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Hardcover. Dealing with the claim that the human mind is not 'bounded' on the outside but actually remains 'open' to the world and to God, this book argues that Thomas Aquinas, as properly interpreted, provides philosophical resources for rehabilitating the mind's relationship to God and thus safeguarding our knowledge of transcendent being and truth. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215778
- ISBN
- 9780813215778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.60
€ 90.60
Hardcover. Presents a discussion of early modern English rhetoric. This book shows specifically how experimental philosophers attempted to disenchant language. It describes the fundamental conflict between scientists and mystics over the nature of rhetoric in seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215785
- ISBN
- 9780813215785
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Condition: New
€ 89.28
€ 89.28
Paperback. Examines some of the salient historiographical and conceptual issues that animate various debates about the nature of the medieval contribution to modern Western political ideas. This book includes three sections that address salient themes that illustrate continuity and change: Dissent and Power, Empire and Republic, and Political Economy. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215815
- ISBN
- 9780813215815
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Condition: New
€ 52.42
€ 52.42
Paperback. Presents the biography of Prosper of Aquitaine (388-455). This book argues that Prosper's theological development is marked by his understanding of the Church - and his desire to serve and defend it - rather than his relationship to Augustine's doctrines. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216706
- ISBN
- 9780813216706
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Condition: New
€ 47.68
€ 47.68
On the Body and Blood of the Lord
On the Truth of the Body a...
Canterbury, Lanfranc Of, Aversa, Guitmund Of
Hardcover. The eucharistic crisis of the eleventh century posed the greatest challenge to the Church's understanding of the Real Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament until the Reformation. This work helps the reader learn both the history of the crisis and the doctrinal issues in question. Translator(s): Vaillancourt, Mark G. Series: Fathers of the Church Mediaeval Continuation. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216782
- ISBN
- 9780813216782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.87
€ 54.87
Hardcover. Presents studies that enlarge the logical argument for truth by articulating and exploring the rich and robust presence of truth in various areas of human life and knowing, both speculative and practical. Editor(s): Pritzl, Kurt. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 737.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216805
- ISBN
- 9780813216805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.43
€ 98.43
Paperback. Around 1147 the bishop of Chartres directed Geoffrey Grossus, a monk of Tiron Abbey, to write the life of its founder Bernard of Abbeville (ca 1050-1116) in an effort to further his canonization. This work presents an erudite, action-filled, and sympathetic portrait of the ascetic founder of an increasingly prominent and wealthy congregation. Translator(s): Cline, Ruth Harwood. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216812
- ISBN
- 9780813216812
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Condition: New
€ 33.35
€ 33.35
Paperback. Focuses on Edith Stein's later writings and in particular her magnum opus, "Finite and Eternal Being". This book investigates Stein's account of human individuality and her mature philosophical positions on being and essence. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216829
- ISBN
- 9780813216829
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Condition: New
€ 51.07
€ 51.07
Paperback. The appetite for knowledge - wanting to know things - is very strong in humans. This book treats some of its complications, deformations, beauties, and intensities. It offers an account of knowledge in terms of intimacy: to know something is to become intimate with it according to its kind. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216867
- ISBN
- 9780813216867
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Condition: New
€ 33.65
€ 33.65
Hardcover. Brings Josef Pieper's (1904-1997) philosophy into dialogue with that of other important 20th century philosophers and schools of thought. This book discusses subjects including the notion of totalitarianism and the question of what constitutes authentic culture; and the intrinsic value of leisure and its relation to the total world of 'work'. Editor(s): Schumacher, Bernard N. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217086
- ISBN
- 9780813217086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.38
€ 97.38
Hardcover. Tells the story of the Modernist turn to the mystical. This book focuses on four diverse modernist-era figures and explores their understanding of mysticism and their relationship to mystics. It also locates these theologians in the larger debates within Catholicism and within the secular academy. Editor(s): Talar, C.J.T. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217093
- ISBN
- 9780813217093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Considers some of the difficult and disputed questions in Catholic moral theology. This work addresses classic dilemmas including the morality of the procedure known as craniotomy, and of various treatments for tubal pregnancy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217185
- ISBN
- 9780813217185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Paperback. Brings together essays by established scholars who have been largely responsible for the radical changes in the understanding of Galbert and his work that have occurred over the years. This book includes a bibliography of editions, translations and studies of Galbert's chronicle. Editor(s): Rider, John Jeffrey; Murray, Dr. Alan V. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217192
- ISBN
- 9780813217192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Hardcover. A collection of articles and presentations from French journals and learned societies appearing from 1931 to 1936, translated into English with considerable supporting apparatus Editor(s): Sadler, Gregory B. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217215
- ISBN
- 9780813217215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.43
€ 83.43
Paperback. Building on the renewal of Thomistic ethics encouraged by key moral encyclicals including "Humanae Vitae", "Veritatis Splendor", and "Evangelium Vitae", this book examines some of the most difficult questions regarding the ethics of procreation and human life. It offers an argument on the contested question of contraception and related matters. Editor(s): Murphy, William F., Jr. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217222
- ISBN
- 9780813217222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.13
€ 52.13
Paperback. Originally published nearly two decades ago and long out of print, this first English translation of Aquinas's Commentary on the Gospel of John by Fabian Larcher and James Weisheipl is once again available to scholars and students. Published in three volu Translator(s): Larcher, Fabian; Weisheipl, James A. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217239
- ISBN
- 9780813217239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Hardcover. A study of the changes in religious holidays in Old Regime and Revolutionary France. It highlights the importance of cultural and religious history in the transformations of French society that took place from the mid-seventeenth through the early nineteenth century and tells a story of the development of a French national calendar of holidays. Num Pages: 299 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217253
- ISBN
- 9780813217253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.54
€ 97.54
Paperback. Is it ever morally right to procure an abortion, to help procure one, or to perform one? This title surveys the philosophical arguments in favor of the moral permissibility of abortion and refutes them point by point. It presents a case for the pro-life position and a challenge to the philosophical arguments on behalf of the pro-choice position. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217307
- ISBN
- 9780813217307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Hardcover. Flourishing from the inland cities of Syria down through the Tigris and Euphrates valley, Syriac speakers in late antiquity created a new and often brilliant expression of Christian culture. To Train His Soul in Books explores numerous aspects of this rich religious culture, extending previous lines of scholarly investigation. Editor(s): Young, Robin Darling; Blanchard, Monica J. Series: Early Christian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217321
- ISBN
- 9780813217321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Paperback. *An expanded edition of the only English translation of Aquinass greatest biblical commentary* Translator(s): Larcher, Fabian; Weisheipl, James A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217338
- ISBN
- 9780813217338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91