Thomas Merton, Peacemaker"The God of peace is never glorified by human violence. Thomas Merton (1915 1968) "John Dear convincingly argues, as Merton's entire witness argues, that the true contemplative is a peacemaker. . . . Here is a testament for a new generation, a clarion call to wake up, do justice, and become instruments of peace. Jonathan Montaldo, editor, Choosing to Love the World: Thomas Merton on Contemplation In the centenary year of Merton's birth, longtime peace

The Quaker tradition offers a vibrant brand of spirituality--one that combines spiritual sensibility with a strong impulse toward ethical witness in the world

Isasi Diaz focuses on the life journey and struggles of Hispanic women as she develops a theology to support and empower their daily struggles for meaning

Center for Action and Contemplation Albuquerque

and world Christian studies

biblical scholars and theological ethicists break new ground not only in their own fields but in the growing field of 'biblical ethics

exploring contemporary ethical issues from different religious perspectives

and biblical principles

baptized as infants

and about themselves

" --Tom Quigley

Were You There

Christophany offers the attentive reader a way to experience the mystical depths of life