A Church of the Poor Publishers Newsletter - January 2025

A Church of the Poor Publishers Newsletter - January 2025CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD WINNER! Category: POPE FRANCIS Does a social justice approach to the gospel inevitably have to be at odds with a traditionalist emphasis on orthodoxy? Must we see Pope Francis as the progressive pope and his predecessors as the orthodox popes, and thus define everything in terms of American political categories? In this unique treatment of the theology of Pope Francis and his notion of a church of the poor and the

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and Tibetan teachings to navigate our strange new world with a spirituality that is embodied

specifically focusing on the contemplative’s death to “self” and the resurrection-like breakthrough that can result from the practice of contemplation

Etty Hillesum (1914-1943) was a young Dutch Jewish woman who would perish as so many did in the Auschwitz death camp

The careful organization and choice of essays makes Lift Every Voice a valuable book for a wide variety of courses

who entered into the world of suffering and sin to bring the good news of God’s radical mercy

His award-winning books include The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada (Book of the Year

including the award-winning 2-volume Christology

She is the author of many articles

Jim Forest has spent a lifetime in the cause of peace and reconciliation

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challenging readers to embrace life fully