pp. 280. pb. ISBN 978-0-674-03253-8.
Reviewed by Jacqueline E. WENGER, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Washington, DC 20036

David N. BELL, Orthodoxy: Evolving Tradition. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2008. pp. 241. $29.25 pb. ISBN 987-0-87907-228-5.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Charles E. CURRAN, Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008. pp. 353. $59.95 hb, $26.95 pb. ISBN 1589011961.
Reviewed by Catherine OSBORNE, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Thomas MERTON, The Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 4. Edited with an introduction by Patrick F. O’Connell. Collegeville, MN: Cisterican Publications, 2009. pp. 291. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8790-7019-9.
Reviewed by Daniel ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Gabriel MORAN, Believing in a Revealing God: The Basis of the Christian Life. Liturgical Press, 2009. pp 194. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5388-3.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4

Conor KOSTICK, The Siege Of Jerusalem: Crusade and Conquest in 1099. New York: Continuum Books, 2009. Pp. 232. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9781847252319.
Reviewed by Robin O’REILLY, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Brad HARPER and Paul Louis METZGER, Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. MI: Brazos Press, 2009. pp. 336. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-173-9.
Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Milo KEARNEY and James ZEITZ, World Saviors and Messiahs of the Roman Empire, 28 BCE-135 CE: The Soterial Age. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009. pp. 432. $129.95 hb. ISBN 0-7734-4839-X.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709

James R. PETERS, The Logic of the Heart: Augustine, Pascal, and the Rationality of Faith. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2009. pp. 304. $32.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3599-9.
Reviewed by Gerald MCCARTHY, Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609

Jerome KODELL, Don't Trust the Abbot, Musings from the Monastery. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp. 94. $11.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3238-3.
Reviewed by Susanna L. CANTU GREGORY, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469

Wil DERKSE, A Blessed Life, Benedictine Guidelines for Those Who Long for Good Days. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp. 95. $11.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-1863-9.
Reviewed by Susanna L. CANTU GREGORY, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469

Terrence G. KARDONG, The Life of St. Benedict by Gregory the Great. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp. 160. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3262-8.
Reviewed by Susanna L. CANTU GREGORY, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469

Charles E. CURRAN & Julie Hanlon RUBIO, Marriage. (Readings in Moral Theology No. 15) New York: Paulist Press, 2009. pp. 455. $34.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8091-4575-1.
Reviewed by Jason KING, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 15601

George SMIGA, The Gospel of John Set Free: Preaching Without Anti-Judaism. Paulist Press, 2008. pp. 180. $14.95 pb. ISBN-13:978-0-8091-4457-0.

Daniel HARRINGTON, The Synoptic Gospels Set Free: Preaching Without Anti-Judaism. Paulist Press, 2009. pp.227. $19.95 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-8091-4583-6.
Reviewed by John TROKAN, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati Ohio, 45233

William G. RUSCH, editor, The Pontificate of Benedict XVI: Its Premises and Promises. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2009. Pp. 173 +xiv. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4868-0.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103

Jacques LE GOFF, Saint Louis. Translated by Gareth Evan Gollrad. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2009. Pp. 947 +xxxii. ISBN 978-0-268-03381-1.
Reviewed by Gary MACY, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95050

Alasdair MacINTYRE, God, Philosophy, Universities: A Selective History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., A Sheed & Ward Book, 2009. Pp. 193. $29.95 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-7425-4439-1.
Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012

Robert LENTZ and Edwina GATELEY, Christ in the Margins. Orbis Books, 2003. pp.145. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-814-0.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

Steven OSTOVICH, The Courage of Faith: Some Philosophical Reflections. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp. 130. Pb. ISBN978-0-8146-1872-1.

Antoinette BOSCO, Radical Forgiveness. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis books, 2009. pp. 150. $15.95,Pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-815-7. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY. 14618

Thomas P. RAUSCH, SJ, Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to His Theological Vision. New York/Mahweh, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. pp. 195. $22.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8091-0556-4.
Reviewed by Dorothy JACKO, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601

Tim VIVIAN, Editor , Witness to Holiness: Abba Daniel of Scetis. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 2008. pp.399. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-419-7.
Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119

Paul D. MURRAY, editor, Receptive Ecumenism and the Call to Catholic Learning: Exploring a Way for Contemporary Ecumenism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 464. $99 hb. ISBN978-0-19-921645-1.
Reviewed by Anastasia WENDLINDER, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258.

Francis J. MOLONEY, SDB, Life of Jesus in Icons: From the Bible of Tiblisi. Commentary by Francis J. Moloney. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2008. pp.150. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3237-6.
Reviewed by Shannon SCHREIN, Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd. Sylvania, OH 43560

Marc FOLEY, O.C.D., The Context of Holiness: Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on the Life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Washington DC: Institute of Carmelite Studies, 2008. pp. 159. ISBN 978-0-935216-46-2. $13.95 pb.
Reviewed by Jason Paul BOURGEOIS, Quincy University, Quincy IL 62301

Gerard SLOYAN, Jesus. Collegeville, Liturgical Press, 2008. pp. 194. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5991-5.
Dianne BERGANT, Scripture: History and Interpretation. Collegeville, Liturgical Press, 2008. pp. 174. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5995-3.
Reviewed by James Zeitz, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207

C. Kavin ROWE, Early Narrative Christology, The Lord in the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2009. Pp. 270. $39.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3591-3.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Dawn M. NOTHWEHR , That They May Be One: Catholic Social Teaching on Racism, Tribalism, and Xenophobia. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2008. pp. 250. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-793-8.
Reviewed by Karen TEEL, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110

Brendan BYRNE, A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2008. pp. 265. $26.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-1856-1.
Reviewed by Andrew McCARTHY, Saint Leo University, 15 Maple Ave, Jamestown, RI 02835

Edward FOLEY, From Age to Age: How Christians Have Celebrated the Eucharist. (Revised and expanded edition.) Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2008.29.95 pp. 405. pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3078-5.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO 63105

Thomas A. NAIRN, editor, The Consistent Ethic of Life: Assessing Its Reception and Relevance. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. 208. $25.00. ISBN: 13: 978-1-57075-792-1 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, CTSA/John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118

Christian SMITH, Michael O. EMERSON with Patricia SNELL, Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 270. ISBN 978-0-19-533711-2.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza, 502 West 165 Street, New York, New York 10032

Nil SORSKY (David M. GOLDFRANK, Editor and Translator), The Authentic Writings. Cistercian Publications, 2008. Pb. 369 + XXII. ISBN 978-0-087907-321-3 (pbk).
Reviewed by Richard PENASKOVIC, Auburn University, AL 36849-5210

Hans WALDENFELS, Jesus Christ and the Religions: An Essay in Theology of Religions. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2009. pp. 145. $ pb. ISBN 13 978-0-87462-739-8.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057

Abbot Christopher JAMISON, Finding Happiness: Monastic Steps for a Fulfilling Life. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2008. pp 180. $19.95 hb. ISBN-978-0-8146-1878-3.
Reviewed by Kathleen M. FISHER, Assumption College, Worcester, MA 01609

Richard S. ASCOUGH, Lydia: Paul’s Cosmopolitan Hostess. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. pp 110. $14.95 pb. ISBN-978-0-8146-5269-5.
Reviewed by Kathleen M. FISHER, Assumption College, Worcester, MA 01609

Tom BEAUDOIN, Witness to Dispossession: The Vocation of a Post-modern Theologian. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008, pp. 200. $24.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-785-3
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4

DANIEL BORNSTEIN, editor, Medieval Christianity. A People's History of Christianity, volume 4. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2009. Pp. 409 + xx. ISBN 978-0-8006-3414-8. Hardcover. $35.
Reviewed by Gary MACY, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95050

Tim VIVIAN, Editor, Becoming Fire: Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Cistercian Publications, 2008. pp.556. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-525-5.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

John J. PIDERIT, S.J., and Melanie M. MOREY, Renewing Parish Culture: Building for a Catholic Future. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-5904-2; ISBN-10: 0-7425-5904-1
Reviewed by Audra KUNCIUNAS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Projects Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia

Terrence W. TILLEY, The Disciples’ Jesus: Christology as Reconciling Practice. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008. Pp. 302. $38.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-796-9.
Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012

Michael G. LONG, editor, Christian Dissent for the 21st Century. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2008, pp. 160. $18.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-800-3.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Richard J. BLACKWELL, Behind the Scenes at Galileo’s Trial: Including the First Translation of Melchior Inchofer’s Tractatus syllepticus. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.pp.245 $28.00 (paper) ISBN 9780268022105.
Reviewed by Robin A. O'REILLY, College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ 07960

John F. BALDOVIN, Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to the Critics. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2008. pp. 188. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8144-6219-9.
Reviewed by James DALLEN, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258

Barry HANKINS, American Evangelicals: A Contemporary History of a Mainstream Religious Movement. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN-13:978-0-7425-4989-0, hardcover. 205 pages.
Reviewed by Michael J. McCALLION, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2701 Chicago Blvd., Detroit, Michigan, 48207

Robert BARRON, Word on Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ. New York: Crossroad, 2008. pp. 225. $16.95 pb. ISBN-13 978-0-8245-2453-1.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

William T. CAVANAUGH, Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008. pp. 103. $12.00 pb. ISBN-13 978-0-8028-4561-0.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

D. Christopher SPINKS, The Bible and the Crisis of Meaning. Debates on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture. New York: T & T Clark, 2007. pp. 180. $132.00 hb. ISBN 10-0567032108.
Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610

Daniel J. HARRINGTON, Why Do We Hope? Images in the Psalms. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2008. pp. 109. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3085-3.
Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610

Mary J. McDONOUGH, Can a Health Care Market be Moral? A Catholic Vision. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2007, pp. 256. $29.95 pb. ISBN 1-58901-157-0.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118

Carolyn WHITNEY-BROWN, editor, Jean Vanier: Essential Writings. New York: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. 174. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-806-5.
Reviewed by John C. MEYER, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625

Randall C. ZACHMAN, editor, John Calvin and Roman Catholicism: Critique and Engagement, Then and Now. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. Pp. 224. Np pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3597-5.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO 63105

Joyce RUPP, Prayer. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2007. pp.120. $10.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-713-6.
Robert MORNEAU, Reconciliation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2007. pp.120. $10.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-713-6. Reviewed by John E. McCORMICK , Newman University, 3100 McCormick Ave., Wichita, KS 67213

José GRANADOS, Carlos GRANADOS, and Luis SANCHEZ-NAVARRO, Editors, Opening Up the Scriptures: Joseph Ratzinger and the Foundations of Biblical Interpretation. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008. pp.173. pbk. $25.00 ISBN 978-0-8028-6011-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78240

Naim Stifan ATEEK, A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. 224. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-784-6.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Joseph A. BRACKEN, SJ., God: Three who are One. A volume of Engaging Theology: Catholic Perspectives. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier Press, 2008. 135pp. Index $19.95 (paper) ISBN 9780814659908
Reviewed by Brian M. Doyle, Department of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies, Marymount University.

Margaret POLOMA and Ralph HOOD Jr., Blood and Fire: Godly Love in a Pentecostal Emerging Church. New York: New York University Press. 2008. pp. 257. (No Price Given). ISBN – 13: 978-0-8147-6748-1.
Reviewed by Michael J. MCCALLION, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit Michigan 48206

Colman McCARTHY, I'd Rather Teach Peace. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. pp. 140. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-762-4.
John DEAR, Put Down Your Sword: Answering the Gospel Call to Creative Nonviolence. Grand Rapids, MI, 2008. pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6357-7.
Reviewed by Dorothy Jacko, SC, ThD, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601

Anthony J. KELLY, The Resurrection Effect: Transforming Christian Life and Thought. Orbis Books, 2008. Pp. 205. $30.00 pb. ISBN-13: 978-1-57075-770-9.
Reviewed by Paul J. LACHANCE, College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ 07960

John J. PILCH, Stephen: Paul and the Hellenist Israelites. Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier Book), 2008. pp.104. $8.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5229-9.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78240

Aviad KLEINBERG, The 7 Deadly Sins: A Very Partial List. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. Pp. 191. $22.95 hb. ISBN-13: 978-0-674-03141-8.
Reviewed by Alexander ANDUJAR, Saint Leo University, Dade City, FL 33574

William J. O’MALLEY, Help My Unbelief. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. 152.$15.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-803-4.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199

James BECKFORD and N. J. DEMERATH III, editors, The Sage Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007. pp 746. $130.00 pb. ISBN 1412911958.
Reviewed by Brandon R. VAIDYANATHAN, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556

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