Forty years ago Suzanne Toolan wrote the famous hymn "I Am the Bread of Life," which has since been translated into 25 languages and performed all over the world. This book recounts Sr. Suzanne’s remarkable life and abundant insights into the splendor of music, liturgy and faith.
Of all the great religions, Buddhism has focused most intensively on the aspect of religion that we call spirituality. No religion has set a higher value on the states of spiritual insight and liberation, and none has set forth so methodically and with such a wealth of reflection the various paths and disciplines by which such states are reached.
Buddhism has focused intensively on the aspect of religion that we call spirituality. No religion has set a higher value on the states of spiritual insight and liberation, and none has set forth so methodically and with such a wealth of reflection the various paths and disciplines by which such states are reached.
A meaningful, devotional resource for Muslims, this lovely volume also offers insight into Islamic spiritual life for people of all faiths. Daily readings include a short passage from the Qur’an and a related quotation from Sufi or Hadith traditions.
This thorough discussion of theologian and martyr Ignacio Ellacuría's perspectives on Christian discipleship explores the nature of Christian salvation, known as soteriology, and its relationship to Christian action. A careful analysis of liberation theology and the impact of Ellacuría’s theological legacy.
In this remarkable book, award-winning author Rowan A. Greer weaves together historical detail and theological sensitivity to present a multi-layered Anglican perspective on scripture.
What is Pa divination in Nigeria? Who or what is Mami Water? Does a single African spirituality exist across all indigenous cultures, even after their contact with Western religions such as Christianity?
Africa is a deeply spiritual continent and yet has relatively few canonized saints. This book shares the wonderful and often heroic stories of people of faith from the continent of Africa.
In the spirit of Teilhard de Chardin, this fiercely innovative theologian tries to clear away 2,000 years of metaphysics and Christology, to present Jesus in a bold new light—as the culmination of human evolution and the divine plan.
