Victor H. MATTHEWS. The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2012. Pp 216, $24.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-4851-6. Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Patrick T. McCORMICK. God's Beauty: A Call to Justice. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp.154. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8062-9. Reviewed by Mary-Paula CANCIENNE, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ 08701

Teresa BERGER. Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History: Lifting a Veil on Liturgy's Past. Surrey, England and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2011, pp. 220. $39.95 pb. ($35.96 Website; also available ebook, hb). ISBN: 978-1-4094-2698-1. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105-1096

Katharine E. HARMON. There Were Also Many Women There, Lay Women in the Liturgical Movement in the United States 1926-1959. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 340. $39.95 pb. ISBN978-0-8146-6271-7. Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19141

Gilbert MEILAENDER, Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Co., 2013. pp 146. $16.00. ISBN: 9780802867704. Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY, Plano, TX 75026

Donald COZZENS, Notes from the Underground: The Spiritual Journey of a Secular Priest. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2013. pp. 210. $20.00. ISBN: 978-1-62698-006-8. Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118

Marc A. PUGLIESE and Gloria L. SCHAAB, eds. Seeking Common Ground: Evaluation and Critique of Joseph Bracken's Comprehensive Worldview. Marquette Studies in Theology 79 (Andrew Tallon, series ed.). Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2012. pp. 288. $27.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-87462-799-2. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Gerard J. MCGLONE, S.J. and Len SPERRY, eds. The Inner Life of Priests. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 201. $19.85 pb. ISBN978-0-8146-3438-7. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 20467

Christopher PRAMUK. Hope Sings So Beautiful: Graced Encounters Across the Color Line. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2013. Pp. 200. ISBN 978-0-8146-8210-4. Reviewed by Andrew T. McCarthy, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton, MA 01612

Keith WARD. By Faith and Reason: The Essential Keith Ward. Wm. Curtiss Holtzen and Roberto Sirvent, editors. London, England: Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd., 2012. Pp.309. �25.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-232-52898-5. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John's University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas, MN

John C. CAVADINI, ed. Explorations in the Theology of Benedict XVI. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. pp. viii + 318. $30.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-268-02309-6. Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Carla Mae STREETER O.P. Foundations of Spirituality: the Human and the Holy - a systematic approach. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, pp xxii, 130. $18.95 ppk. ISBN 978-0-8146-8071-11. Reviewed by Christopher Rupert S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4

Colleen M. GRIFFITH and Thomas H. GROOME (eds). Catholic Spiritual Practices: a Treasury of Old and New / Brewster Mass: Paraclete Press, pp 166. $18.99. ISBN 978-1-61261-246-1. Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

Reginald W. BIBBY. The Resilience & Restructuring of Religion in Canada. Reviewed by Richard Rymarz, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5.

Marie KEENAN. Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church: Gender, Power, and Organizational Culture. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012 pp. 355. $62.50 Hardback. ISBN 978-0-19-989567-0. Reviewed by Anthony J. POGORELC, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064.

Donald A. HAGNER, The New Testament: A Historical and Theological Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 872. $49.99 hb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3931-7. Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

JERZY KLUGER, The Pope and I. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis press, 2012. pp. 251. ISBN 978 1 57075 970 3. Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5

Jerome MURPHY-O'CONNOR. Keys to Galatians: Collected Essays. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier-Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 210. $24.95. ISBN: 9780814680704. Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY, Plano, TX 7502.

James I. HEFT, with John O'Malley, eds. , After Vatican II: Trajectories and Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: William B,. Eerdmans, 2012. pp. 194. $28.00. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6731-5 (pbk.). Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, University Heights, OH 44118.

Gerald O'COLLINS. Rethinking Fundamental Theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 365. $65.00 hardcover ISBN 9780199605569, $35.00 pbk (June 2013) ISBN 9780199673988. Reviewed by Robert WRIGHT, Oblate School of Theology, 285 Oblate Drive, San Antonio, TX 78216

International Theological Commission. Theology Today: Perspectives, Principles and Criteria. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 2012. Pp. viii + 90. $19.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813-220239. Reviewed by Benjamin J. BROWN, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Daniel M. BELL JR. The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World. The Church and Postmodern Culture Series. Series edited by James K. A. Smith. Grand Rapids, MI, Baker Academic, 2012. 224 pages. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3573-9. Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

Gordon J. WENHAM. Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2012. pp 233, $22.995 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3168-7. Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Virginia GARRARD-BURNETT, Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit. Guatemala Under Efra�n R�os Montt. Oxford University Press, 2010 pp 288, hb ISBN13 9780195379648, $65. pb ISBN13 9780199844777, $27.75 Reviewed by Daniel H. Levine, University of Michigan.

Richard W. MILLER, editor. Suffering and the Christian Life. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2013. Pp. 152. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-62698-013-5. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John�s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN)

Larry L.RASMUSSEN. Earth-Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. pp 368. $45.00. ISBN 978-0-19-991700-6. Reviewed by Ann MICHAUD, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

John A. RANDO, Editor. Celebrating a Century of Ecumenism: Exploring the Achievements of International Dialogue. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2012. Pp. 330. $ 30.40 ISBN 978-0-8028-6705-6. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Roger STRONSTAD. The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke: Trajectories from the Old Testament to Luke-Acts, 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 123. $16.99. ISBN: 9780801048586. Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY, Plano, TX 75026

Daniel S. BROWN, Jr., ed. Interfaith Dialogue in Practice: Christian, Muslim, Jew. Kansis City, MO: Rockhurst University Press, 2013. Pp. 160. $30 sc. ISBN 978-1-886761-32-2. Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207

Miguel A. DE LA TORRE and Stacey M. FLOYD-THOMAS, eds. Beyond the Pale: Reading Theology from the Margins. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011. Pp. 294. $40 sc. ISBN 978-0-664-23679-3. Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207

Wendy WRIGHT. The Lady of the Angels and Her City: A Marian Pilgrimage. Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2013, pp. 247. ISBN 978-0-8146-34270-7.Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York

D. L. SCHINDLER and N.J. HEALY, Eds., Joseph Ratzinger in Communio, Volume 2: Anthropology and Culture. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2013. pp. 199. ISBN 978-0-8028-6417-8. Reviewed by Marc Tumeinski, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612

Melissa M. WILCOX, editor. Religion in Today's World: Global Issues, Sociological Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2013, pp. 608. $65.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-415-50387-7. $155.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-415-50386-0. Reviewed by Meg Wilkes KARRAKER, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105-1096

Robert WUTHNOW. Boundless Faith. The Global Outreach of American Churches. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. Xii + 345 pp. $22.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-520-26808-1. Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI, 4531 Briargrove St., San Antonio, TX 78217

Marvin L. Krier MICH, The Challenge and Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching. Rev. ed. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2011. pp. ix + 261. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-945-1 Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442

Clayton N. JEFFORD. Reading the Apostolic Fathers. 2nd Ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. pp. 224. &29.99 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8010-4857-9. Reviewed by Daniel Lloyd, Saint Leo University, North Charleston, SC 29406.

Dolores L. CHRISTIE. Moral Choice: A Christian View of Ethics. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2013. pp. 260. $35.00 pb. ISBN 9780800698027. Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., Boston College School of Theology & Ministry, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Dalibor RENIC. Ethical and Epistemic Normativity : Lonergan and Virtue Epistemology. Milwaukee: Marquette University, 2012. Pp. 268. ISBN: 0-87462-809-1. Reviewed by Jeremy D. WILKINS, Regis College | University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Z5 Canada

Robert WILKEN. The First Thousand Years. A Global History of Christianity. 2012: Yale University Press: New Haven (350 pp. with index) $35.00 Reviewed by Anthony M. STEVENS-ARROYO, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Gordon THOMAS. The Pope's Jews: The Vatican's Secret Plan To Save Jews from the Nazis. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2012, pp. xx + 314, ISBN: 978-0-312-60421-9, $27.99, hardcover. Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, NY

John D. LAURENCE. The Sacrament of the Eucharist. Lex Orandi Series. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 203. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-2518-7. Reviewed by Marie CONN, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118

Todd A. SAZMAN and Michael G. LAWLER, Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2012. Pp. xxix + 250. ISBN 978-1-58901-913-3. Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727.

Peter D. CLARKE and Anne J. DUGGAN, eds., Pope Alexander III (1159-81): The Art of Survival. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, 2012. pp. 452. $134.95 hb. ISBN 978-0754662884. Reviewed by Jeffrey MORROW, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079

Robert BRENNEMAN, Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America, New York, Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 294. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19-975390-1. Reviewed by Timothy Wadkins, Canisius College, 2001 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14208

Massimo FAGGIOLI. True Reform. Liturgy and Ecclesiology in Sacrosanctum Concilium. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 188. $19.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-6238-0. Reviewed by Paul MISNER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881

John FEEHAN. The Singing Heart of the World: Creation, Evolution, and Faith. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 223. $26.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57057-984-0. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Miroslav VOLF, editor. Do We Worship the Same God? Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. Pp.166. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6689-9. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John�s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN)

Christian SALENSON, Christian de Cherge: A Theology of Hope. Collegeville, Minnesota: Cistercian Publications, 2012. pp. 190. $19.95 paperback. ISBN 978-0-87907-247-6. Reviewed by Arthur J. Kubick, Providence, RI.

Mary Katherine BIRGE, Brian G. HENNING, Rodica M. M. STOICOIU, and Ryan TAYLOR. Genesis Evolution and the Search for a Reasoned Faith. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2011. pp. 133. ISBN 978-0-88489-755-2. Reviewed by Calvin MERCER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Hugh FEISS O.S.B., Ed. ON LOVE. Victorine Texts in Translation. Exegesis, Theology and Spirituality from the Abbey of St Victor. New York: New City Press, 2012. pp. 330. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-434-4. Reviewed by Jonathan J. YEGGE, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY 11201 and Catholic University Leuven, BE

Dennis M. DOYLE, Timothy J. FURRY, and Pascal D. BAZZELL, editors. Ecclesiology and Exclusion: Boundaries of Being and Belonging in Postmodern Times. New York: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 327. $38.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5705-982-6. Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Donal DORR. Option for the Poor and the Earth: Catholic Social Teaching. New York: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 522. $38.00 pb. ISBN 978-1- 57075-974-1. Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Karen KILBY. Balthasar: A (Very) Critical Introduction. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. Pp xii, 173. $23.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-2378-8 (pbk). Reviewed by Joseph A. Bracken, S.J., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207

Anthony J. CIORRA and Michael W. HIGGINS, eds. Vatican II: A Universal Call to Holiness. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2012. pp. 172. $16.95. ISBN: 978-0-8091-4787-8. Reviewed by Eric W. HENDRY, Plano, TX 75026-0346

Maureen F. McCABE, OCS. I Am The Way: Stages of Prayer in Saint Bernard. Collegevillle, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 108. $15.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-87907-028-1. Reviewed by Jill RAITT, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 63132

Rabbi James RUDIN. Cushing, Spellman, and O'Connor: The Surprising Story of How Three American Cardinals Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012. pp. 147. ISBN 978-0-8028-6567-0. Reviewed by Erik RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Karen TEEL. Racism and the Image of God. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. pp. 216. Reviewed by Joseph S. FLIPPER, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY 40205. $84.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-230-622277-7.

Greg BARRETT. The Gospel of Rutba: War, Peace, and the Good Samaritan Story in Iraq. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. pp. 240. $25.00 hardcover. ISBN 978-57075-951-2. Reviewed by Arthur J. Kubick, Providence, RI.

Roger HAIGHT. Christian Spirituality for Seekers: Reflections on the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. 280. $25 pp. ISBN 978-1-57075-987-1. Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Dermot A. LANE. Stepping Stones To Other Religions: A Christian Theology of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. Pp. 328. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-991-8. Reviewed by Hans GUSTAFSON, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John�s University (MN) and the University of St. Thomas (MN)

Rosemary P. CARBINE and Kathleen J. DOLPHIN, eds. Women, Wisdom, and Witness: Engaging Contexts in Conversation. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. pp. 292. $34.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8146-8064-3. Reviewed by Ella JOHNSON, St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester, NY 14618

Henri NOUWEN. Adam: God's Beloved. Maryknoll, NY: Orbits Books, 1997. pp. 128. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-994-9. Reviewed by Randall WOODARD, Saint Leo University.

Sally N. VAUGHN. Archbishop Anselm 1093-1109: Bec Missionary, Canterbury Primate, Patriarch of Another World. The Archbishop of Canterbury Series. Series edited by Andrew Chandler. Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2012. xxii + 287 pages. $99.95 hc. ISBN 978-1-4094-0121-6.  Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

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