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Entering the silence: becoming a monk & writer
By Thomas Merton. 1996
In these diaries the author tells of entering the novitiate and adjusting to the ascetic Trappist regimen. His comments reveal…
his early impressions of the monastery, the conflict he felt between writing and contemplation, and his embrace of prayer and solitude as a way of lifeThe life and times of Mother Theresa
By Tanya Rice. 1997
Biography of the nun who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Covers her childhood in Albania, her decision…
at eighteen to become a missionary nun, and her work in India. Obeying an "inner command" to serve the poor, she founded a new order, the Missionaries of Charity. Discusses the growth of her work and her worldwide contributions. For junior and senior high readersThe gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
By Leonard Fisher. 1997
Introduces thirteen of the major Egyptian deities, beginning with the sun god Ra. Describes what each represented, how each was…
depicted artistically, and explains each god's role in ancient mythology. For grades 3-6Perpetua's passion: the death and memory of a young Roman woman
By Joyce Salisbury. 1997
An account of religious martyrdom in the Roman Empire, based on the diary of Perpetua, a young Christian convert who…
died for her faith. Describes her arrest, trial, and violent execution in the public arena. Discusses the impact of her passion on the emerging Christian community. ViolenceThe presence of absence: on prayers and an epiphany
By Doris Grumbach. 1998
Describes the author's long and ongoing spiritual journey "to recover a sense of the presence of God." Reflects on religious…
problems and on readings of Dag Hammarskjöld, Kathleen Norris, and Thomas Kelley, among others. Discusses the qualities of prayerWhen the beginning began: stories about God, the creatures, and us
By Julius Lester. 1999
New versions of traditional Jewish creation stories. Lester's translations from the Hebrew verses in Genesis preface his stories about the…
world's formation, Adam and the first woman, and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999In this collection of lectures originally delivered at two universities, Tillich reflects on the development of theological ideas that have…
remained important in the twentieth century. Topics include the trinitarian controversy, Luther's doctrines, and the EnlightenmentGod's story
By Jan Mark. 1997
Twelve Bible stories from the Old Testament retold for modern readers. Includes the story of the Creation, Cain and Abel,…
Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Moses, Joseph, the parting of the Red Sea, and others. For grades 6-9Run to the mountain: the story of a vocation
By Thomas Merton. 1995
This volume of Merton's diaries recalls events as America stands on the brink of war and the author, on the…
threshold of a religious vocation. Entries describe the intellectual and quotidian life of the young writer and college instructor, and his spiritual journey from the secular world to monastic seclusionThe science of God: the convergence of scientific and biblical wisdom
By Gerald Schroeder. 1997
Argues that modern scientific discoveries corroborate, rather than conflict with, biblical revelation. Observes, for example, that the Bible's account of…
the creation of the universe is consistent with Einstein's theory of relativity and with "big bang" cosmologyThe autobiography of a Tibetan monk
By Palden Gyatso. 1997
Memoir of a Tibetan born in 1933 who became a Buddhist monk at age ten. His peaceful life ended in…
1950 when the Chinese invaded Tibet. Describes his arrest with other monks at Gadong monastery in 1959 and the starvation, torture, and reeducation sessions during his thirty years in prison. After his release, he escaped to India to inform the Dalai Lama and the world of Chinese abuse of Tibetan prisonersAn English translation of 114 wise sayings attributed to Jesus as collected in the Coptic text found near Nag Hammadi…
in Upper Egypt. Discusses the history of the writings. Explanatory notes follow. Includes an interpretive essay by Harold BloomChurch and revolution: Catholics in the struggle of democracy and social justice
By Thomas Bokenkotter. 1998
Traces the transformation of the Catholic Church from a conservative institution during the French Revolution to a progressive force in…
twentieth-century world affairs. Portrays religious and political figures such as Daniel O'Connell, Bishop Henry Edward Manning, Michael Collins, Dorothy Day, and Lech Walesa, and assesses their contributions to this change in policyThe broken tusk: stories of the Hindu God Ganesha
By Uma Krishnaswami. 1996
Introductory pieces describe Hindu mythology and the physical form of Ganesha, the god with an elephant head on a human…
body. Seventeen stories about Ganesha follow. The first explains why Ganesha has the head of an elephant. The title tale reveals why Ganesha is special to writers. For grades 5-8A search for solitude: pursuing the monk's true life
By Thomas Merton. 1996
In these diaries the author reflects on the monastic life, his spiritual and intellectual interests, and his personal struggles to…
balance solitude with social action outside the monastery. Offers observations on nature, religion, and philosophyAccount of Roman Catholicism in America from 1945 to 1970 and the Church's growing social and cultural influence after World…
War II. Focuses on religious implications of political and cultural events and discusses such key figures as Fulton Sheen, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and John F. KennedyThe other side of the mountain: the end of the journey
By Thomas Merton. 1998
Chronicles the last two years of Merton's life, during the political and social upheaval of the Vietnam War era. He…
travels widely, visiting American seminaries and venturing to India, Ceylon, and Thailand--where a tragic accident ends his life in 1968Front porch tales: Warm-hearted Stories Of Family, Faith, Laughter, And Love
By Philip Gulley. 1997
A Quaker pastor in Indiana reminisces about growing up in simpler times, recalling his neighbors, family, and home life. Also…
includes stories about his congregation in the 1990s; illustrates moral principles with passages from scriptureJust like Jesus
By Max Lucado. 1998
The author uses analogies and scripture to lead people into behaving like Jesus in their daily lives and their relationships.…
Behavior changes are possible, he contends, and one can eliminate guilt, bad habits, fear, and anxiety by following Jesus' example. Includes a study guideBelief in God in an age of science
By J. C Polkinghorne. 1998
The author, an Anglican priest and theoretical physicist, traces the similarities of investigative methods used by scientists and theologians. His…
topics include natural theology, divine action in the physical world, and prospects for future dialog that will include all religious traditions, not just those of the Abrahamic faiths