Uses the recent findings of archaeologists, historians, and Biblical scholars to explain the impact of Jesus's teachings and the rapid growth of the early Christian Church

The Triumph of the Meek: Why Early Christianity Succeeded

History

WALSH, MICHAEL J.

World

Harpercollins

To its supporters Opus Dei is a spiritual organization dedicated to preserving Catholic orthodoxy in the face of modernist assault. To its detractors this highly secret society is "a church within the Church," promoting its own ecclcsiastical allegiances, preserving an antiquated set of spiritual and penitential practices (including the wearing of "instruments of mortification" like the cilice or spiked bracelet), and with some of its members supporting right-wing governments in Central and South America. Michael Walsh, an eminent Catholic scholar and former Jesuit, investigates the hidden world of Opus Dei and describes its beginnings in Spain in 1928, its association with Franco's regime, the movement of its headquarters to Rome in 1947, and its development into a worldwide organization. Drawing upon interviews and previously unavailable documents, Walsh creates an intriguing and complex portrait of the movement's charismatic founder, the enigmatic Monsignor Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer. Drawing a large percentage of its membership from the wealthy professional classes, Opus Dei is a relatively small organization that wields considerable power. In Spain, from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Generalissimo Francisco Franco chose a number of government ministers from the ranks of Opus. Opus members do not wear any special kind of dress or badge. Even during Church occasions they are required not to present themselves as a group. A member will admit to belonging, but will not say who else belongs. "Opus is not simply a new religious body," writes Walsh. "It is a new form of institution within the Roman Catholic Church." In 1982 Pope John Paul II granted the organization the status of "personal prelature," making it unique within the Catholic Church and for all practical purposes an autonomous entity. Opus members are now eager to have Monsignor Escriva, who died in 1975, declared a saint in order to consolidate their power within the Holy See. Opus Dei is a probing, analytical, and balanced examination of this organization, one that is bound to elicit controversy and debate within the Church and society at large.

Opus Dei: An Investigation into the Secret Society Struggling for Power Within the Roman Catholic Church

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Good, A good, clean &amp; sound copy.

Roots of Christianity

Grafton Books

An illustrated history of the popes: Saint Peter to John Paul II

St.Martin's Press

This volume deal with the trials of super lawyer Michael Sullivan and his eventual entry into Congress

The Firm (Quest for the Presidency)

Bowker

A MAN OF ACTION This is the extraordinary story of Lt. Cmdr. Michael J. Walsh, a veteran of twenty-six years of combat with the Navy's most elite special force -- the legendary SEALs. Outspoken renegade and consummate survivalist, Walsh began as a key player in the Vietnam War's top-secret PHOENIX Program. For a PHOENIX operative the goal was simple: invade the enemy's home and take him captive; remove the target alive if possible, dead if necessary. The Viet Cong soon feared Walsh so much that they placed a bounty of thousands of dollars on his head. 
 A MAN OF WAR 
 After five tours in Vietnam, Walsh refused to take a desk job, and subsequently spent more than two decades in combat in such explosive arenas as Lebanon and drug-infested Central America. From killing a VC general in hand-to-hand combat, to stalking anti-war activist Jane Fonda, to combing the streets of Beirut in search of his friend and former PHOENIX advisor William Buckley, Walsh and his unforgettable exploits stand alone as the pinnacle of daring and sacrifice in the storied history of the SEALs.

SEAL!: From Vietnam's Phoenix Program to Central America's Drug Wars

Military

Pocket

The President (Quest for the Presidency)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

O'Malley & Finnegan

Provides a history of religious orders during the Middle Ages who were known for their military accomplishments.

Warriors of the Lord: The Military Orders of Christendom

Eerdmans Pub.Co.

Chemistry (Barron's regents exams and answers)

Barron's Educational Series

Dictionary Of Christian Biography

This book is a unique rapid reference to those men and women of all denominations who have, over the last two millennia, contributed to the life, history and study of Christianity in all its facets, or in whose lives Christianity has been a significant factor. Entries are concise and accessible, although for key figures longer essays have been written. Its coverage ranges from major figures of the immediate post-New Testament era to those recently deceased, and has a global perspective, offering in-depth coverage of Africa, India and China as well as Orthodoxy - Greek and Russian.

Reference

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Continuum Intl Pub Group

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