Exploring Catholic Literature

Author : Mary R. Reichardt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Catholic literature
ISBN : 9780742531741

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Exploring Catholic Literature by Mary R. Reichardt Pdf

Designed for students of all ages, Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide provides an engaging and succinct introduction to twelve recognized masterpieces of Catholic literature, from Augustine's 4th century conversion narrative, The Confessions, to the recent poetry of Denise Levertov collected in The Stream and the Sapphire. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the author, an extended critical essay highlighting the work's Catholic and literary aspects, suggestions for further reading and study, and questions for discussion.

Author : Mary R. Reichardt
Publisher : Sheed & Ward
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461602460

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Exploring Catholic Literature by Mary R. Reichardt Pdf

Designed for students of all ages, Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide provides an engaging and succinct introduction to twelve recognized masterpieces of Catholic literature, from Augustine's 4th century conversion narrative, The Confessions, to the recent poetry of Denise Levertov collected in The Stream and the Sapphire. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the author, an extended critical essay highlighting the work's Catholic and literary aspects, suggestions for further reading and study, and questions for discussion.

Author : Marcellino D'Ambrosio
Publisher : Servant Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1569553017

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Exploring the Catholic Church by Marcellino D'Ambrosio Pdf

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio, one of the Church's best popular teachers, gives readable and inspiring explanations of Catholic teaching and practice. Exploring the Catholic Church is the perfect starter book for seekers and inquirers, for candidates in the RCIA, and for Catholics who just want to refresh their faith and practice. A Servant Book.

Author : Michel Bettigole,James Donald Childs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1594711828

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The Catholic Spirit by Michel Bettigole,James Donald Childs Pdf

"The purpose of this collection of classic and modern readings and works of visual and performance art is to help students understand the teachings of Catholicism in a personal way, to bring the tradition of the faith to life, and to make real the life of grace ..."--Introduction.

Author : Nancy Enright
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498541671

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Catholic Literature and Film by Nancy Enright Pdf

Catholic Literature and Film: Incarnational Love and Suffering is meant to be considered as a work of literary criticism, not film adaptation studies. In it, the author explores six literary works dealing with Catholic themes and the film versions of these works. The discussion of the films is at the service of analyzing the texts. Underlying all the discussions is an incarnational, sacramental view of the texts, which links to my interpretation of the film versions of them. Catholic and actually any Christian interpretation of literature or film or any other art form is rooted in an iconic and sacramental understanding of imagery as a means of conveying the sacred. Catholic spirituality lends itself to this sort of approach, as it is deeply rooted in the ability to see sacred things through physical means. A key sub-theme is romantic love in connection with salvation, which Charles Williams, one of the “Inklings” (the group of British writers, including J.R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, who met and discussed literature and theology), calls “the theology of romantic love,” as well as the sub-themes of redemptive suffering, and grace. My interest in the book is not an analysis of cinematography, per se, but on the films as vehicles for religious ideas. What makes this approach unique is that it doesn’t deal with only faith and film, as Peter Frazer does very well in his book Images of the Passion: The Sacramental Mode in Film, for example; it also goes beyond the realm of strict literary criticism in its tackling of how religiously oriented works of literature are affected by the transformation into film.

Author : Nina Butorac
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781532652967

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Sacramental Letters by Nina Butorac Pdf

Sacramental Letters is a spirited exploration of the sacramental themes that underlie some of our more profound literature. While it is a serious literary study, it is also a religious journey into the meaning of the sacraments and the underlying grace that imbues our world. From a uniquely Catholic perspective, the author offers new and challenging insights into the works of Albert Camus, Flannery O’Connor, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Thomas Merton, Graham Greene, Annie Dillard, and Richard Rodriguez. Readers will explore the themes of sin, guilt, redemption, grace, suffering, and sanctity, as they are revealed through the sacraments of the church and in the creative craft of each writer. Sacramental Letters challenges the Christian disciple to gain a new perspective, a new way of seeing, and to engage the world with compassion, responding to the longing each one of us has to love the world as Christ loves us. This is an indispensable itinerary for any spiritual traveler, Catholic book club, or religious classroom setting.

Author : Robert Barron
Publisher : Image
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307720528

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Catholicism by Robert Barron Pdf

“Catholicism takes a path less traveled in leading us to explore the faith through stories, biographies, and images.”—Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York What is Catholicism? A 2,000-year-old living tradition? A worldview? A way of life? A relationship? A mystery? In Catholicism Father Robert Barron examines all these questions and more, seeking to capture the body, heart and mind of the Catholic faith. Starting from the essential foundation of Jesus Christ’s incarnation, life, and teaching, Father Barron moves through the defining elements of Catholicism--from sacraments, worship, and prayer, to Mary, the Apostles, and Saints, to grace, salvation, heaven, and hell. Whether discussing Scripture or the rose window at Notre Dame, he uses his distinct and dynamic grasp of art, literature, architecture, personal stories, theology, philosophy, and history to present the Church to the world. Paired with his documentary film series of the same title, Catholicism is an intimate journey, capturing “The Catholic Thing” in all its depth and beauty. Eclectic, unique, and inspiring, Father Barron brings the faith to life for a new generation, in a style that is both faithful to timeless truths, while simultaneously speaking in the language of contemporary life.

Author : Robert Barron
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441227157

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Exploring Catholic Theology by Robert Barron Pdf

Robert Barron is one of the Catholic Church's premier theologians and author of the influential The Priority of Christ. In this volume, Barron sets forth a thoroughgoing vision for an evangelical catholic theology that is steeped in the tradition and engaged with the contemporary world. Striking a balance between academic rigor and accessibility, the book covers issues of perennial interest in the twenty-first-century church: who God is, how to rightly worship him, and how his followers engage contemporary culture. Topics include the doctrine of God, Catholic theology, philosophy, liturgy, and evangelizing the culture. This work will be of special interest to readers concerned about the so-called "new atheism."

Author : Mary Reichardt
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313322891

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Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature [2 Volumes] by Mary Reichardt Pdf

"The Catholic literary tradition is the longest and most diverse written literary tradition in history ... This double-volume set consists of essays on seventy-seven major works that form part of this tradition"--Preface.

Author : Nicholas Ripatrazone
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621896203

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The Fine Delight by Nicholas Ripatrazone Pdf

"Where are all the Catholic writers? is a popular question these days. In his beautifully realized new book The Fine Delight, Nicholas Ripatrazone offers an answer: they are among us, writing. With skill and care, he explores the artistry of three superb writers--Ron Hansen, Paul Mariani, and Andre Dubus--as well as several other contemporary Catholic authors. In the process he reveals . . . how reading can be sacramental, enabling us to discover God's presence in our modern world." --James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything "The Fine Delight is a text of scholarship and personal consideration of American literature that is marked by and built from postconciliar Catholic thought. Nicholas Ripatrazone has written a highly readable study of the work of writers whose beliefs vary widely, but who share a living engagement with the Word. This book itself is just such an engagement. It will inspire more informed and curious reading." --Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming: Stories "Nicholas Ripatrazone offers an insightful interrogation into the theological and aesthetic strategies of contemporary Catholic writers--novelists, poets, and essayists writing in the last fifty years. Aware that the Catholic imagination is not static, he suggests helpful ways to understand how post-Vatican II writers situate their faith in light of their artistic vision. A timely book, Ripatrazone helps extend the critical and pastoral implications of a Catholic literary aesthetic." --Mark Bosco, SJ, author of Graham Greene's Catholic Imagination

Author : Joseph Pearce
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781586179441

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Catholic Literary Giants by Joseph Pearce Pdf

In Catholic Literary Giants, Joseph Pearce takes the reader on a dazzling tour of the creative landscape of Catholic prose and poetry. Covering the vast and impressive terrain from Dante to Tolkien, from Shakespeare to Waugh, this book is an immersion into the spiritual depths of the Catholic literary tradition with one of today's premier literary biographers as our guide. Focusing especially on the literary revival of the twentieth century, Pearce explores well-known authors such as G.K. Chesterton, Graham Greene and J.R.R. Tolkien, while introducing lesser-known writers Roy Campbell, Maurice Baring, Owen Barfield and others. He even includes the new saint, Pope John Paul II, who wrote many literary and poetic pieces, among them the story that was made into a feature film, The Jeweler's Shop.

Author : Tiffany Walsh
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1681925001

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Exploring the Catholic Classics by Tiffany Walsh Pdf

Author : Mary R. Reichardt
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Catholic literature
ISBN : UOM:39015059271661

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Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature by Mary R. Reichardt Pdf

The Catholic faith has inspired some of the world's greatest creative works and has been a powerful force in history from the Roman Empire to the present. Catholic writers reflect their heritage in their works, and generations of readers have continued to appreciate the Catholic literary tradition. Many works by Catholic writers hold a high place in the literary canon and have exerted a tremendous cultural and political influence. Still others continue to be widely read by contemporary readers and quietly shape modern society. Some works, too, reflect the conflicts of the Catholic Church in the 21st century and capture the struggles of individual Catholics in a secular society. This encyclopedia covers the vast riches of the Catholic literary tradition from its origins to the present day. Included are substantial entries on more than 70 major works from around the world. A special effort has been made to cover women writers and writers of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, whose works reflect the many dimensions of the Catholic experience. The encyclopedia provides entries on such writers and works as St. Augustine's Confessions, Catherine of Siena's Dialogue, Dante's The Divine Comedy, Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and Muriel Spark's Memento Mori. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography of the writer, a plot summary of a major work, an extended critical discussion, an overview of the work's critical reception, and a selected bibliography. The entries give detailed attention to particular works and explore their relation to Catholic thought. The encyclopedia concludes with a selected, general bibliography. Book jacket.

Author : Albert L. Winseman,Don Clifton,Curt Liesveld
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781595620026

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Living Your Strengths by Albert L. Winseman,Don Clifton,Curt Liesveld Pdf

A "strengths"-based guide to inspiring congregations presents a unique plan for building community by encouraging individuals to share their talents with the group.

Author : Joseph Pearce
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781642290813

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Literature by Joseph Pearce Pdf

In Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know, Joseph Pearce provides a survey of literary works of which all Catholics should be aware. Beginning with Homer and Virgil, the book progresses chronologically through the greatest works of all time, including Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dickens, Chesterton, Eliot, Tolkien and Lewis.