Paul Mariani S J has given us a first-rate product here All scholars of modern Chinese Christian history are in his debt as are all scholars of church history in any part of the world Mariani rsquo s strategy is simple To tell the story of the Communist attempt to subdue the recalcitrant Cath

John W. O'Malley's Trent recounts the church's seminal 16th century council.

John Thavis offers a highly readable glimpse into the power structure of the Vatican.

ldquo There are innumerable books about Jesus rdquo So begins the preface of Gerhard Lohfink rsquo s volume Jesus of Nazareth translated from the German original So why another Jesus book In the first place Lohfink contends that every generation must encounter Jesus anew Even more pressing

In the biblical field there are matters of debate that remain unsettled, at least for now.

In her new book Candida Moss explains the "myth of Christian persecution."