As you may know, Charles Dodgson wrote Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass under the pen name Lewis Carroll. However, in academic circles Charles Dodgson is actually better known as a mathematician who dabbled with what today would be called cryptography. In the 1800’s he invented a game based on single letter substitution in a word (See Word Ladder on the Internet). This book was actually produced using an extension of his work, single word substitution in a sentence. Post- ...

Few theologians in history have matched Bernard Lonergan's range of learning. Fewer still have written on the "dismal science" of economics. Rooted so solidly in the concerns of this world, economics is not a discipline we associate with the more rarified pursuit of theology. In this long-awaited volume, Lonergan demonstrates the short-sightedness of this view.This companion volume to For A New Political Economy (Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 21) continues th...

The Mojave Desert has a rich natural history. Despite being sandwiched between the larger Great Basin and Sonoran Deserts, it has enough mountains, valleys, canyons, and playas for any eager explorer. Ancient and current waterways carve the bajadas and valley bottoms. This diverse topography gives rise to a multitude of habitats for plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.A Natural History of the Mojave Desert explores how a combination of com...

Frederick G. Lawrence is the authoritative interpreter of the work of Bernard Lonergan and an incisive reader of twentieth-century continental philosophy and hermeneutics.The Fragility of Consciousness is the first published collection of his essays and contains several of his best known writings as well as unpublished work. The essays in this volume exhibit a long interdisciplinary engagement with the relationship between faith and reason in the context of the crisis of c...

In this comprehensive anthology, twenty-seven outstanding scholars from North America and Europe address every major aspect of Thomas Aquinas's understanding of morality and comment on his remarkable legacy. While there has been a revival of interest in recent years in the ethics of St. Thomas, no single work has yet fully examined the basic moral arguments and content of Aquinas' major moral work, the Second Part of the Summa Theologiae. This work fills that lacuna.The first chapt...

The tragic love stories that haunt us, the fantastical worlds that ignite our imagination, the real-life adventures that fascinate us, the captivating characters rustling with their inner demons that keep obsessing our thoughts - literature's influence is powerful and far reaching. The most renowned cinematographers, screenwriters, and directors are not immune to its spell. Exceptional artists draw inspiration from exceptional art. Discover which literary classics were the quintessential i...

The Catholic Church bases its faith on the Holy Scriptures and Holy Tradition. Catholic dogma is presented in the Nicene Creed is detailed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Their canonical law is systematic and set out in the Code of Canon Law.The present book features 10 of the most famous works by outstanding Catholic writers, saints, hagiographers, and Doctors of the Church.Saint Aquinas Thomas The Summa Theologica: Complete EditionSt. Francis De Sales An Int...

The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity: Twelve Lectures. Introduction by Thomas McCarthy, translated by Frederick Lawrence.

The Trespasser, D. H. Lawrence's second novel, foreshadowed the passion of Lady Chatterley's Lover.Helena Verden, a young woman in her late twenties, and Siegmund MacNair, her violin teacher, are in love. But there is more than one obstacle on their road to happiness. Siegmund is a married man with children, and Helena is full of inhibitions. They spend a week together on the Isle of Wight, their passion remaining unrequited. When they return to London, Siegmund f...

This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7, 2021. ------Mrs. Leprohon was a Canadian poetess, who also wrote fiction which won her most popular success, no less than four of her tales were translated into French.

This is the part source for Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ." In vivid detail the saint tells us about the mysteries from the Old Testament such as the flood to the very detail of the Crucifixion, and what it was like to be the Mother of God. Your special 4 for 1 Illustrated edition includes— +15 unique crafted images by Sequential Artist Myron Henkmen – all based on the Stations of the Cross! (look for the Bonus) +All 4 volumes In 2004, Anne Emmerich was at last beatified by Pope John...

**"...Hammer's voice is brimming with such melody that, if you listen to it long enough, you can probably get drunk off it." — Vulture.com*Now a major motion picture from director Luca Guadagnino, starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet. Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay***Celebrate André Aciman's sensational novel with a dynamic audiobook, read by Armie HammerA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA ...