Twenty New Fall 2011 books from Ignatius Press!

Here is a list of most of the new Ignatius Press books that will be available this fall, with a short description. Click on links for longer description and more information about each book:

• Dogma And Preaching: Applying Christian Doctrine to Daily Life (2nd Ed), by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. This volume is an unabridged edition of Dogma and Preaching, a work that appeared in a much-reduced form in English, in 1985.  The new book contains twice as much material as first English edition. Available in October 2011.

• Friendship With Jesus: Pope Benedict XVI talks to Children on Their First Holy Communion, edited by Amy Welborn; illustrated by Ann Englehart. In this beautifully illustrated book, Welborn and Englehart introduce Pope Benedict's profound yet simple answers to various questions put to him by children in Rome who had recently made their First Holy Communion. Available in October 2011.

• A Bitter Trial: Evelyn Waugh and John Cardinal Heenan on the Liturgical Changes, edited by Dom Alcuin Reid. Foreword by Joseph Pearce; Afterword by Clare Asquith, Countess of Oxford. Personal correspondence between the famous novelist and Cardinal Heenan during the 1960s. Available in October 2011.

• The Father's Tale: A Novel, by Michael O'Brien. "A modern retelling of the parables The Good Shepherd and The Prodigal Son." Available in November 2011.

• A Retreat for Lay People: Spiritual Guidance for Christian Living, by Fr. Ronald Knox. A collection of Knox's conferences preached over a period of fifteen years. Available in November 2011.

• Abandonment to Divine Providence: With Letters of Father de Caussade on the Practice of Self-Abandonment, by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, S.J. This special volume of the famous spiritual treatise also includes the many insightful letters of Father de Caussade on the practice of self-abandonment. Available in November 2011.

• The Church of God: Body of Christ and Temple of the Holy Spirit (2nd Edition), by Fr. Louis Bouyer. This book is a highly-readable, thorough synthesis of ecclesiology after the Council, presented by one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century. Available in October 2011.

• Ida Elisabeth: A Novel, by Sigrid Undset. Undset's descriptions of the Norwegian people and countryside coupled with her profound understanding of the human heart won her worldwide literary acclaim. Both are powerfully displayed in this compelling drama about fidelity and forgiveness. Available in November 2011.

• In Defense Of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton, edited by Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Aidan Mackey. While some of the essays in this volume may be familiar, many of them are collected here for the first time, making their first appearance in over a century. Available in November 2011.

• Man, The Image of God: The Creation of Man as Good News, by Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn. Drawing on philosophy, theology, science, Scripture and art, Cardinal Schönborn reflects on man as the greatest of God's creatures and on the Christian understanding of his incomparable dignity that flows from this truth. Available in October 2011.

• In Memory of Me: Meditations On The Roman Canon, by Fr. Milton Walsh. Foreword by Archbishop J. Augustine DiNoia, O.P., Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Available in November 2011.

• Methodical Realism: A Handbook for Beginning Realists, by Etienne Gilson. Gilson shows how the common-sense notion of realism, though denied by many thinkers, is indispensible for a correct understanding of things—of what is and how we know what is. Available in October 2011.

• Mother Teresa: A Personal Portrait: 50 Inspiring Stories Never Before Told, by Leo Maasburg. Fr. Maasburg presents fifty amazing stories about her that most people have never heard, wonderful and delightful stories about miracles, small and great, that he was privileged to experience at Mother Teresa's side. Available in November 2011.

• Newman: An Intellectual & Spiritual Biography of John Henry Newman, by Fr. Louis Bouyer. Bouyer shows that as St Augustine was the great apostle to the early Church, and St. Thomas Aquinas was to the Middle Ages, so is Newman that for modern times. A work of major significance for anyone who wants to approach the towering figure of John Henry Newman. Available in October 2011.

• Saint Clothilde: The First Christian Queen Of France Tells Her Story, by Blandine Male and Helene Fabe-Henriet. In this book for young people, Queen Clothilde tells the exciting story of her life from her point of view. Though it reads like a diary, all of the historical facts have been thoroughly researched and verified by reliable sources. Available in October 2011.

• Ten Universal Principles: A Brief Philosophy of the Life Issues, by Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J. Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer sets out, in a brief, yet highly-readable and lucid style, ten basic principles that must govern the reasonable person's thinking and acting about life issues. Available in October 2011.

• The Desert Fathers: Saint Anthony and the Beginnings of Monasticism, by Peter H. Gorg. This book takes the reader back to the hour when monasticism was born and describes the life of those revolutionary Christians who sought God in the Egyptian desert. Available in October 2011.

• The Song at the Scaffold: A Novel, by Gertrud von le Fort. An intense and compelling drama based on the true story of the Carmelite nuns at Compeigne beheaded during the last few days of the Revolution, but also encompassing the Paris mob, the Reign of Terror, women revolutionists, etc., climaxing in the heroic martyrdom of sixteen Carmelites. Available in November 2011.

• What to Do When Jesus is Hungry: A Practical Guide to the Works of Mercy, by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. "The works of mercy provide us with the opportunity to let every person know he is a child of God and a brother in Christ. From the works of mercy will emerge a community of love and peace centered on Christ." Available in November 2011.

• Extreme Makeover: Women Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture, by Teresa Tomeo. Packed with not only persuasive statistics but also powerful personal testimonies, Extreme Makeover shows that it is not the slogans of the sexual revolution and the women's liberation movement that free and dignify women, but the beautiful teachings of the Catholic Church. Available in October 2011.

Comments

[Agnieszka]

Will Olson and Brumley Talk (those) Books soon?

[Carl E. Olson]

I sure hope so! In fact, I'm sure it will happen, but perhaps not until August. Mark is very busy for the next couple of weeks. But I'll track him down and get an hour or two out of him. ;-)

[Jakian Thomist]

I am DELIGHTED to see Gilson's methodical realism coming back into print. And Sigrid Undset and Getrud Von le Fort novels! Well done! Looking forward to them already!