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The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism (Blackwell Companions to Religion)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism offers an extensive survey of the history, doctrine, practices, and global circumstances of Roman Catholicism, written by a range of distinguished and experienced Catholic writers. * Engages its readers in an informed and informative conversation about Roman Catholic life and thought * Embraces the local and the global, the past and the present, life and the afterlife, and a broad ...

Holy Teaching: Introducing the Summa Theologia of St. Thomas Aquinas

1 review
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt, Thomas Aquinas

Brazos Press, 2005

Good footnotes, GREAT theology!
This splendid book takes a slightly different angle than most modern compendiums. While the Summa is most often treated as a philosophical work, St. Thomas Aquinas' title itself, The Summa Theologiae (the summary of theology) shows it to be first and foremost a theological book. With this in mind, Bauerschmidt concentrates on the theological passages of the Summa, with special attention given ...

Why the Mystics Matter Now

3 reviews
Frederick Bauerschmidt

Sorin Books, 2003

Showcasing the wisdom of Christian mystic spirituality
Compiled and written by Frederick Bauerschmidt (Associate Professor of Theology, Loyola College, Maryland), Why The Mystics Matter Now is an introductory primer showcasing the wisdom of Christian mystic spirituality. Invitingly simple yet keenly insightful commentaries respecting seven great Christian mystics down through history, induct the readers into the art of opening their own minds and ...

Julian of Norwich and the Mystical Body Politic of Christ (ND Studies Spirituality & Theology)

1 review
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt

University of Notre Dame Press, 2008

Julian of Norwich's community
Julian of Norwich, a "simple creature unlettered" and the achoress of St. Julian Church in Norwich, received a revelation from God in 1373 that inspired her to write A Revelation of Love in two forms, commonly called the long and short texts. The short text, written after the revelation, reflects the immediacy of Julian's experience, whereas the long text shows the fruit of two decades of ...