Thomas Cahill rsquo s highly successful Hinges of History series has established him as one of the most engaging and popular authors in the field of religion today Three volumes have been published thus far How the Irish Saved Civilization The Gifts of the Jews and Desire of the Everlasting Hills
Richard P. McBrien
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Why I Shall Not Seek a Mandate
Soon after the U.S. Catholic bishops passed the revised version of the Application of Ex Corde Ecclesiae on Nov. 17, 1999, several newspapers, including The New York Times, phoned me for a reaction. In each instance, the reporter asked if I intended to request a mandate from the local bishop. I indi
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What Theology Is and Is Not
Theology is not faith. It isn’t catechesis or religious studies, either.