Citta Del Vaticano: Pontifico Istituto Di Archeolgoia Cristian, 1978. Thick Quarto. . 2 volume set. Volume I. 685 pages, Vol. II, 603 pages. Plates, charts, photographs. Besides the set in the Vatican the only other recorded copy is at the Univ Complutense de Madrid. One of the great conferences on..... More
Venetiis: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1759. Octavo. This is the latest edition, enlarged and chastened by our most holy lord, the blessed 14th pontiff, in which some of the names of the saints omitted in the past editions, and other names of the saints and the blessed are added from among..... More
London: Saint Austin Press, 1999. Octavo. In 4 volumes. Vol. 1 Matthew, 990p. Vol. 2 Mark, 349p; Vol. 3 Luke, 794p.; Vol. 4 John 631p. The Catena Aurea (or the Golden Chain) was a rich chain of patristic quotations on virtually every verse of the four gospels. Like Augustine, he..... More
(New York; 2006): Cambridge University Press. First American Edition. Octavo. 298 pages, index. While Thomas Aquinas (1224?-1274) was the greatest of the medieval philosophers. His first twenty-six questions on the existence and nature of God are essential. Modern skeptics have attempted to discount what Aquinas wrote but the depth and..... More
San Francisco; (1982-1991): Ignatius Press. First Editions. Octavo. ). The first five volumes of the most important of late 20th century Catholic theologians who earlier interacted with Karl Barth and became a representative of the best in both theology and mysticism. Since he accepted the traditional views of Johannine and..... More
South Bend, IN; (1984): University of Notre Dame. Octavo. xxx, 446 pages. Translated by Oliva Blanchette. The French philosopher, whose most influential works, notably L'Action, aimed at establishing the correct relationship between autonomous philosophical reasoning and Christian belief. The French intellectual elite viewed his Christian persuasion as retrogressive. Today most..... More
Grand Rapids, Mich. (2003, 2009 and 2015): William B. Eermans Publishing Co. First Editions. Large Thick Octavos. In three volumes. Many scholars consider these volumes of over 3,000 pages the definitive study of early Christianity from its earliest beginnings to the period at the end of the 2nd Century. In..... More
Leiden; (1993): E.J. Brill. First Edition. Thick Large Octavo. xi, 706 pages. Three main issues underlie the volume's approach: the meaning of anticlericalism as a historical concept and development over time. The word "anticlericalism" originated in the nineteenth century as a description for lay resistance to the political power of..... More
Tucson, Az; (1991): Peccary Press. Limited Edition. Quarto. 24pp. Limited #72 of 150 copies signed by the author and Mark Sanders. Printed by Vandercook letter press, hand bound by Mark and Linda Sanders, in linen with Canson Mi Teintes endpapers. Frankfurt Cream paper, a pH neutral mouldmade paper from Germany..... More
Roma: (Tipografia Poliglota Vaticana), 2006. First Edition. Large Octavo. Volume 2. xlvi, 1174 pages. Index. Bibliography. M. Pilar Fox y Fox is not only an archivist but a major historian, not just on the history of women in the Catholic tradition of Mexico but it has significance for all of..... More
Bruxelles: Societe Des Bollandistes, 2007. 179p. French text. Illustrations (some in color). As the Protestant Reformation often mocked the saints and their representation in statues, the 17th century Jesuit scholar Heribert Rosweyde began to study the sources in ancient monastic libraries rather than the false legends about them, when he..... More
New York; (1992): Crossroads. First Edition in English. Octavo. 664p. index. Translated from the Germany John Bowden. The most important book on defining the preincarnate Christ. Hans Kung noted this was a book I would like to have written myself. He shows a mastery in understanding Harnack, Barth and Bultmann..... More
Washington, D.C. National Catholic Welfare Conference, 1963. First Edition. Small Octavo. 35 pages, bibliographic references included in notes. In contrast to Rolf Hochhuth's play "Der Stellvertreter", defends Pope Pius XII in regard to his role in the Holocaust. Justifies the pope's failure to directly condemn Nazi persecution of the Jews..... More
Roma: Presso Gli Eredi Di Gio Lornzo Barbiellini Stampatori e Mercanti Di Libri a Pasquinto Con Licensa De Superiori, 1753. 3 vol. set. Italian. A defender of the Holy See yet a scholar who tried to reconcile differences not only between the Jesuits and Dominicans but also the troubling Jansenists..... More
Lugduni (Lyon, France): Sumptibus Societatis, 1742. Folio. xx, 1026 pages, vii, Jacques Marchant (1547-1648) was part of the Catholic revival of spirituality and missionary activity to counteract the Reformation. His special gift was an allegory and he was called the French John Bunyan. The only two recorded copies in U.S...... More
London; (1954): Rider & Company. First Edition. Octavo. 232 pages. illustrated with 4 half-tone and 2-line illustrations. One of the most carefully described works on the Black Mass. While it has a secret history even in the late Middle Ages, it began to be well-known in the 19th century. The..... More
Chicago; (2003): University of Chicago Press. First Edition. Quarto. xxxi, 443 pages, profusely illustrated (many in color). The famed linen cloth preserved in Turin Cathedral has provoked pious devotion, scientific scrutiny, and morbid curiosity. Imprinted with an image many faithful have traditionally believed to be that of the crucified Christ..... More
Grand Rapids; (2008): William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. First Edition. Octavo. 846pp. A comprehensive examination of the parables of Jesus. Cambridge Academic's review noted it is as close to an authoritative reference work as is likely to be seen in the near future. The Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic references are..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1930. First Edition. Octavo. 412p. One of the most profound works by perhaps the greatest of Princeton's theologians after Charles Hodge. He considered Calvinism the clear thought of the Apostle Paul. Though he considered the new views of dispensationalism and premillennialism bizarre. His defense of..... More