Litpress Fall 2024 Academic Catalog

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More Explorations of Great Biblical Texts

Gerhard Lohfink ( 2024), Translated by Linda M. Maloney

By reflecting on the statement “All my springs are in you,” renowned Scripture scholar Gerhard Lohfink invites us to be renewed through the image of the springs of true life bursting forth in our own lives.

“It is not just that Lohfink expands our understanding, but he leads us into a deeper realization of our Christian faith and the joy that it brings to our lives.”

979-8-4008-0111-2

Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM

This commentary on the life of the prophet Zechariah explores the Bible through a feminist lens to help contemporary readers appreciate the work of the sixth century prophet and the editors who developed his thought regarding the future of the Jewish people.

Be Transformed

A Biblical Journey toward a More Just World Micah D. Kiel

In Be Transformed, Micah Kiel brings together Catholic social teaching and its biblical roots and applies them to instances of injustice in our world today. Be Transformed is an accessible guide that encourages readers to break open their hearts and minds to the possibility of life-giving transformation.

“Kiel has produced a tremendous text for inviting people to consider how this Catholic Social Teaching might transform their lives, and the world.”

979-8-4008-0020-7 Paperback, 152 pp., 6 x 9, $24.95 | eBook Available November 2024

One Baptism—One Church?

A History and Theology of the Reception of Baptized Christians Kimberly Hope Belcher, Nathan P. Chase, and Alexander Turpin

“One Baptism—One Church? demonstrates ways that contemporary practice may be an obstacle to the full expression of our ecumenical commitments and how history can reshape that practice. One Church, One Baptism offers hopeful practices for ecumenical dreamers.”

A. Colón-Emeric, dean of the Duke University Divinity School

978-0-8146-8912-7 Paperback, 208 pp., 5 x 8, $29.95 | eBook Available November 2024

Beyond the Visible Church

The Motif of the ecclesia ab Abel from Augustine to James Alison Florian Klug, Foreword by Massimo Faggioli

Florian Klug investigates the Abel motif hermeneutically throughout Christian church history. This unique and ground-breaking study opens new ways forward for Catholic ecclesiology.

“Klug’s thesis has immense implications not only for ecclesiology but also for pneumatology, the theology of grace, Christian mission, and, unexpectedly, for Jewish-Christian relations. I strongly recommend Klug’s book for a graduate course on the church.”

Sacred Times

A Guide to the General Roman Calendar and the Table of Liturgical Days Paul Turner

In Sacred Times, Paul Turner offers a practical commentary on the General Roman Calendar and the Table of Liturgical Days that explains what the calendar honors, how it came to be, and why these celebrations matter.

“An extraordinary resource for anyone with a question about the liturgical year. It should be on every priest or liturgical minister’s bookshelf. Every day is sacred in this volume.”

Julia Upton, RSM, PhD, retired professor of theology, St. John’s University, New York

978-0-8146-8902-8 Paperback, 280 pp., 5½ x 8½, $26.95 | eBook Available December 2024

Hearing Our Prayers

An Exploration of Liturgical Listening Juliette J. Day

In Hearing Our Prayers, Juliette Day draws upon insights from liturgical studies, philosophy, psychology, acoustical science, and architectural studies to investigate how acts of audition occur in Christian worship.

“Participating in the liturgy will not be the same again for those who let this book guide future listening and hearing.”

Nichols, author of Lively Oracles of God

978-0-8146-6941-9 Paperback, 240 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95 | eBook

The Origins of the Canons of Hippolytus

This volume provides contemporary research and careful analysis on the origin and relevance of the Canons of Hippolytus, supporting their Egyptian origin and that they remain the earliest derivative document of the Apostolic tradition.

“This work is crucial for all who study liturgy and ministry in early Christian Egypt.”

D. Spinks, Yale Divinity School

978-0-8146-8915-8 Paperback, 144 pp., 5 x 8, $29.95 | eBook Available December 2024

Praying for Freedom

Racism and Ignatian Spirituality in America

In this edited volume, the contributors to this book explore and attempt to answer “why do the Spiritual Exercises not change us as deeply as we hope?” in the context of ongoing racial injustice in the United States.

“Praying for Freedom invites us into becoming swept up and responsive to the overabundance of God’s grace, and into unlearning white supremacy, a holy unlearning. Dare to move.”

Pineda-Madrid, Loyola Marymount University

978-0-8146-6791-0 Paperback, 248 pp., 6 x 9, $29.95 | eBook

From the Enacting Catholic Social Tradition series

Virtue in Virtual Spaces

Catholic Social Teaching and Technology

Louisa Conwill, Megan Levis, and Walter Scheirer

Virtue in Virtual Spaces argues that the internet doesn’t have to be the cultural wasteland of vulgar content that we see too often today. In this book, readers will engage with the philosophies behind their favorite social media platforms, examine how the design features in these platforms shape habits and imagination, and gain dialogue-based skills to bring virtue back into virtual spaces.

979-8-4008-0026-9 Paperback, 136 pp., 5½ x 8½, $19.95 | eBook

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Cultural Catholics

Who They Are, How to Respond

Maureen K. Day

Who are “cultural Catholics” and how do we connect with them?

This accessible book examines cultural Catholics on a range of topics and offers ministerial insights for connecting with and accompanying them on their spiritual journeys.

“A very readable and engaging look at that half of the U.S. Catholic Church on the margins or totally outside of parish life.”

Tom Gaunt, SJ, Executive Director of Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)

979-8-4008-0070-2 Paperback, 168 pp., 5½ x 8½, $21.95 | eBook Available October 2024

Wisdom Commentary is the first to offer detailed feminist interpretation of every book of the Bible. The sixty-volume collection aims to aid today’s preachers and teachers in their advancement toward God’s vision of dignity, equality, and justice for all.

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Revelation

Tobit

Michele Murray

Lynn R. Huber and Gail R. O’Day

In this commentary, Lynn R. Huber examines how interpreters from different generations living within other worlds have found meaning in this image-rich and meaning-full book.

978-0-8146-8209-8

Hardcover with dust jacket, 520 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95 eBook

This commentary considers the book of Tobit through a specifically feminist lens, discoursing on topics fundamental to the human experience in the story, such as grief, death, family relationships, belonging to a minority community, disability issues, and contending with why bad things happen to good people.

978-0-8146-8114-5

Hardcover with dust jacket, 320 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95 eBook

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