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  • Beyond the Borders of Baptism

    Catholicity, Allegiances, and Lived Identities

    Edited by Michael L. Budde ...
    Series Book 1 - Studies in World Catholicism
    People worldwide find themselves part of overlapping communities of identity and belonging--racial, political, cultural, sexual, ideological. Some identities, like brand loyalties, are chosen; some, like class identity, are imposed. As followers of Jesus Christ, those called to live iln between the age that is and the age to come, Christians ask what it means to be part of the body of Christ, God ... Read more

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  • New World Pope

    Pope Francis and the Future of the Church

    Edited by Michael L. Budde ...
    Series Book 2 - Studies in World Catholicism
    He has captured the imagination of people around the world, including those who thought they were "done with" Christianity. In ways no one could have expected and no one predicted, Pope Francis has become a living example of what it might mean to be a Christian in our time and place. The modern world was not ready for Pope Francis, but as has been demonstrated--in his travels to the United States ... Read more

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  • Put Away Your Sword

    Gospel Nonviolence in a Violent World

    Edited by Michael L. Budde ...
    Series Book 14 - Studies in World Catholicism
    What does it mean to follow the Prince of Peace in a world plagued by war, violence, and killing? Can the foundational convictions of Christianity, and the experiences of Christians around the world, contribute to a more adequate practice of the faith in contemporary times on matters of war, violence, and peacemaking? This volume addresses these important questions with contributions from ... Read more

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  • Theology and Public Philosophy

    Four Conversations

    This volume brings together eminent theologians, philosophers and political theorists to discuss the relevance of theology and theologically grounded moral reflection to contemporary America’s public life and argument. Avoiding the focus on hot-button issues, shrill polemics, and sloganeering that so often dominate discussions of religion and public life, the contributors address such subjects as ... Read more

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  • Scattered and Gathered

    Catholics in Diaspora

    Edited by Michael L. Budde ...
    Series Book 3 - Studies in World Catholicism
    This volume takes its title from the first-century Christian catechism called the Didache: "Even as this broken bread was scattered over the hills . . . gathered together and became one, so let Your Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth." For Christians today, these words remain relevant in an era of massive human movements (voluntary and coerced), hybrid identities, and wide ... Read more

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  • Foolishness to Gentiles

    Essays on Empire, Nationalism, and Discipleship

    Series Book 26 - Theopolitical Visions
    What happens to the Gospel when you put other loyalties into positions of power in Christian life and practice? You get deformations, distortions, and caricatures of Christianity - killing in the name of love, defense of worldwide systems of domination, idolization of the nation instead of the membership in the global body of Christ, and baptism of exploitative and destructive economic ideologies. ... Read more

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  • The Borders of Baptism

    Identities, Allegiances, and the Church

    Series Book 11 - Theopolitical Visions
    It's a simple claim, really - that for Christians, "being a Christian" should be their primary allegiance and identity. For those who proclaim Jesus as Lord, this identity should supersede all others, and this loyalty should trump all lesser ones. It may be a simple claim, but it is a controversial one for many people, Christians and non-Christians alike. The Borders of Baptism uses the idea of ... Read more

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  • The Two Churches

    Catholicism and Capitalism in the World System

    The single most important change now well under way within Catholicism is its transition from a First World to a Third World entity. How this enormous shift will affect the Catholic church's role in the world economy is the subject of Michael L. Budde's book, the first world systems study of the mutual interaction of religion and political economy in the 1990s.Budde's argument here is twofold. He ... Read more

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    Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life

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    "A genuinely Catholic life should feed the soul as well as the mind; should offer a vision of men and women made whole by the love of God, the knowledge of creation, and the reality of things unseen; should enable us to see the beauty of the world in the light of eternity; and should help us recapture the nobility of the human story and the dignity of the human person. This is the kind of witness ... Read more

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    The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World

    The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and ... Read more

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    Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World

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