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Mathew Fox
Original
Blessing, Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2001
- A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six
Themees, and Two Questions
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Michio Kaku
Parallel
Worlds, Doubleday, 2005, (428 pages, $15.95)
- Physicist and author Kaku explains how recent scientific discoveries
indicate that other universes may be floating just millimeters
away. Reader-friendly prose addresses the complexities of quantum
physics.
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Leonardo
Boff
Cry
of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, Orbis Books, 1997
- Successful endeavor that connects environmentalism with liberation
theology and earth-based spirituality. The Brazilian theologian
uses the Amazon as a case study to tackle deep ecology and economics.
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Joanna Macy
World
as Lover, World as Self, Parallax Press, 1991
- A collection of talks and essays connecting Buddhism and environmentalism.
Macy encourages her readers to treat the world as a lover and
as an extension of ourselves.
Author Website
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Virgil Elizondo
Guadalupe:
Mother of the New Creation, Orbis Books, 1997
- Author Elizondo sorts through religious text and popular culture
in this challenging and inspiring review of the Guadelupano
story in which the Virgin Mary makes her first appearance in
the Americas. Excellent reading for those visiting the Basilica
of Guadalupe.
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John
Mini
The
Aztec Virgin, Trans-Hyperborean Institute, 2000. 352 pages,
$14.95
- The "Secret Mystical Tradition of Our Lady of Guadalupe"
Excellent reading for those visiting the Basilica
of Guadalupe.
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Jeffrey
Klaiber
The
Church, Dictatorships and Democracy in Latin America,
Orbis Books, 1999
- This fascinating history of liaisons among powerful institutions
is both well-written and deeply sad. Chapters examine the Catholic
Church's history in Latin America from its Colonial Legacy to
current relations in Peru, Mexico, Nicaragua and Guatemala. This
study is recommended for any reader interested in human rights
and democratic development in the region. |
| Jill Leslie McKeever
Furst
The
Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico, Yale University
Press, 1997 (270 pages, $45.00)
- Drawing on linguistic, ethnographic and iconographic sources,
McKeever Furst argues the Mexica turned to what they experienced
through the senses
to understand the soul. |
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| Vivian Díaz
Balsera
The
Pyramid Under the Cross, University of Arizona Press,
2005 (270 pages, $45.00)
- This study reviews how the Franciscans interpreted Nahua religious,
spiritual and economic practices during the colonization of Mexico. |
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| Robert Bacher and Kenneth
Inskeep
Chasing
Down a Rumor, Augsburg Fortress, 2005 (192 pages, $45.00)
- The authors do their best to provide evidence that mainline
denominations are dying. |
| Richard Bliese and Craig
Van Gelder, editors
The
Evangelizing Church, Augsburg Fortress, 2005 (176 pages,
$45.00)
- A reflection on Lutheran theology and evangelism. |
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