Orbis Books
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Engaging Thomas Merton: Spirituality, Justice, and Racism
$29.00 Add to cartEngaging Thomas Merton is based on contemporary engagements with the work and legacy of Thomas Merton that highlight the enduring relevance of his thought in addressing the pressing concerns of our ti
- Author: Horan, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985448
- Language: English
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The Diary of Jesus Christ
$20.00 Add to cartWhile obviously not really the diary of Jesus Christ, here is a first-person account of the life of Jesus by noted Jesuit playwright Bill Cain. The diary places us inside Jesus’s consciousness, where … [more below]
- Author: Cain, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1626984077
- Language: English
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Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church Cycle B
$25.00 Add to cartThe second of three volumes from the Catholic Women Preach project of FutureChurch offers homilies for each Sunday and holy days of the liturgical year by Catholic women from around the world. The fir
- Series: Catholic Women Preach
- Author: Donnelly, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985367
- Language: English
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How the Light Gets In: And Other Headlong Epiphanies
$21.00 Add to cartSixty prose poems (“proems,” by the author’s reckoning) on matters theological, spiritual, and mystical. White a bit outside Orbis’ traditional spirituality offerings, this book will offer readers a l… [more below]
- Author: Doyle, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1626981450
- Language: English
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Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter
$26.00 Add to cartHow do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for the justice of God? I get it, that Christ is Black, but that doesn’t seem to be helping… [more below]
- Author: Douglas, Kelly Brown
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 17 2021
- ISBN10: 162698445X
- Language: English
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Jesus Before Christianity: With a New Foreword by Sr. Helen Prejean
$22.00 Add to cartAlbert Nolan’s portrait introduces us to Jesus before he became the object of Christian faith, operating in history in a specific social context, addressing concrete hopes, and engaging in controversy… [more below]
- Author: Nolan Op, Albert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1626984921
- Language: English
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The Hours of the Universe: Reflections on God, Science, and the Human Journey
$25.00 Add to cartIn a traditional monastery the recitation of the Hours calls to mind the work of God in our lives, from the gift of creation to the sufferings we bear. According to scientist, theologian, and author I… [more below]
- Author: Delio, Ilia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1626984034
- Language: English
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My Neighbor’s Faith: Stories of Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation
$27.00 Add to cartLeading writers from many religious traditions describe moments of transformation and growth through their interreligious encounters.
This groundbreaking volume gathers an array of inspiring and penetr
- Author: Peace, Jennifer Howe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 283
- Publish Date: March 20 2012
- ISBN10: 1570759588
- Language: English
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Racial Justice and the Catholic Church
$26.00 Add to cartHere, a leading black Catholic moral theologian addresses the thorny issue of racial justice past and present. Massingale writes from an abiding conviction that the Catholic faith and the black experi… [more below]
- Author: Massingale, Bryan N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1570757763
- Language: English
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I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile’s Dictatorship, 1975
$27.00 Add to cartIn September 1973 a CIA-assisted coup overthrew the democratically-elected president of Chile, ushering in the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1975, Kathleen Osberger, a recent graduate and lay volunteer fr
- Author: Osberger, Kathleen M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985472
- Language: English
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Birth of a Dancing Star: From Cradle Catholic to Cyborg Christian
$24.00 Add to cartFranciscan Sister Ilia Delio, a theologian, author of several ground-breaking books, and a speaker in wide demand, has become one of the most exciting thinkers on the frontiers of dialogue between rel… [more below]
- Author: Delio, Ilia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 15 2019
- ISBN10: 162698347X
- Language: English
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A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation 50th Anniversary Edition with New Introduction by Michael E. Lee)
$32.00 Add to cart“It would be difficult to name another theological book these past five decades that has been more influential, has inspired more believers and non-believers alike to think differently about the Chris
- Author: Gutierrez, Gustavo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985413
- Language: English
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Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation
$20.00 Add to cartA moving collection of reflections, stories and practices from the life and experiences of Father Adam Bucko–interreligious pioneer, new monastic leader, priest, spiritual director, and activist. The
- Author: Bucko, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 6, 2022
- ISBN10: 162698476X
- Language: English
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Ukraine Diary
$20.00 Add to cart“As we reflected on our experience in Ukraine, I felt a deep desire to stay faithful to the Ukrainian people and to keep choosing not just for the individual poor, who need support, but also for the c
- Author: Nouwen, Henri J. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 4, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985170
- Language: English
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The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence
$34.00 Add to cartLong-time activist, author and teacher of nonviolence, Father John Dear offers here the first ever commentary on the Synoptic Gospels from the perspective of active nonviolence, in the tradition of Ga
- Author: Dear, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985332
- Language: English
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A Black Theology of Liberation: 50th Anniversary Edition
$24.00 Add to cartWith the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most creative and provocative theological v… [more below]
- Author: Cone, James H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 1626983852
- Language: English
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No Guilty Bystander: The Extraordinary Life of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
$30.00 Add to cartThomas Gumbleton, retired Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, has long served as an outstanding voice and witness for peace and justice in the Catholic Church. From his early opposition to the Vietnam war, h
- Author: Fromherz, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985235
- Language: English
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You Are Here: Keywords for Life Explorers
$24.00 Add to cartThe magnum opus of our most important living Catholic author–a pioneer in the Christian contemplative life and spiritual writing. Unlike any book he’s written before, Brother David Steindl-Rast offer… [more below]
- Author: Steindl-Rast, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 4, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985154
- Language: English
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The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole
$30.00 Add to cartWe are a species between axial periods. Thus, our religious myths are struggling to find new connections in a global, ecological order. Delio proposes the new myth of relational holism; that is, the s
- Author: Delio, Ilia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 30, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985359
- Language: English
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A Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting
$20.00 Add to cartIn this charming and inspiring work, Kathy Coffey reflects on the spiritual dimensions of grandparenting–how this stage of life may expand our hearts, enlarge our humanity, put us in touch with funda
- Author: Coffey, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: August 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985316
- Language: English
