"Even as 'mere fragments' these essays are an imaginatively learned feast for virtually anyone interested in modern theologies." — Modern TheologyDavid Tracy is widely considered one of the most important religious thinkers in North America, known for his pluralistic vision and disciplinary breadth. His first book in more than twenty years reflects Tracy's range and erudition, collecting essays from the 1980s to 2018 into a two-volume work...

"[Collected] essays spanning five decades, imposing structure on a set of reflections from one of the most visionary and expansive living theologians." — Journal of the American Academy of ReligionIn the second volume of his two-volume collection of essays from the 1980s to 2018, renowned Catholic theologian David Tracy gathers profiles of significant theologians, philosophers, and religious thinkers. These essays, he suggests, can be thought of in terms of...

This is the story of Sam Hughes, an All-American young man and aspiring lawyer at a prestigious St. Louis law firm. Like many new attorneys, he struggles with balance, which is compounded when his wife is tragically killed in a traffic accident. Despite his guilt and struggles over her passing, he quickly finds himself on the fast track at the firm. His business life is full of intrigue and action-packed drama, including his racy relationship with the beautiful and alluring Simone Free, th...

Can mercy overcome vengeance, can forgiveness conquer retribution, can accountability stand in for judgment, can a misdiagnosed Alzheimer's patient solve the case? A Church divided like the two brothers in the parable of the Prodigal Son must return "home" - to the Gospel of Jesus. Four retired friends masquerade as residents in an Alzheimer's facility, all to get a free lunch - until the plan goes awry. One of them is admitted while the actual patient wanders away. Learn how the friends r...

In Prohibition and the Priest David Tracy moves his characters from page to page like chess pieces. In the era of the Volstead Act he relates a well-researched true story of courage, intrigue, and betrayal that pits a righteous priest against a corrupt Catholic hierarchy, a scheming FBI, and a vicious Ku Klux Klan. Based on the life of Father Walter A. Grace, this page-turner weaves three family histories into a sobering yet entertaining work of fiction in the genre of Larry McMurtry and M...

In the summer of 1993, about 400,000 youth from around the world came to Denver, Colorado to attend World Youth Day. Like a Dead Head Concert, the main attraction for those young people was a 73-year-old spiritual rock star - Pope John Paul II.Years prior to World Youth Day, a number of cults - what the Catholic Church terms "Movements of the Spirit" - began their own magnetic draw on youth all over the world. Hardly known to the vast majority of Catholics, the founders of these cu...

In a series of conversations, Jean-Luc Marion reconstructs a career’s path in the history of philosophy, theology, and phenomenology. Discussing such concepts as the event, the gift, and the saturated phenomenon, Marion elaborates the rigor displayed by the things themselves. He discusses the major stages of his work and offers his views on the forces that have driven his thought.The conversation ranges from Marion’s engagement with Descartes, to phenomenology and theology, to Mari...

Jean-Luc Marion is one of the world’s foremost philosophers of religion as well as one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. In God Without Being, Marion challenges a fundamental premise of traditional philosophy, theology, and metaphysics: that God, before all else, must be. Taking a characteristically postmodern stance and engaging in passionate dialogue with Heidegger, he locates a “God without Being” in the realm of agape, or Christian charity and love. If...

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to manage your time efficiently and effectively.Our concept of time cannot be manipulated. We cannot add another hour to the twenty-four hours we get every day. Our snooze button does not have the power to delay the sun from rising in the morning. Time simply does not wait for anyone.You'll discover powerful strategies and explosive (usually not literally, but be careful!) techniques that will enable you...

Would you like to be a proficient mathematician… without using numbers?There is so much more to math than geometry and calculus! It is present in almost every life aspect, from improving your communication skills to how to fit your luggage into your car.Did you always hate math because you couldn't understand complex formulas?Don't let a few equations or a bad teacher deter you from building a mathematical mind. Learn the best cognitive tools to revolutionize the way ...

Norman Vincent Peale’s philosophy of positive thinking has had an unprecedented influence on millions of people throughout the world. This book will show you how you can deal more effectively with tough situations and difficult people, and dramatically improve your performance and confidence.It contains the wisdom of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale's best-selling original and Peale's sage advice about developing the mental acumen to surmount obstacles and maintain a positive outlook. He provides ...

The Year of Less In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again.When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy—only keeping her from meeting her goals—she decided to set herself a challenge: she would not shop for an entire year.The...