Format: Paperback
Pages: 73
ISBN: 9781847301208
Pub Date: 15 May 2009
Description:
This book is a collection of memories and glimpses of an extraordinarily down-to-earth and insightful woman, my Nana. It looks back and forward , piecing together words, images and experiences of growing up and spending Summer holidays with her in New York, where she sourced, and seeded hope, vitality and sage advice in me. Now in my sixties, I am passing on that wisdom.
Everyone loves a grandparent, or wishes they had one to remember and be loved by , perhaps this collection of short stories, flashes of insight, moments that stayed and grew into knowledge and understanding, will give them a Nana to cherish, or add to the memories of their own wise ones, who have gone before them in faith. These memories are funny, truthful, probing, realistic; laced with grief, awe, and grace. She lived for eighty-six years; an immigrant, widowed young. I knew her and yet barely knew her as only a child knows, remembers, pieces together and then realises there are huge pieces missing. The book is short, but layered , a book to be savored, shared, and passed around.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 62
ISBN: 9781847301406
Pub Date: 11 May 2009
Description:
This book brings comfort and inspiration to those who are coping with illness: the sufferers themselves, their family, friends, care-givers, and medical staff. Inspired by the Psalms, the prayers are simple, meaningful, and honest, becoming a companion through times of need. They were written to bring comfort, but also to permeate our approach to sickness with hope and confidence.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 79
ISBN: 9781847301260
Pub Date: 05 May 2009
Description:
In 2002, Elaine Bannon took a working holiday in Kenya. There, her experience as a volunteer not only changed the lives of the semi-nomadic Maasai people with whom she worked, but changed her own life for good. Dedicating herself to volunteer work in eastern Africa, The Power of One charts the inspirational journey and work of one Dublin woman.
This book also explores the question of Africa and global poverty, highlighting the inadequate responses of the West and the need for a greater sense of urgency towards the finding of a redemptive solution to the plight of so many millions. The story of Elaine Bannon reminds us that the work of just one person can make a world of change.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 267
ISBN: 9781847301215
Pub Date: 27 Apr 2009
Description:
Faith Language, Thoughts for each day is a modern meditation on Catholic faith, consisting of a conversation in three faith-langauges: the theological language of the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the catechetical language of daily life; and the Word of God in Scripture. The traditional phrases of catechism and scripture illuminate Paddy Devitts thoughts about the everyday events so eloquently detailed in the book; events both mundane and extraordinary to which, no doubt, every reader can relate.God speaks to us through the bits and pieces of every day, and so the book is made up of these, and happenings of the past and present, to which the reader can readily dip into at any page, whether seeking comfort, counsel or simply enjoyment.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9781847300881
Pub Date: 20 Apr 2009
Description:
The sacrament of baptism welcomes a child into the family of God in a special way. In the course of its celebration those present will experience a rich tapestry of symbols, actions, gestures, prayers and the Word of God. This book is intended to explain such symbolism and the meanings behind the various parts of the baptism ceremony so that all may fully experience the deep meaning of baptism for the child, the family and the wider Christian community.
Full of helpful reminders and practical tips, this book will be an invaluable aid to parents, godparents and the whole family as they prepare for this important day in the life of the new baby.
Pages: 214
ISBN: 9781593338961
Pub Date: 17 Apr 2009
Pages: 214
ISBN: 9781463203856
Pub Date: 18 Jun 2014
Description:
This book examines the development of Augustine of Hippo’s theology of the Jewish people and Judaism. Formulating a typological association between the biblical figure of Cain and the Jews, he crafts a highly intricate theology that justifies and even demands the continuing presence of Jews and their religious practices in a Christian society. Such a theology emerges out of his highly original interpretation of Genesis 4:1–15 and yet mirrors and theologically justifies the reality of Jews and Judaism in the late Roman Empire.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 567
ISBN: 9781593336981
Pub Date: 14 Apr 2009
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Description:
Origen’s construal of the Bible as a textual incarnation of the Word encourages an assimilationist interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures as a proto-Christian gospel. Although in partial agreement with this thesis, this study suggests a non-assimilationist reading of Origen’s biblical exegesis.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 139
ISBN: 9781847300935
Pub Date: 13 Apr 2009
Description:
More than a diary of day-to-day activities on stream and lake, Gone Fishing: Anecdotes of an Angler positions angling as a recreation into the context of Denis OCallaghans philosophy of life. Its pages describe the extraordinary characters met over many years, all sharing a passion for fishing and all qualified, in the words of Izaak Walton, as brothers of the angle. Redolent of life in and love of the countryside, this book tells stories of luck both good and bad, of glorious days and successful lands, all accounts that give Gone Fishing its memorable human touches.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 324
ISBN: 9781607241119
Pub Date: 05 Apr 2009
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Description:
Iraq has been a centre of Syriac Christianity for almost two thousand years. This volume of collected papers from the Christianity in Iraq I-V Seminar Days (2004-2008) explores the Christian heritage of Iraq, highlighting the churches’ innate ability to transcend barriers of language, culture, ethnicity and religion.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9781607240013
Pub Date: 03 Apr 2009
Description:
Were issues like economic and political oppression, holy wars, resistance literature, hate-speech, xenophobia and other 21st-century realities already present among the civilizations of the ancient Near East? Prophetic literature and specifically the Book of Nahum in the Old Testament provide a unique perspective on these issues. Through Nahum’s moving poetry and disturbing imagery, oppression is verbalised, deep emotion is uncovered and we are given a glimpse of liberation and new hope in times of darkness.
This book will sensitize the reader to a better understanding of the identity and dynamics of oppressed groups, both ancient and modern.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9781607240679
Pub Date: 31 Mar 2009
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Description:
Common Heritage, Divided Communion examines the various religious and secular events related to the Council of Chalcedon (451) and the so-called “Monophysite” schism. It includes a detailed overview and analysis of contemporary Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox ecumenical efforts to re-establish ecclesial communion.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 234
ISBN: 9781607241058
Pub Date: 31 Mar 2009
Description:
This ground-breaking study offers a reassessment of Moses' book of the law from a narrative theory perspective. Concerned for the long-term viability of his people, Moses legislates a public reading of his document which is deposited next to the ark of the covenant as a national testament. Through the mechanics of narrative mediation, the narrator reveals to the reader of Deuteronomy the contents of Moses' enshrined publication.
Deuteronomy's simulcast of Moses' book invites external readers to compare and evaluate their readings with story-world readers who access the same text within the Bible's Primary Narrative.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9781853909443
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2009
Description:
Can I Play Too? is a story about a dog who wants to be boss and who is intolerant of others. It raises issues of exclusion and inclusion.
The gentle message that is reinforced is that playing together is fun!
Format: Paperback
Pages: 271
ISBN: 9781847300928
Pub Date: 11 Mar 2009
Description:
Important links exist between physical, emotional and mental health and spirituality. A mature and effective spiritual life has major benefits in all these areas, including longevity, resistance to disease and greater happiness. In Wellness: Life, Health and Spirituality, Richard Woods demonstrates how spirituality is good for you and good for the world!
Its pages explore a number of areas in which a vibrant and healthy spirituality enables people to live longer, healthier lives, contribute to society and avoid many of the discontents of our hectic technology-drive, commercialised, artificial and often lethal way of living in todays world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 255
ISBN: 9781847300331
Pub Date: 04 Feb 2009
Description:
There are many passages in the Bible which refer, directly or indirectly, to the Eucharist. Such passages are found in the Old Testament as well as in the New. Indeed, there is a fundamental unity between both Testaments: both have Jesus Christ at their centre, and, therefore, both have Eucharist at their centre.
The Breaking of the Bread: Biblical Reflections on the Eucharist explores the Eucharist theme in both testaments. The purpose of this book is to be an aid in deepening our Eucharistic faith and nourishing our Eucharistic devotion. It is not intended primarily as a theological study, but rather as a book for meditation and prayer. Humbly, this book aims to be a work of biblical theology on its knee.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 70
ISBN: 9781847300768
Pub Date: 08 Jan 2009
Description:
The Stations of the Cross, whether celebrated in our Christian communities or as private prayer, call us into the depths of the mystery of God. As we remember again the political, social and religious systems that condemned, violated and killed one innocent man, we are faced with the truth of our own cultural time and the systems we ourselves support. The journey with Christ, through the fear and through the darkness, gives us a light and a strength, an insight and a context when silence falls in our own lives.
This journey of intense suffering and sorrow remains beyond our comprehension and yet, within it, and because of it, we too find the inner strength and enduring faith for the last mile. When Silence Falls is a prayer book, telling us of hope that endures and of hearts that go on, even in the darkest hour.