Books and Reports
Text resources produced by the Columbans or in collaboration with others.
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JPIC Policy Statements of the Columban Missionary Society
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Review: Mary Colwell’s book ‘John Muir’ by Ellen Teague
Mary Colwell, the producer of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Shared Planet’, has a special interest in the relationship between religion and the natural world. A Catholic, she has been a consultant to the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on environmental justice. I first met her ten years ago when she gave a talk in Clifton Cathedral, in the presence of Bishop Declan Lang, called ‘The Pope and the Iceberg’. We saw a projected image of a wonderful Philippine eagle fly across the concrete cathedral and Mary called for “concern, stewardship and responsibility for the world to be put right back into the heart of everyday Catholic thinking”. She has been a constant collaborator with the Columban JPIC team.
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Julian’s Gospel, by Veronica Mary Rolf, Orbis Books, 2013, £23.99(available from Alban Books)
I have twice visited the shrine of Julian of Norwich and am in touch with the activities of Julian’s disciples. I have sat for periods in the little room where Julian lived out the second half of her life.
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New Book – Columbans on Mission
Columban mission is revealed in the words of those at the coal face in a new book of stories by Columban priests, Sisters, lay missionaries and the lay men and women with whom they work.
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John Littleton and Eamon Maher (editors), The Francis Factor, A New Departure, Columba
The election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to the papacy is indeed a most significant new chapter in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
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James H Kroeger (editor), The Gift of Mission, Orbis Books, 2013
This wealth-filled volume celebrates the First Centenary of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, popularly known as Maryknoll.
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How Survivors of Abuse Relate to God, Ashgate, 2013, Susan Shooter
Susan Shooter, How Survivors of Abuse Relate to God, Ashgate, 2013, npg. Review By Fran Regan
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God’s Mission and Post-Modern Culture by John C. Sivalon
John C. Sivalon, God’s Mission and Post-Modern Culture, Orbis Books, 2012, ( £18.99 (available from Alban Books & Amazon)
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Passion and Power by Fr. Shay Cullen SSC
Fr. Shay Cullen SSC
An Irish Columban Missionary’s fight against Child Sex Slavery. Introduction by Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland.
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MISSION IN CONTEXT ANDREW KIRK
John Corrie and Kathy Ross (editors); Mission in Context: Explorations Inspired by J. Andrew Kirk; Ashgate; 2012; £50