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Peter C. PHAN, In Our Own Tongues: Perspectives from Asia on Mission and Inculturation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 220 pages, index, paperback, ISBN 1-57075-502-7. $30.00.
Reviewed by Jonathan Y. TAN, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442.

David W. COTTER, O.S.B., Genesis. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 2003. pp. 366. $49.95 pb. ISBN O-8146-5040-6.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX

Bill J. LEONARD, Baptist Ways: A History. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2003. pp. 425. $30.00 pb. ISBN 0-8170-1231-1.
Reviewed by Franklin T. A. HARKINS, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Thomas MARTIN, Our Restless Heart: The Augustinian Tradition. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2003. pp. 172. $15.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-474-8.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, PA 15282

Brent WATERS and Ronald COLKE-TURNER, Editors, God and the Embryo: Religious Voices on Stem Cell and Cloning. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2003. Pp. 228. $26.95 pb. ISBN: 0-878-40998X.
Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J., University of San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117

James D. G. DUNN, Christianity in the Making, Volume 1: Jesus Remembered. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003. pp. xvii + 1019. $55.00 ISBN 0-8028-3931-2.
Reviewed by Robert L. HUMPHREY, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 03106

Darryl CATERINE, Conservative Catholicism and the Carmelites: Identity, Ethnicity, and Tradition in the Modern Church. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001.
Reviewed by Alberto López PULIDO, University of San Diego, CA

Olivier CLÉMONT, You Are Peter: An Orthodox Theologian's Reflection on the Exercise of Papal Primacy. New York: New City Press 2003. Trade paperback pp. 112. $12.95 ISBN 1565481895.
Reviewed by Biff ROCHA, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45401

Gustavo GUTIERREZ, We Drink from Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey of a People. 20th Anniversary Edition. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2003. pp. 181. $20 pb. ISBN 1-57075-496-9
Reviewed by Angela SENANDER, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Avery Cardinal DULLES, The Splendor of Faith: The Theological Vision of Pope John Paul II. 1999, 2003 Crossroad Publishing Company, pp. 262 plus index. $29.95 pb. ISBN 0-8245-2121-8.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, 2572 W. Argyle CHICAGO IL 60625-2604

Jeremy MORRIS and Nicholas SAGAOVSKY, Editors, The Unity We Have and The Unity We Seek: Ecumenical Prospects for the Third Millennium. London, New York: Continuum, 2003. pp. 244. price not given, pb. ISBN 0 567 08879 0.
Reviewed by Peter PHAN, Georgetown University, WASHINGTON, DC 20057

Mark Francisco BOZZUTI-JONES, The Miter Fits Just Fine! A Story About The Rt. Rev. Barbara Clementine Harris, The First Woman Bishop in the Anglican Communion. Cambridge, Mass.: Cowley Publications, 2003. pp. 86. $10.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-220-3.
Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY, Liturgical Press, COLLEGEVILLE, MN 56321

Barbara Cawthorne CRAFTON, Mass in Time of War. Cambridge, Mass.: Cowley Publications, 2003. pp. 94. $9.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-213-0.
Reviewed by Linda M. MALONEY, Liturgical Press, COLLEGEVILLE, MN 56321

Thomas MERTON, Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers. Paul M. Pearson, Editor. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2003. 125 pp. $24.00 hb, also available in pb. ISBN 1-57075-501-9.
Reviewed by Pamela A. SMITH, SS.C.M., Villa Sacred Heart, Danville, PA 17821-1698

John GRABOWSKI, Sex and Virtue: An Introduction to Sexual Ethics Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2003. $39.95 hc, ISBN: 0-8132-1345-2; $19.95 pb, ISBN: 0-8132-1346-0.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Quincy University, Quincy, IL 62301

Christoph MARKSCHIES, Gnosis: an Introduction. Translated by John Bowden. London, N.Y.: T. & T. Clark, 2003. $80 hc, ISBN 0-5670-8944-4; $24.95 pb, ISBN 0-5670-8944-2
Reviewed by Paul F. LAROSE, Madonna University, Livonia, MI 48150

Sybil D. SMITH, editor, Parish Nursing: A Handbook for the New Millennium. New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 2003. pp. 226. pb. ISBN 0-7890-1818-7.
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, CTSA/John Carroll University, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118

Sandra SCHNEIDERS, Written That You May Believe, Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel . (2nd edition). NY: Crossroad, 2003. pp. 311. $27.95 pb. ISBN 0-8245-1926-4.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Paul LAKELAND, The Liberation of the Laity: In Search of an Accountable Church. New York and London: Continuum, 2002. pp. 304. $28.95 pb. ISBN 0826414834
Reviewed by William A. CLARK, S.J., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610

Paul WILKES and Marty MINCHIN, editors, Best Practices from America's Best Churches. New York: Paulist Press, 2003. pp. 276. $16.95 pb ISBN 0-8091-4135-3 .
Reviewed by John TROKAN, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio

Peter JEFFREY, Going Against the Stream: Ethical Aspects of Ageing and Care. Collegeville:The Liturgical Press, 2001. pp. 282. pb. ISBN 0-8146-2801-X.
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, CTSA/John Carroll University, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118

Richard R. GAILLARDETZ, By What Authority? A Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful Liturgical Press, 2003. Pp. 147 + xv. $14.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-8146-2872-9.
Reviewed by Randall Jay WOODARD, Silver Spring, MD 20902

John PORTMANN, Sex and Heaven: Catholics in Bed and at Prayer. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 239. $24.95. ISBN 0-312-29488-3.
Reviewed by Dolores L. CHRISTIE, CTSA/John Carroll University, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 4411

David O. MOBERG, Aging and Spirituality: Spiritual Dimensions of Aging Theory, Research, Practice and Policy. New York: The Haworth Press, 2001. pp.249 + xxiv . $ 24.95 pb ISBN 0-7890-0038-2.
Reviewed by Frances R. BELMONTE, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611

David HOLLENBACH, The Common Good and Christian Ethics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 269 pp. $65.00 hc. ISBN 0-521-80205-9; $23.00 pb. ISBN 0-521-89451-4.
Reviewed by Keith J. EGAN, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame IN 46556

James M. CHILDS, Faithful Conversation: Christian Perspectives on Homosexuality. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003, 132 pp. ISBN 0-8006-3580-9.
Reviewed by William MATTISON, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Charles TOPPER, Spirituality in Pastoral Counseling and the Community Helping Professions. New York: The Haworth Pastoral Pressr, 2003, pp. 164. $24.95 pb.
Reviewed by Gwen Laurie WRIGHT, Wright Communications, 7639 E. Amherst Ave., Denver, CO 80231

Richard A. SCHOENHERR. David YAMAME, Editor, Goodbye Father: The Celibate Male Priesthood and the Future of the Catholic Church. New York: Oxford University Press. 2002. 320 pp. $29.95 (cloth). ISBN 0-19-508259-1 Reviewed by Yanick ST. JEAN, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000

JOHN J. MARKEY, Creating Communion: The Theology of the Constitutions of the Church. New York: New City Press, 2003. pp. 192. $16.95. ISBN 1-56548-179-8.
Reviewed by Robert MARKO, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Daniel MARGUERAT, The First Christian Historian: Writing the Acts of the Apostles. Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 2002. ISBN 0 521 81650 5. Pp. xii + 299. n. p.
Reviewed by John TOPEL, S. J., Seattle University, Seattle, WA 98122.

Jude P. DOUGHERTY, Jacques Maritain: An Intellectual Profile. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2003. pp.128, $21.95 pb. ISBN 0-8132-1329-0.
Reviewed by Daniel P. SHERIDAN, Saint Joseph's College of Maine, 278 Whites Bridge Road, STANDISH, ME 04084

Michael MAHER, Jr., Being Gay and Lesbian in a Catholic High School: Beyond The Uniform. Harrington Park Press, Binghamton, NY, 2001. Pp.169. ISBN 1-56023-182-3.
Reviewed by Kafkazli Seyyed Javad Miri Meynagh, University of Bristol, BRISTOL, England

David J. LOSE, Confessing Jesus Christ. Preaching in a Postmodern World. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003, pp. 264. ISBN 0-8028-4983-0.
Reviewed by Sr. Nivard STABILE, O.P., St. John's University, NY 11439

Tatha WILEY, Original Sin: Origins, Developments, Contemporary Meanings. New York: Paulist Press, 2002. pp.276. &19.95. pb. ISBN 0-8091-4128-0.
Reviewed by Charlene BURNS, University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702

Timothy MATOVINA and Gary RIEBE-ESTRELLA, SVD, Editors, Horizons of the Sacred. New York: Cornell University Press. 2002. ISBN 0-8014-8822-2 (paperback).
Reviewed by Yanick St. JEAN, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000

Maurine and Robert TOBIN, Editors, How Long O Lord? Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Voices from the Ground and Visions for the Future in Israel/Palestine. Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 2002. pp. 291. $16.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-214-9.
Reviewed by Donna YARRI, Alvernia College, READING, PA 19607

H. CHARLESWORTH and Michael A. DAISE, Editors, Light in a Spotless Mirror: Reflections on Wisdom Traditions in Judaism and Early Christianity. Harrisburg. PA: Trinity Press International, 2003. pp. 160. $34.00 ISBN 1-56338-399-3.
Reviewed by Robert L. HUMPHREY, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 03106.

Peter C. PHAN, Christianity with an Asian Face: Asian American Theology in the Making. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 253 pages, index, paperback, ISBN 1-57075-466-7. $30.00.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-2600

Donald B. KRAYBILL, The Upside-Down Kingdom. 25th Anniversary Edition. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2003. 311 pp. ISBN 0-8361-9236-2.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, St. Joseph, MN, 56374

Anita CASPARY, IHM, Witness to Integrity: The Crisis of the Immaculate Heart Community of California. The Liturgical Press Collegeville, MN, 2003, pp.287. $21.95pb. ISBN 0-8146-2770-6.
Reviewed by Ruth A. WALLACE, 4908 41st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016

Jodi MAGNESS, The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmanns, 2002.ISBN 0-8028-4589-4/hardcover/pp xlvi+238. $26.00.
Reviewed by Paul LAROSE, Madonna University, Livonia, MI 48150

Leonard J. BIALLAS, Pilgrim: A Spirituality of Travel. Quincy, IL: Franciscan Press, 2002. 341 pp. $19.95 paper. ISBN 0-8199-1001-5.
Reviewed by Jenifer WHITING, Lambertville, NJ 08530

George M. SOARES-PRABHU, The Dharma of Jesus, edited by Francis Xavier D'SA. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 296 pp. $30.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-459-4.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-4442

St. AUGUSTINE, The Confessions. Translation, and Notes by Maria Boulding, O.S.B. Edited by John E. Rotelle, O.S.A. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, second printing of pocketsize edition, 2002. 307 pages. $9.95. Vol. I/1 in The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, The University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201

Dennis E. SMITH, From Symposium to Eucharist: The Banquet in the Early Christian World. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003, pp.411. $25/00 pb. ISBN 0-8006-3489-6.
Reviewed by William L. BURTON, Quincy University, QUINCY, ILL 62301

Norbert LOHFINK, S.J., Qoheleth. A Continental Commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003. pp. 158. $23.00 ISBN 0-8006-9604-2.
Reviewed by Robert L. HUMPHREY, Southern New Hampshire University, NH 03106

J. P. MORELAND and William Lane CRAIG, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview. Intervarsity Press 2003. pp. 653. $35.00 Hardcover ISBN 0830826947.
Reviewed by Biff ROCHA, University of Dayton, Dayton OH 45420

George A. LINDBECK, The Church in a Postliberal Age. Edited by James J. Buckley Grand Rapids, MI / Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002. pp. 300. $27.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-3995-9.
Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE, Seattle Pacific University, SEATTLE, WA 98119

Audrey R. CHAPMAN and Bernard SPONG, Editors, Religion and Reconciliation in South Africa: Voices of Religious Leaders. Radnor, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2003. pp. 321. $22.95 pb. ISBN 1-932031-28-6.
Reviewed by Eileen M. FAGAN, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY 10471

Ken BAZYN, The Seven Perennial Sins and Their Offspring. New York: Continuum, 2003. pp. 246. $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8264-1437-0.
Reviewed by David Schultz, FSC, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Bernard V. BRADY, Christian Love. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2003. pp. 306. $29.95 hc. ISBN: 0-87840-894-0.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 06430

Margaret Monahan HOGAN, Marriage As A Relationship: Real and Rational. Revised edition. Forward by Richard A. McCormick, S.J. Afterword by Sidney Callahan. Marquette Studies in Philosophy 34. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 1993, 2002. Pp. 160. $20.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-657-9.
Reviewed by James T. BRETZKE, S.J. University of San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118

Russell T. McCUTCHEON, The Insider/Outsider Problem in the Study of Religion. New York: Cassell, 1999. Pp viii + 405. paper. ISBN: 0-304-70178-5.
Reviewed by Joseph McKENNA, University of California, Irvine, CA 92715

Aidan NICHOLS, O.P., Discovering Aquinas: An Introduction to His Life, Work, and Influence. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2002. pp. 214. $28.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-0514-0.
Reviewed by Paul J. WADELL, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant St., De Pere, WI 54115

Bryan T. FROEHLE and Mary L. GAUTIER, Global Catholicism. Portrait of a World Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2003. 282 + xvi pp. $38.00 paperback.
Reviewed by Anthony J. BLASI, Tennessee State University, NASHVILLE, TN 37202

Richard BEATON, Isaiah's Christ in Matthew's Gospel. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 123. Cambridge, UK: University Press, 2002. pp. xv + 242. np. ISBN 0-521-81888-5.
Reviewed by Raymond F. COLLINS, The Catholic University of America, WASHINGTON, DC 20064

Craig R. KOESTER, Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community. (Second Edition). Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003. pp. 247. $27.00 pb. ISBN 0-8006-3594-9.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, OFM, La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Jacques DUPUIS, Christianity And The Religions: From Confrontation to Dialogue. New York: Orbis Books, 2001. pp. 276. $30.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-440-3.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918

James M. O'TOOLE, Passing for White: Race, Religion, and the Healy Family, 1820-1920. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002. pp. 285. $34.95 hc. ISBN: 1-55849-341-7.
Reviewed by Patrick J. HAYES, Fairfield University, FAIRFIELD, CT 06430

Frederick John DALTON, The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2003. 183pp. $20.
Reviewed by Barbara LINEN, Caldwell College, 9 Ryerson Ave., Caldwell, NJ 07006.

Ivone GEBARA, Out of the Depths: Women's Experience of Evil and Salvation. Translated by Anne Patrick Ware. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2002. 211 + viii. $20.00.
Reviewed by Linda S. HARRINGTON, Briar Cliff University, 3303 Rebecca St., Sioux City IA 51104

Giovanni MAGNANI, Religione e Religioni. Dalla Monolatria al Monoteismo Profetico. Roma: Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana, 2001. 671pp. $38.00 paperback. ISBN: 88-7652-898-9.
Reviewed by Anthony J. Blasi, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209

Patrick McNAMARA, Called to Be Stewards: Bringing New Life to Catholic Parishes. The Liturgical Press Collegeville, MN, 2003. pp170. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-2889-3.
Reviewed by Robert J. KELLER, Aquinas Newman Center, 1815 Las Lomas, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

 George F.R. ELLIS, Editor , The Far-Future Universe: Eschatology from a Cosmic Perspective. Radnor, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, in association with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Vatican Observatory.
Reviewed by Terence NICHOLS, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105

Peter C. PHAN, Editor, The Asian Synod: Texts and Commentaries. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2002. 352 pages, $60.00 hardcover. ISBN 1-57075-429-2.
Reviewed by Timothy P. MULDOON, Mount Aloysius College, CRESSON, PA 16630

Anna L. GRANT-HENDERSON, Exclusive Voices in Post-Exilic Judah. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2002. pp. 178. $17.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-5387-1.
Reviewed by Carol J. DEMPSEY, University of Portland, PORTLAND, OR 97203

Luke Timothy JOHNSON and William S. KURZ, The Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship: A constructive Conversation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002. pp.299. $24.00 ISBN 0-8028-4545-2
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, SAN ANTONIO, Texas 78203

Charles COLSON and Richard NEUHAUS, Editors, Your Word is Truth: A Project of Evangelicals and Catholics Together. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002. x+ 168pp. US$20.00 pb.
Reviewed by Paul ALLEN, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC. H4B 1R6 CANADA

 Elina VUOLA, Limits of Liberation: Feminist Theology and the Ethics of Poverty and Reproduction. London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. pp.268. $29.95 pb. ISBN 1-84127-309-0.
Reviewed by Johann M. VENTO, Georgian Court College, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701

Thomas P. RAUSCH, Catholicism in the Third Millennium. Second Edition. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press/Michael Glazier, 2003, pp. 282. $24.95pb. ISBN 0-8146-5899-7.
Reviewed by Marie A. CONN, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2693

Richard A. HORSLEY, Jesus and Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003. pp.144. $17.00 paperback. ISBN: 080063490X.
Reviewed by Biff ROCHA, University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45420

Francis X. TALBOT, Saint Among Savages: The Life of St. Isaac Jogues. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. Reprint, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2002. pp. 468. $17.95 pb. ISBN 0-89870-913-x (paper).
Reviewed by William A. CLARK, S.J., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610

 John E. THIEL. God, Evil, and Innocent Suffering: A Theological Reflection. Crossroad, 2002. pp. 179. $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8245-1928-0.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, WASHINGTON, DC 20057

Christopher DAWSON. Progress and Religion: An Historical Inquiry. Foreword by Christina Scott. Introduction by Mary Douglas. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1929, 2001.
Reviewed by Una M. CADEGAN, University of Dayton, DAYTON, OH 45469-1540

Anne M. CLIFFORD. Introducing Feminist Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 2001. pp. 287. $21.00 pb. ISBN 1-570-75238-9.
Reviewed by Gaile M. POHLHAUS, Villanova University, VILLANOVA, PA 19085

Amanda Millay HUGHES. Lost and Found: Adolescence, Parenting, and the Formation of Faith. Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 2002. pp 168. $13.95 pb. ISBN 1-56101-207-6.
Reviewed by Nivard STABILE, O.P., St. John’s University, JAMAICA, NY 11439

Thomas Alan HARVEY, Acquainted With Grief: Wang Mingdao's Stand for the Persecuted Church in China. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2002. 190 pages, $14.99 pb. ISBN 1-58743-059-2.
Reviewed by Timothy P. MULDOON, Mount Aloysius College, CRESSON, PA 16630

Irene LAPE, Leadings: A Catholic's Journey through Quakerism. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2003. 160pp. $13.99 pb. ISBN 1-58743-054-1.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati OH 45207-4442

 Roch KERESZTY. Jesus Christ, Fundamentals of Christology. (Revised and updated). New York: Alba House, 2002. pp. 530, $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8189-0917 -X.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Mark GRAHAM. Joseph Fuchs on Natural Law. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2002. pp. 292. $49.95 pb. ISBN 0-87840-382-5.
Reviewed by Jennifer BADER, The Catholic University of America, WASHINGTON, DC 20064

Charles A. BOBERTZ and David BRAKKE, Editors. Reading in Christian Communities: Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church. Gregory E. Sterling, Series Editor. Volume 14. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002. pp. 233. pb. ISBN 0-268-04017-6.
Reviewed by Jason J. MCFARLAND, The Catholic University of America, WASHINGTON, DC 20064

GEOFFREY KELLY and F. BURTON NELSON. The Cost of Moral Leadership: The Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Grand Rapids: Eerdman's, 2003. pp. xvii + 300. $25.00 pb. ISBN 0-8028-0511-6
Reviewed by Craig HOVEY, Fuller Theological Seminary, PASADENA, CA 91182

 Kim PAFFENROTH. Judas: Images of the Lost Disciple. Nashville, TN: Westminster John Knox, 2001. pp. 207. $24.95 hb. ISBN0-664-22424-5.
Reviewed by Mary Kate BIRGE, Mt. St. Mary's College, EMMITSBURG, MD 21727

Paul F. KNITTER. Introducing Theologies of Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. 256 pp. $25.00 pb. ISBN 1-57075-419-5.
Reviewed by Kenneth J. ZANCA, Marymount College, PALOS VERDES, CA 90275

 Mary Jo WEAVER. Cloister and Community: Life within a Carmelite Monastery. Indianapolis: University of Indiana Press, 2002. pp. 128. $29.95 cloth. ISBN 0-253-34184-1
Reviewed by Marie A. CONN, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2693

Harvey HILL. The Politics of Modernism: Alfred Loisy and the Scientific Study of Religion. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America, 2002. pp. 227. $59.95 hb. ISBN 0-8132-1094-1.
Reviewed by Kenneth L. PARKER, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Elina VUOLA. Limits of Liberation: Feminist Theology and the Ethics of Poverty and Reproduction. New York, N. Y.: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. pp. 250. $29.95 pb. ISBN 1-84127-309-0.
Reviewed by Barbara C. KRUG, Caldwell College, CALDWELL, NJ 07006-6195

Karen McCLINTOCK: Sexual Shame: An Urgent Call to Healing. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001. pp.159. $16.00 pb. ISBN 0-8006-3238-9.
Reviewed by Ann SWANER, Barry University, MIAMI SHORES, FL 33138

Sean D. SAMMON: Religious Life In America: A New Day Dawning. New York: Alba House. 2002, pp. 204. $12.95 pb. ISBN 8189 0920 X.
Reviewed by Winifred WHELAN, Chicago IL.

David Noel FREEDMAN: The Nine Commandments. Uncovering a Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible. Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 2000. pp. 217. $16.95 pb. ISBN 0-385-49987-6.
Reviewed by Leo H. MADDEN, Ohio Dominican University, COLUMBUS, OH 43219

 Timothy MATOVINA and Gerald E. POYO, editors, in collaboration with Cecelia GONZÁLEZ-ANDRIEU, Steven P. RODRÍGUEZ, and Jaime R. VIDAL: ¡Presente!: U.S. Latino Catholics from Colonial Origins to the Present. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2000. pp. 280. $30.00 ISBN 1-57075-328-8.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Rivier College, NASHUA, NH 03060

 Frans Jozef VAN BEECK: God Encountered: A Contemporary Catholic Systematic Theology, Volume II: The Revelation of the Glory, Part 4/B: The Genealogy of Depravity: Moral Living in God's Presence. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2001. pp. 425. $24.95 pb. ISBN 0-8146-5877-6.
Reviewed by Edward Jeremy MILLER, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd-Valley, PA 19437

James WALTER et al., Editors: A Call to Fidelilty. On the Moral Theology of Charles Curran. Washington, D.C.:Georgetown University Press, 2002. pp 310. $27.50 pb. ISBN 0-87840-379-5.
Reviewed by Mary ELSBERND, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626

Thomas CAHILL: Pope John XXIII. (Penguin Lives Series). New York: Penguin Books, 2002, pp. 241. $19.95 pb. ISBN 0-670-03057-0.
Reviewed by Daniel GROODY, University of Notre Dame, NOTRE DAME, IN 46556

Reinhold NIEBUHR: Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics. Introduction by Langdon B. Gilkey. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001 [1932, 1960]. Pg. 284. ISBN 0-664-22474-1. $19.95.
Reviewed by Stephen MARTIN, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079

Marie-Dominique CHENU: Aquinas and His Role in Theology. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2002, pp.149, $15.95, pb. ISBN 0-8146-5079-1.
Reviewed by John B. LOUNIBOS, Dominican College, ORANGEBURG, NY 10962

David WETSEL: Pascal and Disbelief: Catechesis and Conversion in the Pensées. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2002. 409 pp. Paper, $39.95. ISBN 0-8132-1328-2.
Reviewed by William J. COLLINGE, Mount Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Stanley HAUERWAS: With the Grain of the Universe. The Church's Witness and Natural Theology. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2001. 256pp. $22.99 cloth. ISBN 1-58743-016-9.
Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE, Seattle Pacific University, SEATTLE, WA 98119

REVIEWS POSTED IN 2002