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Hardcover. Discusses contemporary arguments over social Catholicism and the believer's role in society by illuminating a similar dispute between French Catholics among the Modernist Crisis (1909-1914). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215426
- ISBN
- 9780813215426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of the moral philosophy of Albert the Great (1200-1280). This book demonstrates that Albert was very concerned to produce a rigorously organized philosophy of moral goodness, and for the most part succeeded in that aim. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215402
- ISBN
- 9780813215402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68
€ 93.68
Paperback. Offers an account of what Thomas Aquinas says about divine immutability. This book reviews the various ways Aquinas applies the notion of immutability to creatures, showing that he is well aware of both the positive and negative implications of the concept. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215396
- ISBN
- 9780813215396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.45
€ 44.45
A Sip from the "Well of Grace": Medieval Texts from the Apostolic Peni...
Ludwig Schmugge Kirsi Salonen
Paperback. Includes texts and photographs from the Apostolic Penitentiary, ""A Sip from the 'Well of Grace'"", which is groundbreaking in its analysis of one of the most important papal offices of the Middle Ages. This book offers an introduction to the functions of the Apostolic Penitentiary and considers its role among the various papal offices. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1 Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215358
- ISBN
- 9780813215358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.50
€ 38.50
Hardcover. Considers the significance of the period from Constance to Trent (1414-1563), when several councils met to heal the Great Schism (1378) and reform the church. This book reflects on the predicaments of modern community-building when communities are experimenting with broader participation in the decision-making process. Editor(s): Christianson, Professor Gerald; Izbicki, Dr. Thomas M.; Bellitto, Christopher M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215273
- ISBN
- 9780813215273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.40
€ 96.40
Paperback. Offers a translation from the Commentary. This book is useful for students of Thomas' moral philosophy, moral theology, and philosophical theology. It includes texts from Aquinas' first (Parisian) Commentary as well as from his second (Roman) attempt at a commentary. Translator(s): Kwasniewski, Peter A.; Bolin, Thomas; Bolin, Joseph. Series: Thomas Aquinas in Translation. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215259
- ISBN
- 9780813215259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.79
€ 50.79
Hardcover. Immanuel Kant, the Prussian thinker at the forefront of the German Enlightenment. This work offers an examination of the diversity and influence not only of Kant but also of some of his prominent contemporary critics. It includes a discussion the relation of science to ethics and the different modes and conditions of knowledge. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215211
- ISBN
- 9780813215211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.41
€ 88.41
Hardcover. Examines weakness of will, or incontinence - the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment. This volume covers various major periods of western philosophy, from antiquity through the Middle Ages and from the modern period onwards. It addresses the issue from the vantage point of Libertarianism. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Tobias. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215204
- ISBN
- 9780813215204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.45
€ 98.45
Paperback. Treats central topics about our knowledge of being, the being of the natural world, and, via the latter, being as such. This book considers the special character and implications of our human, personal being - in particular, our intellect, free choice, and reason-conditioned sociality. It also treats God as Source and End. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215181
- ISBN
- 9780813215181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.38
€ 45.38
Paperback. Presenting an English translation of the literary compositions ascribed to Liudprand, the bishop of Cremona from 962 to 972, this work offers insight into society and culture in western Europe during the iron century. It reveals European attitudes toward the Byzantine Empire and the culture of its refined capital city. Translator(s): Squatriti, Paolo. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215068
- ISBN
- 9780813215068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.09
€ 39.09
Paperback. Assesses the history of Roman Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the Canadian province of Quebec. This book includes two essays each on Quebec, the United States, and the Republic of Ireland and two concluding essays that take a comparative look at developments in all three locales. Editor(s): Tentler, Leslie Woodcock. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813214948
- ISBN
- 9780813214948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. The Catholic Church has cared for the sick and dying of the world as an extension of the healing ministry of Jesus. This book is collection of contemporary essays that represent the efforts of Catholic scholarship in the field of health care and medical ethics. It addresses topics such as artificial reproduction, contraception, abortion, and more. Editor(s): Morris, John F. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813214832
- ISBN
- 9780813214832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.68
€ 51.68
Paperback. This sourcebook brings together translations of a variety of ancient Christian texts that elucidate how women were perceived and portrayed in the Greek literature written in the second to the sixth centuries. It includes church orders and proceedings, the novelistic apocryphal acts, biographies of saints, and theologies on virginity and marriage. Editor(s): Miller, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813214177
- ISBN
- 9780813214177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.68
€ 45.68
Hardcover. This book establishes the principal influences that shaped Theodore of Mopsuestia's exegetical outlook to the Scriptures. It draws out the typology that he sees present between Adam and Christ's humanity and it shows how his word for Christ's "person" ought to be understood functionally. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213965
- ISBN
- 9780813213965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.11
€ 96.11
Hardcover. A Pernicious Sort of Woman provides examination of the writings of canon lawyers in the late Middle Ages as they come to terms with women who were not, strictly speaking, religious, but who were thought of as such. It studies the ways that jurists categorized these women and clarifies the ambivalent canons relating to their lives in the community. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213927
- ISBN
- 9780813213927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.34
€ 72.34
Paperback. Romanus Cessario has composed a short account of the history of the Thomist tradition as it manifests itself through the more than seven hundred years that have elapsed since the death of Saint Thomas. The book includes an exposition of Thomism's major theological and philosophical themes. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 163.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America P Washington
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213866
- ISBN
- 9780813213866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.27
€ 26.27
Hardcover. Aquino offers an alternative route to the question 'is Christian belief rationally acceptable belief?'. Moving beyond both modern and post-modern accounts of rationality, he constructs a proposal of informed judgement, blending Newman's notion of reasoning with recent work in social epistemology. Num Pages: 30 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213644
- ISBN
- 9780813213644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.94
€ 86.94
Paperback. Gathering the major medieval sources for the first time, this work traces Robert of Arbrissel's multifaceted life from humble origins to dramatic death and burial. The book consists of two biographies, Robert's surviving letter, an account of Robert's preaching and two critical letters. Editor(s): Venarde, Bruce L. Translator(s): Venarde, Bruce L. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 155 pages, notes, map, chronology. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC2; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213545
- ISBN
- 9780813213545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.39
€ 30.39
Paperback. This translation of the "Dialogue with Trypho" reveals important information on the development of early Jewish-Christian relations and the text of the New Testament, and is one of the earliest conversion accounts. It should prove a useful text on the development of religion in Late Antiquity. Editor(s): Slusser, Michael. Translator(s): Falls, Thomas B. Series: Selections from the Fathers of the Church S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213422
- ISBN
- 9780813213422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.70
€ 32.70
Paperback. This work explores the unrepeatability of persons, drawing out the worth and dignity of each individual person. It also explores interpersonal relation, giving an account of how persons can achieve empathic understanding of others, and where the limit of empathy is reached. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAB; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213170
- ISBN
- 9780813213170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78