practical theology series
AFRICAN STORIES
For Teachers and Preachers
Compiled by Joseph G. Healey, MM
ISBN 9966-21-949-8
152 pages
Publication 2005
3rd reprint 2010
Price: US$ 5.00Many different forms of African oral and written literature have been compiled. These stories from Africa tell of conversion, forgiveness, grace, compassion, joy, mercy, peace, reconciliation, and unity.
CHURCH LEADERS AND CHRISTIAN LIFE
In the Pastoral Letters
By Robert Sarah
ISBN 9966-21-373-2
128 pages
Publication 2001
Price: US$ 3.50This book leads the readers through the text enabling them to understand better, assimilate and apply the message to their everyday life.
DISCIPLESHIP AND MINISTRY
By Edward P. Liptak, SDB
ISBN 9966-21-554-9
80 pages
Publication 2000
Price: US$ 2.00A challenge to all to take a step forward from discipleship to ministry – to put Christian convictions into service by sharing the Good News.
GOD OF ALL CONSOLATION (THE)
A Theology of Salvation and Mission as Divine Comfort
By Nicholas Fogliacco
ISBN 9966-21-911-0
174 pages
Publication 2004
Price: US$ 8.00The basic intention of this book is to present a God of consolation and joy, a God of a fully unfettered freedom and life.
JOURNEY INTO ISLAM
An Attempt to Awaken Christians in Africa
By Frederic Ntedika Mvumbi, OP
ISBN 9966-08-319-7
176 pages
Publication 2008
Price: US$ 8.00A personal contribution towards building the unity of all the people of God, particularly Christians and Muslims. It presents objective information about Islam to African Christians for fruitful dialogue.
LAITY AND THE PASTORAL CARE ...
By D. Ssengooba
ISBN 9966-21-253-1
48 pages
Publication 2001
Price: US$ 1.00The care of the sick in today's world is one of the priorities that consumes a lot of time and money on the part of individuals, the Church and the State. A substantial contribution to practical theology for priests and laity.
LIVING TO DIE, DYING TO LIVE
African Christian Insight
By P.N. Wachege
ISBN 9966-21-974-9
160 pages
Publication 2005
Price: US$ 5.00A study of the issues of life, death and life after death in the light of African traditions, philosophy and religiosity, then crowns it all with insights from Christianity.
MUSLIMS ASK, CHRISTIANS ANSWER
By Christian W. Troll
ISBN 9966-08-552-1
144 pages
Publication 2010
Price: US$ 7.00This book is addressed to Christians who seek a basis and a reference point to understand more accurately the questions put to them by Muslims about the Christian faith and way of life, and to prepare themselves to respond to questions as honestly and sympathetically as possible.
PARISH TRANSFORMATION IN URBAN ...
By Christiane Bodewes
ISBN 9966-08-057-0
240 pages
Publication 2005
Price: US$ 8.50This is an important resource for people working in Urban Slums. It pre-sents the harsh reality of the slums, and the impact of a parish whose parishioners have evaluated their problems in the light of faith.
SECULARISM IN AFRICA
By Aylward Shorter & Edwin Onyancha
ISBN 9966-21-314-7
144 pages
Publication 1997
Price: US$ 5.00A research to discover ways in which secular values are at work in African society and the manner in which they erode religious values, especially those of the Gospel and to suggest new methods of evangelisation.
WHAT MUSLIMS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ...
By Thomas Michel
ISBN 9966-21-896-3
167 pages
Publication 2003
Price: US$ 4.00 The author shares the fruit of his investigation of Christian and Islamic questions touching on the more important topics of dialogue and faith.
AFRICAN JOURNEY THROUGH MARK'S ...
By Maria Elena Gonzale Galvan and Filipe Resende
ISBN 9966-21-528-x
160 pages
Publication 2000
1st reprint 2004
Price: US$ 4.00This book takes the person on a pilgrimage of faith. Stimulated by a story in each incident, it leads one into making the Word of God real and applicable to his or her life situation.
COURAGE TO CHANGE
By Fortunatus A. Nwachukwu
ISBN 9966-21-884-x
120 pages
1st reprint 2009
Price: US$ 4.00 Although the emphasis is on personal change, attention is given to the self-change in the Church which implies the process of inculturation.
FRATERNITY IN CHRIST
Building the Church as Family
By Jordan Nyenyembe
ISBN 9966-08-109-7
104 pages
Publication 2005
Price: US$ 5.00The author presents "Our fraternity in Christ" in different aspects of the Church in Africa from traditional practices to biblical stories, Vatican II, and the pastoral mission of the Church.
IDENTITY OF CHRIST IN ISLAM (THE)
From the Perspective of Thomas Aquinas
By Frederic Ntedika Mvumbi, OP
ISBN 9966-08-319-7
192 pages
Publication 2008
Price: US$ 8.00This book conveys to all readers, Christians and Muslims alike, that Christianity and Islam share many themes in common.
IMPACT OF THE OUR FATHER ...
Meditations of an African Theologian
By Bénézet Bujo
ISBN 9966-21-842-4
112 pages
Publication 2002
Price: US$ 3.00Fr Bujo seeks to update the importance of the prayer in the modern African context taking into account the inculturation of the evangelical message in Africa and the conclusions of modern exegesis.
LIFE, PERSON AND COMMUNITY ...
A Way Towards Inculturation with the Spirituality of the Focolare
By Remy Beller
ISBN 9966-21-279-5
122 pages
Publication 2001
Price: US$ 6.00 This book presents inculturation in the light of the spirituality of the Focolare movement, as a way of sociality and evangelisation.
MINISTRIES AND COMMUNITY
For a Church as a Family
By Pierre Lefebvre
ISBN 9966-21-401-1
80 pages
Publication 1998
Price: US$ 3.50 A reflection on the ministries in order to enable the laity to participate effectively in the leadership of the church.
NEW STRATEGIES FOR A NEW ...
Edited by Patrick Ryan, MHM
ISBN 9966-21-812-2
144 pages
Publication 2002
Price: US$ 5.00 A book contributing theory and practical advice on three major issues: ecclesial and social background of the African Church today; formation for evangelisation; and pastoral planning.
RENEWAL OF LITURGICAL PREACHING
By Joseph Kahumburu Kiragu
ISBN 9966-08-523-8
88 pages
Publication 2010
Price: US$ 2.50The term preaching has many meanings and implications in the broader picture of the Church's mission. While this book is not a manual on the art or methods of preaching, its contents propose a theology of preaching that is a useful tool for pastoral formation. It will guide seminarians in their preparation for preaching and serve as a renewal for priests who are already in the preaching ministry.
WHAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD KNOW ...
Edited by: R. Ronzani & P. Onyango-Ajus
ISBN 9966-21-758-4
71 pages
1st reprint 2010
Price: US$ 2.50 This book casts some light on the fundamentals of Islam and helps Christians to discover the gifts that Islam has to offer.
christian unity series
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE EASTERN ...
By William Russell
ISBN 9966-08-028-7
56 pages
Publication 2005
Price: US$ 0.65 This booklet concentrates on the first twelve hundred years of the Church's history.
CALL AND RESPONSE
By William Russell
ISBN 9966-08-027-9
40 pages
Publication 2005
Price: US$ 0.65The author lays the foundation on how to understand and live the ecumen-ical spirit. It outlines various approaches to ecumenism.
EIGHTY PRINCIPLES OF ECUMENISM
By William Russell
ISBN 9966-08-033-3
80 pages
Publication 2005
Price: US$ 0.65William Russell aims at helping Catholics to understand better the commitment of their own church to ecumenism.
