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The Survival of Dogma by Avery Dulles Prayer by Karl Barth The Jews, Views, and Counterviews by Jean Danielou and Andre Chouraqui What the Heavens Declare by Lydia Jaeger   An Introduction to Teilhard de Chardin by N. M. Wildiers The New World of Faith by Avery Dulles    Models of the Church by Avery Dulles What Is God Like? by James Schall   Mary the Mother of Jesus by Franz William How to Think About God by Mortimer Adler   Mystery of Creation by Paul Haffner

From an address in Kenya  Kenya has been blessed not only with immense beauty, in its mountains, rivers and lakes, its forests, savannahs and semi-deserts, but also by an abundance of natural resources. The Kenyan people have a strong appreciation of these God-given treasures and are known for a culture of conservation which does you honour. The grave environmental crisis facing our world demands an ever greater sensitivity to the relationship between human beings and nature. We have a responsibility to pass on the beauty of nature in its integrity to future generations, and an obligation to exercise a just stewardship of the gifts we have received. These values are deeply rooted in the African soul. In a world which continues to exploit rather than protect our common home, they must inspire the efforts of national leaders to promote responsible models of economic development.   [Full text]

From Glory to Glory by Gregory of Nyssa   Mystery of Creation by Paul Haffner   The Eucharist Makes the Church by Paul McPartlan   War, Progress, and the End of History by Vladimir Solovyov   New Proofs for the Existence of God by Robert Spitzer   The Way of Perfection by Teresa of Avila   The Christian State of Life by Adrienne von Speyr   The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

The Friend and the Bridegroom by Sergius Bulgakov What the Heavens Declare by Lydia Jaeger   Science and Creation by Stanley Jaki   Newman to Converts by Stanley Jaki The Road to Science and the Ways to God by Stanley Jaki Paul Ricoeur and Narrative by Morny Joy  Personal Knowledge by Michael Polanyi  Oneself as Another by Paul Ricoeur  The Course of Recognition by Paul Ricoeur