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David Matzko MCCARTHY. Sharing God's Good Company: A Theology of the Communion of Saint Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012. pp. 174. $28.00 paperback. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6709-4. Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Diana L. HAYES. Forged in the Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2012. pp. xi+228. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-475-2
Reviewed by Karen TEEL, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110.

Thomas MERTON. The Life of the Vows. Vol. 6, Initiation into the Monastic Tradition. Edited with an Introduction by Patrick F. O'Connell. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. lxxi + 604. $44.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8790-7030-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Ananda ROSE. Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. pp. 208. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-989093-4.
Reviewed by Arthur KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island.

Elizabeth C. TINGLE. Purgatory and Piety in Brittany 1480-1720. Ashgate, 2012, pp. 308, ISBN 978-1-4094-3823-6.
Reviewed by Pierre HEGY, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY11530

Peter J. LEITHART. Athanasius. Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. 204 + xvi pp., $28 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3842-3
Reviewed by Steve W. LEMKE, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126

Mohammad Ali SHOMALI and William SKUDLAREK, Editors. Monks and Muslims: Monastic and Shia Spirituality in Dialogue. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2012. Pp. 174. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-3442-4.
Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Bernard OLIVERA. Sun at Midnight: Monastic Experience of the Christian Mystery. Translated by Augustine Roberts. Monastic Wisdom Series 29. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 148. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-029-8.
Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Charles KEITH. Catholic Vietnam: A Church from Empire to Nation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012, pp. 312. ISBN 978-0-520-27247-7.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, New York, NY 10032

D. A. CARSON. Christ and Culture Revisited. Grand Rapids, MI.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008, pp. 243, ISBN 978-0-8028-6738-4.
Reviewed Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael`s College, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4

Dermot A. LANE. Stepping Stones To Other Religions: A ChristianTheology of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Christ and Culture Revisited. Orbis Books, 2011. Pb328. ISBN 978-1-57075-991-8 Reviewed by Richard PENASKOVIC, Auburn University, AL 36849-5210

John C. SIVALON. God`s Mission and Postmodern Culture: The Gift of Uncertainty. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2012. Pp. 160. ISBN 978-1-57-75-999-4.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

Shawn Francis PETERS. The Catonsville Nine: A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era. New York: Oxford University, 2012. Pp. xx + 390. $34.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19982785-5.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Ralph MARTIN. Will Many Be Saved? What Vatican II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for the New Evangelization. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. 316pp. $24.00 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-6887-9.
Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY, Plano, TX 75026-0346

Anton K. JACOBS. Religion and the Critical Mind: A Journey for Seekers, Doubters, and the Curious. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2010. pp. 211. $65. ISBN 978-0-7391-4774-0.
Reviewed by Michael Horace BARNES, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469

James D. and Evelyn Eaton WHITEHEAD. Nourishing the Spirit: The Healing Emotions of Wonder, Joy, Compassion, and Hope. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 181. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-001-3.
Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Alberto L. GARCIA and Susan K. WOOD, editors. Critical Issues in Ecclesiology: Essays in Honor of Carl E. Braaten. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2011. xvi + 239 pages. $50.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6671-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Archbishop CHRYSOSTOMOS. A Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy: The Science, Theology, and Spiritual Practice Behind It and Its Clinical Application. Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, and Plymouth, UK: University of America Press, 2007. pp. 129 + xix. $31.50 pb. ISBN 978-0761836025.
Reviewed by Paul LaCHANCE, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Sean L. FIELD. The Beguine, the Angel and the Inquisitor: The Trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. 247. $40.00 pb. ISBN 0-286-02892-3.
Reviewed by Jonathan YEGGE, Catholic University Leuven, BE, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY 11201

William MADGES and Michael J. DALEY, eds. Vatican II: 50 Personal Stories. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 185. $28.00. ISBN: 978-1-57075-943-2 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118.

Mark Thiessen NATION. John Howard Yoder: Mennonite Patience, Evangelical Witness, Catholic Convictions. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006, pp. 211. ISBN-10: 0-8028-3940-1.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

Arthur GREEN, Editor. Hasidic Spirituality for a New Era. The Religious Writings of Hillel Zeitlin. Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Mahwah, NJ. Paulist Press, 2012. Pp. 220. $26.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4771-7.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, 14618

Addison Hodges HART. Taking Jesus at His Word: What Jesus Really Said in the Sermon on the Mount. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012. Pp. 166. ISBN 978-0-8028-6691-2.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

James Allan EVANS. The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora. Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2011, pp. 288. ISBN-13: 9781441140784.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Boniface RAMSEY. Beginning to Read the Fathers. Revised edition. New York: Paulist Press, 2012. 308 pp. $24.94. ISBN: 978-0-8091-4754-0.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, Eastchester, NY

Robin M. JENSEN. Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 210. $pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-4832-6.
Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard`s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Diarmuid O`MURCHU. In The Beginning Was The Spirit: Science, Religion, and Indigenous Spirituality. NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. x, 240. $22.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-995-6.
Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN, S.J., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207

Susan Crawford SULLIVAN. Living Faith: Everyday Religion and Mothers in Poverty. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp. 288. $84 cloth ISBN: 9780226781600, $26 paperback ISBN: 9780226781617; $7.00-26.00 E-book ISBN: 9780226781624.
Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Brother JOHN of Taizé. Friends in Christ, Paths to a New Understanding of Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 184. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-000-6.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Geoffrey MOORHOUSE. The Last Divine Office: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Katonah, NY: BlueBridge, 2012. xxvi + 278 pages. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-52-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

John WRIGHT. Postliberal Theology and the Catholic Church: Conversations with George Lindbeck, David Burrell and Stanley Hauerwas. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2012, 159 pages. ISBN 978080103982 9.
Reviewed by Richard Rymarz, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta

Ronnie J. ROMBS and Alexander Y. HWANG, eds., Tradition & the Rule of Faith in the Early Church. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2010. pp. 351. $39.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-8132-1793-2.
Reviewed by Rose BEAL, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN 55987

Lou A. BORDISSO, OSJV. Sex, Celibacy, and Priesthood. Bloomington IN: iUniverse, 2011. pp. 100. $12.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-4260-3841. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Christopher HODSON. The Acadian Diaspora: An Eighteenth-Century History. New York,: Oxford University Press 2012, 272 pages. $34.95 hardcover. ISBN 13: 9780199739776.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Canada

Ulrich L. LEHNER. Enlightened Monks: The German Benedictines 1740-1803. Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 266. $99.00 hc. ISBN: 978-0-19-959512-9.
Reviewed by Jonathan J. YEGGE, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE. St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201

Christopher J. KELLY. Cassian's Conferences: Scriptural Interpretation and the Monastic Ideal. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, 2012. pp. 120. $79.95 pb. ISBN 978-1409405597.
Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079

Ivy A. HELMAN. Women and the Vatican: An Exploration of Official Documents. Maryknoll, NY:Orbis Books, 2012. 261 $35.00 ISBN: 978-1-57075-967-3.
Reviewed by Elsie MIRANDA, Barry University, Miami Shores, Fl. 33161

Robert WUTHNOW. Red State Religion. Princeton University Press. pp. 300. ISBN 978-0-691-15055-0.
Reviewed by James. R. KELLY, Fordham University.

Nicholas PERRIN and Richard B. HAYS, eds. Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N. T. Wright. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012. pp. 294. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8308-3897-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Michael LAPSLEY with Stephen KARAKASHIAN. Redeeming the Past: My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 256. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-992-5.
Reviewed by Arthur KUBICK, Providence, RI.

ST. JEROME. Commentary on Ecclesiastes. Richard J. Goodrich & David J. D. Miller, eds and trans. Mahweh, NJ: Newman Press, 2012. pp. 258. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-61643-090-0
and
ST. IRENAEUS OF LYONS. Against Heresies. Book 2. Dominic J. Unger, tran; John J. Dillon, ed. Introduction by Michael Slusser.
Reviewed by Michael BARNES, University of Dayton, OH, 45469

R. Kevin SEASOLTZ. A Virtuous Church: Catholic Theology, Ethics, and Liturgy for the 21st Century. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. 249 pages. $38.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-973-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Sandra M. SCHNEIDERS. Prophets in Their Own Country: Women Religious Bearing Witness to the Gospel in a Troubled Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 133. $20.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-933-8.
Reviewed by Elsie MIRANDA, Barry University, Miami Shores, Fl. 33161

Caryn A. REEDER. The enemy in the household: Family violence in Deuteronomy and beyond. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 216.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

HILDEGARD OF BINGEN. Homilies on the Gospels. Translated with Introduction and Notes by Beverly Mayne Kienzle. Collegeville, Minnesota: Cistercian Publications, Liturgical Press, 2011. pp. 224. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-87907-241 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-203-2 e-book.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

CITEAUX. The Great Beginning of Citeaux . A Narrative of the Beginning of the Cistercian Order: The Exordium Magnum of Conrad of Eberbach. Translated by Benedicta Ward, SLG and Paul Savage, edited by E. Rozanne Elder. Cistercian Fathers Series 72. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2012. pp. xxx + 614. $59.95 cloth. ISBN 978-0-87907-172-1.
Reviewed by Patrick F. O`CONNELL, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541

Joseph A. BRACKEN. Does God Roll Dice? Divine Providence for a World in the Making. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. Pp. 196. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-8052-0.
Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Anne-Marie KIRMSE and Michael M. CANARIS, editors. The Legacy of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.: His Words and His Witness. Foreword by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2011. xviii + 133 pages. $45.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3960-3.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Peter MATHESON, editor. Reformation Christianity: A People`s History of Christianit, y, vol V. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. Pp.xviii, 306. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8006-9723-5.
Reviewed by Andrea J. SMIDT, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA 15010

April D. DeCONICK. Holy Misogyny: Why Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Nathan A. LUNSFORD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233.

David L. SCHINDLER. Ordering Love: Liberal Societies and the Memory of God. Grand Rapids MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. 450. ISBN 978-0-8028-6430-7.
Reviewed by Jason Paul BOURGEOIS, Marian Library/IMRI, University of Dayton, Dayton OH 45469.

Glenn W. OLSEN. On the Road to Emmaus: The Catholic Dialogue with America and Modernity. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 2012. Pp. x + 316. $69.95 hc. ISBN 9-780813-219547.
Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Craig BARTHOLOMEW. Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2011. Pp. 310. Cost $29.99 ISBN 978-0-8010-3637-8.
Reviewed by Nathan KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Richard R. GAILLARDETZ, Editor. When the Magisterium Intervenes: The Magisterium and Theologians in Today`s Church. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. xviii + 295. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8054-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Angela SENANDER. Scandal: The Catholic Church and Public Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Christian SCHAREN. Broken Hallelujahs: Why Popular Music Matters to those Seeking God. Grand Rapids Michigan: Brazos Press, 2011. pp.184. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-250-7.
Reviewed by Jacqueline E. WENGER, Independent Researcher, 10507 Water Point Way, Mitchellville, Maryland 20721

Patrick GRAY. Opening Paul`s Letters: A Reader`s Guide to Genre and Interpretation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics, 2012. pp.176. ISBN 978-0-8010-3922-5.
Reviewed by John TROKAN, College of Mount St. Joseph

Susan A. ROSS. Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty. Engaging Theology: Catholic Perspectives Series. Series edited by Tatha Wiley. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier/Liturgical Press, 2012. xvii + 166 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5994-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Paul F. BRADSHAW and Maxwell E. JOHNSON, The Eucharistic Liturgies: Their Evolution and Interpretation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Anne M. CARPENTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Anthony OELRICH. A Church Fully Engaged: Yves Congar`s Vision of Ecclesial Authority. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2011. Pp. 140. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-5797-3.
Reviewed by Martin MADAR, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161

Rafael LUEVANO. Woman-Killing in Juarez: Theodicy at the Border. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books. 2012. Pp 174 inc. bibliography. $24.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-968-0.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, emerita, 1415 W. Rascher Avenue, Chicago IL 60640-1205

Marcia PALLY. The New Evangelicals: Expanding the Vision of the Common. Grand Rapids, Michigan/Cambridge/UK: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011, pp. 268. ISBN 978-0-8028-6640-0.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, NY, NY 10032

Thomas P. RAUSCH. Eschatology, Liturgy, and Christology: Toward Recovering an Eschatological Imagination. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 169. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-814-65735-4.
Reviewed by Elizabeth L. ANTUS, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617

Ronald C. FINUCANE. Contested Canonizations: The Last Medieval Saints, 1482-1523. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2011. x+ 274 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8132-1875-5, $64.95, hardcover.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, New York.

Susan FITZPATRICK-BEHRENS. The Maryknoll Catholic Mission in Peru, 1943-1989: transnational faith and transformation. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. 240. $31.00 Paperback. ISBN 978-0-268-02905-0.
Reviewed by Karen Monique GREGG, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wane, Indiana 46807

Yves CONGAR. My Journal of the Council. Liturgical Press, 2012. Pb. 979 + LX. ISBN 978-08146-8039-2
Reviewed by Richard PENASKOVIC, Auburn University, AL 36849-5210

Amy-Jill LEVINE and Marc Zvi BRETTLER (eds). The Jewish Annotated New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. 700 pages $35.00 hardback. ISBN13:9780195297706ISBN10:0195297709.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Peter ENNS. The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn`t Say about Human Origins. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2012, 172 pp. $17.99 pb. ISBN: 978-1-58743-315-3.
Leo MADDEN, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH 43219

John Henry NEWMAN. Spiritual Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Selected with an introduction by John T. Ford. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. xi + 253. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5707-5954-3.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Rosalind BRADLEY, ed. A World of Prayer: Spiritual Leaders, Activists, and Humanitarians Share Their Favorite Prayers. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. xxviii + 228. $25.00 hb. ISBN 978-1-5707-5952-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Margaret SWEDISH. Living Beyond the "End of the World": A Spirituality of Hope. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008. pp. 222. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-767-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906.

Michael PATELLA, OSB. Angels and Demons: A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 160. $18.95. ISBN: 978-0-8146-3277-2.
Reviewed by Jonathan J. YEGGE, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE. St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

Edwin David APONTE. Santo! Varieties of Latino/a Spirituality. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 193. ISBN: 978-1-57075-964-2.
Reviewed by Bryan FROEHLE, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054

Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW. In the World, Yet not of the World: Social and Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought series. Edited and Introduction by John Chryssavgis. Foreword by José Manuel Barroso. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2010. x + 335 pages. $32.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3171-3.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mary GAUTIER, Paul PERL and Stephen FICHTER. Same Call, Different Men: The Evolution of the Priesthood since Vatican II. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. [Data from 2009 survey of priests] pp. 230. $24.95 pb. ISN 978-0-8146-3429-5.
Reviewed by Paul SULLINS, Catholic University, Washington, DC 20064 15010

Daniel E. BORNSTEIN, ed. Medieval Christianity. A People`s History of Christianity Volume 4. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. pp. 409. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8006-9722-8.
Reviewed by Russell Vincent WARREN, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA 15010

Richard R. GAILLARDETZ and Catherine E. CLIFFORD. Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 224. $19.95 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8146-3368-7.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Michael H. CROSBY, OFMcap. Repair My House, Becoming a "Kingdom" Catholic. NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 250. $22.00pb. ISBN 978-1-5705-953-6.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

Paul MURRAY. Praying with Confidence: Aquinas on the Lord`s Prayer. New York: Continuum. pp 105. $17.95 pb. ISBN 9781441147134
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Brother EMMANUEL of Taize. Love, Imperfectly Known: Beyond Spontaneous Representations of God. New York: Continuum, 2011. pp. 178. $24.95 pb. ISBN 9-781-44111-6376.
Reviewed by Fran LEAP, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601

Michael CASEY. The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict's Rule. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2010. pp. 182. $19.95.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.

Robin RYAN. God and the Mystery of Human Suffering: A Theological Conversation Across the Ages. New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2011. pp 372. $29.95.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532.

Margaret POLOMA and John GREEN. The Assemblies of God: Godly Love and the Revitalization of American Pentecostalism. New York: New York University Press, 2010. ix + 257 pages. ISBN 978-0-8147-6784-9.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

Milda ALISAUSKIENE and Ingo SCHRODER, editors. Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society: Ethnographies of Catholic Hegemony and the New Pluralism in Lithuania. 2012. xiii + 212 pages. ISBN 978-1-4094-0912-0.
Reviewed by Richard. RYMARZ, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

James l. MARSH and Anna J. BROWN, editors. Faith, Resistance, and the Future: Daniel Berrigan's Challenge to Catholic Social Thought. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 387. $60.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3982-5. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 387. $60.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8232-3982-5.
Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Nicholas P. CAFARDI, ed. Voting and Holiness: Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press 2012. Pp. 265. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4767-0.
Reviewed by Ann S.F. SWANER, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161

James K. A. SMITH. Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. pp. 156. $18.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-2918-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Charlene SMITH and John FEISTER. Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2009. Pp. xvi + 319. $18.00 pb. ISBN:978-1-57075-962-8.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

N.T. WRIGHT. How God became king: The forgotten story of the Gospels. New York: Harper Collins, 2012. pp. 282. ISBN 978-0-06-173057-3.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Vernon RULAND. Conscience across borders: An ethics of global rights and religious pluralism. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

John CONNELLY. From Enemy to Brother: The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews, 1933-1965. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. pp. 376. $35.00 hb. ISBN 9780674057821.
Reviewed by Michael G. AZAR, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Jonathan HILL. Christianity: How a Tiny Sect from a Despised Religion Came to Dominate the Roman Empire. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012. Pp. 250 + Index. ISBN 978-0-8006-9777-8.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618.

Jean-Pierre RUIZ. Readings from the Edges: The Bible and People on the Move. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 185. $28.00. ISBN: 978-1-57075-944-4 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118

Alvin PLANTINGA. Science, Religion, and Naturalism. Where the Conflict Really Lies. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Gerald McCARTHY, Assumption College (retired), Worcester, Massachusetts 01609

Thomas M. McCOOG. The Society of Jesus in Ireland, Scotland, and England, 1589 - 1597: Building the Faith of Saint Peter upon the King of Spain's Monarchy. Catholic Christendom, 1300 - 1700 series. Series edited by Thomas F. Mayer. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2012. Co-published with Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu (Rome). xiv + 467 pages. $134.95 hc. ISBN 978-1-4094-3772-7.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Daniel KEATING. First and Second Peter, Jude. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2011. pp 224, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3645-3.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Edmondo LUPIERI. In the Name of God: The Making of Global Christianity. Translated by Giovanna Lammers. Revised Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011. xx + 271 pages. $25.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4017-2.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

George T. MONTAGUE, SM. First Corinthian. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2011. pp 300, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3632-3.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Tuomas RASIMUS, Troels ENGBERG-PEDERSEN, and Ismo DUNDERBERG, editors. Stoicism in Early Christianity. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. xiii+301. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3951-5.
Reviewed by Christopher DENNY, St. John`s University, Queens, NY 11439

Kim NATARAJA (ed.), Journey to the Heart - Christian Contemplation Through the Centuries. An Illustrated Guide. Orbis Books, pp. xx, 428, 2011. $35.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-938-3.
Reviewed by Christopher Rupert S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

William O`ROURKE. The Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left. Notre Dame, Indiana, 2012 (1972). Pp. 320. ISBN 10: 0-286-03733-7 ppb.
Reviewed by James R. KELLY, Emeritus, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458.

Justus George LAWLER. Were the Popes Against the Jews?: Tracking the Myths, Confronting the Ideologues. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. xviii + 387 pages. $35.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-8028-6629-5.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Annemarie S. KIDDER. Ultimate Price: Testimonies of Christians Who Resisted the Third Reich. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 177. ISBN 978-1-57075-955-0.
Reviewed by Marc TUMEINSKI, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Wil HERNANDEZ. Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities: A Life of Tension. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2012. pp. 142. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0809147416.
Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard`s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Robert J. SPITZER. New Proofs for the Existence Of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010. Pp. 320. $28.00 pb. ISBN 0802863833.
Reviewed by Timothy BEEHLER, Lourdes University.

Timothy GEORGE. Evangelicals and Nicene Faith: Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. 246. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3926-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110.

Ursula KING. Teilhard de Chardin and Eastern Religions: Spirituality and Mysticism in an Evolutionary World. Revised Edition. New York: Paulist Press, 2011, pp. xv, 415. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-08091-4704-5.
Reviewed by Joseph A. BRACKEN, S.J, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207

Augustine ROBERTS, OCSO, Finding the Treasure: Letters from a Global Monk. Monastic Wisdom Series 34. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2011. pp. x + 257. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-034-2.
Reviewed by Patrick F. O`CONNELL, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541

David BENNER. Spirituality and the Awakening Self: The Sacred Journey of Transformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012. pp 227 + xv. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-1-58743-296-5.
Reviewed by Patrick COUSINS, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

Kristin Johnston LARGEN. Baby Krishna, Infant Christ: A Comparative Theology of Salvation. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 246. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-932-1.
Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN 56321) and University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN 55105)

James F. KEENAN, ed. Catholic Theological Ethics, Past, Present, and Future. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Lindsey ESBENSEN, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Luke Timothy JOHNSON. Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. 206. $23.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-0390-0.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

John W. CARLSON. Words of Wisdom: A Philosophical Dictionary for the Perennial Tradition. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. 350. ISBN 978-0-268-02370-6.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Anders WINROTH. The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012. xiii + 238 pages. $38.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-300-17026-9.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Ralph McINERNY. The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain: A Spiritual Life. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press. 2003/2011.
Reviewed by Fr. Mario O. D. Souza CSB, Dean, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto.

Marti R. JEWELL and David A. RAMEY. The Changing Face of Church: Emerging Models of Parish Leadership. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press, 2010. pp. 158. $11.95 pb. ISBN-13: 978-0-8294-2647-2.
Reviewed by Trudy DANTIS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Pastoral Research Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

Kathy HENDRICKS. Parish Life Coordinators: Profile of an Emerging Ministry. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press, 2009. pp. 105. $11.95 pb. ISBN-13:978-0-8294-2648-9.
Reviewed by Trudy DANTIS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Pastoral Research Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

Dean R. HOGE and Marti R. JEWELL. The Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders: What the Church Needs to Know. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press, 2010. pp. 187. $11.95 pb. ISBN-13:978-0-8294-2650-2.
Reviewed by Trudy DANTIS, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Pastoral Research Office, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

Timothy GEORGE, ed., Evangelicals and Nicene Faith: Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. Pp. 247. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3926-6.
Reviewed by Steve LEMKE, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 70126

Darlene Fozard WEAVER. The Acting Person and Christian Moral Life. Moral Traditions Series. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. pp. x+215. $32.95 pb. ISBN 9781589017726 (1589017722); eBook ISBN 9781589017870.
Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Michael J. LACEY and Francis OAKLEY, eds. The Crisis of Authority in Catholic Modernity. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 381.
Reviewed by Joseph FLIPPER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Thomas MASTERS and Amy UELMEN. Focolare. Living a Spirituality of Unity in the United States. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2011, pp. 224. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-56548-374-3.
Reviewed by Ana Lourdes SUAREZ, University of El Salvador, Saavedra 15, C1083ACA , Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bruce G. EPPERLY. Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York, NY: T&T Clark International, 2011. pp ix, 192. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-59669-7.
Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Blase BONPANE. Imagine No Religion: The Autobiography of Blase Bonpane. Pasadena, CA: Red Hen Press, 2011. pp. 214. $24.95 pb. ISBN: 978-1-59709-670-6.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI.

Anthony F. DELIA. A Sudden Terror: The Plot to Murder the Pope in Renaissance Rome. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009. 237 pages. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-674-06181-1.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Ivy A. HELMAN. Women and the Vatican: An Exploration of Official Documents. New York: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 272. $35.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-967-3.
Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard`s School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW. On Earth As In Heaven: Ecological Vision and Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Edited by John Chryssavgis. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. pp. 368. $32.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-8232-3885-9.
Reviewed by Alice L. LAFFEY, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01590

R. Andrew CHESNUT. Santa Muerte: Devoted to Death; The Skeleton Saint. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 221. ISBN972-0-19-976465-5.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, NY, NY 10032

Nicholas J. HEALY and D.C. SCHINDLER (eds.). Being Holy in the World: Theology and Culture in the Thought of David L.Schindler. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. Pp. 302. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-65540.
Reviewed by Scott W. BULLARD, Judson College, 302 Bibb Street, Marion, AL 36756

Steve BRUCE. Secularization. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, Hard Cover, 243 pages, ISBN 978 0199584406.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta

Phil ZUCKERMAN. Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, 224 pages. $24.95 hardcover. ISBN 9780199740017.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph`s College, University of Alberta.

Michael WILKINSON, editor. Canadian Pentecostalism: Transition and Transformation. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen`s University Press, 2010. $32.29 Pp. 270. ISBN 978-0-7735-3733-0. Paper.
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Thomas O`LOUGHLIN. The Didache: A Window on the Earliest Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. xvii + 185 pages. $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-4539-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Yves CONGAR. True and False Reform in the Church. Translated with an introduction by Paul Philibert. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2011. xvi + 377 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8146-5693-8, $39.95, paperback.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Alan LIGHTMAN. Mr g: A Novel About the Creation New York: Pantheon, 2012. pp. 214, $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-307-37999-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Brendan LEAHY. Ecclesial Movements and Communities. Origins, Significance, and Issues. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2011. pp. 200. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-396-5.
Reviewed by Linda MALONEY, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450

Laura HARTMAN. The Christian Consumer: Living Faithfully in a Fragile World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp.256. $29.95 hb. ISBN 978-0-19-974642-2.
Reviewed by Marie CONN, Religious Studies Department, Chestnut Hill College, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118-2796

Peter FELDMEIER. Encounters in Faith: Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue. Winona: Anselm Academic Press, 2011. Pp. xiii + 326. $31.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-59982-031-6.
Reviewed by Erik J. RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Sidney CALLAHAN. Called to Happiness: Where Faith and Psychology Meet. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 158. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-918-5.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574

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