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mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.liguori.org.
In Ablaze: Stories of Daring Teen Saints , Colleen Swaimexamines
the lives of eight young men and women whowere set fire with the
Spirit and set free to live lives ofextraordinary virtue. All
became saints for the outgoing,
against-the-current heroism of their teen years. The
saintsinclude:
- St. Dominic Savio- St. Teresa of the Andes- St. Kizito- St.
Stanislaus Kostka- St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception-
Blessed Pedro Calungsod, and- St. Maria Goretti.
Through prayers, images, and maps, readers catch a glimpse of a
saint's worldthat carries lessons for their own. A fine resource
for Youth Ministry. Availablefor $12.99 from Liguori Publications,
One Liguori Dr., Liguori, MO 63057. Tel:(800) 325-9521. Fax: (800)
325-9526. E-mail: [email protected]. Web
site:www.liguori.org.
The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth, FatherThomas
Berry, CP. Edited by Mary Evelyn Tucker and JohnGrim, is a
collection of essays by Fr. Berry (he died in 2009at the age of 95)
over the past several decades. The essaysin this book reflect
Berry's signature views on theinterrelatedness of both Earth's
future and the Christianfuture. He ponders why Christians have been
late in comingto the issue of the environment. He reflects
insightfully onhow the environment must be seen as a religious
issue, notsimply a scientific or economic problem. Drawing on
ThomasAquinas and Teilhard de Chardin he brings the Christian
tradition into a cosmology of care for the whole of creation.
Available for$20.00 from Orbis Books, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY
10545-0302. Tel: (800)258-5838. Fax: (914) 941-7005. E-mail:
[email protected]. Web site:www.maryknollmall.org.
Christians and Westerners who tackle reading the Qur'anwithout
any foreknowledge of the text usually becomefrustrated by the
seeming incoherence, irregularity of thestructure and changing
themes and motifs. What MichaelCuypers does in The Banquet: A
Reading of the FifthSura of the Qur'an is sort out the fragmented
text and giveit a sense of order. This volume focuses on fifth
sura(chapter) where Cuypers finds verses that give guidance
onrelations with Jews and Christians. There is both anexplanation
of the existence of other religions; and there is a
pronouncement on the status, in terms of salvation, of adherents
of the Jewish
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and Christian faiths. Cuypers is a Belgian Brother of Jesus, the
religiouscommunity founded by Charles de Foucauld. Since 1994 he
has utilized themethod of rhetorical analysis in focusing his
studies entirely on the compositionof the Qur'an text. His articles
and essays are being increasingly appreciatedby Muslim scholars.
Available for the special Internet price of $49.46 fromConvivium
Press, 7661 NW 68th St., Suite 108, Miami, FL 33166. (786)
866-9718. Fax: (305) 887-5463. E-mail: [email protected] .
Web site:www.conviviumpress.com .
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