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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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217239
ISBN
9780813217239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.53

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217222
ISBN
9780813217222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.07

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217215
ISBN
9780813217215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.73

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217192
ISBN
9780813217192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217185
ISBN
9780813217185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217093
ISBN
9780813217093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.19

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217086
ISBN
9780813217086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.37

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216867
ISBN
9780813216867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.09

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216829
ISBN
9780813216829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.19

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216812
ISBN
9780813216812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.80

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216805
ISBN
9780813216805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.40

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216782
ISBN
9780813216782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.93

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216706
ISBN
9780813216706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.73

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215815
ISBN
9780813215815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.53

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215785
ISBN
9780813215785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.71

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215778
ISBN
9780813215778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.00

Hardcover. Thomas Aquinas and Jean-Paul Sartre are usually identified with completely different philosophical traditions: intellectualism and voluntarism. This study shows that there are some profound similarities in their understanding of freedom and human identity. It is of interest to Aquinas and Sartre scholars. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215761
ISBN
9780813215761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.55

Paperback. Liutbirga, the adopted daughter of a noble Saxon widow, asked to be walled into a cell in a church at one of the family's cloisters for religious women. Hathumoda, the daughter of a noble Saxon couple whose progeny would establish the first German empire, became abbess of a similar community of women when she was twelve years old. Translator(s): Paxton, Frederick S. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215693
ISBN
9780813215693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.53

Paperback. Studies liturgical blessing and its role in the religious life of Christians during the central and later Middle Ages, focusing on the blessings of the Franco-Roman liturgical tradition from the tenth to late thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCC2; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215457
ISBN
9780813215457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.18

Paperback. Expresses a desire for Europe to rediscover and renew its foundational Christian sources in order to recover a deeper sense of integrity. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215440
ISBN
9780813215440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.24

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