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James Martin, SJ Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Jesuit priest, editor at large @Americamag, author of "Come Forth" (Sept.) and "Learning to Pray," consultor to the Dicastery for Communication @VaticanNews

71 books
Book Cover for: Voice of the Voiceless: The Four Pastoral Letters and Other Statements, Oscar Romero

Voice of the Voiceless: The Four Pastoral Letters and Other Statements

Oscar Romero
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

Happy Feast Day of St. Oscar Romero, Voice of the Voiceless. https://t.co/kWdQAHd0q2

Paperback, 2020

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Second Vatican Council: Message and Meaning, Gerald O'Collins

The Second Vatican Council: Message and Meaning

Gerald O'Collins
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

I'll never forget reading this list for the first time in John O'Malley's book "What Happened at Vatican II?" It comes near the end of the book, and remains the most succinct and accurate explanation of the Second Vatican Council I've ever come across. https://t.co/hGweiSWtfa

Paperback, 2014

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy, Anthony M. Annett

Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy

Anthony M. Annett
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

From Anthony Annett’s new book, "Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy" (Georgetown University Press). https://t.co/h3laKv20cK

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

Reader, I podcasted. I had an inordinate amount of fun talking about Jane Austen (I'm a fan) and her character the Reverend Mr. Collins, in "Pride and Prejudice" with @KSPrior https://t.co/aMzRuaCIO9

Paperback, 2018

$12.79$6.39 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Gaudium Et Spes, Vatican Council

Gaudium Et Spes

Vatican Council
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

Of course the importance (and primacy) of the informed conscience, as in "Gaudium et Spes" and "Dignitatis Humanae," was a foundation of the Second Vatican Council. There, as Vatican II taught, the human being is "alone with God, whose voice echoes" in the depths of our hearts.

Paperback, 2017

$9.00$4.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Prophetic Imagination: 40th Anniversary Edition, Walter Brueggemann

Prophetic Imagination: 40th Anniversary Edition

Walter Brueggemann
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

News: Walter Brueggemann, one of the world's most respected biblical scholars and author of "The Prophetic Imagination," argues that the Book of Amos shows how God's "emancipatory embrace" clearly includes LGBTQ people.... https://t.co/ItuH4WY8xa

Paperback, 2018

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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My Life with the Saints

James Martin
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

On the #AllSaintsDay, a playlist of 15 videos on the saints from "Who Cares about the Saints?" drawn from the book "My Life with the Saints." "For me to be a saint means be myself," as Thomas Merton said. And these saints show us just that. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMAWECE3ntbqodeOcl-qKQIwFkR1t4zI5 https://t.co/nIWShjMlCr

Paperback, 2016

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Philosophy of the Social Sciences: An Introduction, Robert C. Bishop

The Philosophy of the Social Sciences: An Introduction

Robert C. Bishop
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

This Saturday the Holy Father will elevate Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego to the cardinalate. Here is an introduction to one of Francis's closest allies in the US. https://t.co/efPfSZyDLg

Paperback, 2007

$52.95$27.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor, Dawn Eden Goldstein

Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor

Dawn Eden Goldstein
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

Congratulations to @DawnofMercy on her new book "Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor." Just received the beautiful hardcover today! It is the remarkable story of one of the most influential, yet unknown, spiritual figures of modern times. https://t.co/Ri7GbaphB3 https://t.co/1zbIG3gEkS

Paperback, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice, Christopher Hitchens

The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice

Christopher Hitchens
James Martin, SJJames Martin, SJ

Around that time, Christopher Hitchens had launched his attack on Mother Teresa in his book "The Missionary Position." John said he would respond and I thought, "Good!" thinking he would say how perfect Mother Teresa was....

Paperback, 2012

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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