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Eyes of Compassion: Learning from Thich Nhat Hanh
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Eyes of Compassion, Learning from Thich Nhat Hanh, Jim Forest, Introduction by Mobi Warren, b/w photos, ills, 160, softcover
"This appreciative portrait of a humble, devout leader should hold appeal across spiritual denominations."-- Publishers Weekly Today,...
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Saints Celebrated and Unsung
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Saints Celebrated and Unsung, On the Call to Holiness in Today's World, James Bacik, Foreword by Thomas Groome, 152, softcover
“ Saints Celebrated and Unsung  will lend you a fresh sense of your baptismal calling to holiness of life after the way of Jesus. As needed as ever, it...
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Mystics in Action
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Mystics in Action, Twelve Saints for Today, Bruce G. Epperly, 184, softcover
The inspiring stories of twelve activist mystics who awaken us to our own calling people who encounter God in life-changing ways, and then go out to change the world.
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Walter Rauschenbusch
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Walter Rauschenbusch, Essential Spiritual Writings, Modern Spiritual Masters, Joseph J. Fahey, 144, softcover
Selected spiritual writings from one of the primary voices of the Social Gospel movement in the early twentieth century.
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Essential Teachings, Modern Spiritual Masters Series, Or N. Rose, Netanel Miles-Yépez, 256, softcover
Selected writings by one of the most creative and influential Jewish spiritual teachers of the late twentieth-century.
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The Two Hands of Yes and No
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The Two Hands of Yes and No, One Family's Encounter with the Surprising Power of Active Nonviolence, John Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, Dennis Linn , Index, 192, softcover
Offers readers real-life stories of the amazing power of active nonviolence to change the course of history.
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Teilhard’s Struggle
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Teilhard’s Struggle, Embracing the Work of Evolution , Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, Index, 176, softcover
An intimate look at the major struggles Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin faced as a scientist, priest, mystic, friend, and member of the church.
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The Radical Gospel of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
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The Radical Gospel of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Peter Feuerherd, Index, 128, softcover
The extraordinary story of a true Vatican II bishop.
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Belonging: One Catholic's Journey
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Belonging, One Catholic's Journey, Frank Butler, Foreword by James Martin SJ, index, illus, 208, softcover
An eyewitness to the struggles over Catholic church reform takes the reader through decades of social change and church life.
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Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody paperback
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Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody, The Making of a Black Theologian, James H. Cone, Foreword by Cornel West, 192, softcover
The theological memoir and final work by one of the most influential theologians of our time.
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Writing Straight with Crooked Lines
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Writing Straight with Crooked Lines, A Memoir, Jim Forest, Index, photos, 336, softcover

The fascinating story of a lifetime in the service of Christ’s peace and of the extraordinary companions met along the way.

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To Speak the Truth in Love
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To Speak the Truth in Love, A Biography of Theresa Kane, RSM , Christine Schenk, CSJ, Index, photos, 336, softcover
The riveting biography of a nun who endured Vatican censure to pursue a vision of equality and justice for women in the church.
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